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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141738 | System for insulating a cryogenic tank and method of insulating said tank Cryogenic tank insulation system comprising blocks of insulating materials placed, at low temperature, so as to be essentially touching on one face of the structure of said tank, the blocks being placed between said face of the structure and an impervious deformable... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137435 | Carbon dioxide recovery from low concentration sources A system and method of purifying gaseous carbon dioxide from a gaseous mixture obtained at low pressure from a flue gas by passing the gaseous mixture through a vacuum swing adsorption unit and then a gas purification unit to produce carbon dioxide having a purity o... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137099 | Method for calcination of a material with low nochi emissions The invention relates to a method for calcination of a material in which said material is heated by contact with a heat source essentially generated by means of a flame produced with at least one flow of fuel and primary air and a flow of secondary air, the flame co... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8101009 | Separation membrane by controlled annealing of polyimide polymers This abstract discusses membranes needed to separate fluids for the production of oxygen-enriched air, nitrogen-enriched-air, for the separation of carbon dioxide from hydrocarbons, and the separation of hydrogen from various petrochemical and oil refining streams. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8091593 | Method and device for filling a tank with a pressurized gas Method for filling a tank with a pressurized gas, in particular a vehicle tank with hydrogen, including the step of compressing the gas from a first gas source in order to fill said tank directly or via at least one buffer vessel, wherein the compression step is car... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8076038 | Fuel cell with vertical displacement A fuel cell system includes a housing partially above and below the ground containing a fuel cell beneath ground level and a fuel tank disposed above the fuel cell. The fuel cell may be accessed by raising it to above ground level with a fuel cell vertical displacem... | 12/13/2011 |
| D649566 | Food freezer housing | 11/29/2011 |
| 8061682 | Fluid flow control cock fitted with a lever having several stable positions A valve for controlling the flow of a pressurized fluid, in particular a medical or industrial gas, a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a internal fluid passage that connects them. A valve for controlling the fluid flow can prevent the circulation of a fluid in this ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8056580 | Fluid flow control cock fitted with a lever having several stable positions A valve to control the flow of pressurized fluids, such as medical or industrial gases, consists of a body with an internal fluid distribution circuit, comprising a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a internal fluid passage connecting them. Fluid flow can be controll... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8047395 | Cryogenic fluid tank and use in a motor vehicle The main opposite surfaces (4a, 4b; 5a, 5b) of the inner (1) and outer (2) coverings are directly linked to each other by rigid coaxial linking elements (9;10), flexible linking elements ( | 11/01/2011 |
| 8003143 | Process and apparatus for filling a container with food articles The invention concerns a process respectively an apparatus for filling a container with articles such as food, in particular meat, and a process respectively an apparatus for cooling articles and is characterised by repeating the following steps: (A) a first portion... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7985574 | Oxygen-assisted fermentation process A fermentation process uses substantially pure oxygen. The oxygen is the only reactive gas which is injected into a fermentation vessel. The oxygen is moved through the vessel solely by its own pressure. The process can be used with both mechanically-agitated and ai... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7968040 | Method for fabricating a connector for fuel cell system, connector and system obtained by such a method Method for fabricating a fluid connector for fuel cell system: (a) a thermoplastic parison (19) is extruded, (b) the parison is placed in a mould (10a, 10b), (c) ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7955526 | Addition of (a) blocking agent(s) in a ceramic membrane for clocking crystalline growth of grains during atmospheric sintering A composite material (M) comprising: at least 75% by volume of a mixed electronic conductor compound oxygen anions O(C1) selected from doped ceramic compounds which, at the temperature of use, are present in the form of a crystalline network having ion oxide lat... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7951325 | Methods of implementing a water-cooling system into a burner panel and related apparatuses The present invention generally relates to apparatuses and methods for use in metal melting, refining and/or other processing, such as, for example, steel making in an electric arc furnace (EAF), and more particularly, to improved burner panels and related methods f... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7951228 | Self-propelled vehicle comprising an onboard equipment supplied with filtered air The invention concerns a self-propelled vehicle, in particular an aircraft, comprising an onboard equipment such as an inerting system, means for vapour pollutant filtering (1) arranged between an air intake (8) connected to a compressed air source and... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7950529 | Separation membrane made from blends of polyimides with polyimidazoles A membrane for fluid separation made of a blend of at least a polyimide polymer and a polyimidazole polymer. ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7950217 | Oxygen-enriched air assisting system for improving the efficiency of cogeneration system Systems and methods for exhaust gas recirculation in which at least a desired effective oxygen concentration is maintained for stable combustion at increased recirculation rates. Oxygen-enriched gas is injected into the recirculated exhaust gas to achieve the desire... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7914279 | Method and apparatus for injecting a gas into a two-phase stream Apparatus and methods for improved combustion of oxygen and a mixture of a non-gaseous fuel, which includes providing: 1) a source of a mixture of non-gaseous fuel and conveying gas; 2) a source of oxygen; 3) a burner operatively associated with a combustion chamber... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7891197 | Method for non-intermittent provision of fluid supercool carbon dioxide at constant pressure above 40 bar as well as the system for implementation of the method A method and an apparatus for the uninterrupted supply of liquid subcooled carbon dioxide. The liquid is supplied at a nearly constant pressure greater than about 40 bar. Liquid carbon dioxide is supplied at a low pressure and is sent into a low pressure tank where ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7846236 | Method for producing oxygen, from air, particularly using an electrochemical cell with ceramic membrane, with control means for continuous production An oxygen generator is controlled to producing oxygen during a period t at a pressure P2 higher than P1, or during a period t′ with a flow rate D2 higher than D1, optionally with a pressure P2 higher than P1. ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7834207 | Peracetic acid in an anhydrous sterilant delivery system Method and system for forming an anhydrous sterilant. In one embodiment, anhydrous peracetic acid is combined with carbon dioxide, wherein the carbon dioxide is in one of a liquid, solid, and supercritical state. ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7805951 | Method and apparatus for the crust-freezing/cooling/deep-freezing treatment of products Methods and apparatus for freezing a product. The product is frozen in a treatment container which contains a vibrating support. The vibrating support is capable of receiving a film of a cryogenic liquid. A heated temperature probe, located just before the outlet of... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7794841 | Articles of manufacture containing increased stability low concentration gases and methods of making and using the same Articles of manufacture and methods of making and using same concern a container having an internal space and a passivated internal metal surface. The container contains a composition of an acid gas and a balance gas contained within the internal space and in contac... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7776208 | Integration of gasification, hydrocarbon synthesis unit, and refining processes This disclosure discusses integrating syngas streams with refinery hydrotreators, synthetic hydrocarbon gas to liquid (GTL) processes, and power generation units (such as combined cycle units) to efficiently use hydrogen contained in the syngas produced from heavy h... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7758336 | Process for the oxycombustion of a liquid fuel The invention relates to processes for the combustion of liquid fuels, including a means of using an oxygenated gas in a combustion zone, applicable to steam boilers, which produces a longer, more uniform and cooler oxygen flame than a conventional oxygen flame. Acc... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7739878 | Method for the cryogenic cooling of powders using an early control strategy A method is provided for cooling a powder in a tunnel with a vibrating support with at least two independently controllable cryogenic liquid inflows into the tunnel. It includes the following steps. A thermal mass of powder entering the tunnel is determined. The arr... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7730727 | Flexible flow control device for cogeneration ducting applications Apparatuses and methods for cogeneration ducting applications in which at least a desired effective flow stream control is maintained for stable combustion. A flow stream is directed through a flow control system to achieve the desired effective uniform flow rate an... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7718405 | Use of pure oxygen in viscous fermentation processes A fermentation process uses substantially pure oxygen as the sole gas introduced into a fermentation vessel while fermentation reactions are active. The oxygen is introduced at multiple locations along the height of the vessel, and is preferably introduced in the vi... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7704732 | Fermentation unit with liquid nitrogen cooling An integrated industrial plant includes various systems, all of which use a cryogenic liquid obtained from a common source. One system includes a fermentation unit, in which cold air, chilled by heat exchange with the cryogenic liquid, absorbs excess heat generated ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7691318 | Process of making hollow fibers The invention provides a spinnerette assembly for forming hollow fibers. The spinnerette assembly contains an extrusion orifice and a fiber-forming material passage in communication with the extrusion orifice. A hollow needle extends through the extrusion orifice in... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7683357 | Dynamic laser power control for gas species monitoring A gas species monitoring system includes a laser, a fiber amplifier configured to receive an input signal from the laser and generate an amplified signal, and a variable optical attenuation system configured to receive at least a portion of the amplified signal and ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7655067 | Method for processing aluminium in a rotary or a reverberating furnace The invention relates to a method for processing aluminum in a furnace consisting in introducing an aluminum-containing material and possibly one or several types of salt into the furnace, melting said material by heating with the aid of at least one burner supplied... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7648569 | Method and device for injecting two-phase COin a transfer gaseous medium A method and an apparatus for injecting two-phase (gas+solid) carbon dioxide into a gas stream. Liquid carbon dioxide is cryogenically expanded into two-phase carbon dioxide, which is then injected into the center of the stream. An inerting gas is also injected into... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7648558 | Method for the treatment of aluminum in a furnace Methods for treating aluminum in a furnace. An aluminum charge is introduced into a furnace and melted with heat from at least one burner. The burner is supplied with at least one oxidizer and at least one fuel. The oxidizer is made up of at least 10% oxygen by volu... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7645319 | Method for renovating a combined blast furnace and air/gas separation unit system The invention relates to a method for renovating a combined system consisting of a blast furnace supplied with an oxidant fluid received at least partly from an air/gas separation unit (ASU). The method consists in injecting, before renovation, at least 50% of the f... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7638972 | System for monitoring a group of electrochemical cells and device therefor A system for monitoring a group of electrochemical cells (C1, . . . , Ci, . . . , Cn) arranged in series, wherein each cell (Ci) is provided for outputting a DC voltage (Vi) greater than a minimum value (Vmin). According to the invention, said monitoring syst... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7637280 | Dual-inlet selective flow regulating valve A fluid distribution and control valve for respiratory gas delivery systems. The valve has a body which is defined by four internal zones. Each zone is connectable to an external fluid circuit and a mobile structure. The mobile structure can move into four positions... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7637109 | Power generation system including a gas generator combined with a liquified natural gas supply A power generation system includes a gas generator configured to receive an oxygen stream and a gaseous hydrocarbon fuel stream at an inlet of the gas generator, and a turbine section disposed downstream from the gas generator to receive and expand a combustion prod... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7619523 | Gas cylinders monitoring by wireless tags Embodiments of the present invention generally provide methods and systems for managing gas cylinders by using radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology. In one embodiment, each gas cylinder includes a RFID transponder configured to transmit a RFID signal. Th... | 11/17/2009 |
