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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075654 | Gas-liquid separator with expansion transition flow A gas-liquid separator assembly has a flow passage providing expansion of and reduced flow velocity of the post-separation gas stream, and in some embodiments provides pre-escape regions facilitating partial pre-transition of some of the flow. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7354257 | Refrigerating cycle or compressor having foreign matter collector The present invention is intended to remove foreign matter such as worn powder in a refrigerating cycle and enhance the reliability in a refrigerating cycle using, in particular, HFC refrigerant. In the invention, accordingly, a coil shaped connection piping is prov... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354466 | Collector and separator apparatus for lawn and garden An apparatus for collection and reduction of twig-containing yard debris combining a frontally facing twig breaker 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 mana... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338545 | Apparatus for separating liquid from a process gas stream of an electrochemical cell stack A liquid separator includes a housing, a separation chamber disposed within the housing, a drain, an inlet channel, a swirler disposed within the inlet channel, and an outlet channel. The drain has a drain passageway for draining liquid from the separation chamber. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7305912 | Chemically driven hydrogen gun An electrothermal gun uses an apparatus for generating high gas pressure. The apparatus includes a receiver having a combustion chamber for holding a propellant which produces a gas component and a particle component when the propellant undergoes an exothermic chemi... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7279022 | Spiraltrap: devices and methods for the trapping particulate matter in exhaust and of other pollutants Embodiments of the present invention include methods and devices for trapping particulate matter suspended in exhaust from, for example, automotive diesel engines. Particulates carried in exhaust are actually a colloidal suspension of finely divided particulates in ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7210530 | Subsea separation system A preferred embodiment of the inventive fluid delivery system comprises a vertical liquid/vapor separator and riser assembly that comprises a multi-phase separator inlet, a vapor outlet and riser, and a liquid outlet port connected to a hydraulically-driven centrifu... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7169305 | Advanced liquid vortex separation system A liquid vortex separator including a vortex tube (16) with an impeller (13) in the feed end to impart a rotational motion to liquid within the tube, a feed cylinder (12) connected to the vortex tube by a reducing cone (14). The separator... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7048783 | Vacuum cleaner air/liquid separator A vacuum cleaner air/liquid separator is provided according to the invention. The separator includes an offset air/liquid airflow inlet for receiving an air/liquid airflow, with the offset air/liquid airflow inlet possessing a width and a height. The separator furth... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6926749 | Cyclone separator with compact inlet A cyclone separator is provided with a compact inlet path, in which the inner and outer walls of the inlet path are curved, with the inner wall having a radius that is essentially the same as the radius of the cyclone body wall and with the outer wall wrapping aroun... | 08/09/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6725654 | Vortex device and system for treating exhaust gas from internal combustion engine The present invention is to provide a vortex device for treating exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, which comprises a first housing having a first end surface and a second end surface; a first inlet positioned on the first end surface and connected to an ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6666667 | Refrigerating cycle or compressor having foreign matter collector The present invention is intended to remove foreign matter such as worn powder in a refrigerating cycle and enhance the reliability in a refrigerating cycle using, in particular, HFC refrigerant. In the invention, accordingly, a coil shaped connection pip... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6331195 | Coanda water extractor A water extractor of an environmental control system includes a swirl section and a water collector downstream the swirl section. The water collector includes an upstream sump having an inlet positioned to capture the bulk of water droplets leaving the sw... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6246739 | Passive aerosol retention apparatus Passive aerosol retention apparatus positioned in the connecting vents of a nuclear reactor containment are described. The aerosol retention apparatus minimizes aerosol transport from the lower drywell to the upper drywell of the reactor containment. The ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6214071 | Oil separator structure for an oil collector blower A fluid level measuring device for measuring a fluid filling level in a container contains a float disposed in the container and a magnet disposed in the container. The magnet is coupled to the float in terms of movement and, in the event of a change in t... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6168641 | Cyclone separator device for a vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner cyclone separator having a cyclone with a first end wall, a second opposite end wall (35,36,135), and an intermediate part (38,130), which has the shape of either a cylinder or, at least partly, an up-side-down truncated cone. The interme... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6129775 | Terminal insert for a cyclone separator A terminal insert for a cyclone separator for separating a material from a fluid. The terminal insert has a distinct member positioned within the cyclone separator to impinge upon at least a portion of the fluid as it rotates within the cyclone separator ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6071331 | Method and apparatus for separating gas from a gaseous material Gas is separated from fluent material, particularly a liquid or a cellulose fiber suspension having a consistency of about 8-18%, utilizing a closed separation apparatus having a spiral housing with a central axis, a fluent material inlet channel, a fluen... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6019825 | Hydrocyclone gas separator A hydrocyclone for separating a combined phase input stream has two nesting truncated, downwardly tapering conical members having an annular space therebetween. A tangential inlet leads to the annular space between the conical members. Alternate embodimen... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5885333 | Low pressure drop steam separators The steam/water separator includes a lower standpipe for receiving a two-phase mixture of water and steam at its lower end. Internal threads or elements spaced about the interior wall of the standpipe impart a swirl to the incoming mixture, producing a th... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5570744 | Separator systems for well production fluids Hydrocarbon fluid production wells and similar process flowstreams have a spiral baffle-type separator interposed in a surface flowline for separating fluids of different densities, such as gas from oil or gas from oil and from water, for example. Particu... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5505756 | Ramp discharge outlet air precleaner A ramp outlet air precleaner has a base assembly, a dome shaped hood, and a rotor assembly. The base assembly includes an inner circumferential wall and an outer circumferential wall, the inner circumferential wall defining an air outlet port. Angled web ... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5462585 | Method and apparatus for separating gas from a gaseous material Gas is separated from fluent material, particularly a liquid or a cellulose fiber suspension having a consistency of about 8-18%, utilizing a closed separation apparatus having a spiral housing with a central axis, a fluent material inlet channel, a fluen... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5385592 | Filter device for compressed air A filter device for compressed air including first and second filters, wherein the first filter is free from a variation in the filtering efficiency, and does not require periodic replacement of its packing, leading to a reduced maintenance cost of the fi... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5224976 | Device for separating liquids and/or solids from a high-pressure gas stream A device for separating liquids and/or solids from a high-pressure gas stream having a cylindrical vessel fitted with a top compartment into which the gas stream is fed, a middle compartment having a number of blades set helicoidally around the axis of th... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5215559 | Device for separating fibres and gas A device for separating fibers and gas, comprising a cyclone (1) with inlet (2) for a mixture of fiber/gas and separate outlets (3 and 5, respectively) for fibers and gas, respectively. In front of the gas outlet (5) a screen (6, 10) is located, which is ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5215553 | Apparatus for separating particles from a gaseous medium This invention relates to an improved mechanical separator which is capable of continuous operation without clogging, which is capable of efficiently separating particulate material from a gaseous medium such as air in such a manner that the collected par... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5178651 | Method for purifying gas distribution systems An apparatus (10) for purifying gas distribution systems has a gas inlet (12) and a gas outlet (14) for connection to gas distribution lines (54). A housing (22) encloses a resistance heater (24) and a particle filter (26) for the gas. The resistance heat... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5137554 | Cyclonic vacuum cleaner cone A one-piece, truncated conical annulus or dust separator body is molded from a high impact polystyrene material in such manner that a narrow rib is formed on the inner conical surface of the body to extend continuously in a spiral path from the larger to ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5129931 | Device for separating liquids and/or solids from a gas stream The present invention relates to a device for the improved separation of liquids and/or solids from a gas stream which includes a cylindrical vessel in which the gas stream is rotated by helicoidal blades for separating the liquid and/or solids from the g... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5102431 | Smog and particulate collection system for use on vehicles with internal combustion engines A Smog and Particulate Collection System for Use on Vehicles with Internal Combustion Engines is disclosed. The present invention not only removes pollutants from the exhaust gases of diesel trucks, but also collects and stores the carbon black byproduct ... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5085826 | Steam dryer The present invention is directed to a separator for dividing a steam/water mixture into its liquid and steam components. The inventive separator comprises a pipe having an annular spiral strip which is attached to its inside wall, said pipe being in flui... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5033915 | Low pressure drop steam/water conical cyclone separator A conical cyclone separator for separating steam from water in a steam/water mixture supplied to a steam drum of a boiler, comprises a conical portion with upper and lower cylindrical portions. Unlike conventional separators which include a tangential inl... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5019354 | Fluid catalytic cracking catalyst-vapor separator In a fluid catalytic cracking process, a new separator apparatus has been invented for separating catalyst from cracked vapor. The separator comprises a downwardly spiraling channel. The separator demonstrates good separation efficiency even at turn down ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5000765 | Condensate inhibiting outlet pipe for water-steam separator A water-steam separator is used in conjunction with a steam humidifier system to maintain the relative humidity within a desired range in buildings. The separator includes a container, a vapor inlet supply pipe, and an outlet steam distribution pipe. One ... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4971603 | Vortex tube separating device A vortex tube gas cleaning device 110 is used to clean a particle containing gas flow stream of particles. The device 110 has an outer tube 112 having an inlet 114 at an upstream end, and, in series downstream of the inlet 114 a vortex generator 116 in a ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4895582 | Vortex chamber separator The invention concerns a process for separating and/or precipitating of solid and/or liquid particles (disperse phase) from gaseous and/or liquid media (continuous phase) as well as for separating mixed gases (gas-gas-separation) and/or mixed fluids (flui... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4855050 | Centrifugal oil separator for removing oil from a waste flowing stream An oil separator for removing oil from a flowing waste stream of waste fluid includes: a separator body having a flow bore with a center, an open bottom and an open top each communicating with the flow bore so that fluid can flow in the flow bore between ... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4848991 | Vortex chamber separator The invention concerns a process for separating and/or precipitating of solid and/or liquid particles (disperse phase) from gaseous and/or liquid media (continuous phase) as well as for separating mixed gases (gas-gas-separation) and/or mixed fluids (flui... | 07/18/1989 |
