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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109489 | Method and spray tower for contacting gases and liquid droplets for mass and/or heat transfer A method for contacting gases and liquid droplets for mass and/or heat transfer and a spray tower are disclosed, in which liquid is injected at a number of levels in counterflow to the gas, the gas being fed through at least two inlet openings in the shell of the sp... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8052127 | Respiratory humidification system A respiratory humidification system having a capillary passage in communication with a ventilator, the ventilator adapted to deliver an air stream, a heater operable to at least partially vaporize water in the capillary passage, a pumping unit adapted to supply wate... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8038129 | Method and device for cooling circulating air Circulating air is cooled by heat exchange with adiabatically cooled process air. To this end, a first heat exchanging device is fed with circulating air and the process air. The heat exchanging device contains a humidifying device used to spray water into the proce... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7988135 | Method and apparatus for humidifying gas and for condensing steam on condensation nuclet For the reliable condensation of steam on condensation nuclei in an aerosol flow and therefore for enlarging the particles in the aerosol, the invention provides a method which is characterized in that condensation nuclei are passed through an inner area of an evapo... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7980535 | Demand activated steam dispersion system A steam dispersion system is disclosed. The steam dispersion system includes a header, a divider dividing the header into at least two interior chambers that are generally not in fluid communication with each other, and at least two steam dispersion tubes, each stea... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7971862 | Vaporizer, fuel cell having vaporizer, and vaporizing method Disclosed is a vaporizer including a first liquid suction section to suck a first liquid; a second liquid suction section to suck a second liquid; and a heating element to heat the first liquid suction section and the second liquid suction section to vaporize the fi... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7828273 | Method and apparatus for humidifying gas and for condensing steam on condensation nuclet For the reliable condensation of steam on condensation nuclei in an aerosol flow and therefore for enlarging the particles in the aerosol, the invention provides a method which is characterized in that condensation nuclei are passed through an inner area of an evapo... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7487955 | Passive desuperheater This is a process and apparatus for using a passive desuperheater for passively desuperheating a superheated gas stream before the stream is transmitted to a heat exchanger. A spent gas stream of a liquid condensate is accumulated in the passive desuperheater. An in... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7431805 | Method and apparatus for simultaneous heat and mass transfer utilizing a carrier-gas at various absolute pressures A method, system, and apparatuses for simultaneous heat and mass transfer utilizing a carrier-gas at various absolute pressures are described. A method may include: thermally coupling at least two continuous contacting apparatuses together; varying the pressure betw... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431804 | Method for carrying out the distillation or reactive distillation of a mixture containing at least one toxic constituent A process is proposed for the distillation or reactive distillation of a mixture that includes at least one toxic component, the process being carried out in a column containing a structured packing, having at least one packing layer (1) having a lower end ( | 10/07/2008 |
| 7395673 | Device for creating a reference humidity A device for creating a reference humidity that includes a saturation chamber and a condensate cooler in fluid communication with the saturation chamber and arranged downstream of the saturation chamber, wherein the condensate cooler is a fin-type condenser whose ar... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7344576 | Conditions for fluid separations in microchannels, capillary-driven fluid separations, and laminated devices capable of separating fluids Methods of separating fluids using capillary forces and/or improved conditions for are disclosed. The improved methods may include control of the ratio of gas and liquid Reynolds numbers relative to the Suratman number. Also disclosed are wick-containing, laminated ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338980 | Method and apparatus for mixing a high-viscosity material into a gas A piston pump has a piston and cylinder. A gas is supplied into the cylinder during and/or after a suction stroke of the piston pump, and a high-viscosity material is supplied into the cylinder after the suction stroke. A discharge stroke of the piston pump is effec... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322566 | Device for heating and moistening breathing air A device for conditioning breathing air includes a housing (1) provided with an inlet (5) for non treated breathing air and an outlet (6) for the treated breathing air. The housing (1) contains a passive humidifier (7) and an activ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320458 | Heating tower apparatus and method with isolation of outlet and inlet air A method for heating a fluid using a heating tower. The method includes the steps of drawing an air stream into the heating tower through an inlet and passing the air stream over a series of coils. The method for heating a fluid also includes discharging the air str... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7282118 | Method for production of easily polymerizable substance and purification apparatus This invention resides in providing a method for the prevention of possible polymerization of the easily polymerizable substance during the purification thereof by a column provided with (a) at least one tray directly fixed to a support ring with a bolt and a nut an... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7261284 | Process for effecting mass transfer between a liquid phase and a gaseous phase A process for effecting mass transfer between a liquid phase and a gaseous phase in a filled-type column comprising an external shell which accommodates at least one filler-containing basket wherethrough the phases are caused to flow in countercurrent relationship, ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7237768 | Liquid fuel and gas atomization and dispersion system A fuel injector is coupled to a fuel source. A vortex generator is coupled with the injector and a gas source and has a passageway there through. A portion of the passageway has a generally tapered configuration. At least one manifold tube has a generally hollow tub... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235158 | Perforated tray column without downcomer A perforated tray without downcomer having only a small deviation between the opening ratio based on the diameter of a column and the actual opening ratio and a perforated tray column without downcomer formed by disposing such perforated trays without downcomer are ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7216496 | Heating medium circulating device and thermal, treatment equipment using the device There is provided a heating medium circulating apparatus which is small and which does not require a very large installation space. In a heating medium circulating apparatus wherein a temperature controlling object being an object to be temperature-controlled, a mai... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204156 | Fuel cell system having fluidic oscillation flow meter An apparatus (10) is provided for determining the flow rate of a gas. The apparatus comprises a housing (12) forming a vaporization chamber (14) for converting a fluid into a gas vapor when subjected to heat (22). An oscillation flow mete... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7165881 | Methods and apparatus for high-shear mixing and reacting of materials Methods and apparatus for high shear reacting and/or mixing of moving fluid streams of materials employ an interdiffusing and reacting zone formed in the space between two stationary surfaces, the surfaces being spaced apart a maximum distance of the sum of the thic... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159608 | Manifold system and method for compressed medical gases A manifold system is provided herein. The manifold is operative to automatically switch between an In-Use supply of compressed gas to a Reserve supply of compressed gas. The manifold system is constructed so that after it has been installed, it may be converted for ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7155319 | Closed loop control on liquid delivery system ECP slim cell A method for controlling liquid delivery in a processing chamber. The method includes generating an analog input (AI) signal proportional to a process variable and calculating an analog output (AO) signal based on a setpoint and a deadband. The setpoint is a target ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137623 | Heating tower apparatus and method with isolation of outlet and inlet air A method for heating a fluid using a heating tower. The method includes the steps of drawing an air stream into the heating tower through an inlet and passing the air stream over a fill medium. The method for heating a fluid also includes passing a fluid over the fi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7125007 | Method and apparatus for reducing air consumption in gas conditioning applications A control system for adjusting the desired air pressure provided to one or more spray nozzles disposed to receive liquid and compressed air adjusts the amount of compressed air supplied to the spray nozzle based on various sensed operating parameters of the system. | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111830 | Anti-detonation fuel delivery system A fuel processing device [2] is provided that produces properly sized fuel aerosol particles [5] that when mixed with combustion air, reduces or eliminates detonation (knock) in internal combustion engines thus reducing fuel octane requirements for eng... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7098360 | Processes employing multiple successive chemical reaction process steps and apparatus therefore The invention provides processes and apparatus for the production of materials requiring a plurality of chemical reaction steps. In the prior art the number of reaction vessels is minimized by performing two or more reactions together in the same vessel. Instead eac... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093826 | Anti-detonation fuel delivery system A fuel processing device is provided that produces properly sized fuel aerosol particles that when mixed with combustion air, reduces or eliminates detonation (knock) in internal combustion engines thus reducing fuel octane requirements for engines of a given compre... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090205 | Premixed air-fuel mixture supply device A premixed air-fuel mixture supply device, combined with a combustor liner included in a combustor, includes a prevaporizing, premixing unit having inner and outer walls defining a prevaporizing, premixing chamber, and a wall surrounding an end part of the outer wal... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7073500 | Method and apparatus for defending against naso-pharyngeal viral attacks An apparatus is disclosed for practicing a method of treating viruses in the nasal mucosa. Vapor is generated, heated and delivered to the nasal mucosa in intermittent bursts, timed to coincide with inhalation. Control circuits are provided to maintain the temperatu... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7059760 | Method of post mixing additives to hot melt adhesives A method and apparatus for post mixing an additive with a hot melt adhesives. The method includes the steps of providing a source of molten hot melt adhesive, feeding the hot melt adhesive to an inlet of a mixer, simultaneously feeding an additive for the hot melt a... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7025337 | Method for maintaining a constant level of fluid in a liquid vapor delivery system A method for controlling the delivery of vapor from a bubbler containing a supply of chemical fluid through which a carrier gas is bubbled and from which bubbler vapors are delivered in a vapor stream entrained with the carrier gas. In general, the method involves e... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021329 | Vaporizing pressure regulator A vaporizing pressure regulator is provided, comprising: a valve body having a flow path therethrough and a pressure responsive valve carried in the flow path to regulate the flow of a fluid; and a heat source operatively associated with the valve body to heat fluid... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011299 | Liquid vapor delivery system and method of maintaining a constant level of fluid therein In accordance with the present invention, a method and system is described for controlling the delivery of vapor from a bubbler containing a supply of chemical fluid through which a carrier gas is bubbled and from which bubbler vapors are delivered in a vapor stream... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007933 | Method and apparatus for supplying a source gas A method for supplying a source gas to a processing chamber for forming a film on a substrate in the processing chamber includes: heating a carrier gas; bubbling the heated carrier gas in a liquid source disposed in a container to form a vapor source; and supplying ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994330 | Process for high shear gas-liquid reactions A reactor produces a gas-in-liquid emulsion for providing increased interfacial contact area between the liquid and the gas for improved reaction of the gas with the liquid, or more rapid solution or reaction of a difficulty to dissolve or immiscible gas in or with ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6988717 | Method and system for near saturation humidification of a gas flow A method and system of near saturation gas humidification by mixing a steam and a gas flow is disclosed. The steam is generated with a heating device at a controlled rate from a liquid contained in a vessel near the point of use of the humidified gas. The controlled... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6966364 | Systems and methods for controlling local environment The present invention provides systems and methods of controlling local environment. In one embodiment, incoming air enters a contactor such the Direct Contact Cooler-Condenser (DCCC) where the air contacts water distributed on the contact media. After passing throu... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6956101 | Method and installation for extracting a monomer from an aqueous slurry containing a polymer Process and installation for extracting a monomer from an aqueous broth of a polymer, in which, after the broth has been heated, the broth is subjected to a depressurization in a depressurization chamber and is then introduced into a vertical column, divided into se... | 10/18/2005 |
