Patents Issued in March 22, 2007
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Publication number: 20070062837Abstract: An openable closure assembly including: a) a base having two end edges, a front longitudinal side and a back longitudinal side, a top surface and a bottom surface; b) an opening mechanism mounted on the top surface of the base adjacent to and spaced from both of the longitudinal side edges; c) at least one gripping aid joined to an end edge of the opening mechanism. Also disclosed are packages comprising the closure assembly. Additionally disclosed are securement loops which can be attached to the package bottom panel and into which the gripping aids can be inserted.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventor: Henry Chin
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Publication number: 20070062838Abstract: An apparatus and method for making a composite packaging material for easy-open packages includes means for pulling a running length of packaging film, the film having defined rupture characteristics. The packaging film is perforated with a sequence of spaced apart at least one perforation separated from another at a substantially constant fixed interval between adjacent ones of the sequence along the length of the film. A tape with a continuously extending dry edge is formed from a continuous supply of tape and tape pieces are formed and spaced apart along the length of the film. Successive discrete pieces of tape are adhered to the packaging film in overlying sealing relationship to successive ones of the sequence of at least one perforation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: Sealstrip CorporationInventors: Harold Forman, Trevor Smith, Alfred Kettell
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Publication number: 20070062839Abstract: An adjustable compartmented container for articles is disclosed, having primary and secondary partitioning members. The location of the primary partitioning members is adjustable via notches in the body of the container, and the location of the secondary partitioning members is adjustable via notches in the primary partitioning members. The length of the secondary partitioning members is adjustable, and the container and primary partitioning members have beveled top surfaces—i.e., they are shorter at the front and taller at the rear.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2005Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventor: William Patterson
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Publication number: 20070062840Abstract: The invention provides a container for storing and dispensing consumer products and can be used in place of conventional blister packs for the packaging of pills, tablets or capsules or multi-cavity containers for organising and storing mixed medication for subsequent dispensation according to a predefined dosage regimen. The container includes a tray (1) having a generally planar top surface (2) into which has been formed one or more discrete cavities (3) for receiving the consumer products. A sheet (10) is adhered to the top surface (2) of the tray (1) using a peelable adhesive to seal the one or more cavities (3). The sheet (10) has pre-formed tear lines (13) defining a tear off portion (12) per cavity (3) to retain the consumer products in that cavity until it is removed by tearing along its tear lines. The or each tear-off portion (12) has low vapour transmission properties created by a patch (24) with high vapour barrier properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2003Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: FUTURE TECHNOLOGY (R & D) LTD.Inventor: Howard Elliot
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Publication number: 20070062841Abstract: A portion of the plastic container T where an opening 7 is provided has a flange portion 7a, and provided are a recess provided annularly along a peripheral edge of the opening 7 at an outside of the plastic container body 2, with an annular member being embedded integrally in the recess, a cover 1 resting against the flange portion to close the opening 7, a seal 14 provided between the flange portion 7a and the cover 1 to prevent a leak, and an annular retainer 9 fastened to the annular member 8 while resting against an external surface of the cover 1. This allows the opening 7 provided in the plastic container T and the cover 1 to be fastened together firmly with excellent and stable hermetical sealing performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2003Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Kazuhiro Nakamura, Shoji Sato, Yoshihiro Watanabe, Yuji Yoshizawa, Shinya Murabayashi, Hideki Matsumoto, Tadahisa Nakamura, Naomasa Kaneko, Junichi Koseki, Daisuke Sato, Toshiaki Nakai, Taiki Yanase
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Publication number: 20070062842Abstract: A shipping container is provided for shipping specimens from collection sites to testing facilities. The container includes a base for holding a specimen-containing vial during shipment. The base includes a compartment for receiving at least one implement used in collecting the specimen. Resealable closure means are provided for closing and sealing the shipping container to allow the container to be opened and inspected during shipment and resealed for final shipment to the testing facility. A specimen collection and shipping kit includes the container, at least one vial and at least one collecting implement.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2005Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventor: Lawrence Bender
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Publication number: 20070062843Abstract: Methods and systems of packaging and dispensing face masks. The method includes providing a package unit including a plurality of stacked face masks contained in a containment body having a top wall forming a passage. The package unit is inserted into compartment of a dispenser housing that otherwise includes a front panel forming a slot corresponding with the compartment. The passage of the containment body is accessible via the slot in the front panel. A top-most face mask is dispensed from the package unit through the slot and the passage. Two or more different face mask package units can be stored in corresponding compartments, with the method further including visually discerning one stored package unit from another. Other embodiments include a flexible or “soft” face mask packaging.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventor: David Rudd
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Publication number: 20070062844Abstract: An article includes a cover tape, which includes a base film layer, recessed areas, tear enabling features, and an adhesive. The base film layer has opposed longitudinal edges. The recessed areas extend along the longitudinal edges of the base film layer. The tear enabling features are substantially parallel to the longitudinal edges. The adhesive is disposed on the recessed areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2005Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Ruben Velasquez Urey, Laura Devaney, David Vanoverbeke, Daniel Henderson, Barbara Birrell
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Publication number: 20070062845Abstract: An article includes a cover tape, which includes a base film layer, tear enabling features, and an adhesive. The base film layer has opposed longitudinal edges and top and bottom surfaces. The tear enabling features are substantially parallel to the longitudinal edges and at the top and bottom surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Ruben Velasquez Urey, Rocky Edwards, Laura Devaney, David VanOverbeke
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Publication number: 20070062846Abstract: A substantially transparent box is constructed and arranged to include a collared shirt and a necktie in arrangement relative to one another and disposed such that these clothing articles are in registry with a hole in the box. The box comprises a single sheet of substantially transparent plastic having a series of first and second panels each being defined by respective folds. Selected first panels are bonded to another to define a hollow central cavity for the box, whereas selected second panels are folded to define peripheral ends for the box. The hollow cavity is sized to receive the shirt and necktie. The shirt and necktie are optionally arranged with bands that maintain a prescribed relative position to each other and to the box.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: Peacock Apparel Group, Inc.Inventor: Cin Kim
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Publication number: 20070062847Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing lube oil basestocks involving solvent extracting a waxy feed to produce at least a lube oil boiling-range raffinate. The lube oil raffinate is hydrotreated to produce a hydrotreated raffinate, which is dewaxed and hydrofinished.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2005Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Evan Hyde, Ronald Gould
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Publication number: 20070062848Abstract: Less conventional sources of hydrocarbon feedstocks such as oil sands, tar sands and shale oils are being exploited. These feedstocks generate a larger amount of heavy oil, gas oil, asphaltene products and the like containing multiple fused aromatic ring compounds. These multiple fused aromatic ring compounds can be converted into feed for a hydrocarbon cracker by first hydrogenating at least one ring in the compounds and subjecting the resulting compound to a ring opening and cleavage reaction. The resulting product comprises lower paraffins suitable for feed to a cracker, higher paraffins suitable for example as a gasoline fraction and mono aromatic ring compounds (e.g. BTX) that may be further treated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Michael Oballa, Vasily Simanzhenkov, Jens Weitkamp, Roger Glaser, Yvonne Traa, Fehime Demir
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Publication number: 20070062849Abstract: A recycling process for the demetalization of hydrocarbon oil comprises recycling the following steps: a demetalizing composition for hydrocarbon oil or an aqueous solution thereof is sufficiently mixed with hydrocarbon oil in a desired proportion, and the resultant mixture is subjected to a conventional electrically desalting process to obtain a demetalized hydrocarbon oil and an aqueous desalted solution containing the desalted metal salts; the aqueous desalted solution containing the metal salts is then sufficiently mixed with a precipitating agent in a desired proportion and is subjected to a displacement reaction, and an aqueous solution containing the demetalizing composition is recovered by separating out the residue of the metal salts produced in the displacement reaction, which is poorly soluble or insoluble in water, with a solid-liquid separator; and the recovered aqueous solution containing the demetalizing composition for hydrocarbon oil, which meets the requirements for metal ions in demetalizedType: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2004Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: KARAMAY JINSHAN PETROCHEMICAL LIMITED COMPANYInventors: Lailong Luo, Chunge Niu, Shuyan Yu, Zhongting Ma, Xiangsheng Meng, Bo Ouyang, Yun Han
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Publication number: 20070062850Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for discriminating the kind of a sheet material, comprising: a substrate having a recessed portion; a press member situated so that a sheet material can be deflected using the recessed portion; a support member that is deformed as the sheet material situated to cover the recessed portion is pressed by the press member and thereby deflected; and a sensor for detecting the deformation amount of the support member, wherein the kind of the sheet material is discriminated on the basis of detecting the deformation amount of the support member by the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masatake Akaike
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Publication number: 20070062851Abstract: In a method for distributing packages or similar dispatched articles, packages that are to be transported from a private and/or commercial sender to an addressee are acquired in a collecting location. In this collecting location, the packages are provided with a package code that has electronically detectable data, and subsequently, the packages are distributed and/or delivered by means of transport vehicles. According to the invention, the collected packages are supplied to a HUB center that is connected to several collecting locations and in the HUB center the respective package codes are expanded with measurement data (length, width, height, weight) of the package to a package routing code. These package routing codes of all packages are supplied to a central computer and the packages are arranged in accordance with a route planning that can be dynamically optimized by the central computer into a sequence that is sorted in accordance with distribution zones.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2004Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: RED PARCEL POST AGInventors: Jurgen Schulz, Hartwig Hoffmann, Bernhard Bronner, Andreas Hartwig
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Publication number: 20070062852Abstract: A system for determining information regarding at least one object, comprising: a sensor sensitive to capacitive coupling; at least one object adapted to create a capacitive coupling with the sensor when at least one signal is input to the sensor; a detector adapted to measure at least one output signal of said sensor associated with the at least one object, wherein the output signal associated with the at least one object is an object information code.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: N-TRIG LTD.Inventors: Rafi Zachut, Haim Perski, Ori Rimon, Amir Kaplan
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Publication number: 20070062853Abstract: A multi-phase separation system utilized to remove contaminants from fluids includes a pre-filtering module for filtering a contaminated fluid to provide a filtered contaminated fluid. A condenser module receives the filtered contaminated fluid and a contaminated gas phase for condensing the contaminated gas phase to a contaminated liquid. A phase reaction chamber converts the filtered contaminated fluid to a contaminated mist wherein the mist is subjected to a low energy, high vacuum environment for providing a first change of phase by separating into a contaminated gas phase and a liquid mist phase. The contaminated gas phase is carried out of the phase reaction chamber by a carrier air. A vacuum pump provides the low energy, high vacuum environment in the phase reaction chamber and delivers the contaminated gas phase to the condenser module for condensation providing a second change of phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2004Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventor: Wayne Spani
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Publication number: 20070062854Abstract: A liquid chromatography agglomerated bed comprising component A comprising (a) substrate particles and polymer chains (e.g. a condensation polymer) bound to the substrate particles and projecting therefrom, and (b) component B comprising substrate particles having external surfaces of opposite charge to that of the charged polymer chains, components A and B being bound at least in part by electrostatic forces between the component A charged polymer chains and the component B external surfaces to form in composite an agglomerated bed of ion exchange particles packed in a chromatography column.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2005Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Christopher Pohl, Charanjit Saini
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Publication number: 20070062855Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for removing water and/or water-based compounds from organic liquids/fluids. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to methods and apparatus that utilize fibrous media that contains, is impregnated, or is formed from at least one super absorbent compound, where the fibrous media is formed from nanofibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: George Chase, Darrell Reneker, Daniel Smith
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Publication number: 20070062856Abstract: An improved cross-flow filtration unit utilizing at least one two-ply membrane is disclosed that has a particular pore size relationship in the two membrane layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Ina Pahl, Hans-Weddo Schmidt, Ulrich Grummert
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Publication number: 20070062857Abstract: Spacers for filter modules which have the advantages of open-channel technology and which at the same time allow high packing densities, similar to those achieved with conventional spiral wound-type modules, are disclosed wherein the spacer is disposed between two layers of a filter material and comprises a sheet material having a gridlike structure, and having upper and lower surfaces defining an upper and lower bearing face for the layers of filter material, the sheet material consisting of a large number of webs interconnected at junction points, of which webs a first portion is disposed parallel to a first preferred direction and a second portion is disposed parallel to a second preferred direction intersecting the first preferred direction, and at least some of the webs have first web regions, which extend to the upper and/or lower bearing face(s), and at least a further portion of the webs has second web regions which are spaced from the upper and lower bearing faces, the second web regions extending ovType: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: PALL CORPORATIONInventors: Gabriel POPA, Jean SUIDUREAU, Petra JOHANSSEN, Georg REINHOLD
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Publication number: 20070062858Abstract: Disclosed is a cage bar for a liquid pressing device, which is delimited by at least one pressing edge in the area of a wearing surface of a hard layer. Said cage bar comprises a spacer that is located in the region of at least one lateral face of a basic member and rises above said lateral face. The spacer (15) is welded onto the lateral face of the cage bar (8), is located at a basic distance (20) from a base (17) of the cage bar (8), which faces away from the wearing surface (11), and extends along the lateral face, no further than to the hard layer (14). The spacer (15) also extends perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the lateral face, said extension being greater than the extension thereof in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the lateral face (21). The spacer (15) has an increasing thickness (22) perpendicular to the lateral face in a direction extending from the hard layer (14) to the base (17).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2004Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: THYSSENKRUPP ELASTOMERTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Lothar Vorreau, Gunter Voss
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Publication number: 20070062859Abstract: A fluid filtration unit having two or more filter medium layers and/or zones, at least one of the layers/zones having a different particle retention capability disposed on each side of a non-filtering separator element. The filter medium are presently preferably positioned such that each succeedingly distal filter layer or zone from the separator has a decreased particle retention capability than each proceeding filter layer or zone. The filter medium layer most proximal to the separator element may be separated from the separator by a support material for supporting such filter medium element and preventing collapsing of the medium into any separator conduit. At least one of the medium elements is formed from a material which swells in size due to fluid absorption with the various zones and the separator being operatively connected by a new and innovative edge seal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: John PULEK, William Larsen, C. Paul, Clifford Schorr, Francis Swiatek, Art Artinyan
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Publication number: 20070062860Abstract: A fluid control device includes a perforated tubular member and a first and second wrapper. The tubular member is disposed along an axial length of a separator element and includes a first end, a second end, and an outer surface. A flow outlet is disposed at the first end of the tubular member. The first wrapper is disposed on a first portion of the outer surface of the tubular member adjacent the flow outlet. The second wrapper is disposed on a second portion of the outer surface of the tubular member. The first and second wrappers provide different resistances to fluid flow. A portion of the outer surface of the tubular member adjacent the second end is free from wrapping.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2005Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventor: Ronald McDowell
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Publication number: 20070062861Abstract: A hemofiltration system and method for pumping blood from a patient's blood stream into an access line, introducing an anticoagulant solution into the pumped blood, filtering the pumped blood and delivering it to a return line, introducing a substitution fluid into the pumped blood, introducing a calcium and magnesium solution into the blood traveling through the return line, and returning the blood back to the patient's blood stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventor: Jean-Michel Lannoy
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Publication number: 20070062862Abstract: The filtration device of the present invention relies on materials and methodologies that achieve the formation of a structural matrix that may later accommodate the addition of other adsorbent materials as opposed to merely binding adsorbent materials together through the use of compression and/or binder materials. The filter device of the present invention relies on (i) a unique method of processing to achieve maximum density of materials, (ii) a polymeric material having a distinct morphology and (iii) a very small micron diameter of the polymeric material to create uniformity. For example, in place of compression to increase density, the materials comprising the filtration device of the present invention are instead vibrated into a mold cavity. Thus, the methodology of the current invention optimizes how all of the materials comprising the filtration device fit together without compaction. The material being processed is vibrated as it is gradually poured into the mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Douglass Hughes, Rich Buhler
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Publication number: 20070062863Abstract: The water treatment apparatus includes a first and a second fitting adapted for being connected to a supply of fluid and to a container for the treated fluid, a longitudinally elongated rod having a first end mounting the first fitting and a second end mounting the second fitting and a first and a second vortexian spiral tube portion respectively having a first end fluidly connected to the first and second fitting. Each tube portions includes a plurality of loops and a plurality of somewhat linear sections serially connecting adjacent loops to one another. Where each tube portion includes seven loops, advantageously the area encompassed by the loops of each tube in the direction from one fitting to the other is 1:1:2:3:5:8:13:13:8:8:5:2:1:1 with the larger areas loops being fluidly connected to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2005Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventor: Brian Freeman
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Publication number: 20070062864Abstract: Entrapping immobilization pellets in which microorganisms are entrapped and immobilized in an immobilizing agent, the immobilizing agent comprising an attachment prevention filler for preventing attachment of the entrapping immobilization pellets. Pellets can be stored or transported inexpensively and easily without impairing their inherent pellet performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: HITACHI PLANT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.Inventors: Naoki Abe, Koutarou Aoyama, Tatsuo Sumino
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Publication number: 20070062865Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel flocculant comprising bacteria of the Bacillus genus cultivated in a culture medium comprising soybean protein, glucose, molasses, and yeast. Alternatively, the flocculant comprises soybean protein. The present invention also relates to methods of making the flocculant, including fermentation method for mass production, and methods of using the flocculant in water treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Heng-Chuan Wang, Ming-Hsin Li, Hsu-Wen Tsang, Mei-Mao Wu, Hsui-Ping Lin
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Publication number: 20070062866Abstract: A digester processes animal waste and other organic matter by accelerating the natural bacterial process of digestion. This is achieved by constructing a system that mimics the natural physical dimensions and properties of a mammal's digestive tract and then accelerates the process through the selective breeding of aggressive bacteria to promote the digestion. Examples of suitable waste include but are by no means limited to animal waste, industrial waste, spent barley, kitchen waste and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventor: Keith Wilson
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Publication number: 20070062867Abstract: A filtered grey water recycling system includes a waste water storage tank for receiving waste water from a stone processing system and a filtered grey water supply loop providing filtered grey water to the stone processing system. The filtered grey water loop includes a separation filter for removing large particulate waste from the grey water and a particle filter for filtering smaller particulate matter. The separation filter discharges the large particulate waste into the waste water storage tank and a clear water filter loop filters waste water from the waste water storage tank through a high pressure filter and discharges the resulting clear water into the waste water storage tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Ross Perry, Paula Perry
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Publication number: 20070062868Abstract: A system (10) comprising multiple units (40a-40h) and method for filtration of wastewater (20) is disclosed. Simultaneous denitrification of a single filter unit and normal filtration of the remaining filter units is provided for. Separate flow control systems (36) are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2004Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicants: TETRA PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES SEVERN TRENT SERVICES COMPANY, SEVERN TRENT WATER PURIFICATION, INC.Inventors: Joseph Bonazza, Donald McCarty, Navin Kadakia, David Slack
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Publication number: 20070062869Abstract: A water treatment apparatus has a turbidity meter, which is a detection part, for detecting a generation state of bubbles in a micro/nano bubble generation state confirmation tank, as a turbidity of treatment water. The water treatment apparatus also has a controller, which is a control part, for receiving an signal representing the turbidity of treatment water detected by the turbidity meter, to control openings of air flow control valves in an interlocked manner in response to the signal, so that the amount of air flowing through the control valves is automatically controlled. The openings of the air flow control valves are controlled in an interlocked manner by the controller in such a way that the signal representing turbidity shows that the treatment water within the confirmation tank is whitely turbid (i.e., the turbidity shows not less than a specified value).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Kazuyuki Yamasaki, Keichiro Uda, Kazumi Chuhjoh
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Publication number: 20070062870Abstract: A method of treating a hollow fiber membrane microfiltration filter having an influent side and an effluent side to improve performance of the filter is disclosed. The method entails sealing imperfections in surfaces of the filter by flushing the filter with a liquid aqueous suspension of particulates. Filter cartridge devices also are disclosed. The devices may include a bactericidal chamber. A radial flow filter may be included in the devices. The filter cartridges may include a drain tube positioned within the filter for removing of effluent generated by the filter. A plurality of filter cartridges may be positioned on the drain tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: Streamline Capital, Inc.Inventors: Wei-Chih Chen, Kevin Nicolazzo, Bryan Kepner
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Publication number: 20070062871Abstract: A filter device having two flow paths. The first flow path having at least one cap and fluid port. The second flow path surrounding the first fluid flow path and having at least one cap that overlaps the cap of the first fluid flow path. The second flow path also having at least one fluid port. The filter device providing a simple arrangement that is easily disinfected or sterilized.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Uwe Hahmann, Klaus Heilmann, Michael Schonhofen, Gerhard Wiesen
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Publication number: 20070062872Abstract: A process and apparatus which reduces the fines in a liquid discharge stream and/or increases the dryness of a solids discharge stream while under a pressure equal to or greater than the vapor pressure of the liquid. There is provided a process for separating particles such as polyethylene terephthalate or polyethylene naphthalate from a liquid in a slurry comprising: a. feeding a slurry comprising solid particles and a liquid into a within a separation zone maintained at a pressure equal to or greater than the vapor pressure of the liquid; b.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Kenny Parker, Robert Lin, Raymond Isaac, Duane Hall
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Publication number: 20070062873Abstract: A suppressed ion chromatographic apparatus using a regenerant recycle loop, comprising (a) an ion separation device, (b) a membrane suppressor, (c) a detector, (d) a container for regenerant solution, (e) a first conduit between the ion separation device and the suppressor, (f) a second conduit between the regenerant solution container and the suppressor, (g) a third conduit between the suppressor and the regenerant solution container, and (h) a regenerant solution recycle loop out of fluid communication with the detector outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2005Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Yan Liu, Victor Barreto, Christopher Pohl, John Riviello
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Publication number: 20070062874Abstract: A capillary column (10) includes a tube structure having inner walls (14) and a sol-gel substrate (16) coated on a portion of inner walls (14) to form a stationary phase coating (18) on inner walls (14). The sol solution used to prepare the sol-gel substrate (16) has at least one baseline stabilizing reagent and at least one surface deactivation reagent resulting in the sol-gel substrate (16) having at least one baseling stabilizing reagent residual and at least one surface deactivating reagent residual. A method of making the sol-gel solution is by mixing suitable sol-gel prescursors to form the solution, stabilizing the solution by adding at least one baseline stabilization reagent, deactivating the solution by adding at least one surface deactivation reagent to the solution, and reacting the solution in the presence of at least one catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Abdul Malik, Abuzar Kabir, Chetan Shende
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Publication number: 20070062875Abstract: The present invention is a pressurized fluid sample injector system consisting of a sample needle, multiport valve, sample loop, metering syringe and a pressure assist pump. The speed of sample transport into the sample loop is increased by pressurizing the fluid in the system and metering the sample into the sample loop. The elevated system pressure allows the fluids to be moved faster than the vapor pressure would normally allow in a system at ambient pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: WATERS INVESTMENTS LIMITEDInventors: James Usowicz, Theodore Ciolkosz, Russell Keene, Daniel McCormick
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Publication number: 20070062876Abstract: An IC system including sample preparation. The system includes a liquid sample injection loop, an ion concentrator, an ion separator, and only a single pump for pumping fluid through the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2005Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Kannan Srinivasan, Rong Lin
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Publication number: 20070062877Abstract: A dialysis apparatus for treating a patient with liver and/or kidney disease. In one embodiment a liver dialysis apparatus comprises an artificial liver. The artificial liver comprises a blood compartment, a vegetable protein compartment, and a clear dialysis compartment. In another embodiment the liver dialysis apparatus comprises cartridge made up of at least one layer of vegetable protein. In a further embodiment of the invention a dialysate regeneration device is provided which comprises at least one layer of vegetable protein. The vegetable protein is preferably a soy protein. The soy protein may be unmodified soy protein with urease enzyme activity, modified soy protein with or without urease activity, alone or in combination.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Potito Paolis, Saleh Slehmoghaddam
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Publication number: 20070062878Abstract: The present invention relates to novel ion exchangers comprising carboxyl groups and also —(CH2)mNR1R2 groups having improved exchange kinetics and selectivity, a method for their production and also use thereof for the adsorption of metals, in particular arsenic, when these are additionally loaded with iron oxide/iron oxyhydroxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2004Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Reinhold Klipper, Bruno Hees, Olaf Halle, Wolfgang Podszun, Pierre Vanhoorne, Hubertus Mittag, Wolfgang Zarges
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Publication number: 20070062879Abstract: The present invention relates to use of compositions comprising: (a) a copolymer of an unsaturated phosphonic acid (or salt of such an acid) with an unsaturated sulphonic acid (or salt of such an acid) or an unsaturated carboxylic acid (or salt of such an acid); or (b) a terpolymer of an unsaturated phosphonic acid (or salt of such an acid) with an unsaturated sulphonic acid (or salt of such an acid) and an unsaturated carboxylic acid (or salt of such an acid). These compositions are used to control the formation of scale in water systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2004Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Robert Talbot, Christopher Jones, Emma Hills
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Publication number: 20070062880Abstract: The present invention includes a composition for detackifying, detoxifying and neutralizing paint booth water and paint booth dry filters. The composition is an aqueous mixture containing an effective minor amount of a high charge density, dray cationic polymer having a molecular weight of at least 7,500,000.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventor: Ronnie Ennis
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Publication number: 20070062881Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for treating wastewater that contains emulsified oil is provided. The method comprises feeding the wastewater that contains the emulsified oil to an electrolytic tank, and oxidatively electrolyzing the wastewater that contains the emulsified oil using indissoluble electrodes. The negatively charged emulsified oil particles in the wastewater are neutralized on a surface of an anode during the oxidative electrolysis. The anode comprises an indissoluble electrode with oxygen radical-generating characteristics. The method further comprises particle group electrolyzing the wastewater using particle groups, and discharging the treated wastewater.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventor: Deren Hu
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Publication number: 20070062882Abstract: A method of reducing odors from dewatered biosolids cake includes adding an aluminum-containing compound to digested wastewater sludge prior to dewatering, thereby binding odor-causing proteins with the aluminum-containing compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Gregory Adams, Yen-Chih Chen, Robert Forbes, Matthew Higgins, John Novak, Jay Witherspoon
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Publication number: 20070062883Abstract: An apparatus for deodorization of livestock waste includes a tank containing livestock waste to be deodorized; a source of atmospheric air; a source of ultraviolet light; and a magnet. Air from the source of atmospheric air is passed by the source of ultraviolet light while simultaneously being exposed to magnetic flux from the magnet, thereby creating a plurality of multivalent oxygen ion allotropes. The apparatus delivers the atmospheric air containing multivalent oxygen ion allotropes to the livestock waste, thereby reducing odor. A method for deodorizing livestock waste, has the steps of: pumping waste from a holding tank; exposing atmospheric air to ultraviolet light and magnetic flux, thereby creating a plurality of multivalent oxygen ion allotropes; exposing the waste to the air containing the plurality of multivalent oxygen ion allotropes; and returning the waste to the holding tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2005Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: William Frederick, Danny Davis
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Publication number: 20070062884Abstract: The present invention is a composition and method for making and using a rechargeable multifunctional additive that reduce the formation of biofilms on a surface, the additive can also remain photo and thermally stable by synthesizing one or more N-halamine compounds and adding one or more N-halamine biocidal compounds to a target material prior, during or after the target material is made. The resultant material can be used directly to provide antimicrobial functions and control biofilm formation, or the material can be further processed into an article.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas SystemInventors: Yuyu Sun, Zhaobin Chen
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Publication number: 20070062885Abstract: A method and an apparatus for processing blood in a closed system in order to obtain fractionation of the corpusculate part and preferably the separation of the white cells from the red cells according to their sedimentation rate and maintain a high degree of vitality of the cells. The white blood cells are sequestered from the remaining cell population of the blood by placing the blood in a container, preventing its coagulation and separating the blood by means of a sedimentation agent in at least two compartments, one of which is extremely rich in white cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2004Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventor: Cesare Strisino
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Publication number: 20070062886Abstract: A coalescer includes fibrous media capturing droplets of the dispersed phase, coalescingly growing the droplets into larger drops which further coalesce and grow to form pools that drain, and adapted to reduce pressure drop thereacross by increasing dispersed phase drainage therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2005Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Eric Rego, Brian Schwandt, Eric Janikowski, Barry Verdegan, Kwok-Lam Ng