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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7806952 | Apparatus, system, and method for enhancing air purification efficiency Disclosed are apparatus, system, and method for enhancing air purification efficiency regarding a gaseous medium passing through an opening. Included is a high voltage source that creates an effective voltage field across the opening; and at least one charge bleedin... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7438736 | Filter bag structure A filter bag structure for use in a baghouse that has a tubesheet with a plurality of openings. The filter bag structure includes a substantially cylindrical filter bag having an axial end portion formed into a cuff. The filter bag has filtration media of a substant... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7381248 | Cyclone dust-separating apparatus with discharge electrodes A cyclone dust-separating apparatus in which the electrical field and particle charge can be uniform and stable. The cyclone dust-separating apparatus comprises: a cyclone body; an air intake pipe, through which air flows from outside into the cyclone body; an air e... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7354474 | Dry dust filter for using in operations endangered by gases The invention related to dust filters (1) which are especially used in operations endangered by gases and comprise filter elements (10) rendered antistatic by means of derivative constituents such as carbon fibres, salts or special steel fibres (26,... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7279021 | Suction device/blower A manually-guided, portable suction device/blower is provided, and includes a blower unit having a motor for driving the blower unit, a blower tube that extends from the blower unit, a collection bag, wherein during suction operation of the suction device/blower, th... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7258727 | Apparatus for separating particles from a flowing medium A separating apparatus which enables particles to be separated from a flowing medium by a preliminary separator which avoids the undesirably high pressure losses due to the flow resistance of known preliminary separators. The separating apparatus has a housing with ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7237300 | Multi-stepped appliance accessory holder The present invention provides a multi-stepped accessory holder for an appliance having accessories that have dissimilar inner diameter connections, such as accessories with a male and/or a female ends. The female end of an accessory has a first inner diameter, and ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7056362 | Separator tank assembly A separator tank assembly including a separator tank having an interior chamber, a corrosion-resistant layer applied over at least a portion of the separator tank interior chamber, and a separator element positioned within the interior chamber of the tank. The separ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6921423 | Separator tank assembly and method of manufacture A separator tank assembly including a separator tank having an interior chamber, a corrosion-resistant layer applied over at least a portion of the separator tank interior chamber, and a separator element positioned within the interior chamber of the tank. The separ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6663696 | Earth conductor for earthing systems Earth conductor for earthing systems of electrostatic separator, consisting of an electrically conductive core with a plastic or rubber sheath. In order to prevent the passage of liquid, the earth conductor consists of two conductor parts, the conductor p... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6602329 | Dust collector A dust collector for collecting dust, in which the rarefaction of a dielectric at the rear part of electric field forming apparatus is prevented, whereby the collecting efficiency can be increased. The dust collector includes a charging device for chargin... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6599349 | Precipitating tube bundle for wet electrofilters A precipitation tube bundle for wet electrostatic filters is provided. The precipitation tube bundle consists of a plurality of single-piece precipitation tubes which are held at a distance from each other by an upper support collar, a central guide ring ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6500240 | Dust collector A dust collector for collecting dust, in which the rarefaction of a dielectric at the rear part of electric field forming apparatus is prevented, whereby the collecting efficiency can be increased. The dust collector includes a charging device (1) for cha... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6387142 | Air/oil separator cap attachment system A cap attachment system for securely and electrically attaching the primary metal components of an air/oil separator to one another comprises a plurality of unique metal clips and mating retainer strips used in conjunction with a tubular, perforated metal... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6379428 | Method for reducing particle concentration within a semiconductor device fabrication tool A method is provided for reducing the number of particles within a chamber of a fabrication tool located within a gray area of a clean room. A portable clean room station is provided that is capable of producing a white environment having fewer particles ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6179904 | Flushing machine with liquid/air separating tank An air powered flush machine capable of circulating a highly volatile flushing solvent through an air conditioning system or system components and then also capable of circulating a high volume of air through the system or components, to blow the solvent ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6171376 | Air conditioner with electronic dust collector An air conditioner has an electronic dust collector incorporated in its casing. A mounting plate is grounded which, in turn, grounds the casing of the air conditioner. This reduces adsorption of dust to the casing, thereby preventing soiling of the casing... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6099726 | Static dissipating filter cartridge with conductive resilient seal A filter apparatus (10) which dissipates static charge from fluid flowing through the apparatus has a filter housing (12) enclosing a filter element (14). The filter element includes a tubular filter media assembly (15) which incorporates a conductive str... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6063151 | Mobile apparatus and method for clearing gas lines A truck mounted vacuum system for clearing natural gas service lines includes an independently operable vacuum clearing unit having a frame supporting a centrifugal blower, an internal combustion engine for operating the blower and a bag separator connect... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6059862 | Separation module provided with antistatic device This invention relates to a miniaturizable separation module (dehumidifier, humidifier) utilizing the gas separation property of waterproof membranes having fine moisture-permeable through holes. The separation module according to the invention comprises:... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5985005 | Dehumidifying device A dehumidifying device in which lower humidity can be achieved in a side to be dehumidified (a side of a box) and the stable continued effect can also be obtained without any dehumidifying effect which stays at a low level due to water vapor gas electrifi... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5529613 | Air ionization device Ionization apparatus including a housing, a high voltage source having a high voltage terminal and a ground return terminal, an ionization electrode inside the housing electrically connected to the high voltage terminal and a grounding wire mounted to the... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5527569 | Conductive filter laminate The present invention is an improved electrically conductive filter media particularly suitable for use in applications where static electricity must be dissipated. The filter media of the present invention comprises a microporous filtration layer having ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5380355 | Airstream decontamination unit A waste airstream decontamination unit has a series of grounded electrodes extending vertically from rotating shafts mounted transversely across a decontamination chamber. Corresponding upper and lower positive electrodes extend toward the rotating ground... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5310416 | Process and apparatus for the absorption of explosive gases in a mass transfer column The separation process and apparatus is based on conducting the explosive gas or vapour through a mass transfer column which is charged with an absorbent and filled with an electrically conductive packing. The packing (2) of the mass transfer column (1) m... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5302190 | Electrostatic air cleaner with negative polarity power and method of using same An electronic air cleaner includes a housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet for creating a fluid stream through the housing. Inside the housing is provided a set of first parallel conductive plates and a set of second parallel conductive plates, ... | 04/12/1994 |
| 4830638 | Filtration system with apparatus for altering the arrangement of electrons in particles Apparatus for altering the physical properties of particles while the particles are suspended in a circulating stream of air or other fluid. The apparatus includes a mechanism for mechanically forming a vortex in a volume of gas, a mechanism for introduci... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4531957 | Filtering material and filtration apparatus employing the filtering material Filtering material and filtration apparatus employing the filtering material. The filtering material includes a perforated laminate of a plastic sheeting and a metalized coating adhesively attached to a fabric backing. A filter bag formed from this filter... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4528006 | Apparatus for the continuous desublimination of vapors of subliming substances A continuous, desublimination apparatus capable of operating at high flow rates. The apparatus works on the principle of reducing temperature of a vapor-gas mixture below the desublimination point. It has a heated jacket with inlets and outlets of gases i... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4396045 | Feed chute for particulate materials Apparatus to be used when pouring particulate matter into a container, for substantially eliminating the dust cloud and loss of material associated with particulate matter flow, by allowing for the escape of air while retaining the particulate material in... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4322232 | Filter bag and method for suppressing electrostatic charges A fabric filter bag, a method of making such a bag, and apparatus using such bags, in which the bag is a tube of yarn knit into stitches defining a ground and stitches defining terry loop pile extending from the ground. In accordance with the present inve... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4297116 | Apparatus for separating foreign matter from a gas stream A separator is described which includes an elongate vessel defining a chamber having a wall therein dividing the vessel into a gravity chamber and a filter chamber with the gravity chamber communicating with an inlet for receiving a contaminated gas strea... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4227899 | Absolute fluid filter The novel filter, according to an embodiment thereof, comprises a filter matrix formed into a specific geometry and made of glass, metal, mineral and/or cellulostic fibers, or fibers or fiber-agglomerates molded from thermoplastic, thermoset plastic, elas... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4134744 | Fine particulate capture device To capture fine particulate matter in a gas such as air, a dielectric fluid is directed to the center of whichever face of a rotating disc is exposed to the air flow. The disc is comprised of two or more segments which bear opposite electrostatic potentia... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4063913 | Bacteria filters with transparent housings A bacteria filter for use in anesthesiology and respiratory care systems to filter fluid flow at a desired point in a system. The filter includes an enlarged non-conductive, transparent tubular housing having a passageway therethrough and tapering at one ... | 12/20/1977 |
| 3986530 | Cloth having antistatic properties A knitted or woven cloth having antistatic properties which is suitable for use in the preparation of filter bags and garments, which is characterized in that said cloth contains an electrically conductive thread composed of 10 to 90 weight % of electrole... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3944404 | Powder reclamation device for electrostatic powder coating systems Device for the powder reclamation, specifically in electrostatic powder coating systems comprising a dust filter with a partition installed in an enclosure in a fashion such that a suction chamber for the air-powder mixture, which can be connected with th... | 03/16/1976 |
