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7588692 Methods for separation of particles  
The present invention is directed to a method and system that separates first particles from second particles, or white blood cells from red blood cells, by sedimentation in a fluid chamber with...
7585416 Apparatus for filtration and disinfection of sea water/ship's ballast water and a method of same  
The invention disclosed provides an apparatus and method for filtration and disinfection of ship's ballast water, such as sea water, based on hydrodynamic cavitation. The apparatus comprises a...
7578941 Length-based liquid-liquid extraction of carbon nanotubes using a phase transfer catalyst  
The present invention is generally directed to new liquid-liquid extraction methods for the length-based separation of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and other 1-dimensional nanostructures. In some...
7569245 Washed deboned meat having high protein recovery  
Deboned meat is subjected to processing in a surimi-type procedure in order to substantially reduce the heme content and thus the color intensity of the deboned meat, with bone marrow components...
7560072 Blood analyzer with specimen container holder  
A blood analyzer that can check whether a cap is in place or not and can set a mixing mode at the same time when the specimen container is inserted. A specimen container holder holds a specimen...
7531098 Integrated automatic blood processing unit  
A system for automatically processing blood components is described. The system includes a console, which contains all motors, pumps, sensors, valves and control circuitry, and a unique disposable...
7524426 Cyclonic particle separator for fuel systems  
A cyclonic separator ( 10 ) separates contaminants from liquid fuel. The separator includes a body ( 12 ) having a base portion ( 14 ) and sidewall structure ( 16 ) extending from the base portion....
7520997 Separation devices, systems and methods for separation of particulates from liquid  
A system for separating a heavy fraction from a liquid, including a housing and a mechanism in operative connection with the housing to induce rotational flow within an upper section of the...
7520996 Filter apparatus and method with centrifugal separator for removing contaminants from a fluid  
The filter removes volatile, particulate and water-based contaminants from a fluid, such as lubricating oil, of a different density than the contaminants. The device has a cone shaped,...
7514011 System for separating solids from a fluid stream  
A system for separating solids from a fluid stream. The system includes a first separator device mounted to a container. The container includes a settling compartment and baffle plate module, with...
7485118 Microstructured arrangement for the bubble-free filling with a liquid of at least one system for draining off liquids, apparatus having such an arrangement and filing method  
The present invention relates to a microstructure arrangement for the bubble-free filling with a liquid of at least one system for draining off liquids. The arrangement has an inlet for the...
7481318 Apparatus and process for coalescing bitumen in an oil sand slurry  
An aqueous aerated oil sand slurry is conditioned in a pipeline and then spun within an elongate vessel of circular cross-section, to cause bitumen droplets in the slurry to coalesce. This...
7473374 Fluid treatment apparatus  
An apparatus is provided that introduces rapidly spinning vortices in a fluid, including water. It incorporates a fluid system, or fluid source, with a vortex creation apparatus and a frequency...
7470371 Methods and apparatus for isolating platelets from blood  
A platelet collection device comprising a centrifugal spin-separator container with a cavity having a longitudinal inner surface. A float in the cavity has a base, a platelet collection surface...
7469846 Wet-mechanical treatment of mixed waste  
The invention relates to a method and device for the wet-mechanical treatment of a substance mixture, particularly of refuse of all types, comprised of inert substances, water and of organic...
7455783 Method for centrifugal separation enhancement  
A method for removing low gravity solids from an oil-based drilling fluid includes directing the drilling fluid into a first inlet of a first line in fluid communication with a centrifuge,...
7431846 Method for concentrating solids from drilling slurry  
An apparatus to separate solids from drilling slurry, having an inlet positioned over an outlet of a concentration tank to displace water that would otherwise enter the down-stream centrifuges....
7422693 Monitoring and control system for blood processing  
The invention relates generally to methods of monitoring and controlling the processing of blood and blood samples, particularly the separation of blood and blood samples into its components. In...
7419608 Treating method and equipment for coke-cooling wastewater  
The present invention falls within the field of purifying oil-laden wastewater, which provides a method for purifying coke-cooling wastewater in a delayed coking process in petroleum chemical...
7419603 Water treatment method  
The present invention provides a physical water treatment (PWT) method and apparatus to treat liquid coolants. Electrodes ( 22, 24 ) are provided in a coolant stream ( 21 ), and an alternating...
7416671 Separation and recovery of bitumen oil from tar sands  
A process for the separation of bitumen oil from tar sands and the like. Slurry is supplied to a mixing chamber of a jet pump at an input end of the process. The slurry is agitated within the jet...
7407473 Centrifuge sleep mode control  
A method and apparatus is disclosed for setting energy saver sleep modes for use in a centrifuge systems. The centrifuge system contains an energy saver touch screen control which can be either...
7404903 Drill cuttings treatment system  
A process for the separation of oil from invert mud drill cuttings. Invert mud drill cuttings are supplied to a mixing chamber of a jet pump. The invert mud drill cuttings are agitated within the...
7396452 Apparatus for determining flow rates of biological fluids  
An apparatus comprises an inlet to convey a first fluid comprising first and second components having different density into a rotating chamber such that an interface forms between at least...
7396451 Methods and apparatus for blood component separation  
A system for separating a composite fluid into component parts thereof, including: a centrifuge having a rotor with a separation space and at least two valve members disposed thereon and a...
RE40407 Method and apparatus for mixing fluids  
A method for entraining and mixing gas with liquids within a conduit or drop structure, comprising the channeling of one or more liquid flows into spiral flows of predetermined radius (radii),...
7373996 Method and system for separation of drilling/production fluids and drilled earthen solids  
A method of separating drilling/production fluids from solid cuttings from a mixture received from down hole, without the use of shale shakers, de-sanders, or de-sanders, through the steps of...
7371330 Particle sedimentation apparatus and method for performing particle sedimentation  
A particle sedimentation apparatus includes a rotation body rotatable about a rotation axis and a separation chamber formed in the rotation body, to cause sedimentation of particle suspension in...
7347948 Blood centrifuge having clamshell blood reservoir holder with index line  
A rotatable rotor for separating components contained in a fluid, comprising an annular base having a first annular channel and an annular cover having a second annular channel for holding a...
7347944 Method for making and conditioning super-oxygenated and structured water  
A method for making super-oxygenated and structured water that includes receiving water from a source, preconditioning the water for electrolysis, performing electrolysis on the preconditioned...
7341662 Distribution and collection headers for a filter bed  
A filtration vessel has an inlet for inflow into the filtration vessel of liquid media to be filtered, a body of filter media in the filtration vessel, and a drain to receive filtered liquid media...
7338608 Solid-liquid separation of oil-based muds  
This invention relates to a method of achieving a solid-liquid separation of an oil-based mud comprising the step of contacting said oil-based mud with a water-in-oil emulsion comprising a polymer...
7326353 Methods for reclaiming developing solvents  
The present invention relates to an improved method for reclaiming and recycling developing solvents used in the production of flexographic printing plates. More specifically, the invention relates...
7323110 Wastewater treatment process using core-shell particles  
The present invention relates to a method of treating inorganic and organic compounds in wastewater, such as leachate. The treatment method involves the use of a amphiphilic particles that consist...
7320776 Fluid analytical devices  
A fluid analytical device for separating and analyzing a fluid including a first component and a second component. The specific weight of the first component exceeds that of the second component. A...
7314441 Method for separating particulate matter from a fluid stream  
A method for separating particulate matter from a fluid includes feeding a fluid containing a particulate matter into a chamber of a vessel through an inlet, the chamber being at least partially...
7311849 Control device for the separate collection of blood components in output from a blood centrifugation cell  
The invention provides a control device for the separate collection of blood components in output from a blood centrifugation cell. The control device comprises: a support which comprises a recess...
7311841 Method for treating water by ballasted flocculation and decantation  
The invention concerns a water treatment method which consists in introducing coagulated water in a flocculation zone, to enable flocculation of microflocs in the presence and around a ballast;...
7311837 Process for the continuous recovery of free tartaric acid from raw materials containing potassium hydrogentartrate  
In a process for the continuous recovery of free tartaric acid from raw materials containing potassium hydrogentartrate, the same are mixed with water and the potassium hydrogentartrate is...
7306741 Flexible centrifuge bag and methods of use  
A flexible, disposable centrifuge bag for receiving and holding a fluid sample, comprising one or more tubes and upper and lower flexible sheets having doughnut shaped configurations. The upper and...
7297272 Separation apparatus and method  
A separation apparatus and method are employed using a separation channel for rotation about an axis. Such channel includes radially spaced apart inner and outer side wall portions and an end wall...
7291277 Method and device for cleaning the fountain solution of a printing press  
A method for cleaning the fountain solution of a printing press with an automatically emptying separator ( 16 ), separates the dirt particles and oil residues from fountain solution and supplies...
7282154 Red blood cell processing systems and methods which control red blood cell hematocrit  
Processing systems and methods comprise a separation device that, in use, performs a separation process including separation of red blood cells from blood or a suspension containing red blood...
7250075 Water outlet control mechanism for fuel cell system operation in variable gravity environments  
A self-regulated water separator provides centrifugal separation of fuel cell product water from oxidant gas. The system uses the flow energy of the fuel cell's two-phase water and oxidant flow...
7244362 Water treatment by ballasted flocs and degreasing  
The invention concerns the use of a coagulation-flocculation-decantation device for water treatment to degrease water inside the device itself so as to eliminate therefrom more than 20% of...
7244360 Water treatment process  
The present invention provides a physical water treatment (PWT) method and apparatus to treat liquid coolants. Electrodes ( 22, 24 ) are provided in a coolant stream ( 21 ), and an alternating...
7214323 Method for treating body waste material, and apparatus therefor  
A method of treating fluid body waste material includes, separating the material into factions, in which the solids content of one faction is increased substantially relative to the originating...
7201848 Methods and apparatus for separation of particles  
The present invention is directed to a method and system that separates first particles from second particles, or white blood cells from red blood cells, by sedimentation in a fluid chamber with...
7192524 Method for processing sugar cane filter cake mud and extracting component products  
A process for the continuous treatment of sugar cane filter cane mud separates and extracts components including fiber which can be used as an animal feed or a source of energy generation, lignin,...
7182874 Storm water treatment apparatus employing dual vortex separators  
A stormwater treatment device for removing floatables, solids and suspended particles and the like from stormwater run off, whereby a removable assembly is provided for installation into a manhole...