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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177873 | Separating device for separating out particles A separating apparatus for separating out particles, especially liquid droplets from a gas flow which comprises the particles, comprising a flow channel which conducts the gas flow and has at least one deflection region for deflecting the gas flow, and a collecting ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7410535 | Cyclone separating apparatus and a vacuum cleaner having the same A cyclone separating apparatus and a vacuum cleaner having the same are provided. The cyclone separating apparatus includes a cyclone body including a cyclone chamber and a dust collecting chamber, a cover unit connected to an upper portion of the cyclone body, a do... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7398578 | Cyclone dust collecting device for use in a vacuum cleaner A cyclone dust collecting device, for use in a vacuum cleaner, includes a housing defining therein a cyclonic air flow chamber. A dust collection chamber is disposed under the cyclonic air flow chamber and a partition wall is disposed between the cyclonic air flow c... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7377954 | Performance air filtration cartridge An air filtration cartridge has annular filter media having a hollow interior and extending axially between first and second distally opposite end caps. The first end cap is an outlet end cap having flow straightening structure integrally formed therewith and spanni... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7047594 | Cyclonic vacuum cleaner A cyclonic vacuum cleaner having a simple structure with low airflow leakage and excellent maintainability despite its long suction passage. A dust-collecting portion 11 includes a cyclonic portion 14 which is approximately cylinder-shaped, having a bo... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6968596 | Cyclone-type dust-collecting apparatus for vacuum cleaner A cyclone-type dust-collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner comprises a conically shaped grill assembly disposed at the air outflow port of a cyclone body. The grill assembly includes a grill portion and prevents reverse flow of dust and dirt from the cyclone body... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6953490 | In-line oil separator An oil separator for use in a compressor for separating oil from refrigerant. The separator includes a discharge line having an inner surface, a structure in the discharge line forming an inlet and an outlet within the discharge line, wherein the inlet has a wider d... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6949134 | Vacuum cleaner Disclosed is a vacuum cleaner which can remove sludge, bad smells and toxic gases and discharge the filtered air to the upper portion of the vacuum cleaner to prevent the filtered air from being sucked with non-filtered air into the cleaner again. The vacuum cleaner... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6773492 | System employing a vortex tube for separating an entrained liquid component from a gas stream A system for separating an entrained liquid component from a gas stream employing at least one vortex tube having a liquid outlet end and a wet gas inlet tangential to its sidewall and arranged so that wet gas rotates within the vortex tube to cause the liquid compo... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6740149 | Air cleaner To enlarge an opening area in an element retainer supporting a clean side of an element, to reduce resistance to air passage and thereby to enlarge intake air quantity. The interior of an air cleaner is surrounded by a case and a lid is partitioned by an element int... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6592543 | Fluid flow regulator for a smoke evacuation system and method of using same A fluid flow regulator of a smoke evacuation system for use with laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery is disclosed. The fluid flow regulator is comprised of a flow regulating means and a conduit connecting means. The flow regulating means in one embodiment... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6576029 | System for separating an entrained liquid component from a gas stream A system for separating an entrained immiscible liquid component from a gas stream employing a vessel having a wet gas inlet, a gas outlet and a liquid outlet. At least one vortex tube is supported within the vessel and has a liquid outlet end and a wet g... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6557591 | Bulk gas built-in purifier with dual valve bulk container An apparatus for delivering a gaseous product includes a horizontal container having inlet and outlet ports, an elongated hollow tube inside the container, a purifying medium inside the tube, inlet and outlet control means adapted to control delivery of t... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6547856 | Filter system A vacuum cleaner having a reduced velocity chamber with a high velocity air inlet, an electric motor, a rotary blade driven by the motor to create a vacuum in the chamber, an outlet for exhausting air from the chamber, which air flows in a selected path f... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6511531 | Room air filtering and freshening device An air filtering and freshening device comprising a filter element within the intake of the device housing, a motorized fan mounted within the device housing which draws contaminated air into the device, and forces air out of the device through an outlet ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6488744 | Filter system A vacuum cleaner having a reduced velocity chamber with a high velocity air inlet, an electric motor, a rotary blade driven by the motor to create a vacuum in the chamber, an outlet for exhausting air from the chamber, which air flows in a selected path f... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6485534 | Contaminant collector trap for ion implanter An evacuation system for a chamber (14) is provided, including a pump (12) for removing gases and contaminants from the chamber. The pump has an outlet (32) connected to an exhaust duct (34). A collector trap (42) for use in collecting contaminants evacua... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6471738 | Ceiling-mounted air filtration device The present invention provides an air filtration device attachable to a motor. The device comprises a housing comprising an upper part and a lower part, wherein the upper and lower parts are parallel and spaced apart from each other and define a cavity th... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6425931 | Cyclonic separation apparatus The invention provides cyclonic separation apparatus containing a cyclone body having at least one fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, the fluid outlet being concentric with the longitudinal axis of the cyclone body. The cyclonic separation apparatus also con... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6398829 | Filter system for mobile debris collection machine A mobile debris collection machine with an improved filter system includes a chassis, wheels for supporting the chassis, a debris collection device on the chassis, a debris container on the chassis, and a vacuum system on the chassis for moving dust and d... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6261333 | Air filter for an internal combustion engine having a primary air region and a secondary air region The invention relates to an air filter having a primary air region and a secondary air region separated by a barrier. The primary air region contains a filter element for filtering out particles in the primary air. The secondary air region is designed to ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6258144 | Air filtering device for a vehicle engine including interengaged filter members and a flow regulation member An air filtering device for an engine includes two cone-shaped filtering members which are co-axially mounted with other and two collars are respectively engaged with two ends of the assembly of the two filtering members. Each filtering member has a spira... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6010549 | Spark arrester of muffler A spark arrester includes a buffer plate against which exhaust gases discharged from the outlet end of a tail pipe strike directly. Upon impingement on the buffer plate, the exhaust gases become turbulent or agitated whereupon temperature distribution of ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5904756 | Mist recovering method and apparatus In a mist recovering apparatus for recovering a mist contained in a gas, provided with a filter having pores of pore size increasing from a gas inlet side toward a gas outlet side, the gas containing the mist is passed from the gas inlet side of the filte... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5900032 | Air cleaner device An air cleaner device is disposed beside an engine chamber. A connection pipe is connected to the engine chamber and the air cleaner device. The air cleaner device is adjacent to an accumulator. The air cleaner device has a lower box, an upper cover cover... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5695534 | Air filtration installation with recycling of filtered air A filtration installation including a time delay device which, at the time of a filter sleeve cleaning operation, establishes a cycle to exhaust filtered air towards the outside atmosphere instead of recycling it. The installation also includes a device f... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5104430 | Mask with an air filtering device This invention relates to a mask with an air filtering device and in particular to one including a helmet adapted to a head of a user, a visor pivotally connected with a lower side of the helmet and having a soft pad for preventing air entering therein fr... | 04/14/1992 |
| 4898087 | Laminarizer A laminarizer or arrangement for producing laminar flow, particularly for ceilings and walls of clean rooms or the link formed of filter modules. The laminarizer is suspended or held spaced from a cover supporting mechanical filters. The laminarizer is co... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4797263 | Monolithic catalytic converter with improved gas distribution A catalytic converter has a monolith with a plurality of catalyst coated passages to which internal combustion engine exhaust gases are directed with a nonuniform velocity profile that is highest at the center. A flow distributor is mounted in the convert... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4613349 | Fluid separator and flow stabilization structure A centrifugal separator for separating liquid and solid contaminants from flowing gas and for separating certain liquids from other liquids. The centrifugal separator finds novel application as a flow stabilization system wherein the separator vessel is c... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4572727 | Cyclone A cyclone is disclosed, which comprises a cylindrical shell, an inverted conical hopper depending from the cylindrical shell, a cylindrical dust exhaust duct leading from the lower end of the inverted conical hopper, a gas supply duct extending tangential... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4532775 | Air cooler with condensate trap A ring-shaped air cooler has an inlet at the top and an outlet at the bottom. A peripheral wall surrounds the outlet and projects upwardly forming a condensate trap. Air admitted at the inlet flows in two streams through each half of the ring. The streams... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4443235 | Self-cleaning cabinet dust collector A compact, self-cleaning, cabinet, dust collector is provided. The collector housing is a single-piece, molded unit having recessed areas and a molded air inlet. Entering dust-laden air is directed into two flows in a passageway surrounding a suspended, f... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4382804 | Fluid/particle separator unit and method for separating particles from a flowing fluid A fluid/particle separator assembly includes an apertured rotary separator mounted substantially to close an inlet to a chamber through which a fluid is forced by a pump or impeller. The separator is rotated at such a speed that inclined faces bounding it... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4375365 | Centrifugal chamber filter for separating solids from a gas stream A multi-stage centrifugal chamber filter for separating solids from a gas stream. The filter has a plurality of separate multistage filter elements, each having at least one flow channel to which a plurality of centrifugal chambers is connected. The cross... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4371477 | Dust control unit This invention relates to a dust control device enabling dust to be wetted with water mist. The device according to this invention has a water impeller 2 situated in a tunnel 11, 12 behind the fan impeller 1 when viewed upon in the air flow direction in t... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4370155 | Air circulating device An air circulating device for providing a constant movement of air within the occupant zone of rooms which do not contain openable windows to allow natural air circulation during hot days. The air circulating device is provided in two forms, each form pre... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4333750 | Filtration module with included illumination A filtration module having a receptacle for a filter element accessible through the outlet opening of the module has light means disposed outwardly from the receptacle with respect to the direction of air flow. The module is also preferably provided with ... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4333745 | Workbench filtering station and method A workbench filtering station (10) includes a generally open interior in which a plurality of filter bags (50) are disposed to partially clean a gas stream. The gas stream is communicated to the bag filters (50) through an air intake (46). The air intake ... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4325716 | Mixing chamber in combination with a dust cyclone separator A mixing chamber for mixing gases produced in a gas producer in combination with a dust cyclone, the mixing chamber comprising a housing having at least two inlets and a perforated hood structure covering one of the inlets. In use the gas delivered from t... | 04/20/1982 |
