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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182565 | Compressor incorporated with oil separator A compressor incorporated with an oil separator having a separation chamber and communication holes. The separation chamber is placed adjacent to a discharge chamber, has a space formed in the entire inside of the separation chamber, separates oil-containing gas, wh... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182566 | Fuel gas conditioning system A feed gas conditioner includes a pressure vessel that encloses at least part of a pre-heater. The pre-heater has an inlet for connection to a source of feed gas and an outlet for delivering the feed gas into the interior of the pressure vessel. An electrical heater... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8147577 | Air recirculation system with filter flaps A filter body having a housing, a cavity for holding a filter media, intake ports each configured to receive an intake tube, and a plurality of intake port flaps configured for movement between a first position which restricts passage of a gas or liquid and a second... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8133291 | Air filtration for aircraft ground support equipment Air filtration devices and systems are provided to filter conditioned air after air exits an air conditioner module located on a ground support equipment unit but prior to entering a grounded aircraft. Disclosed embodiments include a system with the air filtration u... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128720 | Method and apparatus for removing contaminants from a reflow apparatus A reflow apparatus for solder joining electronic components to a substrate includes a reflow chamber, a conveyor to convey a substrate within the chamber, at least one heating element to provide heat to reflow solder on the substrate, and at least one system to remo... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8114181 | Reflux trap device A reflux trap for use in a plasma generator and delivery system to prevent back flow of fluid and debris from a patient during a surgical procedure including a trap housing having a proximal diffuser chamber and a distal deflection chamber with a collection area sep... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8110015 | Method and apparatus for removing contaminants from a reflow apparatus A reflow apparatus for solder joining electronic components to a substrate includes a reflow chamber, a conveyor to convey a substrate within the chamber, at least one heating element to provide heat to reflow solder on the substrate, and at least one system to remo... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105405 | Quick release filter assembly for pneumatic surgical machine A quick release filter assembly for a pneumatic module of a surgical machine includes a housing, an input port, an output port, a filter, and a flange. The housing has first and second sides, a top, and a bottom. The input port is located on the first side of the ho... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8080077 | Dust collector system A vacuum assembly has a vacuum housing. The vacuum housing has lower and upper ends. The vacuum housing has a cylindrical wall adapted to secure the system onto a work surface. An enclosure assembly has an enclosure housing. The enclosure housing has lower and upper... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8075651 | Ellipsoid exhaust intake bonnet (EIB) for maritime emissions control system An improved Exhaust Intake Bonnet (EIB) for an Advanced Maritime Emissions Control System (AMECS) includes a ribbed frame lowered and then drawn around a stack of an Ocean Going Vessel (OGV), and a shroud unfurled over the ribbed frame. The ribbed frame has a more f... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075652 | Apparatus and method for a split type water extractor and water dispenser A split type potable water extractor from ambient air and water dispenser is invented, comprising separate water generating block located outside a water use area and water dispensing block located inside a water use area. The water generator block cycles refrigeran... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070845 | Dust collecting device A dust collecting device for a handheld power tool equipped with a dust exhaust fitting (12), in particular for an electric handheld power sander, includes a dust collecting bag (14) that has an air-permeable filter bag (15) and a reinforcing pl... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8038753 | Systems for removing toxic airborne contaminants in waxing environments Systems are described for use in removing toxic airborne contaminants from a waxing environment where wax is being applied to sporting equipment. The systems include a base, at least one platform coupled to the base and an airflow generator. The at least one platfor... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7981178 | Method and apparatus for removing contaminants from a reflow apparatus A reflow apparatus for solder joining electronic components to a substrate includes a reflow chamber, a conveyor to convey a substrate within the chamber, at least one heating element to provide heat to reflow solder on the substrate, and at least one system to remo... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7976600 | Device and method for containment and elimination of toxic or other contaminant aerosols A device for detection, collection, containment, neutralization, and elimination of aerosolized contaminants has a lid that fully covers an edge of a toilet bowl for containment of exiting aerosolized contaminants. The lid including a main lid section and a single p... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976599 | Clean bench and method of producing raw material for single crystal silicon A clean bench comprising a worktable on which polycrystalline silicon is placed, a box part which includes side plates to surround three sides except a front face of a working space above the worktable, and a ceiling plate which covers an upper side of the working s... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7959697 | Auger screen A bulk loader including an air inlet, an air-particulates separating chamber in communication with the air inlet, an air outlet in communication with the air-particulates separating chamber, means for moving air and particulates into the air-particulates separating ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959698 | Smoke evacuation system A smoke evacuating system for use during surgical procedures, particularly minimally invasive procedures involving the use of a laser or cautery at a surgical site having an associated higher than ambient pressure, wherein the system includes a filter with a site si... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7938873 | Dust suction module for hand-held power tool A dust suction module includes a plurality of bearing surfaces (2, 2′, 2″) with which the dust suction module (1) is mountable on an associated hand-held power tool (3), an air filter (4), a rotatable suction wheel (5), a plura... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7918910 | Unit for eliminating particles and apparatus for transferring a substrate having the same In an apparatus for transferring a substrate, a partition wall is disposed in a vertical direction in a housing to divide an interior space of the housing into a first space and a second space. A pressure generating member divides the first space into an upper space... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7909901 | Liquid cartridge A liquid cartridge includes a vessel body for containing liquid. The vessel body includes a plurality of surfaces. An oxygen outlet is provided on one surface among the plurality of surfaces of the vessel body. And an oxygen input is provided on a surface other than... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7901477 | Machine tool with mist disposal structure An interior of a machine tool and a machining area are divided for communication by a labyrinth. The machining area is covered by a cover. Air discharged from an air bearing flows from the machine tool interior into the machining area through the labyrinth. The cove... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7875094 | Dust filter device A dust filter, in particular, for hand-guided power tools, includes a plate filter (18) with at least one spreader (14) for spreading filter folds (16) of the plate filter (18). The spreader (14) has a spreading device (24 | 01/25/2011 |
| 7862638 | Gas supply system for semiconductor manufacturing apparatus A gas supply system according to the present invention comprises a gas filter disposed in a gas supply flow passage through which a gas is supplied to a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and a metal component remover disposed in the gas supply flow passage downs... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7850751 | Access cover for piping or vessel Disclosed is a two or three phase separator including a centrifugal separator, a demister (if a three phase separator), and a filter contained within a housing. The filter uses an outside-in flow principle. The filter includes an inner layer or a center core that de... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7837752 | Water removal downstream of a turbine A rigid or semi-rigid demister pad is positioned between an air turbine and an inertial water removal device such as extractor in an air conditioning system for an aircraft. The demister pad comprises packed fibers or strands whose diameter typically ranges from app... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837751 | Two-stage separator apparatus for yard debris An apparatus for collection and reduction of yard debris combining a frontally facing vacuum pick up with a chipper-shredder-blower unit to induce airflow for entraining debris collected at the vacuum pick up; reduce the entrained debris to a more manageable volume;... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7811346 | Filter housing An air filter housing slidably receives an air control insert therein without requiring the air filter housing to be removed from the wall, floor or ceiling surrounding an air duct. The air filter housing varies in size in at least one dimension to reduce the quanti... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7806953 | Manually guided implement A manually guided implement having a tool driven by an internal combustion engine, which draws combustion air in via an air filter disposed on an air filter base. The air filter is secured to the implement via a releasable securement device that includes a first sec... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7780754 | Rapid-action connection element with a filter A rapid-action connection element for a compressed air hose (3) includes a filter (5) located in the discharge casing (4) for sealing a flow cross-section, a flow-through pressure piston (7) extending, at least partially into the discharg... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7776118 | Cap for hermetically sealing receiver driers The present invention relates to a cap for hermetically sealing receiver driers, in which a cap body and a filter are separated and detachably engaged with each other and an O-ring is installed between the cap body and the filter, thereby facilitating the replacemen... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7766987 | Apparatus and method for collection of particulate matter during percutaneous procedures An apparatus and method used in a urological procedure. The apparatus includes a sheath capable of insertion into a passageway within a patient. A filter is provided that includes a mesh that retains any particulate matter that is entrained with the liquid and allow... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7766988 | Lint trap liner A disposable filter media removably attachable to a conventional lint trap utilized in automatic clothes dryers is provided. The disposable filter media is in the form of a flexible, lightweight meshed liner adapted for snug, releasable attachment atop the lint coll... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7753977 | Air filtration system having a removable diffuser An air filtration system includes a support structure, an enclosure coupled to the support structure and including an air outlet, a filter and a fan operatively coupled to the enclosure, and a diffusion screen configured to cover the air outlet. The diffusion screen... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7727296 | Collecting unit for semiconductor process A collecting unit is disposed on an exhaust passage of a semiconductor processing apparatus to collect by-products contained in an exhaust gas. The collecting unit includes a trap body detachably disposed inside a casing and configured to collect a part of the by-pr... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7699902 | Refuse-trapping cover for use in portable working machine There is provided a refuse-trapping cover for a portable working machine, which is capable of reducing the deterioration of the engine-cooling performance of the cooling fan that may be caused by the fibrous sawdust of a palm tree. The refuse-trapping cover includes... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7678167 | Device and method for oxidizing, reducing, calcining, sintering, or melting dusts In a device for oxidizing, reducing, calcining, sintering or melting dusts such as, e.g., furnace or steel dusts, marl and lime dust mixtures, shredder light fractions, mineral dusts such as, e.g., glass dusts, cement kiln bypass dusts, dry sewage sludge, paper slur... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7655059 | Quickly assemblable structure of molecular sieves and can filters in oxygen concentrator The invention is an assembly structure that allows molecular sieves and can-filters be fast assembled in an oxygen concentrator. The structure includes: a molecular sieve and can-filter set, which is composed of at least two molecular sieves and at least one can-fil... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7641707 | Refrigerator having air-cleaner A refrigerator having an air-cleaner is provided. The refrigerator includes a main body with a predetermined storage space defined therein, and an air-cleaner including a case fixed to the main body and having at least an inlet and outlet, a decor panel that linearl... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7635401 | Adjustable air flow ventilation device and system This system provides an air-ventilating and cleaning element positioned within a housing. The housing contains multiple vents in the housing walls. The vents serve as channels that enable air to flow into and out of the air-ventilating device. The air-ventilating an... | 12/22/2009 |
