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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7398643 | Combined EGR cooler and plasma reactor A combined EGR cooler and non-thermal plasma device has first and second fluid passageways which are in heat exchange communication with one another. One or more electrodes are located in the second fluid passageway. The electrodes are connected to a voltage source.... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7347099 | Pressure transducer with external heater An improved pressure transducer is disclosed. The transducer includes a connector, an enclosure, a sensor portion, and an external heater disposed to heat the sensor portion. In some aspects, the sensor portion includes a sensor constructed from a brittle material a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7290928 | Radiographic sensor positioning system The present invention is a radiographic sensor positioning system. In particular, the present invention is directed to a system for positioning a digital dental radiographic sensor in a patient's mount and for positioning a radiographic device, e.g. a gamma ray sour... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7191548 | Clothes tumbler with ozone generator A tumbler is provided for removing odors, such as smoke, from clothing. The tumbler comprises a rotating basket in which clothing tumbles, a blower which causes air to flow through said basket and an ozone source which releases ozone into the air which flows into th... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7128872 | Method and apparatus for ozone sterilization The sterilization method disclosed includes the steps of providing a sterilization chamber; placing the article into the sterilization chamber; equalizing the temperature of the article and the | 10/31/2006 |
| 7071626 | Plasma generator Disclosed herein is a plasma generator, in which a plasma forming space, into which the air is introduced, is provided, band plate-like first and second electrodes are arranged in opposed relation to each other through a dielectric in the plasma forming space, and p... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7029637 | Apparatus for ozone production, employing line and grooved electrodes An ozone generation cell has a first conductor generally having a line geometry and a second conductor having a first groove formed in a surface thereof, and having first and second flanks on opposite sides of the first groove. The second conductor and the first gro... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6994832 | Modular ozone generator system An ozone generator system (1) in which a multitude of plate type ozone generators (2) are arranged adjacent to each other in a block (3). Each ozone generator comprises a chamber, adapted for converting oxygen to ozone by a corona discharge, and... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6967009 | Ozone generator An ozone generator is proposed which comprises a plurality of plate-like ozone generating elements, stacked one on top of the other, which are in at least partial contact with a process water stream, each of the ozone generating elements having at least one plate-li... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6957155 | Method and apparatus for inspecting leakage of container A method for inspecting leakage of a container includes a differential pressure generation step of generating a differential pressure between the inside and the outside of a container; an ozone gas addition step of adding ozone gas to a higher pressure side of the i... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951099 | Heated insulated catalytic converter with air cooling A heated and insulated catalytic converter includes a heat storage device and a control system for maintaining an elevated temperature while the engine is not operating. The control system may also include control of flaps to allow cool air to circulate to prevent o... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6932946 | Ozone generator An ozone generator comprises a pair of spaced opposing electrodes, electrically conductive members connecting the pair of electrodes to a high-voltage alternating-current power source to generate an electric discharge between the electrodes, and a dielectric provide... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6840034 | Emission control apparatus for marine generator engine An apparatus for reducing pollutants in internal combustion engine emissions, particularly marine electric generator engines, includes a treatment chamber having an intake opening for receiving gaseous emissions from the engine, and an exhaust opening for exiting em... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6833121 | Ozone generator An ozone generator comprises an electrode located within a dielectric tube with a ground electrode formed on the outer surface of the tube. The tube and ground electrode are surrounded by a coding jacket to allow the coolant to come into contact with the ground elec... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6764658 | Plasma generator A plasma generator includes several plasma sources distributed in an array for plasma treatment of surfaces. Each plasma source includes first and second conductive electrodes. Each second electrode has a gas passage defined therein, and one of the first electrodes ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6679068 | Ultraviolet lamp assembly There is provided a method and apparatus for an improved ultraviolet lamp assembly using an ultraviolet (UV) lamp with a sleeve having improved UV lamp temperature characteristics for improved UV lamp intensity output and germicidal affect. The ultraviole... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6604356 | Emission control system for generator engine A system for reducing pollutants in internal combustion engine emissions, particularly marine electric generator engines, includes a treatment chamber having an intake opening for receiving gaseous emissions from the engine, and an exhaust opening for exi... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6534023 | Fluid dynamic ozone generating assembly A fluid dynamic ozone generator includes a coaxial gas-fluid mixing tube, an air-cooled ozone formation tube, and a liquid-pressurized gas-liquid mixer. The air-cooled ozone formation tube has an electric discharge region for inducing and sustaining micro... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6517787 | Ozone generator with reduced NOx and method thereof The present invention discloses an ozone generator with reduced NOx comprising an air stream generating device; a drying device; an electrical field generating unit; a high-voltage generating device; and a cooling device. The flow velocity of t... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6511638 | Apparatus and method for generating ozone An apparatus and method for generating ozone is provided. An ozone generator comprises a substantially transparent element having ozone-generating means mounted on an inner element area and an outer element area. An enclosure is positioned over the elemen... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6503402 | System and method for treating irrigation water A system and method for treating water to be used for irrigation. The system and method utilizes an apparatus for generating ozone and other atoms and molecules resulting from the bombardment of a feed gas with electrons has, preferably, a first electrode... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6491879 | Ozone generator An ozone generator has a dielectric element, first and second opposed end cap members and a gas passageway positioned between a high voltage electrode and a ground plane and positioned internal of the dielectric element, and at least one securring member ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6372097 | Method and apparatus for efficient surface generation of pure O3 A method and apparatus for generating a polyatomic form of a prescribed element is disclosed. The apparatus includes a chamber and a plasma source. The plasma source is coupled to the chamber for producing plasma of the prescribed element from a supply of... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6299761 | Water purifier system Ozone is generated and combined with water. The combined water and ozone are then mixed to provide a substantially homogeneous mixture which subsequently is transported along a confined flow path having a length sufficient to provide substantially complet... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6193852 | Ozone generator and method of producing ozone The present invention is a low temperature ozone generator using a cryogenic cooling medium. The present invention also provides an efficient method of producing ozone using a cryogenic cooling medium. Finally, the invention is to a method for producing o... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6106788 | Process and device for generating ozone A device for generating ozone from oxygen-containing gases by a silent discharge includes an arrangement with at least one gap through which the gas flows. The arrangement includes an electrode and a dielectric that separates the gap from another electrod... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6083355 | Electrodes for plasma treater systems Continuous-feed plasma treater systems are designed to treat continuous substrates, such as webs or films, by continuously feeding the substrates through an enclosure having a plasma discharge that alters the substrate's surface properties in some desirab... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6060027 | Ozone generator An apparatus for producing ozone from oxygen comprises a high voltage electrode connectable to a current source; a ground electrode spaced from the high voltage electrode and having an upstream end and a downstream end; a dielectric element positioned bet... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6027701 | Ozone generator An ozone generator includes a vessel provided at one end with a feed gas chamber for receiving a feed gas through an inlet and at the other end with an ozonized gas chamber, communicating with an outlet, for receiving an ozonized gas, a cylindrical tube g... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5955038 | Ozonizer and method of manufacturing it Described is a ozonizer with a first metal electrode and a second metal electrode with a discharge gap between them, the first electrode being covered with a dielectric. At least the first electrode is designed as an aluminium or aluminium-alloy coating o... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5945073 | Thermoelectric cooling of corona-discharge ozone cells Ozone generation cells using corona discharge to convert molecular oxygen to ozone are cooled by thermoelectric cooling devices clamped between the outer surface of the cell and a heat sink. The heat sink is preferably a finned structure permitting heat d... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5942196 | Ozone generating apparatus An ozone generating apparatus including a discharge assembly having a common earth electrode (2) and high-voltage electrodes (3) disposed in opposition to each other with disk-like dielectric members (300) being interposed therebetween for generating elec... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5919622 | System for the temperature adjustment treatment of liquid samples A system for the temperature adjustment treatment of liquids, especially during the isolation and amplification of nucleic acids with a reusable thermostat element and a disposable heating element has the advantage of a particularly simple means of conduc... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5882609 | Ozone production apparatus An ozone production apparatus for increasing ozone generation efficiency by improving ceramic plate cooling efficiency. An ozonizer of this invention has a steel plate shaped body for use as a discharge electrode through which gas is permeable from one su... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5871701 | Ozone generator with small-diameter dielectric tubes A corona-type, air-cooled ozone generator has a cluster of ganged cylindrical generator units (100) packed into a cylindrical pipe (10). Each unit has an inner electrode (101), a dielectric tube around the inner electrode (103), and a concentric outer ele... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5855856 | Ozone generator and method for ozone generation An ozone generating apparatus includes an ozone generator having concentric electrodes and a means for generating a corona discharge between the electrodes, a pump for recirculating a portion of the ozone-containing gas leaving the generator through a con... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5817281 | Temperature regulator in an ozone generating apparatus Disclosed is an ozone generator used for an O3 -TEOS process wherein a temperature regulator includes a sensor for measuring a temperature of an insulating oil and a controller for controlling an operation of a cooling system in response to a s... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5573733 | Inner electrode for an ozone generator, ozone generator containing said electrode and method of use of said ozone generator The invention relates to an electrode for an ozone generator of the type comprising an outer electrode having an inner surface made of dielectric material and an outer surface comprising an electric conducting material; an inner electrode having an outer ... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5569437 | Ozone generating apparatus An apparatus for generating ozone with at least one ceramic tube forming a dielectric, a discharge electrode associated with the ceramic tube and connected to a high voltage supply and a counter-electrode is proposed, in which the at least one ceramic tub... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5505913 | Process for preparing disilane from monosilane by electric discharge and cryogenic trapping and new reactor for carrying it out The invention relates to a process for producing disilane from monosilane, according to which gaseous monosilane is passed into a reaction zone where it is subject to an electric discharge generated by a high-frequency current.... | 04/09/1996 |
