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US 7,625,489 · App. 12/356,244 · Granted Dec 1, 2009

Methods of treating water using devices for water treatment

Assignee: Embro Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,625,489
App. No.
12/356,244
Granted
Dec 1, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device for use in water comprising a carrier having an interior cavity and one or more openings allowing ingress to and egress from the interior cavity; and a moss contained within the interior cavity in which the carrier completely encloses the moss.

Claims (94)

1. A method of treating water comprising contacting water with a device for use in water, the device comprising:

(i) a carrier having an interior cavity and one or more openings allowing ingress to and egress from the interior cavity; and

(ii) a moss contained within the interior cavity,

wherein the carrier completely encloses the moss, and

wherein the carrier comprises a float and a cylindrical portion beneath the float, the cylindrical portion having an interior cavity and one or more openings allowing ingress to and egress from the interior cavity, and

wherein the water contact the moss contained within the interior cavity and the water is treated by contact with the moss.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the carrier comprises one or more weights.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the moss is non-decomposed moss.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the moss is sphagnum moss.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the moss is selected from the group consisting of sphagnum papillosum, sphagnum cristatum , and mixtures thereof.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the moss is sphagnum papillosum.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the moss is sphagnum cristatum.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the moss comprises sphagnum papillosum only.

9. The method of claim 5 , wherein the moss comprises sphagnum cristatum only.

10. The method of claim 5 , wherein the moss comprises a mixture of sphagnum papillosum and sphagnum cristatum only.

11. The method of claim 3 , wherein the moss is compressed.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the moss is in the form of strips.

13. The method of claim 3 , wherein the moss has been sterilized.

14. The method of claim 3 , wherein the moss has been washed with an acidic solution.

15. The method of claim 3 , wherein the moss has been washed with a solution of acetic acid.

16. The method of claim 3 , wherein the moss has been washed with an acidic solution and then washed with a salt solution.

17. A method of treating water comprising contacting water with a device for use in water, the device comprising:

(i) a carrier having an interior cavity and one or more openings allowing ingress to and egress from the interior cavity; and

(ii) a moss contained within the interior cavity,

wherein the carrier completely encloses the moss,

wherein the moss is non-decomposed moss, and

wherein the moss is selected from the group consisting of sphagnum papillosum, sphagnum cristatum , and mixtures thereof, and

wherein the water contacts the moss contained within the interior cavity and the water is treated by contact with the moss.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the carrier comprises a float.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the carrier comprises one or more weights.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the moss is sphagnum papillosum.

21. The method of claim 17 , wherein the moss is sphagnum cristatum.

22. The method of claim 17 , wherein the moss comprises sphagnum papillosum only.

23. The method of claim 17 , wherein the moss comprises sphagnum cristatum only.

24. The method of claim 17 , wherein the moss comprises a mixture of sphagnum papillosum and sphagnum cristatum only.

25. The method of claim 17 , wherein the moss is compressed.

26. The method of claim 25 , wherein the moss is in the form of strips.

27. The method of claim 17 , wherein the moss has been sterilized.

28. The method of claim 17 , wherein the moss has been washed with an acidic solution.

29. The method of claim 17 , wherein the moss has been washed with a solution of acetic acid.

30. The method of claim 17 , wherein the moss has been washed with an acidic solution and then washed with a salt solution.

31. A method of treating water comprising contacting water with a device for use in water, the device comprising:

(i) a carrier having an interior cavity and one or more openings allowing ingress to and egress from the interior cavity; and

(ii) a moss contained within the interior cavity,

wherein the carrier completely encloses the moss,

wherein the moss is non-decomposed and compressed, and

wherein the moss is in the form of strips, and

wherein the water contacts the moss contained within the interior cavity and the water is treated by contact with the moss.

32. The method of claim 31 , wherein the carrier comprises a float.

33. The method of claim 31 , wherein the carrier comprises one or more weights.

34. The method of claim 31 , wherein the moss is sphagnum moss.

35. The method of claim 31 , wherein the moss is sphagnum papillosum.

36. The method of claim 31 , wherein the moss is sphagnum cristatum.

37. The method of claim 31 , wherein the moss comprises sphagnum papillosum only.

38. The method of claim 31 , wherein the moss comprises sphagnum cristatum only.

39. The method of claim 31 , wherein the moss comprises a mixture of sphagnum papillosum and sphagnum cristatum only.

40. The method of claim 31 , wherein the moss has been sterilized.

41. The method of claim 31 , wherein the moss has been washed with an acidic solution.

42. The method of claim 31 , wherein the moss has been washed with a solution of acetic acid.

43. The method of claim 31 , wherein the moss has been washed with an acidic solution and then washed with a salt solution.

44. A method of treating water comprising contacting water with a device for use in water, the device comprising:

(i) a carrier having an interior cavity and one or more openings allowing ingress to and egress from the interior cavity; and

(ii) a moss contained within the interior cavity,

wherein the carrier completely encloses the moss,

wherein the moss is non-decomposed moss,

wherein the moss has been sterilized, and

wherein the moss is selected from the group consisting of sphagnum papillosum, sphagnum cristatum , and mixtures thereof, and

wherein the water contacts the moss contained within the interior cavity and the water is treated by contact with the moss.

45. The method of claim 44 , wherein the moss is sphagnum papillosum.

46. The method of claim 44 , wherein the moss is sphagnum cristatum.

47. The method of claim 44 , wherein the moss comprises sphagnum papillosum only.

48. The method of claim 44 , wherein the moss comprises sphagnum cristatum only.

49. The method of claim 44 , wherein the moss comprises a mixture of sphagnum papillosum and sphagnum cristatum only.

50. A method of treating water comprising contacting water with a device for use in water, the device comprising:

(i) a carrier having an interior cavity and one or more openings allowing ingress to and egress from the interior cavity; and

(ii) a moss contained within the interior cavity,

wherein the carrier completely encloses the moss,

wherein the moss is non-decomposed moss,

wherein the moss has been washed with an acidic solution, and

wherein the moss is selected from the group consisting of sphagnum papillosum, sphagnum cristatum , and mixtures thereof, and

wherein the water contacts the moss contained within the interior cavity and the water is treated by contact with the moss.

51. The method of claim 50 , wherein the moss is sphagnum papillosum.

52. The method of claim 50 , wherein the moss is sphagnum cristatum.

53. The method of claim 50 , wherein the moss comprises sphagnum papillosum only.

54. The method of claim 50 , wherein the moss comprises sphagnum cristatum only.

55. The method of claim 50 , wherein the moss comprises a mixture of sphagnum papillosum and sphagnum cristatum only.

56. A method of treating water comprising contacting water with a device for use in water, the device comprising:

(i) a carrier having an interior cavity and one or more openings allowing ingress to and egress from the interior cavity; and

(ii) a moss contained within the interior cavity,

wherein the carrier completely encloses the moss,

wherein the moss is non-decomposed moss, and

wherein the moss has been washed with a solution of acetic acid, and

wherein the water contacts the moss contained within the interior cavity and the water is treated by contact with the moss.

57. The method of claim 56 , wherein the moss has been sterilized.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2019
From: EMBRO CORPORATION
To: ATLANTIC BIO VENTURES, LLC
Reel/Frame 048239/0048 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2009
From: KNIGHTON, DAVID R.; FIEGEL, VANCE D.
To: EMBRO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022352/0424 →
Continuity (3)
Division 1110604900 · Apr 14, 2005
Provisional Application 6056219600 · Apr 14, 2004
Related Publication 20090120871A1 · May 14, 2009