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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8088189 | Multi-flow filtration system Disclosed is multi-flow filter cartridge assembly that includes an elongated housing that has axially opposed proximal and distal ends and defines an interior cavity and first, second and third flow paths which extend from the proximal end of the housing to the dist... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7976598 | Multi-flow filtration system Disclosed is multi-flow filter cartridge assembly that includes an elongated housing that has axially opposed proximal and distal ends and defines an interior cavity and first, second and third flow paths which extend from the proximal end of the housing to the dist... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7959696 | Kitchen extractor hood with innovative design The present invention relates to an extractor hood that comprises an extraction conduit and a delivery conduit, the first one housing an air treatment unit that extracts air through the lower mouth of the same conduit, and the second one housing an air treatment uni... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7875093 | Air filter arrangement for an agricultural combine having with stationary and rotary filters An air filter arrangement for an agricultural combine located on a panel at a side wall of the agricultural combine. The air filter arrangement includes a rotary filter mounted for rotation at a first aperture, a scoop enclosing the rotary filter and blocking substa... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7708790 | Apparatus and method for separating solids from gas streams Disclosed herein is a cyclone for separating fine particles from a gas. The cyclone includes a cyclone body having an upper end with an inlet and a lower end with a particulate outlet, gas outlet tube with an upper end that extends upwardly into the lower end of the... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7244290 | Electrostatic room air cleaner An electrostatic room air cleaner includes a housing having a given profile and a plurality of electrostatic precipitation collector units arrayed in the housing with a common fan to circulate room air through the plurality of electrostatic precipitation collector u... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7156481 | Ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet recording apparatus, which performs printing by ink ejection, includes a pressure chamber in which ink liquid is filled; a nozzle hole (116) which is formed so as to communicate with the pressure chamber; a piezoelectric element (113) which ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7077887 | Low pressure impact separator for separation, classification and collection of ultra-fine particles Impact type gas-particle separation is applied to ultra-fine particles by judiciously altering the aerodynamic drag on the particles with respect to their inertia by operation at sub-atmospheric pressures. An impact separator has a housing having a channel in which ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7013656 | Vehicle ventilation and deodorization system A ventilation and deodorization system includes a door lock switching unit for performing a locking and an unlocking of a vehicle door, an air conditioner which introduces outside air of a passenger compartment of the vehicle and blows the introduced outside air int... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011690 | Device for separating liquid from a gas current Known devices for separating liquids using parallel-connected cyclones, when gas flows are fluctuating, have a poor separating action. In the device of the invention, the separating action is conversely improved by providing that the number of separator eleme... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6989039 | Cyclonic separating apparatus The invention provides a cyclonic separating apparatus that includes a plurality of cyclones, each having an inlet and being arranged in parallel with one another, and a passageway arranged upstream of the cyclones for carrying an airflow to the inlets of the cyclon... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6953498 | Adsorption gas dryer An adsorption gas dryer has a first drying tower and a second drying tower each having a first port and a second port through which gas can pass into or out of the tower, a first manifold and a second manifold connected respectively to the first and the second ports... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6887292 | Silo and/or filter device for inflammable dry bulk freight With a receiving silo and/or filter device for inflammable dry bulk materials comprising a substantially cylindrical wall, a lid, a dry bulk material feeding and discharging system, as well as a pressure relief element opening at a predetermined pressure rise in the... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6723146 | Blower apparatus for vehicle A blower apparatus for a vehicle for blowing air into a cabin. The blower apparatus including a case member, various units and airflow passages. The units include an air cleaning unit for cleaning the air, and a component-adding unit for adding air components such a... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6681648 | Meniscus membranes for separations Gas separation membranes, especially meniscus-shaped membranes for gas separations are disclosed together with the use of such meniscus-shaped membranes for applications such as thermal gas valves, pre-concentration of a gas stream, and selective pre-scre... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6372025 | Particulate control systems incorporating electrostatic precipitators A particulate control system which includes a collector such as an electrostatic precipitator (ESP) is improved by incorporation of a collector, such as an electrostatically enhanced separator (EES) connected parallel with the collector and wherein the ou... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6299667 | Method and device for removing dust from areas with high dust loading A method and device for removing dust from spaces having a high dust loading utilizing a blast jet chamber having a cartridge filter (2) for the exhaust volume flow and a cyclone dust separator (4) as well and an associated exhaust stack (3) for the recir... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6090174 | Separator device provided with a cyclone chamber with a centrifugal unit, and vacuum cleaner provided with such a separator device A separator device (3) provided with a cyclone chamber (11, 79) for separating solid and/or liquid particles from a gas flow. The cyclone chamber (11, 79) has an upper wall (49) in which an outlet opening (15) is present, and a substantially rotationally ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6083292 | Domestic vacuum cleaner with axial cyclone Domestic vacuum cleaner with multiple cyclones arranged in cascade, in which a first tangential cyclone supplied with a flow of dust-laden air captures the coarser particles in a first container arranged below said first cyclone and discharges the air flo... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6022390 | Assembly for separating solids from a gaseous phase The invention relates to a method of separating solids from a gas flow in a fluidized catalytic process and to a cyclone assembly suited for use in a fluidized catalytic process. According to the invention, the gas flow of the process carrying the suspend... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5879422 | Separating arrangement and method for counteracting foam formation The present invention relates to a cyclone, mainly for separating liquid from gas/vapor, which is formed upon pressure reduction of spent cooking liquid in connection with pulp production. The cyclone includes an inlet arrangement connected to a supply li... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5738711 | Deflector and screen arrangement for ash separation from flue gas and method thereof An apparatus for the separation of ash from a flue gas stream has a hopper defining a flow chamber for the flue gas stream. The hopper has an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion defines a horizontal flue gas inlet opening and a vertical f... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5709721 | Air handling apparatus for textile machines An air handling apparatus and method for use with textile machines for filtering waste fiber material without adversely interrupting operation of the textile machine is provided. A common vacuum system is configured for drawing first, second and third ind... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5647889 | Air handling apparatus and method for textile machines An air handling apparatus for use with textile machines is provided to separately filter usable fiber material and waste fiber material without adversely interrupting operation of the textile machine. The apparatus includes a common vacuum system which is... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5634953 | Extruder venting system with vacuum shuttle valve The present invention provides a barrel venting system for use on an extruder. Gases that are generated during plasticizing are drawn by vacuum through a filter to remove plastic particles before the gas is exhausted to the atmosphere. To enable cleaning ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5567090 | Method and apparatus for separating solids from gas in a high pressure solids-gas stream utilizing a packed bed of the solids Separation of a high temperature (e.g., 300°-1200° C.) and high pressure (e.g., 2-20 bar) solids-gas stream from a pressurized fluidized bed reactor into solids and gas while reducing the pressure of both the gas and solids takes place in a vertical de-... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5513704 | Flow back fracture stimulation system The invention relates to fluid flow separators for use with high velocity production fluid flow. The separator has an expansion chamber provided with a flow barrier mounted within the chamber. The barrier is formed from an impact deformable material, such... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5514195 | Filter housing Apparatus for filtering solid particles suspended in a gas includes a housing divided by a plate into an upper clean gas chamber and a lower polluted gas chamber. Depending filter elements are secured to apertures in the plate. Polluted gas flows to a dis... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5474598 | Multi-line drum filter A rotary drum filter for multiple lines. The filter includes distinct cells for each production line so that fluff or particulate may be recirculated within its own production line. A balancing fan is included which provides static pressure from selected ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5443722 | Duplex strainer A duplex strainer for straining material includes a housing, housing inlet port through which material enters the housing under pressure for straining and an outlet port through which strained material exits the housing. The housing includes a first strai... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5431706 | Disposable particulate filter A gas permeable filter element formed solely from filter material defines a substantially cylindrical inner filter element and a substantially cylindrical outer filter element joined together by an end filter element. The outer filter element is radially ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5387278 | Air-liquid separator assembly and system A system for separating an air-liquid mixture in a low gravity environment is disclosed having a high speed separator to initially process the air-liquid mixture. A second, low-speed separator has its inlet connected to the liquid discharge outlet of the ... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5344474 | Gas separation device A desiccant tower receives air at its air inlet and concentrates the oxygen in this air in order to provide a gas at its gas outlet which has a concentration of oxygen exceeding the concentration of oxygen normally found in air. A bypass conduit is couple... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5298057 | Distributor valve for multiple cell filter A distribution system for use with a filtering cell comprising an inlet manifold rotatably mounted concentrically above a stationary separator, at least one separation chamber inside the separator connected to a vacuum source, a downwardly extending first... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5273562 | Separation and storage of particulate solids Apparatus is disclosed for separating particulate solids from a transport gas, the apparatus comprising outlet and inlet ducting extending respectively away from one towards a storage housing within which separation of solids from the transport gas occurs... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5250267 | Particulate collection device with integral wet scrubber An integrated jet scrubber and particulate collection device for removing sulfur oxides and other contaminants from combustion flue gas and also for removing particulates from this gas, such operations occurring in a single, integrated unit or assembly. I... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5246471 | Method and apparatus for gas liquid contact A gas-liquid contact system for absorption of gaseous contaminants in an absorptive liquid where contact is attained by a controlled flow relationship between the gas and the liquid forming a fluidized liquid mass for intimate contact between the two.... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5221300 | Dust separator and filter suitable for use in such a dust separator A dust separator (1, 2) is provided for removing particles from a gas, provided with a centrifuge (3) which is rotatable about a central axis and which comprises at least two centrifuge chambers (7, 9). A first centrifuge chamber (7) is connected at one s... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5076821 | Filter arrangement inserted in the intake airflow of a heating or air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle A filter arrangement in the intake airflow of a heating or air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle, comprising two filters (preferably activated carbon filters), arranged offset and at a distance on behind the other relative to the direction of air flo... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5009785 | System and apparatus for the separation of multi-phase mixture Apparatus for separating multi-phase liquid mixtures or at least partially separating a more dense liquid component of the mixture from a less dense liquid component thereof. An outer casing has a cavity therein, an intake port through which the mixture i... | 04/23/1991 |
