Extruded media for supporting growth biology within a wastewater treating system
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The present application in turn claims benefits under 35 U.S.C. § 120 to commonly assigned U.S. application Ser. No. 29/321,003 filed on Jul. 9, 2008, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference, that in turn claims benefits under 35 U.S.C. § 120 to commonly assigned U.S. application Ser. No. 11/552,778 filed on Oct. 25, 2006, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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The ornamental design for an extruded media for supporting growth biology within a wastewater treating system, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 8, 2010
Date of Patent: Dec 4, 2012
Assignee: Entex Technologies Inc. (Chapel Hill, NC)
Inventors: Wayne J. Flournoy (Chapel Hill, NC), Richard L. Pehrson (Efland, NC)
Primary Examiner: Robin V Webster
Attorney: Stanislav Antolin
Application Number: 29/363,301