Patents Examined by Joseph W. Drodge
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Patent number: 12227437Abstract: A water treatment system comprising a filtration system and a reverse osmosis treatment system, incorporates a system cleansing process the uses feedwater to flush the system and further conveys reverse osmosis treated water through the system conduits by allowing the reverse osmosis treated water to settle at a low pressure system operation, and further by flushing the reverse osmosis treated water at high pressure. The system may incorporate CIP components, as well as a hydraulic turbocharger for recovering energy and boosting pressure alongside a pump system.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2024Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Inventors: Eric Michael Tyson, Sr., Robert Rainer Butow
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Patent number: 12227961Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of recreational accessories. More specifically, the present invention relates to a water surface skimmer device that has a frame assembly with at least one horizontal frame member, at least one vertical frame member, at least one angled corner member, at least one T-shaped member and a net. In addition, a mounting assembly is provided having a base and at least one horizontal frame member. The device also includes a mounting assembly that may attach to a deck, concrete walkway, or side wall of the water feature. In this manner, the device can be applied to any water feature such that debris may be collected from the water's surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Inventor: Norma Hackney
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Patent number: 12227434Abstract: The embodiments disclose a method including bottling alcoholic beverages with selected ingredients including alcohol neutral spirits, alcohol and whisky, beer, wine, ingredients to add flavors and nutritional additive ingredients to benefit the health of an alcoholic beverage drinker, wherein a selection of alcohols includes vodka, tequila, gin, rum, brandy and other alcoholic spirits, wherein a selection of ingredients to add flavors includes flavorings including fruit flavorings, an artificial sweetener, and natural sweetener, wherein a selection of nutritional additive ingredients includes vitamins, minerals, fulvic acid, humic acid, ulmic acid and a purified and sanitized black water with humic acid and fulvic acid molecules in a mixed solution, and wherein bottling includes a bottling electronic monitoring, at least one control network, at least one bottling quality control process and a bottling labeling and packaging process and devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2023Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Inventors: Louise Wilkie, Jacqueline Wilkie
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Patent number: 12226561Abstract: A magnetic particle separation system includes a magnetic field generating device having an upper surface with a receiving area formed thereon; and a magnetic field generating element disposed beneath the upper surface, the magnetic field generating element being configured to produce a magnetic field above the upper surface. A container assembly is disposed on the upper surface and includes: a flexible container having an outer wall with an interior surface that at least partially bounds an internal compartment, the outer wall having a front side and an opposing back side with the internal compartment disposed therebetween; a fluid inlet extending through the outer wall at the front side; a fluid outlet extending through the outer wall at the front side; and a first partition projecting into the internal compartment from the front side between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignees: Life Technologies Corporation, Life Technologies ASInventors: Lars Norderhaug, Angel Varela-Rohena, Nephi D. Jones
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Patent number: 12220508Abstract: A urea separation apparatus is described herein. In an embodiment, the urea separation apparatus includes a blood compartment that is a part of an extracorporeal circuit fluidly connected to a patient and configured to receive blood of the patient. The apparatus also includes a waste membrane enclosing the blood compartment that is configured to filter waste from the blood. The apparatus further includes a dialysis fluid compartment located on an opposite side of the waste membrane from the blood compartment. The dialysis fluid compartment includes dialysis fluid that absorbs the waste from the waste membrane. The apparatus moreover includes a charged membrane enclosing the dialysis fluid compartment. The charged membrane is configured to filter at least a portion of the waste from the dialysis fluid. Additionally, the apparatus includes a urea compartment that circulates secondary fluid for absorbing the portion of the waste from the charged membrane.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SAInventors: Cristian Adolfo Menzel Bueno, Yuanpang Samuel Ding, Rosa Yeh
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Patent number: 12223224Abstract: A data display system and method for new energy digital water purifier is disclosed. The data display system includes a data recording module and a lifetime calculation module. Herein the data recording module is configured to detect and record an initial electric energy generated by the generator when there is a water stream flowing through the new energy digital water purifier after the new energy digital water purifier has replaced a filter element. By calculating the electric energy generated by the generator to reflect the degree of obstruction of the filter element, and by recording generation duration of the generator as the usage duration of the filter element, the user is alerted to replace the filter element in time when the degree of obstruction of the filter element is high or the usage duration is too long.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2024Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Inventor: Junfeng Zhu
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Patent number: 12221370Abstract: A device and method for enhancing nitrogen and phosphorus removal based on a multistage AO partial denitrification coupled with Anammox process in combination with a sludge hydrolytic acidification mixture belong to the technical field of active sludge method wastewater treatment. A system includes a water tank, a water pump, a biochemical reaction zone, a hydrolytic acidification tank and other devices.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Beijing University of TechnologyInventors: Yongzhen Peng, Qi Zhao, Ruitao Gao, Jianwei Li, Liyan Deng
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Patent number: 12220655Abstract: A method for connecting a filter material to a fluidic component, the method including: connecting the filter material to the fluidic component by a material bonding process. A system, including: a fluidic component; and a filter material that can be connected to the fluidic component; in which the filter material is configured to be connected to the fluidic component by a material bond.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBHInventors: Markus Deeg, Simon Grass, Julian Soehnlein, Andreas Eisenberger
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Patent number: 12214295Abstract: A filter apparatus includes an elongated housing with a filter input port to the housing and a filter output port to the housing. A mixture flow path is defined within the housing and extends from the filter input port to the filter output port such that the filter input port is in fluid communication with the output port through the mixture flow path. Two or more filter medium receiving volumes are defined within the housing along the mixture flow path, each filter medium receiving volume configured to receive a filter medium and contain the filter medium in the respective filter medium receiving volume. The filter medium receiving volumes are arranged within the housing such that a total length of the filter medium receiving volumes along a housing longitudinal axis is longer than the length of the housing along the housing longitudinal axis defined by the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2021Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Gene Pool Technologies, Inc.Inventor: David McGhee
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Patent number: 12214316Abstract: A method for manufacturing a hollow fiber membrane module, the hollow fiber membrane module including: a hollow fiber membrane bundle including a plurality of hollow fiber membranes; a housing configured to contain the hollow fiber membrane bundle; and a potting part in which a potting agent is added between an outer surface of the hollow fiber membranes and an inner surface of the housing at both end regions or at one end region of the hollow fiber membrane bundle, wherein the method including: providing a sheet-shaped spacer in a space between the hollow fiber membranes at the both end regions or at the one end region of the hollow fiber membrane bundle; and adding a potting agent between the outer surface of the hollow fiber membranes and the inner surface of the housing at the both end regions or at the one end region of the hollow fiber membrane bundle such that the provided spacer is embedded, wherein the potting agent includes resin, rubber, or elastomer, as a main ingredient, and wherein the spacer isType: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC FINE POLYMER, INC.Inventors: Fumihiro Hayashi, Yasuhiko Muroya, Takamasa Hashimoto, Yoshimasa Suzuki
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Patent number: 12201759Abstract: A dialysis system has a module with a dialyzer configured to remove one or more substances from a dialysis solution as it passes through a dialyzer. The module has a fluid line, a sorbent cartridge, and a sodium control system adapted to actively alter a sodium concentration of dialysis solution passing through the fluid line as the dialysis solution exits the sorbent cartridge. The sodium control system has a conductivity sensor that sends a signal indicating the conductivity of the dialysis solution as the dialysis solution exits the sorbent cartridge, the conductivity meter being in communication with the sodium control system, a processor configured to receive the signal from the conductivity sensor, compare the conductivity signal to a threshold value lower than a prescription value, and cause the sodium control system to stop actively altering the sodium concentration if the signal is greater than the threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2020Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Natalie Rebacz, Kerissa Adams, Stephen A. Merchant, Mary Hoover
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Patent number: 12195715Abstract: A perfusion bioprocessing system (10) includes a bioreactor (12) and a recirculation flow path (14) provided with at least in one first feed flow control device (46) and at least one second feed control device (48). The perfusion bioprocessing system (10) further includes a first tangential flow filter (16) coupled to the bioreactor (12) via the recirculation flow path (14) and a second tangential flow filter (18) coupled to the bioreactor (12) via the recirculation flow path (14). The first tangential flow filter and the second tangential flow filter are coupled to a permeate flow path and a retentate flow path. Additionally, the perfusion bioprocessing system (10) includes a control unit (90) coupled to the at least one first feed flow control device (38) and the at least one second feed control device (40).Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Cytiva Sweden ABInventors: Praveen Paul, Prashanth Hosabettu Mohan, Ajay Gore, Sahebagouda Alagur
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Patent number: 12194211Abstract: A reverse osmosis (RO) system is described that is connected to a dialysis machine and is capable of using heated purified water to clean and disinfect an external connection section or portion disposed between the RO systems and the dialysis unit (or any other external heat tolerant device) without forming a closed loop system between both systems before and during a heat forward process. This can be accomplished without the need for direct/indirect or wired/wireless communication with the dialysis unit or the need to introduce a chemical cleaner or process that would require further rinsing after chemical disinfection.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Evoqua Water Technologies LLCInventor: Clinton W. Hulme
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Patent number: 12186714Abstract: A composite polyamide reverse osmosis membrane comprising a polyamide layer; where the polyamide layer has a thickness in the range of 50-250 nm, and large open spaces (i.e., free volumes); where the open spaces are defined by a ratio of water flux, Jw, (gfd) divided by the average surface roughness, Ra, (nm) of the polyamide layer; wherein the composite polyamide reverse osmosis membrane has the ratio of Jw/Ra>0.35 gfd/nm when tested at 65 psi, using an aqueous solution containing 250 ppm of NaCl; and a microporous support with a thickness ranging from 100-150 ?m. The present invention also relates to processes of fabricating the composite polyamide reverse osmosis membrane.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Memstar USA Inc.Inventors: Hisao Hachisuka, Mavis C. Y. Wong
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Patent number: 12185739Abstract: The present invention describes a method and an automatic system for recovering protein powder meal, crude and pure omega-3 oil and purified distilled water from a mixture of animal tissue processed in a filter-drier-reaction tank. Animal tissue, for example fish, and organic solvent are directly or indirectly fed into the filter-drier-reaction tank. The filter-drier-reaction tank mixes, heats, and separates solid and heavy liquid portions of the mixture, the organic solvents are automatically recycled back in to the system after distillation. The solid portion is retained in the filter-drier-reaction tank and baked. Solid protein powder product (the protein powder meal) is thus recovered.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2020Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Advance International Inc.Inventors: Shahmard Maziar Ghorbani, Kerry Coltun
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Patent number: 12187627Abstract: A sump sanitizing system is provided including a UV energy source within a sump tank. The UV energy source may be a light bulb or tube that is submersed in the collected groundwater water within the sump tank. The light bulb or tube may be self contained and waterproof, and may utilized light emitting diodes (LED), or other functional similar UV producing mechanism. For new sump installations the system may be integrated within the other operational components and controls utilized for water removal. For aftermarket installations, a UV source may be fixed to or mounted within an existing sump tank in a manner so as to not interfere with the systems other operations. An electrical power supply may be in communication with the UV source. Power may be communicated in a constant manner, or controlled for intermittent operation with a timer or other type of controller.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Inventor: Nicholas T. Rak
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Patent number: 12187630Abstract: Provided is a treatment method of waste water containing ferricyanide complex and oxalate, comprising under the condition of weak acidity to weak alkalinity, firstly adding an appropriate amount of divalent manganese ions to make the divalent manganese ions combined with ferrocyanide ions and part of oxalate ions in wastewater to form a mixed slag mainly composed of manganese ferrocyanide to achieve the purpose of removing most of the cyanide and a small amount of organic substance; adding excess divalent manganese ions to the first filtrate to make the divalent manganese ions fully combined with the oxalate in the wastewater to achieve the purpose of removing organic substance, and then adding an appropriate amount of alkali to the second filtrate to form precipitation to achieve the purpose of recovering manganese; then adding an appropriate amount of ferrous salt to achieve the purpose of removing the remaining cyanide and organic substance.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignees: GUANGDONG BRUNP RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HUNAN BRUNP RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Qi Yuan, Yali Qiu, Yongqi Liu, Genghao Liu, Qinxue Gong, Changdong Li
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Patent number: 12179130Abstract: A liquid filter and a liquid filtration apparatus are provided using the liquid filter, which enable uniform filtration over the entire range, without localizing a part where filtration occurs to the upper side above the middle. The liquid filter has a plurality of spacers fixed to a filter body. The filter body has a liquid inflow space, a plurality of diagonal fold parts individually formed outwards from corner parts of the liquid inflow space and having a length in the radial direction around the center of the liquid inflow space, and pocket parts having any one of the diagonal fold parts as one side, and individually having a triangular planar shape, and the spacers are fixed on the inner face of the filter paper, near the diagonal fold parts, and inside of the individual pocket parts.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2021Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: NABELL CORPORATIONInventors: Norio Nagai, Yuusuke Yagami, Masayuki Maki
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Patent number: 12180097Abstract: Provided are hybrid electrochemical and membrane-based systems for removing silica from water stream to achieve ultra-pure water. The silica concentration of a feed water stream may dictate the most effective and economical variation of disclosed hybrid processes to use. For example, for a feed water stream having a silica concentration of 1-30 ppm, a hybrid system for treating the feed water includes an electrodialysis reversal unit, the electrodialysis reversal unit comprising an inlet stream and a product outlet stream; a reverse osmosis unit, the reverse osmosis unit comprising an inlet stream and a product outlet stream, wherein the inlet stream of the reverse osmosis unit comprises the product outlet stream of the electrodialysis reversal unit; and an electrodeionization unit, the electrodeionization unit comprising an inlet stream and a product outlet stream, wherein the inlet stream of the electrodeionization unit comprises the product outlet stream of the reverse osmosis unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: TexOPCO LLCInventors: Michael James Connor, Jr., Amanda Yoshino
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Patent number: 12179151Abstract: A water purification apparatus (1) comprising a Reverse Osmosis, RO, device (26). The RO device (26) comprises a RO membrane (26a) and a feed pump (23). The apparatus (1) also comprises a recirculation mechanism (33) arranged to recirculate a portion of the reject water to the feed water, a temperature sensor device arranged to measure a temperature indicative of the temperature of the RO membrane (26a), and a flow rate sensor device arranged to measure a flow rate indicative of the permeate flow rate of the permeate water. The apparatus (1) further comprises a control arrangement (50) configured to control recirculation to achieve a predetermined recovery ratio.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SAInventors: Peter Sendelius, Carl-Henry öä Örndal, Angelica Persson, Pontus Lundberg