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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370490 | Air-conditioning system with full heat recovery The present invention relates to an air-conditioning system with full heat recovery comprising a condenser, an evaporator, a compressor and an expansion valve; one side of the condenser is disposed in a position corresponding to an indoor air outlet and an outdoor a... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7322283 | Apparatus in an infuser for a liquid food product The invention relates to an apparatus in an infuser for a liquid food product. The infuser is of the type which includes a pressure vessel (1) with an inlet (2) for the product located in its upper region and an outlet (6) for the product locate... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7266970 | Water cooling system with full heat recovery The present invention relates to a water cooling system with full heat recovery comprising a condenser, an evaporator, a compressor and an expansion valve; the evaporator connects with a cooling water recycling circuit; one side of the condenser is disposed in a pos... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7246626 | Sanitation system for refrigerated fixture having an air curtain A sanitation system for a refrigerated fixture having an air curtain. This sanitation includes a spray manifold positioned in a case tank of the refrigerated fixture. A reservoir is provided which is adapted to contain disinfectant. A pump is provided to pump disinf... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7210671 | Fan-assisted wet cooling tower and method of reducing liquid loss The invention provides an improved natural draft cooling tower (10) having improved cooling capability and reduced liquid losses of evaporation and blow-out. To this end, the distribution of hot liquid to the packing assembly within the tower is increased aro... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7156381 | Heat recovery using fluidized spray tower A fluidized spray vessel. A vessel design is provided for recovering heat from gaseous heat streams. The vessel utilizes a semi-fluidized bed for obtaining desirable liquid/vapor contact times. A spray section is provided in which liquid is sprayed through nozzles d... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7111624 | Apparatus for delivering humidified gases An apparatus for delivering humidified gases has a connection manifold adapted to connect with inlet and outlet ports of a slide on water chamber in a single slide on motion. Connection of the gases inlet and gases outlet ports as well as any additional electrical a... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6955342 | Fluidized spray tower A fluidized spray vessel. A vessel design is provided for recovering heat from gaseous heat streams. The vessel utilizes a semi-fluidized bed for obtaining desirable liquid/vapor contact times. A spray section is provided in which liquid is sprayed through nozzles d... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6946021 | Air cleaner An air cleaner for cleaning air and for providing sterilization and deodorization effects, includes an air-liquid contact part, for bringing the air into contact with a water screen formed by spraying, using nozzles, pressurized circulating water, and for removing f... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6843835 | Air cleaning apparatus and method for cleaning air An air cleaning apparatus is disclosed which, in one embodiment, has: an inlet for ambient air; an outlet for purified air; a mechanism for the uptake of a scrubbing liquor and for the removal of impurities dissolved or dispersed in the ambient air by contact with s... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6832754 | Gas-liquid contactor A gas-liquid processing device used for contacting a gas stream with a liquid stream and consisting of spray nozzles housed in a containment vessel. The device finds application for transferring, on a continuous basis, chemical constituents from one phase to another... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6820865 | Nozzle valve type spray dryer This method achieves spray drying by injection super heated slurry type material counter currently into a duct delivering preheated drying gas. Drying gas velocity is above flooding velocity, and the feed spray is delivered by a variable-flow nozzle valve which main... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6767009 | Carbonator with targeted carbonation level A carbonator for use in a beverage dispenser may include a tank having a first end and a second end. An inlet in the second end of the tank may be configured to receive a supply of CO2. The carbonator may include a baffle in the tank between the first end... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6733003 | Installation and method of venting the waste gases of air distillation or liquefaction units To reduce the level of oxygen concentration in the waste gases emitted by the stack of such installations, according to the invention, connecting means (15) connect the respective internal spaces of a chamber (13), for discharging an inert gas miscible... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6730214 | System and apparatus for accelerating mass transfer of a gas into a liquid System and apparatus to accelerate solution of gas into liquid. The system includes an aspirating injector to bring the gas into the pressurized system, a collider, a reactor, and an optional gas/liquid separator. The collider and reactor provide for prompt renewal ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6702260 | Installation and method of venting the waste gases of air distillation or liquefaction units To reduce the level of oxygen concentration in the waste gases emitted by the stack of such installations, according to the invention, connecting means (15) connect the respective internal spaces of a chamber (13), for discharging an inert gas miscible wi... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6613133 | Single spray level for flue gas desulfurization system with internal main feed headers A spray level arrangement for spraying a liquid absorbent into flue gas flowing through a flue gas desulfurization absorber tower having a shell, includes a pair of elongated headers each having an inlet end for receiving liquid absorbent outside the shel... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6550751 | Gas-liquid contactor with liquid redistribution device A gas-liquid contactor for removing gases and particulate matter from flue gases produced by processing operations of the type carried out in utility and industrial plants. The contactor is generally an open spray absorber having a spray tower (110) whose... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6523604 | Indirect evaporative cooling apparatus The present invention is an indirect evaporative cooling module preferably made from extruded, twin-walled, corrugated, fluted plastic sheeting. Sheets of this corrugated material are cut into plates which are preferably laminated together to form the pri... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6521008 | Air filter for filtering induced air for internal combustion engines of motor vehicles In an air filter for filtering the intake air for internal combustion engines of motor vehicles, with a filter housing, which has an air inlet, an air outlet, and at least one water outlet disposed in the housing bottom, and with a replaceable filter matt... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6488774 | Trap apparatus A trap apparatus is optimum for trapping a material gas discharged from a vapor deposition apparatus for depositing in a vapor phase thin films of high-dielectric or ferroelectric such as barium/strontium titanates on substrates. The trap apparatus is dis... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6451093 | Centripetal demister A centripetal demister system and method for the removal of moisture from a moisture laden gas stream using both centrifugal and centripetal force to shear the moisture from a inlet gas, the centripetal force also directing the inlet gas radially inward f... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6419210 | Reversed-jet contacting of a gas stream having variable heat/mass content This invention is a combination spray nozzle and throttle valve referred to as a nozzle valve. Its primary use is to characterize the spray pattern and vary the flow rate of the spray in a reversed jet installation where rate of flow in the spray must be ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6322617 | Purification device for separating gaseous or particulate constituents from gas streams A scrubbing apparatus for separating gaseous or particulate contents, especially from flue gas, using a plurality of spin spray nozzles arranged such that adjacent spray nozzles have a different spin. Double spin spray nozzles can be used that produce opp... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6272874 | Passenger cooling device for watercraft A passenger cooling device for use on a watercraft in a body of water, the passenger cooling device comprising a fan member and a mist assembly associated with the fan member. The mist assembly includes a nozzle, a pump for pumping water from the body of ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6267358 | Low pressure drop inlet for high velocity absorbers with straight tanks A low pressure drop inlet arrangement for an absorber having straight walls has a perforated tray positioned above the gas inlet opening between the walls of the absorber. A ring around the outer edge of the tray lacks perforations, or the perforations ar... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6168141 | Apparatus for treatment of fluent materials An apparatus and method of the heat treatment of a fluent food product with steam includes a pressure vessel having a steam inlet at one end and an a product outlet at the opposite end; an inner partition wall having an open end defines the product introd... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6123750 | Spray and aeration system for removing volatile compounds An aeration system for removing radon and other volatile compounds from a water or other liquid source. Water supplied from a well and/or water pressure/storage tank enters an aeration tank and is sprayed through a clog resistant nozzle. The nozzle create... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6106792 | Apparatus and method for cleaning gas A method and apparatus for removing TDI from a gas in which the gas containing the TDI is forced through a scrubber tank. A first water spray is in fluid communication with the gas flowing through an inlet pipe and initially reacts the TDI in the gas with... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6102377 | Wet scrubbing spray apparatus for removing sulfur oxides from combustion effluents Sulfur oxides (SOx) are scrubbed from combustion effluents with economies in capital and operating costs by virtue of an arrangement of spray header piping and nozzles which permits ease of access for service with reduced spacing (e.g., 0.5 to ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6051055 | Exhaust gas desulfurization system An exhaust gas desulfurization system includes a spray pipe which is provided with a plurality of nozzles in the lengthwise direction and whose one end is closed and arranged horizontally in an absorption tower through which the exhaust gas passes vertica... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6036756 | Retrofit of a center inlet type scrubber with absorption/gas distribution tray to improve gas-liquid contact in the absorption zone An improvement in a center inlet type scrubber that retrofit the scrubber with a perforated tray made up of rectangular or partially rectangular sections supported on beam supports in the annulus of the scrubber. The supports can be modified to form turni... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6017384 | Nozzle arrangement for a scrubbing column A nozzle arrangement in which the nozzles have a scrubber, especially for flow gas desulfurization, are laid in accordance with the following: (a) liquid concentrations of a component to be absorbed from a gas stream scrubbed in the column are measured ab... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6007604 | Nozzle assembly for a scrubbing column A nozzle arrangement for a scrubbing column for a flue gas in desulfurization, in which the scrubbing column has a sump, a baffle-free zone above the sump and a nozzle arrangement above the absorption zone. The nozzles, preferably by selective connection ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5971063 | Vapor condenser A vapor condenser includes a conduit defining a passage for guidingly communicating a vapor stream in a vapor flow direction from an inlet at a first location to a second location, a first heat exchanger between the first and second locations for open hea... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5948370 | Spray toner for the removal of dust from carbonization gas A process for the removal of dust from gas that has been produced by low temperature carbonization is provided. The process separates solid particles by means of washing oil in a spray washer that also cools the gases that have been produced by low temper... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5785901 | Gas-liquid contact apparatus An object of this invention is to provide a gas-liquid contact apparatus for use in wet flue gas desulfurizers and the like which is equipped with lightweight and inexpensive header pipes having excellent wear resistance and corrosion resistance and hence... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5772886 | Aquaculture process An aquaculture process for dissolving gas in liquid by impinging two or more streams substantially and directly one to the other wherein the two streams enter an impingement zone from conveying means of substantially equal shape with a velocity greater th... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5749930 | Mist collector arrangement for gas washers Described is a mist collector arrangement for gas washers etc. having in gas flow direction a downstream and an upstream mist collector layer. The profiles of the successively arranged rows of the downstream and upstream mist collector layers are position... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5601688 | Method of and means for spraying droplets The horizontal distance traveled by droplets of starting solution sprayed into a gaseous medium above a catch basin, where the gaseous medium has a horizontal velocity component is controlled by controlling the size of the droplets as a function of the ho... | 02/11/1997 |
