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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8163052 | Safety cabinet A safety cabinet adaptable for a variation in body height of a worker using the safety cabinet, that is, a safety cabinet which prevents various bacteria from proceeding from the outside of the safety cabinet into a working space of the safety cabinet and prevents b... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8083821 | System for modifying the atmosphere within an enclosed space and incubator system including the same System for modifying the chemical composition of atmosphere within an enclosed space and incubator system including such a system. The concentration of oxygen within the enclosed space may be either increased or decreased using an electrochemical device. The concent... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075653 | Air quality containment unit The present invention describes an air quality containment unit for isolating a construction, renovation or maintenance project. The air quality containment unit contains dust, molds and other air-borne pollutants using a filter, such as a high-efficiency particulat... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8048182 | Integrated containment system Embodiments of the invention generally provide a containment system having integrated bubble tight-dampers. In another embodiment, the containment system includes an integral auto-scan mechanism disposed in the housing of the containment system so that a filter elem... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8034141 | Dynamic barrier isolation chamber The invention concerns an isolation chamber for isolating substances from the ambient while simultaneously maintaining aseptic conditions within the isolation chamber and protecting the operator from potent compounds. The isolation chamber comprises a first containe... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8012228 | Dynamic barrier isolation chamber The invention concerns an isolation chamber for isolating substances from the ambient while simultaneously maintaining aseptic conditions within the isolation chamber and protecting the operator from potent compounds. The isolation chamber comprises a first containe... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7988755 | Byproduct collecting apparatus of semiconductor apparatus Provided is a byproduct collecting apparatus for efficiently collecting reaction-byproducts contained in an exhaust gas exhausted from a process chamber during a semiconductor manufacturing process. The apparatus includes a housing and a trap module. The housing has... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7918911 | Perimeter seal for passageways between adjacent air-handling plenums A seal around the perimeter of an air passageway which passes between adjacent plenums in an air-handling system includes a first channel containing a sealant which is located in the first plenum and extends around the periphery of the passageway. The first channel ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7896938 | Integrated containment system Embodiments of the invention generally provide a containment system having integrated bubble tight-dampers. In another embodiment, the containment system includes an integral auto-scan mechanism disposed in the housing of the containment system so that a filter elem... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887614 | Air shower device, building, and system for reducing hay fever An air shower device which prevents allergenic substances which cause hay fever from being brought into a living space, in which a person resides or carries out an activity, by an outside body. The air shower device includes a suction unit, which takes in outside ai... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7857880 | Semiconductor manufacturing facility utilizing exhaust recirculation A semiconductor manufacturing process facility requiring use therein of air exhaust for its operation, such facility including clean room and gray room components, with the clean room having at least one semiconductor manufacturing tool therein, and wherein air exha... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7850752 | Semiconductor manufacturing system and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A semiconductor manufacturing system, having a filter that is disposed in a clean room and removes an organic solvent containing siloxane from a gas supplied from the outside of said clean room; a first semiconductor manufacturing apparatus that is disposed in said ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7833299 | Filters and filter assemblies with bypass seal A filter element having a frame defining an interior volume and having exterior surfaces. Filter media is mounted within the frame so as to allow fluid to enter an upstream side of the media and exit a downstream side of the media. At least one component of a multi-... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7819935 | Air filtration for nuclear reactor habitability area A system for providing air substantially free from radioactive and toxic contaminates to a nuclear reactor habitability area is provided. The system can include at least one emergency air filtration unit structured and operable to provide air free from radioactive a... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7819934 | Environmental containment systems Environmental containment systems, and in certain embodiments, systems and methods involving vessels and unit operations or components of cell culture, cell containment, bioreactor, chemical manufacturing, or pharmaceutical manufacturing systems provided with enviro... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7758664 | Integrated containment system Embodiments of the invention generally provide a containment system having integrated bubble tight-dampers. In another embodiment, the containment system includes an integral auto-scan mechanism disposed in the housing of the containment system so that a filter elem... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7670399 | Exhaust pipe having turbulence wings and an exhaust system Provided are an exhaust pipe having turbulence wings, and an exhaust system. The exhaust pipe includes an outer pipe and an inner pipe. The exhaust pipe is connected to a scrubber of the exhaust system. The outer pipe has a gas inlet port. The inner pipe is installe... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7591867 | Ventilation system The present invention provides a compact ventilation system provided with an air purifying function. The present invention includes a case having at least one inlet and outlet communicating with an indoor space, an air supply duct connected to the case to allow the ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7588614 | Filter housing assembly A filter housing assembly having a gas-tight seal and a method of replacing a filter are generally provided. In one embodiment, the filter housing assembly includes a housing having an opening adapted to receive a filter and an inlet. A seal member is coupled to the... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7531017 | Lateral-flow biohazard safety enclosure A biohazard safety enclosure or workstation particularly adapted for enclosing automated instrumentation includes a chamber defined by front, back, top, bottom, and opposed end walls; a HEPA filter across an air inlet opening into the chamber, and an airflow means t... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7527663 | Ventilation system providing NBC protection A ventilation system providing NBC protection for at least one closed security space and/or protection space with constant slight excess pressure, the ventilation system substantially having an air inlet and air outlet, an explosion protection valve, a prefilter, a ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527664 | Integrated machining module for processing workpieces and a method of assembling the same A system for machining workpieces (12) and separating the chips from the workpieces (12) includes a plurality of workstations (14) detachably interconnected by a housing (16) and arranged along a processing path (A). A coolant and filtrat... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7494524 | Method and apparatus for maintaining a desired air pressure in a home An apparatus for maintaining a desired air pressure inside a home includes a differential pressure switch/gage having a first port and a second port. The first port is adaptable for sensing a first pressure inside the home; the second port is adaptable for sensing a... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7485169 | Semiconductor manufacturing facility utilizing exhaust recirculation A semiconductor manufacturing process facility requiring use therein of air exhaust for its operation, such facility including clean room and gray room components, with the clean room having at least one semiconductor manufacturing tool therein, and wherein air exha... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7468084 | Device for conditioning recirculating air, especially clean room air A device for conditioning recirculating air in a cleanroom has at least one fan having a housing. A return air conduit is provided through which a first portion of recirculating air is supplied from the cleanroom to the at least one fan. A second portion of the reci... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7462213 | Method of minimizing cross contamination between clean air rooms in a common enclosure A method of operating a plurality of clean room in a compound within a common enclosure and supplying each room with filtered air by a blower-filter unit by arranging the clean rooms and the blowers connected thereto in two parallel spaced rows with a corridor there... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7425224 | High pressure chemical vapor trapping method A high pressure trapping system is provided to collect chemical vapor by-products in successive stages through chemical reasons conducted at progressively colder temperatures. A hot trap receives chemical vapor exhaust and collects a first waste, typically a solid, ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7416574 | Filter apparatus, exposure apparatus, and device-producing method A filter apparatus for improving gas temperature stability while maintaining a high impurity removal capacity. The filter apparatus includes a filter for removing impurities from a gas and a temperature adjuster for adjusting the temperature of the gas to a predeter... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7406978 | Environmental containment unit A portable enclosure, easily erectable and collapsible, to provide environment control and prevent contaminants from being released from the enclosure. The enclosure provides a flexible envelope attached to the interior of the space defined by vertical and horizonta... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7396391 | Electronic control apparatus A venting aperture is formed in an upper wall of a casing, a gas-permeable membrane supporting body is mounted to the casing so as to communicate between the venting aperture and an external portion through a communicating aperture, and a gas-permeable membrane is d... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393373 | Portable clean molding apparatus and method of use A portable clean molding apparatus for receipt of molded articles ejected from a mold machine. The apparatus includes a receiving chamber having a first interior space and a selectively openable first door, a secondary chamber joined to the receiving chamber and hav... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387655 | Air filtration unit An air filtration unit for use in a work environment includes a housing disposed with an air filtration system and light source. The housing includes a handle and corner caps to prevent damage and provide stability. The air filtration system draws air into the housi... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7377952 | System and method for removing contaminates from the air in a mail-sorting room An air decontamination system including a sealed room to hold at least one person and the sealed room having an air inlet. The system further including a vacuum unit to create a negative pressure within the sealed room, by suctioning air through the air inlet into t... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7361082 | System, device and method for ventilating a room A system and method for ventilating a room in which the system has at least one air supply unit and one air exhaust unit. The air inlet unit has a guiding slot diffuser for guiding an airstream in a certain direction, such that a patient, lying down in a bed on his ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357831 | Method and apparatus for controlling humidity and mold An apparatus for reducing a relative humidity of air inside an enclosed space includes a portable outside air heat exchanger unit having a fan operative to create an air stream by drawing outside air from an intake and discharging the air stream through an outlet in... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354473 | NBC-building protection system and method A combined building air-conditioning unit and NBC protection system, containing an enclosed space housing a building air-conditioning unit and further including a plurality of chambers, a first chamber having an ambient air inlet port, one prefilter and a blower for... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341613 | Filter elements having injection molded thermoplastic seals and methods of making same Seals for filter elements having filter packs with seals around the periphery thereof adjacent to one of the faces are produced by injection molding the seal onto the filter pack using an ethylene-propyleneterpolymer (EPDM) thermoplastic material. Preferably, the th... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338547 | EMI-absorbing air filter Electro-magnetic-energy absorbing materials are used to treat air filters, such as those used in association with electronic equipment thereby suppressing the transmission of electromagnetic interference (EMI) therethrough. Disclosed are processes and materials for ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338358 | Apparatus for air purifying and ventilating Disclosed is a combination air purifier and ventilator. The air purifier in accordance with the present invention includes a case being provided on a ceiling or a wall and having a fan therein, a first passage communicating with an outside, an inside of the case and... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338550 | Axle assembly with purge reservoir for air dryer An axle assembly includes an axle beam with an inner cavity that forms a purge reservoir. The purge reservoir is fluidly connected to an air dryer with a purge valve. The air dryer is part of a vehicle air supply system that supplies air from a compressor to storage... | 03/04/2008 |
