Submerged Blast Patents (Class 261/77)
  • Patent number: 11434155
    Abstract: The invention relates to the design of an enclosure for a membrane aeration module, which incorporates a reversible, low-pressure, air-lift pump to encourage a vertical water flow through and between the membranes in the module. These enclosed membrane modules are suitable for use in membrane aerated biofilm reactors, which are used to treat water or wastewater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: OxyMem Limited
    Inventors: Eoin Syron, Donal Lynch, Barry Heffernan, Wayne Byrne, Mike Semmens
  • Patent number: 11339043
    Abstract: A wine fresh-keeping device may be shown and described. The wine fresh-keeping device includes: a housing, and an exchange port for exchanging items inside and outside the housing, and a sealing cover is provided at the exchange port, a containing chamber is formed inside the housing, a fresh-keeping gas storage tank, and one end of the fresh-keeping gas storage tank is matched with the exchange port, a wine bottle installation chamber, the wine bottle installation chamber is arranged in the containing chamber, and one end of the wine bottle installation chamber is matched with the exchange port, a wine taking device, the wine taking device is arranged in the housing and connected to the fresh-keeping gas storage tank, and a refrigeration device, the refrigeration device is arranged on the housing, and cools the wine installation chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Yingjia Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Zhongshu Qin, Cuiting Chen
  • Patent number: 11317536
    Abstract: The application relates to a high-efficiency phase-change condenser for a supercomputer, including a condenser box body, a refrigerant input pipe, a refrigerant output pipe and a condensing coil; a liquid refrigerant accommodated in the condenser box body, and a gas-phase region existing between a liquid level of the liquid refrigerant and a top of the condenser box body; one portion of the condensing coil immersed into the liquid refrigerant, and the other portion of the condensing coil located in the gas-phase region above the liquid level of the liquid refrigerant; and in the gas-phase region, refrigerant vapor bubbles are liquified by the condensing coil. Liquid-phase and gas-phase saturated refrigerants can be completely condensed by the condensing coil in a limited condenser space, thereby improving heat exchange efficiency of the condenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SUGON DATAENERGY(BEIJING) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jisheng He, Xintao Cui, Lei Han, Bingshuang Li, Jiawei Liu, Yingjun Wu, Shuai Zhang, Zhihong Zhao, Chen Wang, Hongjie Wu, Peng Zhang
  • Patent number: 11130101
    Abstract: A bubble generating device for sewage purification includes: an outer cylinder 6 vertically placed in water; an injection port 2A placed at a lower central portion in the outer cylinder 6 for upwardly injecting air as bubble flow supplied from an air supply source; and microbubble generating device 3 placed higher than the injection port 2A for refining bubbles injected from the injection port 2A. A throat portion 30 for narrowing a flow path of bubble flow and water flow which rises in the outer cylinder 6 is placed between the injection port 2A and the microbubble generating device 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: AIENCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norifumi Yoshida, Kazuhiro Itoh
  • Patent number: 11066314
    Abstract: An aerator assembly for wastewater treatment includes a draft tube and an air supply assembly. The draft tube includes a sidewall and presents open top and bottom tube ends. The air supply assembly includes an air supply conduit and a diffuser body. The diffuser body has an inlet aperture and a bubble generator connected to the inlet. The inlet aperture is connected to the air supply conduit such that the bubble generator receives air from a source of air, to which the air supply conduit is connected. The bubble generator has a plurality of air openings for generating fine air bubbles. The diffuser body is sealingly engaged to the sidewall adjacent the bottom tube end so as restrict upward flow of wastewater through the draft tube past the diffuser body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: BioMicrobics, Inc.
    Inventors: Reza Shamskhorzani, Heather Renee Anderson
  • Patent number: 11045758
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and an apparatus of ocean carbon capture and storage (Ocean CCS), which can be used for carrying out carbon capture and storage of flue gas discharged from marine facilities using fossil energy such as coastal power plants and marine ships, and direct air capture (DAC). The natural engineering method are adopted in the present invention, and natural seawater is used for washing and dissolving CO2 gas for carbon capture; and natural seawater carbonate neutralization and formed bicarbonate is used for ocean storage in water column; and low head and large water flow is used to save energy. The discharged water complies with environmental regulations. The present invention provides an affordable and green effective mean for using marine ecosystems of carbon sinks and reservoirs to respond to the climate change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Zero Carbon Energy Innovation Union Inc
    Inventor: Sigan Peng
  • Patent number: 11020714
    Abstract: Provided is a washer liquid supply system in a simple structure and capable of improving the capacity of washing an object of a vehicle. A washer liquid supply system includes: a washer tank mounted on a vehicle to store washer liquid; a supply section mounted on the vehicle to supply the washer liquid in the washer tank to a window shield of the vehicle; and a connecting member being a bubbling section mounted on the vehicle to make the washer liquid contain bubbles, wherein the supply section supplies the washer liquid containing the bubbles to the window shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Sasaki, Takuro Hashimoto, Kazuma YosHii, Motoki Minami, Taisuke Goto
  • Patent number: 10654732
    Abstract: Equipment for massive dissolution of gases in liquids via the formation of thin liquid films and the exchange of gases with said films. The equipment provides movement of liquids over great distances via the upward movement of bubbles therein. The equipment can alter the direction of the flow of water, said aspect being useful for the recovery of liquid bodies. In addition to providing a high rate of dissolution of gases in liquids, the equipment is very energy-efficient and has a very large volumetric capacity, thereby being useful for the preservation and/or recovery of liquid bodies, being able, in certain applications, to operate in an energy-autonomous manner. The equipment can be used in situations where energy-efficient dissolution of gases in liquids is desired, such as the preservation and/or recovery of liquid bodies; processes for preserving and/or improving the productivity of aquaculture systems; wastewater treatment systems; and the fixation of gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Biotecam Assessoria e Desenvolvimento de Tecnologia Ambiental Ltda.
    Inventors: Ricardo Amaral Remer, Wim Mautits Sylvain Degrave
  • Patent number: 10537968
    Abstract: A blade configured for use in a blending apparatus includes a body portion and a pair of wing portions extending from the body portion. At least a leading edge of the blade is forged to increase a hardness property. The leading edge may have a minimum thickness that provides a relatively blunt leading edge. The wing portions of the blade may be formed after forging the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: BlendTec, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph O. Jacobsen, C. David Voorhees, Thomas D. Dickson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10501714
    Abstract: A fermenter can have at least one hollow fluid conduit disposed at least partially within a vessel. An external circumference of the hollow fluid conduit and an interior circumference of the vessel can define a downward flow path through which a multi-phase mixture including a liquid media and compressed gas substrate bubbles flows. An interior circumference of the hollow fluid conduit can defined an upward flow path which is in fluid communication with the downward flow path. The multi-phase liquid can flow through the upward flow path and exit the fermenter. Cooling may be provided in the hollow fluid conduit or the vessel. One or more backpressor generators can be used to maintain a backpressure on the fermenter. One or more fluid movers can be used to variously create an induced and/or forced flow in the downward and upward flow paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: CALYSTA ENERGY, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua A. Silverman, Sol M. Resnick, Drew D. Regitsky
  • Patent number: 10022681
    Abstract: A system and method of injecting a gas enriched and/or emulsified first liquid into a second liquid is disclosed. The injection can cause generation of a high density of bubbles having a mean diameter of a selected size. The mean diameter of the bubbles can be selected and varied based on the characteristics of the injection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignees: James Richard Spears MD PLLC, Eco Too, LLC
    Inventors: James Richard Spears, James W. Ridgway
  • Patent number: 9962663
    Abstract: A quick disconnect pump assembly is disclosed. The pump assembly includes a housing with inlet and outlet ports, an elongate slot, and a retainer channel. A sliding lock moves within the slot between a locked position and an unlocked position. The sliding lock includes inlet and outlet port openings and a sliding lock retainer opening. The inlet and outlet port openings each engage and retain a removable fitting when the sliding lock is in the locked position, but do not engage or retain the removable fitting when the sliding lock is in the unlocked position. The pump assembly also includes a sliding lock retainer which passes through the sliding lock retainer opening to prevent removal of the sliding lock from the elongate slot. A fluid pump and a beverage dispenser utilizing the pump assembly are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Standex International Corporation
    Inventors: Robert R. Kimberlin, Brian Waters
  • Patent number: 9732768
    Abstract: An intermittent fluid pump is disclosed wherein a gas is introduced into a fluid storage housing containing liquid. The gas is released intermittently from a fluid transfer housing via a fluid transfer passage into a vertically oriented fluid conveyance conduit thereby creating a density differential along with an ascending lift that sucks liquid into a liquid suction conduit wherein the liquid discharges into the fluid conveyance conduit. The ascending gas and liquid are discharged from the fluid conveyance conduit, allowing liquid to be introduced into both the storage and transfer housings thereby temporarily interrupting any further transfer of gas into the fluid conveyance conduit such that an intermittent cycling of fluid is established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Inventor: Richard Ladouceur
  • Patent number: 9353614
    Abstract: A system for and method for homogenizing the liquid and the gas and including providing a tube arrangement, first breaking up and separating the slugged gas from the liquid at a first location, and then gathering it into holding location—i.e., an annulus section of the flow tube—where it is re-introduced in controlled amounts into the liquid downstream of the first location. Various alternative gas/liquid separation devices are incorporated into the system which devices may be located either in a vertical wellbore or a horizontal wellbore, depending upon the particular well characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Brian A. Roth, Rafael Lastra
  • Patent number: 9308505
    Abstract: A system and method of injecting a gas enriched and/or emulsified first liquid into a second liquid is disclosed. The injection can cause generation of a high density of bubbles having a mean diameter of a selected size. The mean diameter of the bubbles can be selected and varied based on the characteristics of the injection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignees: James Richard Spears MD PLLC, Eco Too, LLC
    Inventors: James Richard Spears, James W. Ridgway
  • Patent number: 9290398
    Abstract: A water aeration system encases an air pump and a solar power controller in an encasement structure with one or more air permeable sidewalls. The encasement structure is mounted at or near a top end of a mounting pole. A solar panel is mounted directly or indirectly to the encasement or to the mounting pole at or near the top end of the mounting pole. An air conduit is threaded through a hollow channel in the mounting pole, and then underground and/or under water for joining to an immersed diffuser. The water aeration system operates without a battery or energy accumulator, and is tamper-resistant. The air pump and controller are inside the encasement structure, the solar panel and encasement structure are mounted several feet above the ground surface, and the conduit between the pump and the diffuser is held inside the mounting pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Linne Industries LLC
    Inventors: Craig Burton, Sandra Burton
  • Patent number: 9079117
    Abstract: Condensing apparatuses and their use in various heat and mass exchange systems are generally described. The condensing apparatuses, such as bubble column condensers, may employ a heat exchanger positioned external to the condensing vessel to remove heat from a bubble column condenser outlet stream to produce a heat exchanger outlet stream. In certain cases, the condensing apparatus may also include a cooling device positioned external to the vessel configured and positioned to remove heat from the heat exchanger outlet stream to produce a cooling device outlet stream. The condensing apparatus may be configured to include various internal features, such as a vapor distribution region and/or a plurality of liquid flow control weirs and/or chambers within the apparatus having an aspect ratio of at least 1.5. A condensing apparatus may be coupled with a humidifier to form part of a desalination system, in certain cases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Gradiant Corporation
    Inventors: Prakash Narayan Govindan, Steven Lam, Maximus G. St. John
  • Patent number: 9016670
    Abstract: The present invention is a froth wand for an espresso machine that can generate a high velocity stream of steam to foam a beverage at the beverage brewing apparatus. The wand includes an adapter for attaching to the beverage brewing machine at a steam supply outlet, and a conduit for communicating the steam to a steam tube. The steam tube has a cylindrical body with an annular recessed exit, and is surrounded by a cylindrical sheath. The sheath includes a cylindrical plug with a small longitudinal aperture that fits into the outlet of the steam tube. The mating of the sheath's plug and the steam tube forces the steam through the aperture, accelerating the steam at the exit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke Kelly, Keith R. DeBald
  • Publication number: 20150101993
    Abstract: A means for obtaining high mass transfer efficiencies in surfactant laden wastewater treatment or process systems is disclosed. The present system employs ultrafine bubbles delivered into a high shear region such as in the draft tube or other containment volume of a mechanically agitated contacting system within which an impeller is placed, or in the venturi or divergent-convergent of a pumped loop within which gas-liquid contacting is carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventor: MALCOLM FABIYI
  • Patent number: 8985561
    Abstract: A beverage carbonation system, container, carbonator and method for carbonating a beverage are provided. The beverage carbonation system has a container that is removably engageable with a carbonator. The container has a container outlet valve and a container inlet valve that are fluidly engageable with a carbonator outlet port and carbonator inlet port, respectively. At least one pump transfers liquid and carbon dioxide gas between a container chamber and a carbonation chamber when the container is engaged with the carbonator, thereby carbonating the liquid. When the container is disengaged from the carbonator, the container outlet valve and the container inlet valve are closed to fluidly seal the container containing the carbonated liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Bonne O Inc.
    Inventor: Darren Hatherell
  • Patent number: 8919744
    Abstract: The aquaculture pond aeration system is essentially comprised of a “u” shaped conduit that extends below the pond bottom. A sparger assembly is positioned below the pond bottom in the outlet side of the conduit. The sparger emits air into the outlet side of the conduit thereby aerating the water and causing a hydrostatic pressure imbalance between the inlet side and the outlet side of the conduit. The pressure imbalance causes the pond water to circulate through the conduit and thereby aerate the aquaculture pond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Travis W. Brown, Eugene L. Torrans
  • Patent number: 8919743
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for facilitating dissolution of one or more gases into a liquid. Preferred gases for use with the apparatus are oxygen, air, and ozone. An apparatus of the present invention includes a dissolution tank that includes a pressure vessel, at least one liquid spray nozzle, and a fluid outlet. The apparatus also includes a gas source, an element for passing fluid into the pressure vessel, and a discharge device connected to the fluid outlet, which discharge device is provided with at least one orifice. Preferred applications include wastewater treatment, treatment of drinking water, fermentation, and bioremediation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas
    Inventors: Gregory Scott Osborn, Marty M. Matlock, Shandi S. Teltschik
  • Patent number: 8915488
    Abstract: A septic aerator with a top end and a bottom end, a first pipe spaced apart from a parallel second pipe, a Tee atop each pipe, a first T-junction joining the two Tee's atop the pipes, an elbow atop each of the Tee's atop the pipes, a collar affixed on each pipe proximal to the bottom end, an air space disposed between the collars and the pipes, a plurality of injection holes disposed within the pipes and, in communication with the air spaces, a Tee's disposed below each of the collars, a second Tee junction connecting the Tee's affixed below the collars, a plurality of inlet holes disposed in each Tee below each collar, an air line disposed between the pipes and extended above the top end, an air Tee connected to the air line, the air Tee in communication with the first collar and the second collar airspaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Inventor: Frank J. Pelan
  • Patent number: 8888074
    Abstract: A membrane for use in an air diffuser. The membrane includes a nub with a perforation. The nub and perforation and arranged and sized to create smaller bubbles of gas in a liquid column above the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: UWM Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryoichi Samuel Amano, Ammar Alkhalidi
  • Publication number: 20140321053
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a reservoir, a structure, and one or more metal tubes. The reservoir is configured to hold a volume of liquid therein and, has a wall area with a metal cross section. The structure has a distribution of injectors. Each injector is configured to inject gas bubbles into said volume of liquid in a bottom portion of the reservoir. The one or more metal tubes traverse a part of the reservoir. Each metal tube is capable of carrying a gas flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Brian G. Donnelly, Nick P. Jeffers, Jason Stafford, Ollie Burns
  • Patent number: 8852393
    Abstract: Apparatus for evaporating waste water having dissolved solids therein comprising a holding tank having an inlet for receiving waste water, a submerged combustion chamber with burner suspended within the holding tank, the submerged combustion chamber having a plurality of vertical slots defined therein near a bottom thereof which span a substantial portion of a height of the submerged combustion chamber, a blower connected to provide air under positive pressure to the burner, and, a vent stack coupled to an upper portion of the holding tank for allowing water vapor to exit the holding tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Inproheat Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Eric Leopold Panz, Steven Eric Panz, Wesley Young, Roger P. Boulter
  • Patent number: 8852394
    Abstract: Apparatus for evaporating waste water having chemicals therein which cause foaming comprises a holding tank having an inlet for receiving waste water, one or more submerged combustion chambers with burners suspended within the holding tank, and, one or more foam skimming weirs located in an upper portion of the holding tank, the one or more foam skimming weirs defining one or more foam collection zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Inproheat Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Eric Leopold Panz, Steven Eric Panz, Wesley Young, Roger P. Boulter
  • Publication number: 20140263047
    Abstract: A system for treating a fluid in a container. The system includes an included airlift tube and active air input into the tube. The air is supplied by a pump that is external to the tank and sized in accordance with the size of the tank. The system is arranged to promote the generation of suspended growth bacteria. The bacteria are provided by an air supply that is diffused in the tube wherein the air carries naturally occurring bacterial spores. The airlift tube includes one or more inlet ports located below an air diffuser. The tube may be located on the floor of the tank, suspended from the ceiling of the tank or arranged to float within the tank. A plurality of tubes may be used together to treat fluids in containers larger than standard septic tanks. A pH neutralizing device may form part of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Robert F. Silva, Stephen A. O'Connor
  • Patent number: 8833738
    Abstract: A desalination system in the form of a submerged gas evaporator that includes a vessel, a gas delivery tube partially disposed within the vessel to deliver a gas into the vessel and a fluid inlet that provides a fluid to the vessel at a rate sufficient to maintain a controlled constant level of fluid within the vessel. During operation, gas introduced through the tube mixes with the fluid and the combined gas and fluid flow at a high rate with a high degree of turbulence, thereby promoting vigorous mixing and intimate contact between the gas and the fluid, which leads to a more efficient and complete evaporation. Additionally, vapor exiting the submerged gas evaporator is condensed in a condensing unit thus precipitating vapor into a liquid for removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Heartland Technology Partners LLC
    Inventors: Bernard F. Duesel, Jr., Michael J. Rutsch
  • Patent number: 8808497
    Abstract: A reservoir evaporation system for evaporating fluid from an open reservoir of effluent containing a contaminant includes a fluid evaporator, an air pump, and an air supply conduit functionally connecting the fluid evaporator with the air pump. The fluid evaporator includes a vessel adapted to be positioned in an operative position partially submerged on the top surface of the effluent in the reservoir with a lower chamber submerged in the effluent and an upper chamber extending above the top surface of the effluent. In operation, air from the air pump mixes with the effluent inside the fluid evaporator and subsequently is discharged through exhaust openings. A fluid discharge pipe can also simultaneously discharge aerated effluent back down into the reservoir. Fluid is thereby separated from the effluent in the lower chamber by evaporation in a controlled manner that minimizes spread of contaminants to surrounding environments by wind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Heartland Technology Partners LLC
    Inventors: Bernard F. Duesel, Jr., Michael J. Rutsch, Craig Clerkin
  • Patent number: 8801897
    Abstract: A compact and portable liquid concentrator and contaminant scrubber includes a gas inlet, a gas exit and a flow corridor connecting the gas inlet and the gas exit, wherein the flow corridor includes a narrowed portion that accelerates the gas through the flow corridor. A liquid inlet injects liquid into the gas stream at a point prior to the narrowed portion so that the gas-liquid mixture is thoroughly mixed within the flow corridor, causing a portion of the liquid to be evaporated. A demister or fluid scrubber downstream of the narrowed portion removes entrained liquid droplets from the gas stream and re-circulates the removed liquid to the liquid inlet through a re-circulating circuit. A reagent may be mixed with the liquid to react with contaminants in the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Heartland Technology Partners LLC
    Inventors: Bernard F. Duesel, Jr., Michael J. Rutsch, Craig Clerkin
  • Patent number: 8740194
    Abstract: The buoyant aerator array with remote air supply has a plurality of aerators disposed in a body of water and supplied with air from a single remote source. The remote source may be land-based or based upon a floating vessel. An air supply line extends from the remote air source to each aerator. Each line is supported by one or more rigid poles or columns anchored into the floor of the body of water. Two aerator embodiments are described herein, with each having a toroidal float. In one embodiment, the entire aerator structure floats to hold the aerator at a constant level, and is held in position by restraining cables. Another embodiment has a plurality legs anchored to the bottom, the float and attached aerator riding along the legs to maintain a constant aerator level below the surface as the water level changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Inventor: Bader Shafaqa Alenzi
  • Patent number: 8740193
    Abstract: A system for forming mini microbubbles has a housing with an upper end and a lower end, a motor positioned in the housing, a shaft connected to the motor, a plate affixed to the shaft and extending radially outwardly therefrom, and an air line connected to the housing so as to open in a space within the housing adjacent the lower end thereof between the plate and the motor. The plate is positioned inwardly of the lower end of the housing. The plate has a smooth lower surface. The motor is a submersible motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas St. Lawrence
  • Patent number: 8715378
    Abstract: The current disclosure relates to a new fluid composite, a device for producing the fluid composite, and a method of production therewith, and more specifically a fluid composite made of a fuel and its oxidant for burning as part of different systems such as fuel burners, where the fluid composite after a stage of intense molecular between a controlled flow of a liquid such as fuel and a faster flow of compressed highly directional gas such as air results in the creation of a three dimensional matrix of small hallow spheres each made of a layer of fuel around a volume of pressurized gas. In an alternate embodiment, external conditions such as inline pressure warps the spherical cells into a network of oblong shape cells where pressurized air is used as part of the combustion process. In yet another embodiment, additional gas such as air is added via a second inlet to increase the proportion of oxidant to carburant as part of the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Turbulent Energy, LLC
    Inventors: David Livshits, Lester Teichner
  • Publication number: 20140087457
    Abstract: A container system includes a bag having of one or more sheets of flexible polymeric material, the bag having an interior surface at least partially bounding a chamber that is adapted to hold a fluid. A sparger is secured to the interior surface of the bag so that a compartment is formed between the interior surface of the bag and the sparger. At least a portion of the sparger includes a sparging sheet formed from a flexible sheet of a gas permeable material. A tubular port or tube is coupled with the bag so that a passage bounded by the tubular port or tube communicates with the compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: HYCLONE LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael E. Goodwin, Nephi D. Jones, Jeremy K. Larsen
  • Patent number: 8623174
    Abstract: A liquid evaporation system for evaporating clean water from a reservoir of wastewater includes a liquid evaporator to evaporate and separate water vapor from the wastewater in a confined space, an air blower to supply air to the liquid evaporator, and a wastewater heating system arranged to collect heat to heat the wastewater in the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Heartland Technology Partners LLC
    Inventors: Bernard F. Duesel, Jr., Craig Clerkin
  • Patent number: 8608138
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a method and system for the infusion of a gas into a liquid. The gas is passed through a container with ceramic filtering material of a specific pore size after which the gas enters the flow stream of the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Fortrans, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Cecil Cooke
  • Patent number: 8596620
    Abstract: An aeration cartridge (10) within an outer vessel, the aeration cartridge (10) comprising a tube (18) constructed from two or more longitudinally joined cylindrical sections (20), wherein respective ends of the cylindrical sections (20) are shaped so that when they are joined together, at least one slot (24) passing from an inner surface of the tube (18) to an outer surface of the tube (18) is created at the join, and wherein the outer vessel is capable of being connected to a high pressure gas supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Maelgwyn Mineral Services Limited
    Inventor: Rainer Imhof
  • Patent number: 8585869
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and/or apparatuses for treating wastewater produced at a thermoelectric power plant, other industrial plants, and/or other industrial sources are disclosed. The wastewater is directed through a wastewater concentrator including a direct contact adiabatic concentration system. A stream of hot feed gases is directed through the wastewater concentrator. The wastewater concentrator mixes the hot feed gases directly with the wastewater and evaporates water vapor from the wastewater. The wastewater concentrator separates the water vapor from remaining concentrated wastewater. A contained air-water interface liquid evaporator may be arranged to pre-process the wastewater before being treated by the wastewater concentrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Heartland Technology Partners LLC
    Inventors: Bernard F. Duesel, Jr., Craig Clerkin
  • Patent number: 8568557
    Abstract: A compact and portable liquid concentrator includes a gas inlet, a gas exit and a flow corridor connecting the gas inlet and the gas exit, wherein the flow corridor includes a narrowed portion that accelerates the gas through the flow corridor. A liquid inlet injects liquid into the gas stream at a point prior to the narrowed portion so that the gas-liquid mixture is thoroughly mixed within the flow corridor, causing a portion of the liquid to be evaporated. A demister or fluid scrubber downstream of the narrowed portion removes entrained liquid droplets from the gas stream and re-circulates the removed liquid to the liquid inlet through a re-circulating circuit. Fresh liquid to be concentrated is also introduced into the re-circulating circuit at a rate sufficient to offset the amount of liquid evaporated in the flow corridor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Heartland Technology Partners LLC
    Inventors: Bernard F. Duesel, Jr., Michael J. Rutsch, Craig Clerkin
  • Patent number: 8544827
    Abstract: A mixer designed to generate high mixing turbulence within the bottom zone of a liquid holding vessel while simultaneously entraining and transferring liquid from the upper surface down to the vessel bottom. Mixing action is accomplished through the incorporation of two jet nozzles, nested one inside the other, strategically located and powered by pressurized liquid drawn from the vessel being mixed. Mixer component dimensions are adaptable to multiple vessel types and configurations. Surface liquids are entrained using a weir section that is either a fixed or floating component of the mixer assembly. Liquid used for developing outlet velocity in primary jet is drawn from multiple locations including the vessel center zone, the vessel bottom and mixer annulus. Mixing in the vessel center zone can vary from gentle upward flow in tall tanks to complete turbulent mixing in shallow vessels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Nested Nozzle Mixers, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest Peter Tovani, Gary D. Matzen
  • Patent number: 8500104
    Abstract: A system and method of injecting a gas enriched and/or emulsified first liquid into a second liquid is disclosed. The injection can cause generation of a high density of bubbles having a mean diameter of a selected size. The mean diameter of the bubbles can be selected and varied based on the characteristics of the injection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Inventors: James Richard Spears, James W. Ridgway
  • Publication number: 20130187297
    Abstract: The water aerator using a compressed gas container is a self-contained unit having a float and a container of compressed gas (e.g., air, oxygen, etc.) installed beneath a perforated diffuser plate that, in turn, is positioned below the float. High-pressure gas from the container flows through a pipe or tube to a regulator valve and pressure gauge at the top of the pipe. A larger diameter low-pressure pipe or tube is placed concentrically about the high-pressure pipe. Regulated low-pressure gas flows down through the outer low-pressure pipe to a dispensing nozzle below the diffuser plate, whereupon the gas flows upward and is broken up by the perforations in the diffuser plate to form smaller aeration bubbles. An electrical power source, pressure switch, and light may be provided to indicate when the compressed gas container is depleted. The device may be motorized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventor: BADER SHAFAQA AL-ANZI
  • Publication number: 20130134101
    Abstract: A sparging device for a flotation cell may include a central gas tube with a central gas orifice which is adjoined by at least two connecting tubes each having a connecting gas orifice, the connecting tubes being aligned at a right angle ss to a longitudinal axis LZ of the central gas tube, the central gas orifice being connected to the connecting gas orifices, and each connecting tube being connected to at least one gas injection unit at its end remote from the central gas tube. A flotation cell with such a sparging device and a flotation method are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: Stefan Blendinger, Robert Fleck, Gerold Franke, Lilla Grossmann, Werner Hartmann, Wolfgang Krieglstein
  • Patent number: 8409334
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for producing an oxygenated fluid. In accordance with various embodiments, a vessel of water is provided for housing a population of fish. A stream of oxygenated water is generated to have a dissolved oxygen content of at least about 70 milligrams/liter (mg/l). The stream of oxygenated water is diluted with a second stream of water to provide an output stream with a dissolved oxygen content of from about 5 mg/l to about 14 mg/l. The output stream is injected into the vessel to maintain the population of fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Oxy Solutions AS
    Inventors: Tore Audunson, Earl Meyer, Geir O. Eriksen
  • Patent number: 8403306
    Abstract: A device for foaming liquid foods in a container, particularly milk, is provided having a vapor generator for generating vapors, particularly steam, and a vapor lance to be at least partially inserted into the container, with the vapor lance being connected to the vapor generator in a fluid-guiding fashion and including at least one vapor outlet opening such that steam can be discharged from the vapor generator via the vapor lance out of the vapor outlet opening. The device further includes at least one motion element which is connected to the vapor lance and/or a holder for the container such that the vapor lance and the container are movable relative to each other via the motion element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Niro-Plan AG
    Inventors: Stefan Stahl, Corinne Keiser, Jochen Ganz, Adrian Burri
  • Publication number: 20130069253
    Abstract: Apparatus and process for dissolving gas in a liquid. The process comprises: tangentially introducing a liquid into a chamber having an inner wall with sufficient volume and pressure to develop a vortex in the flowing liquid; orthogonally introducing gas into the flowing liquid through means located at the chamber inner wall for developing gas bubbles within the liquid. The apparatus comprises: a cylindrical chamber having a cylindrical inner wall, the chamber being oriented in any direction enclosed at both ends and with an entry port to introduce liquid to develop a spiral flow of liquid along the chamber inner wall toward the output end, a porous wall to permit the introduction of gas orthogonally into the stream to develop gas bubbles within the stream, and an exit port to discharge the mixture of gas bubbles and liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventor: Jakob H. Schneider
  • Patent number: 8318009
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating oxygenated water by dissolving oxygen in water is disclosed. The apparatus includes a reservoir (10) storing drinking water, an oxygen generating unit (20) generating oxygen through electrolysis and supplying the oxygen into a pipe line (11) through which the drinking water flows, and a dissolving unit (30) dissolving the oxygen in the drinking water. The dissolving unit (30) includes a pump (31), a Venturi (32), and a dissolving container (50) and a Venturi (33) which are connected in series to each other. The dissolving container (50) is provided with an oxygen pipe (56) installed at an inlet portion thereof to supply the oxygen generated from the oxygen generating unit (20) into a center portion of the drinking water quickly supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Negatron Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Jeong Gae Cho
  • Patent number: 8302939
    Abstract: Method for treating contaminants at a site, especially a deep well site, includes delivering a first stream of a first gas to a first port of a laminar microporous diffuser and delivering a second stream of a second gas to a second port of the laminar microporous diffuser to effect mixing of the first and second streams of gases within the laminar microporous diffuser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: ThinkVillage-Kerfoot, LLC
    Inventor: William B. Kerfoot
  • Patent number: 8302942
    Abstract: A microbubble water generator includes a gas absorbing device respectively communicating with a pressure conveying motor, a gas supplier and a water switch. Wherein, the water switch is electrically connected with the pressure conveying motor and the gas supplier, and the pressure conveying motor communicates with a booster pipe. The booster pipe is further connected to a pressure release coupling, and the pressure release coupling thence joints to a water output valve, thereby outputting microbubble water with even and fine properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventor: Yih-Jin Tsai