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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132795 | Bathroom sauna device A bathroom sauna device having a heating device for heating air in a bathroom, a humidifying device for humidifying the air in the bathroom, and an airflow path for sending the air, which is adjusted in temperature and humidity by the heating device and humidifying ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7942389 | Air humidifier for respirators and incubators An evaporator defines an evaporator volume, and boils the liquid inside evaporator volume. A mixing chamber is in communication with the evaporator volume and mixes the vapor or moisture from the liquid in the evaporator with the breathing gas of the patient. The mi... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7618027 | Vaporizer for delivery of low vapor pressure gases A vaporizing device is provided for control, delivery, and purification of low vapor pressure gases in conjunction with carrier gas in micro-electronics and other critical applications. ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7494114 | Controlled differential pressure system for an enhanced fluid blending apparatus A system and method for producing a controlled blend of two or more fluids. Thermally-induced permeation through a permeable tube is used to mix a first fluid from outside the tube with a second fluid flowing through the tube. Mixture ratios may be controlled by adj... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7422198 | Liquid substance supply device for vaporizing system, vaporizer, vaporization performance appraisal method In a liquid substance supply device, a three port two valve directional control valve is provided in a transfer line, and a substance container and the transfer line are connected together by a four port three valve directional control valve in such a way that the f... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7389813 | 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... | 06/24/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7370367 | Security device and article incorporating same A compact disc (10) for a computer incorporates a security device for preventing non-authorized reading of data carried by the disc. The security device includes an LCD laser blocker (16) which is activated or deactivated by means of a microchip (13... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364139 | Carburetors A carburetor having a throttle valve in the form of a disc which can be rotated to control flow of an air/fuel mixture through a duct, the throttle disc having a heating element and a temperature sensor formed on at least one surface of said throttle disc; and an el... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363878 | Waste extraction system A waste extraction system (10) for an aquaculture tank (12) includes a first conduit (18) having a first end (20) and a distant second end, with a second conduit (22) disposed within the conduit (18). The second conduit (... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347054 | System for heating tanks of liquefied gas by induction The invention relates to a system for delivering gas stored in a vessel in liquefied form, said vessel having in its lower part a liquefied phase of said gas and in the upper part a gaseous phase of said gas, which vessel includes a means for connecting to a means f... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7325439 | Fluid permeability measurement system and method A system for measuring the permeance of a material. The permeability of the material may also be derived. The system provides a liquid or high concentration fluid bath on one side of a material test sample, and a gas flow across the opposing side of the material tes... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7314046 | Apparatus and method for respiratory tract therapy An apparatus is provided for delivering heated and humidified air to the respiratory tract of a human patient for respiratory tract therapy and treatment. The apparatus includes a supply unit (11) and a delivery tube (28) that can be releasably connect... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7306205 | Humidification system Breathing assistance apparatus including humidifier (4) and heated conduit (6) adapted to deliver humidified gases at desired and accurate level of humidity to patient. Humidifier includes controller (18) that delivers flow rate, temperature and... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7278438 | Apparatus and process for refilling a bubbler In order to evaporate a liquid substance (3) and convey it to a user, a bubbler (1) is provided, into which a carrier gas (7) is conveyed. When a minimum level (4) has been reached, an exact quantity of the substance (3) is refille... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7261150 | Apparatus for humidification and temperature control of incoming fuel cell process gas A method for humidifying and controlling the temperature of a process gas stream comprising the steps of super-saturating and heating the process gas stream with steam until it reaches a first pre-set temperature; cooling the process gas stream until it reaches a se... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7201787 | Air cleaner and method of controlling operation thereof An air cleaner and method of controlling an operation of the same is disclosed. The air cleaner includes a cabinet having an inlet and an outlet; a filter assembly removing dust and smell particles from a room air; a fan; a sensor assembly sensing the composition of... | 04/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7106955 | Humidity controller A breathing assistance apparatus adapted to deliver humidified gases at a desired level of humidity to a patient including a humidifier and a heated conduit is disclosed. The humidifier includes a controller which determines the flow rate of the gases and then deter... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104530 | Device and a method for contacting a liquid with a gas A device or apparatus for contacting a liquid with a gas is provided. The device or apparatus has at least one gas inlet for introducing the gas into the liquid and a fiber housing with at least one liquid inlet and at least one liquid outlet. The fiber housing is s... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7099571 | Steam-supplying apparatus for hairdressing and beauty care A steam-supplying apparatus for hairdressing and beauty care in which pressurized steam is sent from a steam-generating portion through an electromagnetic valve and a connecting tube, and forced to jet out of a steam-blowing portion. The electromagnetic valve has a ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7051801 | Method and apparatus for humidification and temperature control of incoming fuel cell process gas A method for humidifying and controlling the temperature of a process gas stream comprising the steps of super-saturating and heating the process gas stream with steam until it reaches a first pre-set temperature; cooling the process gas stream until it reaches a se... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051733 | Respiratory humidification system A humidification apparatus for humidifying a gas flow to be supplied to a patient or other person in need of such gas is provided. A first temperature sensor is provided for sensing the temperature of the gas flow substantially at an outlet of a humidification chamb... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7032592 | Gas dosing device A device for the dosing of a dry additive gas into a breathing gas in a ventilator system, the ventilator system including a tubing system connectable by at a distal end to a patient, and has a dosing tube connectable to the tubing system for dosing to the distal en... | 04/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7000342 | Steam iron A steam iron includes a housing, a water tank and a boiler mounted in the housing, a water supply pipe for guiding water from the water tank to the boiler for boiling, a relief pipe connected between the boiler and the water tank for guiding steam from the boiler to... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997183 | Breathing gas humidifier system for a patient A breathing gas humidifier system for a patient includes a replaceable, closed water reservoir (1) with stable pressure, provided for receiving a water reserve for the breathing gas humidifier system. An intermediate storage unit (4) with water is clos... | 02/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6976489 | Method and apparatus for humidification and warming of air A method of humidifying a gas that includes supplying a gas to a surface of a humidification material that readily absorbs moisture and readily releases moisture when exposed to a dry environment and generating turbulence in the gas as it passes over the surface of ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6967315 | Method for vaporizing a fluid using an electromagnetically responsive heating apparatus A method of microbially decontaminating at least one of a defined area and an item within the defined area. The method includes the steps of (a) inductively heating a block comprising an electrically non-conductive material and an electromagnetically responsive mate... | 11/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6918389 | Breathing assistance apparatus A humidifier and humidity sensor for use with a breathing assistance apparatus. The humidity sensor senses absolute humidity, relative humidity and/or temperature at both the patient end and humidifier end. The humidifier may also include provision to both control i... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915654 | Portable cooling mechanism An evaporative cooling system that can be easily transported and set up quickly in indoor or outdoor environments to provide effective cooling to a sizable area in a short time period. The system can be operated from standard AC household electrical power, or from a... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913844 | Method for humidifying reactant gases for use in a fuel cell A system for humidifying a gas, the system including a housing defining a humidification chamber through which a gas travels, and a humidification assembly adjacent to the housing. The humidification assembly includes a source of humidifying liquid and a porous wick... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6906296 | Electromagnetically responsive heating apparatus for vaporizer A vaporizer heating apparatus is comprised of electromagnetically responsive material and electrically non-conductive material. A antimicrobial fluid to be vaporized, such as water or hydrogen peroxide solution, is supplied to the heating apparatus where it is conve... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6874770 | High flow rate bubbler system and method A high flow rate bubbler system and method are provided for producing a stable, easily controllable source of chemical vapors to a downstream process. The bubbler system is equipped with a vaporizer unit connected to its gas outlet tube. This vaporizer unit slows th... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6863268 | Dew point humidifier (DPH) and related gas temperature control A method of humidifying gases to 100% relative humidity and a humidifier to carry out such a method are provided to humidify gases for fuel cells and for other applications. The humidification of gases is thermally controlled and thermal energy is managed to provide... | 03/08/2005 |
