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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7410516 | Twin cyclone vacuum cleaner An upright vacuum cleaner comprises a housing having a suction airstream inlet and a suction airstream outlet. A dirt container is selectively mounted to the housing for receiving and retaining dirt and dust separated from the suction airstream. The suction airstrea... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7383852 | Self sealing water trap A water trap suitable for use in a mechanical ventilation circuit comprising a cap with an inlet and an outlet, a fluid collection vessel engageable with the cap, and a rotatable closure with at least one aperture interposed between the cap and the vessel. The vesse... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7361214 | Disposable cartridge for air/gas dryer A disposable dryer cartridge for an air/gas dryer apparatus for installation in an air/gas line delivering compressed air or gas to an air/gas-driven tool. The cartridge includes a flexible elongated casing having a drying composition therein. The casing has an air/... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341611 | Compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner A compact vacuum container includes a tangential air inlet at the upper portion, a closed top and a central outlet at the bottom having an improved air separation and dirt collection container is provided. A hollow central column with a skirt formed with a downwardl... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332013 | Compressed air/gas-driven tool with integrated dryness indicator An air/gas-driven tool with an integrated air/gas dryness indicator. The tool includes a housing that defines a cavity. An air/gas dryness detector is disposed in the cavity. An air/gas flow passage is situated to provide a stream of compressed air/gas to the drynes... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332008 | Cyclone dust collecting apparatus and a vacuum cleaner having the same A cyclone dust-collecting apparatus capable of separately collecting relatively large dust particles and small dust particles, and implementing compact size and light weight thereof comprises a suction air inlet, a first dust-collecting chamber for collecting relati... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329295 | Light weight bagless vacuum cleaner A light weight upright vacuum container including a cylindrical cyclonic air separation and dirt collect container with a combination shroud and pleated filter cartridge holder. The container has a tangential air inlet at the upper portion, a closed bottom and an op... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323037 | Filtering device with enhanced bleeding assembly and diesel fuel supply line comprising same The device (6) includes a sealed casing (10) provided, in its lower part, with a bowl (22) for collection of a residual liquid, and an assembly (30) for purging the residual liquid which comprises means for evacuation of the liquid collec... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320725 | Disposable cartridge air/gas dryer A disposable cartridge air/gas dryer apparatus for installation in an air/gas line delivering compressed air or gas to an air/gas-driven tool. The dryer includes a pressure vessel having first and second ends, an inlet port, and an outlet port. A disposable dryer ca... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320718 | Device for a cyclone scrubber A device for an axial cyclone (1) of the kind which is used for separating a fluid from a gas, where the gas flowing through the axial cyclone (1), primarily in the axial direction of the axial cyclone (1) assigns a rotation around the centre ax... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7291189 | Dust collecting apparatus for vacuum cleaner A dust collecting apparatus for use in a vacuum cleaner provides improved suction cleaning efficiency. The dust collecting apparatus includes a main body comprising a suction port through which a dust-laden air is drawn, and a first and a second discharge ports thro... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7280827 | Method of control of subscriber data transmissions in a mobile communication network A subscriber data control method in a mobile communication network which reduces the processing load on a mobile switching center and can effectively use the resource of a visitor subscriber data area is provided. After receiving at a destination mobile switching ce... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7272871 | Dirt vessel equipped with cleaning plunger A vacuum cleaner is provided including a housing, a nozzle inlet, a suction generator carried on the housing and a dirt vessel carried on the housing. The dirt vessel includes a sidewall and an open end. A plunger is received in the dirt vessel. The plunger is selec... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273514 | Apparatus and method for filtering particulate and NOx emissions An apparatus and method for filtering particulate from an internal combustion engine by use of monolithic particulate trap systems having porous walls (2c, 24c). The porous walls (2c, 24c) filter the particulat... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7201786 | Dust bin and filter for robotic vacuum cleaner A detachable dust bin for a vacuum cleaner. A container is provided with a removable sidewall which has an outlet opening which is adapted to be coupled to a source of vacuum. The container includes an inlet for connecting to a passageway which is connected to a vac... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7186283 | Vacuum cleaner A cyclonic vacuum cleaner includes a separating unit for separating dirt and dust from a dirt-laden airflow which is drawn in by the cleaner. The separating unit has a chamber with a collection area for collecting dirt and dust which is separated from the airflow. A... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175682 | Electric vacuum cleaner equipped with a dust collection unit An electric vacuum cleaner is equipped with a dust collection unit (20) that can be detachably installed in the air passage en route from a suction unit to an electric fan of the cleaner. The dust collection unit (20) comprises a dust collecting case (... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7141095 | Precursor material delivery system for atomic layer deposition A precursor delivery system includes a flow path from a precursor container to a reaction space of a thin film deposition system, such as an atomic layer deposition (ALD) reactor. A staging volume is preferably established between the precursor container and the rea... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134166 | Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic airflow A vacuum cleaner includes a first housing defining a cyclonic airflow chamber and a second housing defining a main suction opening that is in communication with an inlet of the cyclonic chamber. A suction source has a suction airstream inlet in communication with an... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131165 | Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic airflow A vacuum cleaner includes a first housing defining a cyclonic airflow chamber and a second housing defining a main suction opening that is in communication with an inlet of the cyclonic chamber. A suction source has a suction airstream inlet in communication with an... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7014675 | Electric vacuum cleaner equipped with a dust collection unit An electric vacuum cleaner is equipped with a dust collection unit (20) that can be detachably installed in the air passage en route from a suction unit to an electric fan of the cleaner. The dust collection unit (20) comprises a dust collecting case (... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6997973 | Cyclone with plug prevention Cyclone separator for separating wood pieces and gas that includes a deagglomerator mechanism that prevents wood piece masses, clumps, wads and the like from plugging or clogging up the system. ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6991666 | Collecting chamber for a vacuum cleaner A bagless vacuum cleaner includes a separating unit for separating dirt and dust from a dirt-laden airflow which is drawn in by the cleaner. The separating unit has a chamber with a collection area for collecting dirt and dust which is separated from the airflow. A ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6989045 | Apparatus and method for filtering particulate and reducing NOx emissions An apparatus and method for filtering particulate from an internal combustion engine by use of monolithic particulate trap systems having porous walls (2c, 24c). The porous walls (2c, 24c) filter the particulat... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6936086 | High conductivity particle filter A high conductivity particle filter provides a flow path to subject a fluid stream to a series of turns. The turns require an abrupt directional change for the fluid stream. Traps are positioned in proximity to the turns to capture particles, which have greater iner... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6899749 | Apparatus for moisture absorption A moisture absorption apparatus comprises a desiccant container with a side wall and optionally a bottom and a desiccant solution container with a side wall and a bottom. The desiccant container receives particulate desiccant which forms a desiccant solution on cont... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6878176 | Air conditioning filter A vehicle includes an operator's cab having an air inlet and an air filtration system, and an air outlet, wherein the air filtration system comprises a filter element, and a filter container for receiving the filter element, the operator's cab comprising a chamber f... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6818045 | Liquid separator with integral sight glass The liquid separator with integral sight glass separates liquids, if present, from gases and allows a technician to visually confirm the presence or absence of liquids in the gas. The present invention is typically used when taking a spot sample from a natural gas p... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6752856 | Feedback loop controlled multistage aerosol removal device An assembly for removing aerosol from crankcase gasses being returned to an air intake manifold is generally shown at and includes a housing having a housing wall defining a top portion and a base with at least one drain. An inlet line extends through the housing wa... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6752845 | Apparatus for separation of a liquid from a multiphase fluid flow An apparatus for separation of a liquid from a multi-phase fluid flow flowing through a pipeline, wherein the fluid flow is set in rotation so that it is separated into a central zone (5) essentially containing gas, and an outer annular zone (6) essent... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6706095 | Cyclonic separating apparatus Cyclonic separating apparatus (10) comprises a cyclone body (12) having an inlet (16) for introducing dirt-laden air into the cyclone body (12) in a tangential manner. A central outlet (18) is provided for conducting cleaned air ou... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6656248 | Method and apparatus to clean air The invention relates to a method to clean air for separating materials in the form of particles and/or droplets from a gas flow. The gas flow is directed through a collection in which the outer walls are grounded, and in which high voltage is supplied to... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6648939 | Inertial separator An inertial separator (10) for removing droplets from a gas stream. The inertial separator (10) has a housing (18) which is provided with an inlet (11) for untreated gas and an outlet (12) for treated gas. In the housing (18) are first and second separati... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6615444 | Dirt collection system for a vacuum cleaner A dirt collecting system for a vacuum cleaner includes a dirt cup having a dirt collecting chamber. The dirt cup is removably inserted into the housing of a vacuum cleaner. When the dirt cup is inserted into the housing, the dirt cup is fluidly connected ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6582489 | Method and apparatus of particle transfer in multi-stage particle separators An improved two-stage separator uses reusable containers for collecting particles separated by each separation stage. The reusable containers are constructed such that a user empties both reusable containers by the actions required to empty just one of th... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6524358 | Cyclone dust collector and vacuum cleaner using such dust collector A cyclone dust collector for vacuum cleaners, designed to effectively remove solids, including microparticles, from dust-laden air, is disclosed. This dust collector has an openable cyclone dust collection casing 200, with an air inlet port 100 formed on ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6491734 | Air cleaner for internal combustion engine with internally formed air inlet pipe An air cleaner for an internal combustion engine includes a body having a chamber space, an air inlet pipe connected to the body for introducing air into the chamber space, a drain cock formed on a bottom surface of the body for collecting particles and m... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6419730 | Gas transmission system including a water separator A water separator for a gas transmission system and including a cylindrical vessel having a front end wall defining a gas inlet, a rear end wall defining a gas outlet, and a bottom wall defining at least one water discharge opening; a tank disposed below ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6406505 | Vacuum cleaner having a cyclone type dust collecting apparatus A vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner body, a suction brush, through which air and contaminants are drawn in, and a cyclone type dust collecting device. The cleaner body has a motor driving chamber and a dust collecting chamber in communication with the mot... | 06/18/2002 |
