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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120038068 | DEVICE FOR THE ENRICHMENT OF A LIQUID STREAM WITH A GAS The invention relates to a device for the enrichment of a liquid stream with a gas, comprising a flow mixer (14) with a venture nozzle (36), having a rotationally symmetrical contraction (40) with a diameter D and being flown through axially by the ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120039754 | Headless Suspended Mass Transfer and Reaction Tower A headless suspended mass transfer and reaction tower system used for the scrubbing, stripping or chemical reaction between gases and liquids. The system comprises an elongated shell having a closed top end and a suspension member configured to suspend the tower from an... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120039146 | DUAL TUBE GAS DIFFUSION SYSTEM A gas diffusion system comprising a dual pipe diffuser having an inner pipe with perforations through which gas flows and diffuses into a fluid or liquid flowing through an outer pipe that surrounds the inner pipe. The gas diffusion system provides good diffusion of gas... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120037003 | Momentum Transfer Using Liquid Injection Various apparatus provide for spraying high velocity droplets of liquid into a low velocity gas stream. Finely atomized droplets may quickly transfer their momentum to the gas, resulting in deceleration of the spray and acceleration of the gas. A high velocity spray of ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120036626 | Liquid Aroma Injector A liquid aroma injector for a spa having a reservoir comprising an upper chamber, a lower chamber, and a subchamber, a plunger assembly comprising a plunger button, a shaft, and an annular flanged gasket. The shaft extends through said upper and lower chamber of the res... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120032358 | DURABLE STEAM INJECTOR DEVICE A device for the injection and mixing of steam into a fluid stream. The device is intended to be used in a substantially cylindrically-shaped primary conduit having a longitudinal axis and circular cross-section for carrying the fluid stream. The primary conduit is prov... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120025407 | VESSEL AND METHOD FOR TREATING CONTAMINATED WATER A method for removing immiscible fluid from contaminated water includes at least one chamber; an injection line in fluid communication with an inlet of the one chamber; bubble generation means in fluid communication with the injection line for injecting gas bubbles into... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120015083 | DIFFUSER/EMULSIFIER FOR AQUACULTURE APPLICATIONS A method of treatment of water in an aquatic environment. Water is first pumped from a reservoir to a first mixing station. An inert gas is introduced into the pumped water at the first mixing station to provide inert gas saturated water, which inert gas saturated water... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120006202 | INTEGRATED CONTAINMENT SYSTEM Embodiments of the invention generally provide a containment system having integrated bubble tight-dampers. In another embodiment, the containment system includes an integral auto-scan mechanism disposed in the housing of the containment system so that a filter element,... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120001351 | LOW PRESSURE GAS TRANSFER DEVICE Certain embodiments of the present technology present a low pressure gas transfer device for transferring gas into a liquid stream. The gas transfer device has a primary pipe branch with a gas injector, and a secondary pipe branch intersecting the primary pipe branch. A... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110291307 | Mixing device for mixing water and water vapor in a diversion station A diversion station is provided. The diversion station makes it possible to particularly effectively cool diverted water vapor by mixing it with water. The diversion station includes a mixing device, which comprises a so-called static mixer that is substantially made of... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110259196 | GASEOUS EFFLUENT TREATMENT APPARATUS The invention relates to an apparatus for the treatment of gaseous effluents, such as those originating from the production of semi-conductors involving contact with a liquid. The inventive apparatus consists of: a gas/liquid contact chamber which can receive a liquid i... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110248413 | DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING GAS INTO WATER A device is provided for supplying gas into water, especially for aquaculture, including a water inlet arrangement with a pipe having a first plurality of openings and a Venturi type gas dissolver unit built in the pipe, and a surrounding second element having a second ... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110209684 | SONIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID-GAS MIXTURES A sonic saturation system is provided that comprises at least one tank for containing a reservoir of liquid solvent; at least one gas-inlet in fluid communication with a gas compressor, for introducing gaseous solute into the reservoir, and at least one sonic agitator (... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110165663 | Mist Injector for Gas Treatment A device and a method for producing a fine liquid mist and injecting the said mist into a gas stream to capture and remove very fine particulate pollutants. The pressurized gas stream is passed into a droplet generator (20) into which the liquid is sprayed and at... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110156287 | MICROBUBBLE WATER GENERATOR A microbubble water generator includes a gas absorbing device respectively communicating with a pressure conveying motor, a gas supplier and a water switch. Wherein, the water switch is electrically connected with the pressure conveying motor and the gas supplier, and t... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110115104 | LIQUID MATERIAL VAPORIZATION APPARATUS An object of this invention is to provide a liquid material vaporization apparatus that is capable of increasing the flow rate of a carrier gas without changing the shape of a nozzle. The liquid material vaporization apparatus comprises a gas-liquid mixing chamber in wh... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110115105 | DEVICE FOR MIXING GAS INTO A FLOWING LIQUID A device for the mixing of a gas into a liquid comprises a hollow frustum shape housing having a central axis, extended from a small diameter fluid outlet end, defining a fluid outlet opening, to a large diameter end; a liquid inlet port positioned adjacent the large di... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110081282 | Flow distribution device for downflow catalytic reactors The invention is a fluid distribution device for coupling with a fluid distribution conduit or chimney for improving the distribution of downwardly flowing poly-phase mixture including at least one gas phase and at least one liquid phase, above at least one catalyst bed... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110073461 | Method For Removing Alcohol From Mixture And Apparatus Thereof The present disclosure provides a method for removing an alcohol from a liquid mixture having high viscosity by the gravity or the centrifugal force and a gas, and the apparatus thereof.... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110069579 | FLUID MIXER WITH INTERNAL VORTEX The present disclosure generally relates to a fluid mixer, a system for mixing fluids utilizing the fluid mixer, and a method of mixing fluids using the fluid mixer or the system for mixing fluids, and more specifically, to a compact static mixing device with no moving ... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110042835 | VENTURI APPARATUS An improved venturi apparatus for facilitating the mixture of fluid substances. The apparatus preferably comprises a first funnel section operative to receive a fluid and channel the same through a first cylindrical section or passageway. The first cylindrical section i... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110024925 | POURER A device for simultaneously pouring a liquid from a bottle (50) into a vessel (52) and mixing air into the liquid comprises bottle engaging means for engaging the neck of a bottle (50), vessel engaging means for engaging the vessel (52), a li... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100295192 | AERATION APPARATUS Provided is an aeration apparatus, which is enabled, when stopped, to prevent an air injection nozzle from being choked, by keeping the air injection nozzle out of contact with an object to be treated. An aeration apparatus (1) is dipped in the object and blows a... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100148382 | DEVICE FOR HOMOGENIZING FUEL IN THE GASES IN AN EXHAUST SYSTEM A device for homogenizing fuel in the gases of an exhaust system, including: a substantially planar sealing surface surrounding a passage; and a deflector member projecting into the passage from the sealing surface and projecting with respect to the plan of the sealing ... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100089231 | Apparatus and method thereof The invention relates to a gas liquid contactor and effluent cleaning system and method and more particularly to an array of nozzles configured to produce uniformly spaced flat liquid jets with reduced linear stability. An embodiment of the invention is directed towards... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100072637 | VENTURI APPARATUS An improved venturi apparatus for facilitating the mixture of fluid substances. The apparatus preferably comprises a first funnel section operative to receive a fluid and channel the same through a first cylindrical section or passageway. The first cylindrical section i... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100031825 | Blending System A blending system includes a first liquid supply arrangement for providing a first liquid component, a second liquid supply arrangement for providing a second liquid component, a mixing arrangement for mixing the first and the second liquid components to form a blending... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100001419 | STEAM INJECTION HEATER WITH STATIONARY END SEAL ASSEMBLY A direct contact steam injection heater that includes a steam diffuser having a plurality of steam diffusion holes that are selectively exposed by a regulating member to control the amount of steam used to heat a liquid. The regulating member is movable within the steam... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090306440 | DEVICE FOR ABSORPTION OF GAS OR VAPOUR IN A LIQUID AND METHOD FOR REINTRODUCING VAPOUR OR GAS IN THE LIQUID FROM WHICH THE GAS OR VAPOUR ORGINATES Device for absorption of at least one component chosen among gas and vapour in a liquid based on an ejector principle, comprising a mixing zone in the form of a substantially straight tube (5) immediately downstream of the ejector (1). The device comprises... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090294996 | Gas and Liquid Mixture Generation Apparatus An object of the present invention is to provide an air bubble generation apparatus constructed in a simple structure and capable of generating fine air bubbles. Such an apparatus comprises: an apparatus body 9 having a circular colu... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090206497 | LIQUID WASTE AERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Systems and methods are disclosed herein that provide for liquid waste aeration.... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090200688 | ANGLED DIFFUSER AND STEAM INJECTION HEATER ASSEMBLY An improved configuration for an in-line direct contact diffuser-type steam injection heater provides for a diffuser whereby steam flow is controlled using an angled sonic diffuser and plug arrangement. The steam flow is controlled by means of a steam plug which selecti... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090160072 | VENTURI APPARATUS An improved venturi apparatus for the incorporation of air into a liquid. The preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a funnel section, a cylindrical section, and a frusto-conical section. Lateral tubes extend from the cylindrical section so as to form an acute ... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090121365 | Eddy chamber The invention relates to an eddy chamber for generating turbulence in a medium flowing through the chamber, comprising an inlet opening, an outlet opening and at least two constrictions in the cross-section thereof. In the region of the constrictions, the inner profile ... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090108475 | Device for applying cooling mist and dry air to individuals An apparatus and method are disclosed for cooling one or more exercising or resting individuals by applying a water mist and dry air. The apparatus can be free standing, fixed to the walls or ceiling, or attached to an object on which an individual is resting or exercis... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090038582 | Fuel Processor Apparatus and Method There is disclosed a fuel nozzle, a pre-combustion fuel mixing device, and methods related to fuel processing. In an embodiment, a fuel nozzle includes at least one port for receiving fuel, a sidewall forming ports for introducing fuel into a pre-combustion chamber, and... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20080272211 | PROCESS FOR THE GASIFICATION OF TAP WATER The invention relates to an apparatus for the gas treatment of mains water in the inflow of a domestic fitting (16), having a connection (12) for a gas source, and having a device (8) for supplying the gas into the mains-water stream. The invention ... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080237901 | Water Purifying Apparatus A water purifying apparatus includes a tubular portion having an inlet for receiving water and an outlet for emitting the water, and a nozzle portion disposed inside the tubular portion to allow the water flowing through the tubular portion to pass therethrough. The noz... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080211119 | Flotation Cell An injector of a flotation cell, the injector comprising a feed pipe for feeding a fiber suspension flow into the flotation cell, a mixing apparatus for mixing air into the fiber suspension flow and at least one air feed connection arranged before the mixing apparatus f... | 09/04/2008 |
