Patent ID: 7806389
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: B01F,C02F,Y02W

Abstract:
1. A method of distributing a gas through a liquid body comprising: (i) positioning within the liquid body one or more flexible aeration panels, each panel having at least one inlet and at least an upper portion and a lower portion, which portions define at least one cavity that can be filled with a gas under pressure, which pressurized gas flows to each panel and into the at least one cavity via the at least one inlet, the upper portion of each panel being perforated to allow the pressurized gas to escape in the form of bubbles from the upper portion of each panel; (ii) providing a source of the pressurized gas; and (iii) permitting the pressurized gas to flow to each panel and into the at least one cavity via the at least one inlet, whereby the at least upper portion and lower portion of each panel are constructed of one or more flexible, non-rigid elastomeric materials, and wherein one or more flexible panels are positioned within the liquid body by an anchoring array that permits the leveling of the one or more flexible panels relative to a surface of the liquid body.