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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354468 | Compact cyclonic separation device A cyclonic separation device for a vacuum cleaner including a cylindrical housing, an inlet tube parallel to the axis of the housing having a vortex vane disposed axially in the inlet tube. Air rotates in one direction in the inlet tube, and preferably in the opposi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7311741 | Device for separating dust and dirt out of flowing media The invention describes a device for separating dust and dirt out of flowing media. A curved flow path (1) is imposed on the flow (21), and heavy foreign bodies are separated out of the main flow by centrifugal force. The partial stream required to car... | 12/25/2007 |
| 6802880 | Air guided filter for internal combustion engine An air guide filter for an internal combustion engine includes an air filter having a pair of support rings coupled to upper and lower portions of the filter. A pleated filter plate is disposed between the support rings, and an air guide is disposed between the supp... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6551818 | Biological filter structures A cartridge for holding compost in a biofilter is substantially uniform in cross section perpendicular to the axis of the cartridge and has a sidewall formed with openings that are small enough to substantially retain the compost in the cartridge yet larg... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6391197 | Filter assembly A filter assembly for collecting material that is entrained in a gas stream includes a housing for a tubular filter element. The housing has an inlet and an outlet for the gas that is to be filtered, and includes a body section and a separable end cap. Th... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6280493 | Air pre-cleaner An air pre-cleaner for centrifugally ejecting heavier than air particulates from an air stream for use in an apparatus having an air intake includes a hood having an opening through which air enters the pre-cleaner. A vane assembly includes a centrally po... | 08/28/2001 |
| 5938803 | Cyclone separator A cyclone separator is disclosed having a vertical housing (2), an opening at its lower end (4), provided with a cover (5) at its upper end having a central opening (8), an inlet duct (10) for tangential entry of a mixture of gas and catalyst particles fr... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5624642 | Hydrocarbon processing apparatus Apparatus and methods useful for degassing a reaction mixture in a petrochemical processing reactor are disclosed. The methods and apparatus employ a novel liquid-gas separator that includes non-linear risers and that discharges the mixture into a vapor s... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5498273 | Particle separation A vortex tube including an annular downstream scavenge duct is provided with a number of occluding members spaced circumferentially around the upstream entrance to the scavenge duct so as to restrict the entrance area of the duct. The occluding members ar... | 03/12/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5188237 | Device for the separation of powders into coarse and fine components A device for the separation of a powder into a coarse component and a fine omponent with a housing 1, a material feed 3, 4 into the housing for the material to be fed and a coarse material discharge 8 for the housing and a fines discharge 19 for the housin... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5186836 | Co-current cyclone separator and its applications A co-current separator is provided which makes it possible to separate a light phase contained in a mixture from a dense phase. Disposed downstream in the direction of circulation of the dense phase is an internal output opening of an interior enclosure. ... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5181944 | Wet blaster/wet washer The invention relates to a wet blaster/wet washer, in which the blaster is an essential component, from which the outlet occurs in accordance with the invention from the middle section of a hood via a ring channel formed by a pipe channel (7) concentric w... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5180407 | Vacuum loader with vaned and short tangential separator A unique vacuum loader with a special tangential separator is provided to efficiently remove, readily collect, effectively separate, and safely dispose of wet, dry, and fibrous materials, including liquids and slurries, in a mine or in other places. Desir... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5129930 | Co-current cyclone mixer-separator and its applications A co-current cyclone mixer-separator which makes it possible to separae a light phase L1 contained in a mixture M1 which also contains a dense phase D1 from the dense phase and to mix this phase L1 with a dense phase or with a mixture containing this phas... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5084189 | Method and apparatus for separating fluids having different specific gravities An axial flow-type pump for separating immiscible fluids having different specific gravities and a discharge manifold fluid connected to the fluid pump for drawing of the fluid having the heavier specific gravity. The fluid pump employs a rotatable impell... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5066467 | Liquid degasser in an ebullated bed process In an ebullated bed reactor it has been found that an improved gas-liquid separator effectively removes gas from recycle liquid used to ebullate the catalyst bed. The gas-liquid separator comprises a cup with a plurality of riser conduits. Two stages of c... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4966703 | Cyclone separator Cyclone separator having an elongate tapered separating chamber (25) with an axial overflow outlet (34) at the larger diameter end (10a) and an underflow outlet (23) at the smaller diameter end (10b). Inlet to the separating chamber is provided via an axi... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4956091 | Apparatus for separating solid particles from a fluid Apparatus for separating solid particles from a fluid, comprising a swirl chamber (3) provided with a curved wall, a tangential inlet (9) and a solids outlet (13), both arranged perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis (5) of the swirl chamber (3). ... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4946482 | Dust removing apparatus for air cleaner A dust removing apparatus for an intake air cleaner in which the air cleaner is disposed in the vicinity of a passage of a high speed air flow and an opening in a wall of the air passage confronting high speed air flow within the passage. As a result dust... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4904281 | Method and apparatus for separation of solids from a gaseous stream A method for separating particulate solids from a gaseous stream laden with the solids includes discharging the gaseous stream with a swirling movement downwardly into a containment vessel, and impinging the stream on a bed of the separated solids maintai... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4889544 | Cooler-dehumidifier-filter 3-in-one apparatus for treating compressed air A cooler-dehumidifier-filter 3-in-one apparatus for treating compressed air, comprising an air inlet-outlet mechanism with a built-up radiator cisterns connected therebelow, having an air diffusion mechanism and an air filtering mechanism set therein to c... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4886644 | Liquid degaser in an ebullated bed process In an ebullated bed reactor it has been found that an improved gas-liquid separator effectively removes gas from recycle liquid used to ebullate the catalyst bed. The gas-liquid separator comprises a cup with a plurality of riser conduits. Helical members... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4842622 | Gas/liquid/solids separator The apparatus includes a swirl vanes device for reducing the velocity of exhaust fumes fed into an enclosed container with the accompanying direction and volume changes enhancing the separation of the exhaust into gas, liquid, and solid components. Solids... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4832709 | Rotary separator with a bladeless intermediate portion A high speed rotary filter device is disclosed which utilizes a rotor having a bladeless portion between the inducer and the exducer portions of the rotor, thereby substantially eliminating secondary flow within the high speed rotary filter device.... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4790865 | Two compartment industrial dust collector A specially arranged two compartment, industrial dust collector is provided which is efficient, effective, and economical. The first compartment has a lower cyclone chamber which contains a cyclone. The second compartment has a central chamber which conta... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4786299 | Vacuum loader with silencer base A unique vacuum loader is provided with a special silencer base to quietly, efficiently, and effectively remove particulate matter, debris and waste from industrial plants and other locations. The silencer base comprises a muffler and sound abatement cont... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4776950 | Classifier A classifier has a rotor, driven by a motor, mounted between two opposed walls of a housing. The housing also has a curved wall which extends between the walls and around the rotor to define therewith an annular zone. A fluid and finer particles outlet op... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4755198 | Column for treating gases A column is provided for treating gases by separating liquid and/or solid contaminants from the gases and then washing the gases with a washing liquid, wherein the presence of the contaminants would adversely affect the washing. The column has a separatio... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4723972 | Gas separation system A gas separator system for separating gases of substantially different molecular weights, such as oxygen and carbon monoxide, includes a series of concentrically nested coils, with the output of each coil being connected to the input of the next coil. Gas... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4718924 | Two compartment four stage industrial dust collector A specially arranged, two compartment, four stage industrial dust collector is provided which is efficient, effective, and economical. The first compartment has a lower chamber which contains a cyclone and an upper chamber which contains a downstream spir... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4676810 | Revolving separator Slurries containing solid liquids and gases are continuously separated into individual components utilizing a revolving vanes on an eccentric axis. The vanes are of a flexible material which revolve sufficiently slowly that in sequence gas escapes through... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4668256 | Liquid/gas separation Apparatus for removing entrained liquid from a gas stream comprises a cylindrical casing (67) designed to be mounted so that its axis is substantially vertical. An inlet port (62) and a gas outlet port (63) are provided adjacent to the upper end of the ca... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4634456 | Classification and/or grading Classifying and/or grading equipment includes a main vortex chamber and a secondary vortex chamber intersecting and opening into the main chamber. A gas/solids, liquid/solids or liquid/liquid combination is fed into the main vortex chamber and a component... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4555254 | Material collector and discharger apparatus In a pressurized materials processing system, separation of solid particulates from a gaseous process fluid is beneficially accomplished by use of a swept orifice discharger comprised of a cylindrical housing that is closed at one end and open at the othe... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4530462 | Method and apparatus for spreading and distributing a solid or liquid particulate material A method and apparatus for separating, spreading and distributing a solid or liquid particulate material. The particulate material is pneumatically conveyed into a centrifugal chamber within a rotor (20) operatable by the flow of material for centrifugal ... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4378234 | Particulate material collecting apparatus A particulate material collecting apparatus including a cylindrical member defining therein a spiral flow chamber for forming a spiral flow of gas therein, an inlet duct and an outlet duct connected to the cylindrical member tangentially to the inner circ... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4373940 | Air precleaner for internal combustion engine An air precleaning device for use in connection with clean air consumption and ventilation purposes such as with internal combustion engines, compressors, and the like and for ventilation such as in a vehicle cab or in clean air quarters generally, the pr... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4349360 | Fluid treating column and apparatus for treating mixtures of liquid and gas Mixtures of gas and liquid are treated and separated within a housing containing one apparatus or a column containing a plurality of apparatuses where each apparatus contains a tubular wall defining an inner space and a surrounding outer space, inlet mean... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4289514 | Stacked re-entrant arm vapor-liquid separator An improved centrifugal separator for vapor-liquid mixtures having a vertical upflow conduit closed at the top end and open at the bottom end. A plurality of curved arms similar in shape to a truncated torus of rectangular cross-section penetrate and exte... | 09/15/1981 |
