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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 |
| 8172919 | Window filter apparatus The window filter apparatus provides a framework for holding filters within the frame of windows, thereby offering filtered outside air for a building, without having to run an air conditioner. The apparatus further provides for filtering noise and light by the same... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8163055 | Filter housing structure of projector A filter housing structure adapted to a projector having a first encircled hook-and-loop fastening layer, a housing, a filtering layer, and a second encircled hook-and-loop fastening layer is provided. The first encircled hook-and-loop fastening layer is fixed on th... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163054 | Air filter with internal frame support An air filter having hollow support channels in its frame is disclosed. In one embodiment, the air filter comprises a support structure having a center portion and sidewalls positioned on opposite sides of the center portion, the center portion of the support struct... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8118902 | Filtering medium and filter unit A filtering medium is comprised of a non-woven fabric containing mainly an organic fiber, in which single fibers are fixed, wherein the non-woven fabric is constructed of a plurality of single fibers having different Young's moduli and finenesses, a non-crimped sing... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8105412 | Filter assembly with sealed windowed flow path A filter assembly includes a laterally extending filter element having an element plate extending laterally outwardly therefrom and mounted between axially spaced first and second housing shells. First and second sets of one or more windows are formed axially throug... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7976601 | Filter element having sealing members and methods A filter arrangement includes a media construction comprising a corrugated sheet secured to a flat sheet rolled into a coiled construction. A frame and a first seal member are provided. The frame secures the first seal member to the coiled construction. The first se... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7811350 | Filter device, manufacturing method for the same, and filter element securing tool A sheet-like filter element is installed on a support within the casing of a filter device. A plate-like portion is integrally formed in at least the outer periphery of the filter element. A crimped portion which is to be secured to the support in a crimped state is... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7789928 | Forced air duct end filter assembly A filter assembly for mounting over an opening at an end of a forced air system duct, such as a cold air return. The filter assembly is designed to replace an existing louvered grill covering. The filter assembly is dimensioned which substantially retains the shape ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7753980 | Air cleaner The present air cleaner includes: a cleaner case having a bottom wall, a circumferential side wall provided with an air inlet in its lower part, and a support wall formed on the bottom wall inside the circumferential side wall; and a cylindrical cleaner element supp... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7691166 | Filter element having sealing members and methods A filter arrangement includes a media construction comprising a corrugated sheet secured to a flat sheet rolled into a coiled construction. A frame and a first seal member are provided. The frame secures the first seal member to the coiled construction. The first se... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7691165 | Fluid filter frame system and method The present invention may be used for framing a fluid flow filter pack. A first frame member may have a first border element with an open portion. The first border element may have four first side walls bendable along a line parallel to a peripheral edge of each of ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7597735 | Apparatus and system for uniform sealing force in an air filter assembly A uniform sealing force in an air filter assembly apparatus includes a housing having a channel with a plurality of incline portions and a plurality of land portions. The apparatus also includes an opening configured to receive a filter element assembly having a gas... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7578863 | Multi-stage apparatus for separating liquid droplets from gases An oil/air separator in which a drainage line is connected to an outlet in the interior of a vessel, e.g., a pressure vessel, upon installation of the oil/air separator in the vessel. ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7507271 | Cartridge filter for purifying gas The invention relates to a cartridge filter for purifying gases, said filter being especially embodied as a filter for fine or suspended matter. The inventive filter comprises a frame into which at least one folded package which consists of a filter material through... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7442218 | Exhaust gas treatment apparatus The present invention is characterized in that a casing 2 connected to an exhaust system 8, a honeycomb filter 3 placed in the inside of the casing 2, the honeycomb filter having a plurality of cells partitioned by partition walls, and pl... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7435278 | Deep filter element suitable for replacing a shallow filter element and having a support frame made from thin stock A deep format filter element has a peripheral frame with outwardly protruding mounting flanges. The mounting flanges simulate the periphery of a shallow format filter element to allow the deep format filter element to replace the shallow format filter element in man... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7416580 | Filter assemblies and systems for intake air for fuel cells A filter assembly for removing particulate contaminants and chemical contaminants from an incoming dirty air stream for a fuel cell. The filter assembly also includes a noise suppression element that reduces sound waves or noise emanating from any equipment, such as... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416577 | Air intake filter screen assembly including a stand-off frame for preventing hail damage to surface coils of an associated air intake unit A filter screen assembly for use with an air intake structure, the structure including a face within which is formed an air intake opening. The filter screen assembly includes a screen having a flexible mesh material and an outer perimeter edge. A three-dimensional ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410518 | Filter removal devices A device for facilitating removal of a filter from an air circulation system includes a flexible element having a first, low profile position adjacent a surface of the filter and a second, extended position spaced from the surface of the filter. When in the extended... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404837 | Mountain cloudwater A method and apparatus for completing a natural solar distillation cycle (comprised of maritime trade winds being elevated over mountain formations to form orographic clouds) includes enabling the low cost harvesting of freshwater during time periods when weather co... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7393375 | Filter element having sealing members and methods A filter arrangement includes a media construction comprising a corrugated sheet secured to a flat sheet rolled into a coiled construction. A frame and a first seal member are provided. The frame secures the first seal member to the coiled construction. The first se... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387655 | Air filtration unit An air filtration unit for use in a work environment includes a housing disposed with an air filtration system and light source. The housing includes a handle and corner caps to prevent damage and provide stability. The air filtration system draws air into the housi... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387654 | Screen assembly kit for an air processing unit A screen assembly, associated kit and method of forming the same. The screen assembly is adapted to filter intake air passing through an exterior surface of an air processing unit, and includes a substantially rectilinear screen mesh having opposing top and bottom e... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7350370 | Air conditioner An indoor unit of an air conditioner is provided. The indoor unit includes a main chassis, a front frame, a heat exchanger and a fan, a front panel, a filter, and a filter frame. The main chassis constitutes a rear appearance. The front frame is formed on the front ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341613 | Filter elements having injection molded thermoplastic seals and methods of making same Seals for filter elements having filter packs with seals around the periphery thereof adjacent to one of the faces are produced by injection molding the seal onto the filter pack using an ethylene-propyleneterpolymer (EPDM) thermoplastic material. Preferably, the th... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7329311 | Porous sintered composite materials The present invention is directed to porous composite materials comprised of a porous base material and a powdered nanoparticle material. The porous base material has the powdered nanoparticle material penetrating a portion of the porous base material; the powdered ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323028 | Air intake filter screen assembly A filter screen assembly for use with an air intake structure, the structure including a face within which is formed an air intake opening. The filter screen assembly includes a screen having a flexible mesh material and an outer perimeter edge. The perimeter edge i... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320721 | Chemical filter and fan filter unit having the same In a fan filter unit for filtering and continuously supplying clean air into a clean room, the fan filter unit includes a chemical filter for removing chemical contaminants contained in the air, a fan for sucking and blowing out the air, and a particle filter for re... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320717 | Industrial scale honeycomb type dust collector A dust collecting filter such as a honeycomb-type industrial filter for the industrial filtering of gas containing solid particles is provided. The filter includes a plurality of collateral inlet and outlet channels separated by shared filtering boundaries. The inle... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7309369 | Filter module The invention relates to a filter module in the form of a hollow body with at least one chamber. The walls of the hollow body are made of a non-metallic material that can be comminuted and/or disintegrated in a recycling process. The material is a paper product, suc... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303605 | Snap together filter A fluid filter is provided with a snap-together housing for the filter media. The housing is designed with two main parts that are easily snapped together to encapsulate the filter media. The filter housing is substantially cylindrical, and contains an inlet on one ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7282076 | Air box lid having an integrated filter An integrated filter lid has a filter surrounded by an outer frame. The outer frame is adapted to seal around an inlet opening of an air box which has a primary filter for filtering air prior to being provided to an engine. The integrated filter lid covers the inlet... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279215 | Membrane modules and integrated membrane cassettes The invention features integrated membrane assemblies for selectively transferring a constituent to or from a fluid. The assemblies include two or more flat sheet membrane elements and at least one common manifold connected to the interior regions of the membrane el... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270692 | Air filtration arrangements having fluted media constructions and methods Filter arrangements include a barrier media in the form of fluted media treated with a deposit of fine fibers. The media is particularly advantageous in high temperature (greater than 140 to 240° F.) systems. Such systems may include engine systems, gas turbine sys... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264644 | Methods and apparatuses for mounting a filtration housing for solid filtration media Methods and apparatuses for mounting a filtration housing for solid filtration media. One aspect of the invention includes a method for mounting an air circulation component to an air circulation system, wherein the air circulation component includes a center of gra... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7247183 | Panel filter with gasket seal A filter is provided by a panel filter element having a perimeter gasket having sealing planes axially between inlet and outlet axial ends of the panel filter element and having a merge point with the panel filter element axially between the sealing planes. ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7239503 | Foam support for mobile electronic device display A foam support for use between a mobile electronic device display and a mobile electronic device frame having side edges for housing the display is provided. The foam support comprises a base and side tabs located around a perimeter of the base and configured to be ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7223298 | Filter assembly for pipelines A filter assembly is disclosed for use in connection with the filtration of products transported via pipelines, including high pressure gas pipelines. The disclosed filter assembly is comprised of a plurality of filter modules, a series of valves, inlet and outlet p... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217308 | Closing device for housing This invention relates to a closing device for a housing of an air filter that can be closed with a housing cover. The assembly process is to be simplified and accelerated, while the number of parts required is to be reduced at the same time. According to the invent... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7188688 | Down-hole tool filter and method for protecting such tools from fluid entrained debris An improved apparatus for filtering down-hole drilling fluids, insertable at any point in the drill string, i.e.: tool joints or within instrument subs. The filter element is a disk insertable between the two threadably connected ends of any two lengths of the drill... | 03/13/2007 |
