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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5730806 | Gas-liquid supersonic cleaning and cleaning verification spray system A gas-liquid cleaning spray system employs one or more converging-diverging nozzles to accelerate a gas-liquid mixture to a supersonic velocity for cleaning various types of articles, such as mechanical, electrical and fluid components. The gas, such as a... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5726632 | Flame imaging system A system for imaging a flame and the background scene. The flame imaging system consists of two charge-coupled-device (CCD) cameras. One camera uses a 800 nm long pass filter which during overcast conditions blocks sufficient background light so the hydro... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5706842 | Balanced rotating spray tank and pipe cleaning and cleanliness verification system A system for cleaning and verifying the cleanliness of the interior surfaces of hollow items, such as small bottles, tanks, pipes and tubes, employs a rotating spray head for supplying a gas-liquid cleaning mixture to the item's surface at a supersonic ve... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5678536 | Liquid air mixing system A device for mixing liquid nitrogen and liquid oxygen to form liquid air. The mixing device consists of a tube for transferring liquid oxygen positioned within a tube for transferring liquid nitrogen. Supply vessels for liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen a... | 10/21/1997 |
