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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7416579 | Preparing nanosize platinum-titanium alloys Nanometer sized particles containing titanium and platinum are prepared by a sonochemical process. Compounds of the metals are dissolved, suspended, or diluted in a low vapor pressure liquid medium, preferably at a sub-ambient temperature. A reducing gas is bubbled ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7267328 | Aeration of wastewater ponds using airlift pumps The subject of this invention is a submerged airlift pump using multiple concentric pipes with diameters that increase as they near the water surface. Water initially accelerated into the lowest pipe section is progressively decelerated in subsequent pipe sections, ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 6960325 | Apparatus for hydrocracking and/or hydrogenating fossil fuels A catalytic hydrocracking reactor vessel for the conversion of a hydrogen gas and fossil fuel feedstream to light liquid hydrocarbons. The reactor vessel comprises reactor cup riser with a helical cyclonic separator conduit for separating a liquid and vapor product ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6800196 | Method of and apparatus for treating radioactive liquid wastes containing surface active agents Radioactive laundry liquid wastes are supplied in a liquid waste heating vessel. Hydrogen peroxide and an alkali solution are supplied to the liquid waste heating vessel. The pH of the radioactive laundry liquid wastes is adjusted to 7 or higher by the alkali soluti... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6723291 | Fluidized bed polymerization reactor A novel flow deflector employed in a fluidized bed reactor for olefin polymerization is disclosed, which is installed on the entry conduit of the reactor, comprising an annular plate and a cone plate and providing at least three paths for the recycle stream to enter... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6447733 | Fluid contact chamber A fluid contactor is taught for mixing and reacting of fluids. Mixing is enhanced by providing a suitable residence time and suitable surface area contact by forming eddy flow within the fluid and thereby the formation of vortexes. Such a contactor does n... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6394428 | Method and apparatus for dissolving water-soluble gas in the sea and isolating it deep in the sea and a method for its installation Waste carbon dioxide gas discharged in large quantities from stationary gas generating facilities such as thermal power plants, is dissolved in sea water and isolated deep in the sea to prevent global warming. A vessel is installed in the sea or at the wa... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6315273 | Gas and liquid contact apparatus: illuminated A gas and liquid contacting apparatus, illuminated, with circulation, and a method, are disclosed. To remove a trace component from a mixture of gases, for example to remove carbon dioxide from air, the inefficiency of attempting to dissolve all of the ga... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6123765 | Continuously fed single bubbler for epitaxial deposition of silicon A delivery system and method for providing a gaseous chemical is provided. The system comprises a single bubbler 12 having a chamber 13 for containing a liquid chemical, at least one inlet tube 14 for providing a carrier gas to said chamber, and one outle... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5968352 | Gas contact tank Intimate contact of water with a treatment gas is achieved by mixing the gas and water co-currently in a conduit containing static mixers, and directing the conduit into a gas contact apparatus that contains coaxial inner and outer tanks, the inner tank b... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5944997 | System for maintaining a clean skein of hollow fibers while filtering suspended solids The outer surfaces of hollow fiber membranes in a skein, or a bank or cassette of stacked skeins, are kept essentially free of solids by maintaining a substantially uniform flow of a stream of coarse bubbles through each of plural orifices in an aerator d... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5928573 | Method of disinfecting fresh vegetables by processing the same with a liquid containing a mixture of argon:carbon dioxide A method of maintaining carbon dioxide concentration in an aqueous solution containing the same, which entails introducing an amount of a gas into the aqueous solution sufficient to maintain a desired level of carbon dioxide in the aqueous solution, the g... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5638740 | Apparatus for brewing espresso and cappuccino An improved espresso/cappuccino machine and methods which comprise a crema device downstream of the coffee filter for producing consistent and rich crema on top of the espresso and an automatic milk frothier for producing a predetermined amount of visuall... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5560756 | Chimney smoke scrubber A chimney smoke scrubber for use with stoves and fireplaces includes a chimney cap enclosure secured atop the chimney or flue pipe of the combustion unit. The combustion gases from the enclosure are deliver through a duct to a smoke scrubber assembly. The... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5433925 | Method and apparatus for removing sulfur dioxide from gas streams A process and apparatus for removing SO2 from low-volume gas streams containing high concentrations of SO2 includes a tank scrubber containing an aqueous SO2 absorbent and an impeller. The tank scrubber has an unpartitione... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5017331 | Nuclear power plant having a containment A nuclear power plant includes a containment for the retention of radioactivity having an overpressure safety outlet. A filter connected to the outlet includes a vessel for receiving a scrubbing liquid up to a given liquid level, a venturi scrubber dispos... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4927596 | Self-actuating pressure relief device and method for nuclear containment A self-actuating passive pressure relief device for nuclear reactor containments is described. The pressure relief device passively releases gases from within a reactor containment when the containment pressure exceeds a designated threshold pressure. The... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4847203 | Fermentation vessels A fermentation vessel comprises an outer shell, and an annular draft tube located within the shell and spaced therefrom to promote continuous circulation of fluids through said draft tube within said shell. The draft tube has an internal cavity located wi... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4801315 | Device for the wet cleaning of flue gas The device for the wet cleaning of flue gas is mounted on a chimney (12). It consists of a basin (18) surrounding the flue gas pass in a ring shape with a cleaning fluid (20). A hood covering the flue gas pass (22) guides the flue gas through the cleaning... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4529421 | Apparatus for reducing contaminants in gas containing products of combustion Apparatus is provided for reducing contaminants in gases containing products of combustion. The apparatus is particularly advantageous for reducing airborne sulfur in smoke from burning coal. This enables more use of coal, including high sulfur coal, with... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4452614 | Apparatus for collection of dust and soot by wetting A dust and soot collector surrounds a top portion of a stack or duct. Sprays of water are directed across a path of a gas flow exiting the stack. The water removes particles of dust and soot from the gas. A slush is created which falls into a peripheral t... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4421725 | Process for purifying a gas containing hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide and apparatus therefor Process for separating H2 S from CO2, both contained in a treated gas, wherein said gas is contacted with a solution which selectively absorbs H2 S, wherefrom H2 S is separated in a regeneration zone, CO2 | 12/20/1983 |
| 4392875 | Smog eliminator A device for eliminating carbon particulates from smoke including recirculating pressure water sprays within a spray booth mounted on a smoke stack, a conical deflector and a water collecting means mounted therein; the collected spray water being cleaned ... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4374786 | Unitized scrubber tower The device of the present invention utilizes a unitized scheme to erect a sulphur dioxide scrubber tower wherein a set of factory built constituent subunits are joined at location to produce a single functional unit. The functional units themselves prefer... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4257792 | Steam-pressured smoke eliminator for tall smoke stacks A steam-pressured eliminator for use on top of a tall, industrial-type, brick or metal smoke stack to reduce their pollution of the atmosphere. This eliminator is operated by pressurized steam directed so as to intercept the flow of smoke tending to leave... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4231765 | Air cleaning apparatus and method Disclosed is an air cleaning apparatus having a rectangular enclosure with air inlet and outlet passages and internal lower and upper baffles which sequentially direct inlet air through lower and upper water curtains which are provided by a recirculating ... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4225326 | Device for separating impurities from gases by means of a washing liquid A device for separating impurities from gases by means of a washing liquid. The device includes three (3) interconnected chambers: a suction chamber, a mixing chamber and a separating chamber, wherein the outer wall of the mixing chamber is the inner wall... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4192833 | Liquid-gas contactor and liquid-gas contact process A liquid-gas contactor which comprises a first liquid-gas contacting region of which the lower part is provided with a gas inlet and the upper part is provided with a liquid feed inlet and a second region through which flows a gaseous fluid comprised of p... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4192659 | Method for hot gas cooling and gaseous contaminant removal Method and apparatus are disclosed for cooling a process gas stream having a temperature in the range from about 400° F. and 3000° F. and absorbing gaseous contaminants therefrom wherein contact is effected between said process gas stream and respective... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4168958 | Smoke stack air washer A cleaner for the products of combustion in a smoke stack in the form of a vertically elongated chamber having a multiplicity of inclined baffles extending from opposite sides of the chamber to beyond the center line thereof and water spray devices locate... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4095951 | Organic carbon analyzer system An organic carbon analyzer system particularly adapted for the continuous analysis of raw sewage of a municipality. A gaseous transport is provided for carrying acidified liquid sewage including dispersed particulate matter through an elongated aeration c... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4062654 | Apparatus for continuous liquid-phase oxidation reaction A reaction vessel for continuously producing an aromatic carboxylic acid sparingly soluble in a solvent by liquid-phase oxidizing a corresponding alkyl aromatic compound with a molecular oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a lower aliphatic carboxyli... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4060399 | Scrubber-cooler tower The present invention relates to gas-liquid contact towers, and particularly to scrubbers such as those adapted to treating effluent dust laden gases such as off-gases from boilers, metallurgical furnaces and reactors before releasing such gases to the at... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4024025 | Gas cleaning device for controlling air pollution from the charging ports of a by-product coke oven and for obtaining superior quality by-products This invention relates principally to a method and device for controlling particulate-ladened smoke and gas emissions from the charging ports of a by-product coke oven. This device will clean the coarse particulate matter from the by-product gases resulti... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4010000 | Apparatus for producing halide particles Apparatus for producing purified metal halides, such as sodium iodide and mixtures of sodium iodide and mixtures of sodium iodide with scandium iodide, of accurately controlled particle size, particularly useful as a vaporizable fill for high pressure dis... | 03/01/1977 |
| 4008056 | Scrubber system for removing gaseous pollutants from a moving gas stream by condensation A gas scrubbing system comprising a plurality of water-fed scrubber units each coupled to a respective exhaust stack of a conventional hot-air dryer and each receiving its water supply from a common, centralized, skimmer-type water treatment facility. Non... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3981156 | Vapor recovery system and method A method of recovering vapors from exhausts or vents of containers of volatile substances comprising the steps of: providing a scrubber for connection to the vapor space of the container to receive a flow of vapors therefrom; providing a reservoir of abso... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3964868 | Organic carbon analyzer system An organic carbon analyzer system particularly adapted for the continuous analysis of raw sewage of a municipality. A gaseous transport is provided for carrying acidified liquid sewage including dispersed particulate matter through an elongated aeration c... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3953181 | Filter device A smoke-stack filter device comprising a plurality of dual-corrugated-plate members disposed at circumferentially spaced apart relationship to one another in an annular space between a pair of coaxially arranged cylinders, said corrugations arranged such ... | 04/27/1976 |
