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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7374593 | Particle separator for a gas turbine engine A particle separator for separating particles and/or materials entrained in a flow of air is disclosed. The particle separator includes an annular inlet defined by an outer shroud and an inner shroud. An upper forward flow divider and a lower forward flow divider is... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7183104 | Separator and particle detection system The present invention is embodied in a system for collecting biological samples from air including a collection assembly to store at least one biological sample and a separator to remove selected particles from the air prior to entry into the collection assembly. In... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7160348 | Mist elimination hood A mist elimination device in the form of a hood for the removal of moisture from a gas stream treated by a WESP includes a series of gutters on the outer surface of the hood to trap liquid droplets and direct the moisture to channels to drain to the lower region of ... | 01/09/2007 |
| RE39313 | Procedure and filter device for removal and/or destruction of organic substances in contaminated air A procedure and a filter device (1) serving the purpose of removing and/or destruction organic substances in contaminated air. The filter device comprises at least one ventilator (12) for sending an air stream through a first chamber (14) with a... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6994738 | Snow filter A snow filter for an airplane cabin air supply system is provided with a coned inlet screen which allows some air to pass through and some snow to be retained. The coned configuration diverts much of the air and snow toward a downstream conical retaining and collect... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6968922 | Exhaust apparatus for vehicle An exhaust apparatus for a vehicle includes a spark arrester having a tubular spark arrester body assembled on a rear portion of a muffler connected to an exhaust pipe. A tail pipe is inserted in the spark arrester body and is mounted on the spark arrester such that... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6923911 | Method of filtering air through an air passageway The filter system for filtering particulate material from a generally unidirectional fluid stream comprising a first filter removably positioned in the fluid stream and a second filter removably positioned in the fluid stream downstream of the first filter. The firs... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6905528 | Conveying air filtration system An arrangement used for filtering out conveying air when supplying fiber material to a processing machine is provided. The arrangement has an essentially vertical filling chute for the fiber material, the chute having an upper intake opening and a lower exit opening... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6827025 | Hatch cover for a railroad hopper car A hatch cover adapted to be positioned over and close a hatch opening on a railroad hopper car. The hatch cover includes a rigid panel sized to cover the hopper car hatch opening. The panel for the hatch cover includes an inner skin, an outer skin, and a core materi... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6712884 | Particle trap and process for separating particles out of an exhaust gas flow and honeycomb body and exhaust system having a particle trap A particle trap, such as in a honeycomb body, for separating particles out of an exhaust gas flow, includes a flow channel. An exhaust gas flow which includes particles flows through the flow channel. Internals, such as projections, humps, protuberances or the like ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6507282 | Filter monitoring system using a thermistor A system for monitoring a percentage of filter life remaining of a filter assembly of filter-fan devices. The system uses a single thermistor that is operated in two separate modes for monitoring the filter assembly. The thermistor is positioned in the ai... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6365119 | Method of operating a catalytic converter Constantly high efficiency of a catalytic converter can only be ensured when the configuration is maintained relatively free of particulate matter. A screen is disposed on the inflow side of the catalytic converter, which continuously or discontinuously t... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6251296 | Apparatus and method for separating particles from a cyclonic fluid flow A particle separation member is provided for use with a cyclone separator. The particle separation member divides the separator into a cyclone chamber and a particle receiving chamber. The cyclone chamber and the particle receiving chamber communicate via... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6228260 | Apparatus for separating particles from a cyclonic fluid flow A particle separation member is provided for use with a cyclone separator. The particle separation member divides the separator into a cyclone chamber and a particle receiving chamber. The cyclone chamber and the particle receiving chamber communicate via... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6179969 | Procedure and filter device for removal and/or destruction of organic substances in contaminated air A procedure and a filter device (1) serving the purpose of removing and/or destruction organic substances in contaminated air. The filter device comprises at least one ventilator (12) for sending an air stream through a first chamber (14) with an opening,... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5961675 | High efficiency compact Cybagfilter A high efficiency compact gas-particulate separator is provided comprising: a bag filter disposed above and a cyclone disposed below, the bag filter including: a casing, a compressed air header into the casing; a diaphragm valve on the header; a blow tube conn... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5665130 | Riser terminator for internally circulating fluid bed reactor A fenestrated centrifugal terminator is described for use in an internally circulating fluid bed reactor or conventional riser reactor. It includes a tubular member having a straight vertical tubular portion the lower end of which is adapted for attachmen... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5525133 | Gas pipeline drip Known drips for gas transmission pipelines do not work effectively for two phase liquid-gas flows. Disclosed is a drip having two parts; a flow separator and a receptacle. The flow separator comprises a pipe having circumferential apertures in the wall. S... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5407456 | Exhaust gas purifying device for vehicles An exhaust fume purifying device includes a separator for receiving exhaust fumes and cooling water from the engine of a vehicle to mix the exhaust fumes and water so as to dissolve the toxic component of the exhaust fumes and allow cleaned gas separated ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5401914 | Vent for shielded enclosures A shielding vent for an electromagnetic interference shielded enclosure having an electrically conducting wall shield includes a mounting plate or flange through which extends a vent pipe with an internal septum plate or divider extending axially along at... | 03/28/1995 |
| 4778491 | Continuously operated and cleaned filter apparatus Dirty air contaminated with cotton dust or the like is alternately directed against the left-hand section of a filter screen, then the right-hand section by a pair of movable baffle plates or vanes. While the dirty air impinges upon one section of the fil... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4581048 | High-speed water separator A high-speed water separator comprising a multiplicity of spaced, hollow deflection vanes located in the change of direction plane of a pipe elbow. The suction openings present on the concave vane side are holes located in rows along the vane, these holes... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4523934 | Filter-degasser An all-TEFLON filter-degasser for removing solids and gases from a solvent. The filter-degasser has a filtering portion, a vacuum application portion downstream of the filtering portion, and a solvent bottle connecting portion. The vacuum application port... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4454849 | Canister for internal combustion engine A canister to be used in the fuel supplying system of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, is disclosed. The canister is provided with a fuel vapors guiding pipe for guiding the fuel vapors from a fuel vapors inlet port into a bed of adsorbent mate... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4341540 | Vacuum cleaner accessory The present accessory is connected between the pickup head and the intake of a dry vacuum cleaner to catch water drawn in through the pickup head when the vacuum cleaner is in operation. The accessory has a housing with a water collection chamber and a ba... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4326865 | Air intake unit for an internal combustion engine An air intake unit for an internal combustion engine, especially for installation in a zone of a roof of a driver's cab of a utility vehicle. The air intake unit includes an approximately square intake box having an inlet port located along a longitudinal... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4279629 | Fire prevention filter for chimneys and the like This invention is concerned with a removable filter to prevent the buildup of Creosote in chimneys which become vulnerable to fires. A hollow enclosure means that is adapted to connect between the chimney and the fire source has within it a support for mountin... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4165680 | Fume extraction canopy with baffle deflector A fume extraction assembly comprises an elevated canopy adapted to collect fume; and elongated outlet means offset from an apex of the canopy and having gas flow characteristics compensating for a tendency to uncontrolled extraction rates along said outle... | 08/28/1979 |
| 3996015 | Catalytic reactor with dirt trap An apparatus for contacting a fluid stream with a bed of catalyst wherein solid particulate matter is removed from the fluid stream before contact with the catalyst bed. The fluid stream is tangentially discharged into a circular trough located in an uppe... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3972678 | Apparatus for controlling odors A method of treating air containing odoriferous substances of both large and small molecular weights includes the step of establishing a flow of the air containing the odoriferous substances. The stream of flowing air is exposed to a bath in the form of a... | 08/03/1976 |
| 3954428 | Precision aerosol divider A precision aerosol divider used primarily as a calibration device for a mass monitor instrument. The divider is made up of a filter holder with an isokinetic probe in the center that is connected to the inlet of the monitoring instrument. This type of ar... | 05/04/1976 |
