Liquid purification or separation – Processes – Including geographic feature
Reexamination Certificate
2004-03-05
2009-02-17
Upton, Christopher (Department: 1797)
Liquid purification or separation
Processes
Including geographic feature
C210S791000, C210S131000, C210S156000, C210S162000, C210S163000, C210S170030, C404S004000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07491338
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method, using the apparatus, for blocking the passage of solid materials into or through a channel while permitting the passage of fluid; automatically releasing the blocked solid materials under predetermined conditions when priority is given to maximizing the passage of fluid; automatically re-closing after the accumulated solid materials have passed downstream, and resuming the blocking of solid materials; and, repeating the process upon recurrence of the predetermined conditions.Although the invention relates to street storm-water drainage channels, particularly inlets to catch basins, it can be applied to any fluid-flow channel where blocking the passage of solid materials is important but where there are conditions under which priority should be shifted from blocking the solid materials to releasing them downstream.
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Khalil Ibrahim Nino; Practical Technology (showing CAD drawing of a form of Manual Blocker); approx. Oct-Nov. 2001; 1 page; a copy may have been provided to one or more persons prior to 2002 in Los Angeles (and possibly Orange) County, Calif. (See also, discussion of Manual Blocker in Declaration of Khalil Ibrahim Nino and in IDS at item 3, both filed herein on Dec. 8, 2007.) (The person filing this doc. bases the statements in this NPL item and those below primarily on info. & belief except his direct knowledge of own web research & own prep of submittals to USPTO.)
Khalil Ibrahim Nino; CBTB008 Product Information (a design for a Practical Technology flyer showing above CAD drawing of a form of Manual Blocker and some information about it—a Patent Pending notation was in the original but was an error so is redacted in this copy); approx. Oct-Nov. of 2001; one page; a copy may have been provided to one or more persons prior to 2002 in Los Angeles (LA) County (and possibly Orange County) California. (See also, discussion of Manual Blocker in Declaration and IDS as referred to in item 1 above.).
Khalil Ibrahim Nino; CBTB008 Product Information (a design for a Practical Technology flyer showing photo of an installed prototype Manual Blocker and some information about it—a Patent Pending notation was in the original but was an error so is redacted in this copy); approx. Oct-Nov. of 2001; one page; a copy may have been provided to one or more persons prior to 2002 in LA County (and possibly Orange County) California. (See also, discussion of Manual Blocker in Declaration and IDS as referred to in item 1 above.).
Khalil Ibrahim Nino; Catch Basin Trash Blocker Magnetic Swing Gate (CBTB-MSG); one page (brief & very simplified general description); prepared between approx. mid-Mar. and Apr. 30, 2002, and, during approx. same period, copy provided by Mr. Nino to one or more engineering personnel of the City of LA, in the City of LA, CA. (See further discussion of this item in the Declaration of Khalil Ibrahim Nino filed herein on Feb. 2, 2006 and see the copy of this item filed with that declaration as attachment marked KN Exhibit 3.).
Khalil Ibrahim Nino; 4 photos, 1 on ea. of 4 pgs.; taken about Jun. 2002, showing “the box” prototype substantially as it was when demo'd in about Apr. 2002 by Mr. Nino to Louie & Steven Sprague in LA County, CA. (See further discussion of these photos, “the box,” and pre-2002 disclosure of prior crude model aka mock-up to Sprague, in Declarations of Khalil Ibrahim Nino and Louie Sprague, filed herein on Feb. 2, 2006 with copy of these photos as attachments marked KN Exibits 7-10 and LS Exhibits 2-5. These photos did not scan well so a better copy is filled herewith.).
City of Los Angeles (except hand-written portion); Request for Quotation with ID #0000000712 and with first line item described as Installation of Catch Basin Opening Covers; one page; dated Apr. 2, 2002 and published (with other pages that presumably included the technical information in the PO referred to below) in about Apr./May of 2002 in the City of LA, Ca. (See further discussion of this item in the Declaration of Khalil Ibrahim Nino filed herein on Feb. 2, 2006 and see copy of this page filed with that declaration as attachment marked KN Exhibit 11.).
City of Los Angeles; Purchase Order, with PO #0000181535 and with 1st line item described as Catch Basin Opening Covers; 16 pgs. (incl. attached Cond'ns, Specs., Table, Legend & Maps 1 & 2); dated Jun. 21, 2002 for issue to vendor Practical Technology in Downey, CA; and believed published in County of LA. (See further discussion of this item in the Declarations of Khalil Ibrahim Nino and Michael Maliniak filed herein on Feb. 2, 2006 and see copy of these pages filed with the Maliniak declaration, except Map #2 was inadvertently left out so a copy of Map #2 is filed herewith.).
Ammar Eltawil; photos of a prototype CBTB-MSG; 3 pgs., 1 photo/pg.; taken about Jul. 9, 2002 in City of LA within a few days of the installation; copy given to applicant herein on about Jul. 9, 2002 and possibly others within a few days after that, in City of LA. (See further discussion in the Declarations of Khalil Ibrahim Nino & Louie Sprague filed herein on Feb. 2, 2006 with copy of these photos filed as attachments marked KN Exihibts 12, 13 & 14, & 2 of them as attachments marked LS Exhibits 6 & 7. Apparently, the 3 KN Exhibit photos did not scan, so a better copy is filed herewith.).
Khalil Ibrahim Nino; Strainex (CBTB-MSG8), a design for a Practical Technology 2-sided flyer with a photo & info. on each side (to illustrate what a CBTB-MSG looks like, although photo of closed bloker is a Manual Blocker with touch up to remove handle brackets so looks same as CBTB-MSG) and original flyer had a trademark registration near Strainex & 1 pg. had a Patent Pending notation—premature, so are redacted from this copy); approx. Jul. 2002; 2 pgs.; a copy may have been provided to one or more persons in LA (& possibly Orange) County, CA.
Khalil Ibrahim Nino; Strainex (CBTB-MSG-8), a design for a Practical Technology 2-sided flyer with a photo & info. on each side (to illustrate what a CBTB-MSG looks like, although photo showing it closed is same as noted in item 9 above and original flyer had a Patent Pending notation—which was premature, so is redacted from this copy); approx. Jun. 2002; 2 pages; a copy may have been provided to one or more persons in LA (and possibly Orange) Co
Patton Aaron L.
Upton Christopher
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