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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7632327 | Dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner and a vacuum cleaner incorporating the same The vacuum cleaner includes a cyclone unit installed on a mount part on the vacuum cleaner housing; the cyclone unit includes a cyclone chamber formed on the inside of the cyclone unit to separate dust from drawn-in air, and an entrance connected to the first channe... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7559965 | Cyclonic separating apparatus for vacuum cleaner which is capable of separately collecting water from dust A cyclonic separating apparatus for a vacuum cleaner that can separately collect dust and water. The cyclonic separating apparatus includes: a cyclone body having an air inlet passage and an air discharge passage; a dust receptacle connected to a lower end of the cy... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559964 | Dust separating apparatus A dust separating apparatus for a vacuum cleaner having a casing, a cyclone unit formed in the casing to filter contaminants from drawn-in air and discharge air removed of the contaminants, and a dust collection part arranged in parallel with the cyclone unit in the... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7419522 | Dirt separation and collection assembly for vacuum cleaner A dirt separation and collection assembly suitable for use in a bagless vacuum cleaner including two dirt separation and collection zones is provided. Dirty air enters the upper portion of a container and enters a first stage dirt separation zone including a disrupt... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416576 | Fiber bed assembly and fiber bed therefor A fiber bed assembly for a mist eliminator that operates at high efficiency and inhibits re-entrained liquid from leaving the mist eliminator. The fiber bed assembly has a construction that facilitates rapid drainage of liquid collected by the fiber bed. A pre-filte... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410527 | Device for separating liquid components from a gas flow with a cyclone, a tank and a cyclone tank turbulence brake A separator for separating liquid components, in particular oil components, from a gas flow is disclosed including a cyclone and a tank. The liquid separator has a cyclone 1 with a separating chamber 2 including gas supply 3 and gas discharge | 08/12/2008 |
| 7377960 | Cyclonic separator with secondary vortex break A cyclonic separator and methods of cyclonic separation which provide for a band pass separation of particles. That is, a cyclonic separator able to remove particles from an air stream that are greater than a predetermined minimum (which is greater than zero) while ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7338546 | Centrifugal separator for cleaning gas generated by an internal combustion engine and a method for operating the same In a centrifugal separator for cleaning gases generated by an internal combustion engine a housing defines an interior separation chamber. A centrifugal rotor is coupled for rotation to the housing and extends into the separation chamber. A drainage chamber is posit... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7114216 | Vacuum cleaner with noise suppression features A vacuum cleaner includes a cyclonic airflow chamber that facilitates the separation of contaminants from a suction airstream. The airflow chamber includes a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet, with the chamber inlet being fluidically connected with at least one of ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7105037 | 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... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097683 | Filter element with a drainage tube A filter element (15), especially suitable for separating entrained oil from an air stream, having a drainage device (23) including a drainage tube (22) which is connected to an upper end disk (16) of the filter element (15) by a c... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086119 | Dust collecting unit of vacuum cleaner A dust collecting unit for a vacuum cleaner is provided. The dust collecting unit includes a dust separating chamber with an air inlet formed on an outer surface thereof and an air outlet formed on one side thereof, a main dust collecting chamber formed in the dust ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7069740 | Accumulator and air conditioning system using the same An improved accumulator is disclosed, which includes a body having an empty space therein; an inlet tube inserted into the inside of the body from a top thereof, downwardly, for an inflow of a refrigerant to the inside of the body; an outlet tube inserted into the i... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6997974 | High strength and ultra-efficient oil coalescer A coalescing assembly for coalescing entrained oil from a high temperature, high velocity gas stream comprises a coalescing element of compacted high temperature polyamide fibers, such as those available under the trademark Nomex®, rigidly held by concentric cylind... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994740 | Cyclonic separating apparatus including upstream and downstream cyclone units The invention provides cyclonic separating apparatus comprising an upstream cyclone unit and a downstream cyclone unit, the upstream cyclone unit including at least one cyclone having a first end and a second end, and the downstream cyclone unit including at least o... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6915658 | Accumulator and air conditioning system using the same An accumulator having a heater therein and an air conditioning system using the same is disclosed, in which the accumulator includes a body having an empty space therein; an inlet tube inserted into the inside of the body through a predetermined external point, for ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6837912 | Cyclone separator with surface vanes A cyclone separator including vanes along the inside wall of the conical section of the separator to regulate the pitch and thus the axial velocity of the gas flow stream in the separator. By adjusting the pitch of the gas flow stream, the collection efficiency of t... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6833015 | Cyclone-type dust-collecting apparatus for use in a vacuum cleaner A cyclone-type dust-collecting apparatus for use in a vacuum cleaner has a cyclone body having an inflow port and an outflow port, the cyclone body being capable of forming a whirling air current from dust-laden air drawn into the vacuum cleaner through the inflow p... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6818034 | Device for separating dirt and debris in flowing media The present invention relates to a device for separating dirt and debris in flowing media by making use of centrifugal forces, said device comprising a separation chamber (1), and a dirt collection chamber (3) connected with said separation chamber ( | 11/16/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6773494 | Fluid separator unit for use with diesel engines A fluid separator is connected to a vent of a diesel engine to trap particles, such as oil particles, that may be entrained in fluid that is being vented from the internal engine block to control pressure in that engine block. The fluid separator includes a housing ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6752857 | Sand/dust filtering system A system for removing substantially all particular material from an air flow through a passage provides the air flow passage with an area of enlarged circumference containing a coaxial mounted cyclone fan and stationary vanes. The cyclone fan includes a motor drivin... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6709476 | Centrifugal air-oil separator A centrifugal air-oil separator for separating liquid particles from gases containing the liquid particles includes a substantially cylindrical air-oil separation chamber and a substantially conical liquid discharge chamber which are integrated with each other and a... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6607572 | Cyclonic separating apparatus The invention provides cyclonic separating apparatus comprising an upstream cyclone unit and a downstream cyclone unit, the upstream cyclone unit including at least one cyclone having a first end and a second end, and the downstream cyclone unit including... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6599350 | Filtration device for use with a fuel vapor recovery system A filtration device for use in filtering air used to purge a vapor storage canister used in connection with a fuel vapor recovery system of an automobile. The device includes a housing. In some instances, the housing may be integral to another component. ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6599348 | Methods for reducing entrainment of solids and liquids Methods are provided for the reduction in entrainment of solids and liquids, and loss of valuable chemicals such as catalysts, in processing and refining sequences that employ separation devices in which non-vapors are to be separated from vapors. The met... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6533834 | Apparatus and method for separating particles from a cyclonic fluid flow An anti-reentrainment device is provided for use with a cyclone separator. The anti-reentrainment device has a plurality of vane upwardly extending members positioned in the bottom of a cyclone chamber and extending radially inwardly across the bottom. Th... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6432154 | Cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner A cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner includes a hollow cylindrical cyclone body having an open upper end through which air and contaminants are drawn in and a dust discharge port located proximate a lower end of the cyclone body. The d... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6409804 | Separator tank assembly for a fluid compressor A separator tank assembly for use in a fluid compression system includes a separator element having a base, a support element mounted to the separator element, and a scavenge tube. The scavenge tube has a first end and a second end. The scavenge tube is f... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6398834 | Cyclone type dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner A cyclone type dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner includes a cyclone body having a cylindrical shape, open upper and lower ends and a contaminant outlet. Air and contaminants are drawn into the cyclone body through one open end of the cyclone ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6284025 | Particle microtrap screen A particle microtrap screen apparatus has an inlet, a jet orifice screen with multiple microjet orifices, and a microtrap plate having multiple microtraps spaced opposite the multiple microjet orifices for entrapping particles entrained by the jets and th... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6277162 | Apparatus for depositing solids from an air current An apparatus for depositing solids from a current of air includes a bucket wheel lock, taking up this air current over a connecting opening. This apparatus has a built-in drum with a rotatably supported bucket wheel. On the one hand, a screen is provided ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6273942 | Moisture absorption apparatus A moisture absorption apparatus includes an elongated flexible plastic tube having sealed upper and lower end portions, one or several wall openings disposed in a wall portion adjacent to the upper end portion, a tubular desiccant container having gas and... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6228151 | Apparatus and method for separating particles from a cyclonic fluid flow An anti-reentrainment device is provided for use with a cyclone separator. The anti-reentrainment device has a plurality of vane upwardly extending members positioned in the bottom of a cyclone chamber and extending radially inwardly across the bottom. Th... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6176900 | Method and device for treating of a gas/liquid admixture Method and device for treating a gas/liquid mixture, the device comprising: an inlet for infeed of the mixture; a flow element placed in the line of the inlet and having one or more swirling members to cause turbulence of the mixture; an outlet placed in ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6162354 | Integrated check valve/strainer-filter assembly An integrated check valve/strainer-filter assembly that combines a check valve with a strainer-filter assembly in a compact structure is provided. The novel assembly provides the benefits of floor space savings and low maintenance costs. A strainer-filter... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6083291 | Gas transfer pipe arrangement A gas transfer pipe arrangement includes a pipe in which gas containing droplets flows. A centrifugal force type separation unit is provided in the pipe for applying a radial centrifugal force to the gas flowing in the pipe so that the droplets in the gas... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6063154 | Integrated exclusion filter and pressurizing means There is provided an integrated exclusion filter and pressurizing device which prevents leakage of unfiltered fluid across the interface area between a rotating filtering apparatus and non-rotating bulkhead. The exclusion filter utilized is of the type wh... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6036750 | Separator with rotating filter A secondary separator stage for separating material conveyed in a fluid stream. A material collecting receptacle includes an inlet conduit and an exhaust vent. The stream of fluid with materials flow via the inlet conduit into the receptacle. An exhauster... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5989302 | Steam separator including an interior baffle with openings defining steam ports and a water flow surface A steam separator achieves primary separation by directing the flow of a steam-water mixture against a baffle. The baffle redirects the flow so that the steam-water mixture is directed toward the surface of accumulated water ordinarily present in the sepa... | 11/23/1999 |
