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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8034146 | Filter element, method of manufacture and use The invention provides a filter element which has a reduced initial pressure loss, can reduce an energy cost and can secure a high air flow rate, a filter element which has an elongated gas removing service life and filtering service life while keeping a high gas re... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7691168 | Highly charged, charge stable nanofiber web A charged multilayer filter includes a hydrocharged filtration layer containing a plurality of intertwined nanofibers that have a finite length of about 12 to about 300 mm, atop a porous roll-to-roll processable support layer. ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7431901 | Apparatus and method for deodorizing confined air spaces which utilize baking soda Apparatus and methods for removing malodor from the air, particularly from confined spaces are disclosed. Such devices and methods are useful for example for storing and preserving food in closed compartments such as refrigerators. The apparatus and methods utilize ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7399333 | Filter element and process for producing the same The present invention provides a filter element and a method for producing the same, which do not generate pollution during waste disposal, can be easily produced, improve the pressure loss and reduce the production cost. The filter element and the method for produc... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7390351 | Electrets and compounds useful in electrets An electret filter media that includes a thermoplastic resin and a compound of the formula Y2-A(R1)n—Y1, where A is benzene, naphthalene or anthracene, Y1 and Y2 are each independently R2... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390343 | Drinking water filtration device The invention is a device for purifying drinking water that has at least one fibrous structure. Preferably, there is an upstream and downstream fibrous structure. Each fibrous structure is a mixture of nano alumina fibers and second fibers arranged in a matrix to cr... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7370766 | Filter cloth and replaceable filter module A filter cloth whose underside comprises substantially parallel, additional yarns 8 that are thicker than the rest of the yarns of the cloth, substantially parallel channels 9 being formed between the yarns, wherein filtered liquid passed through the c... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364607 | Wrought fiber sheet and filter unit A wrought fiber sheet or air cleaning filter unit that exhibits high performance and is biodegradable so as to enable reducing load upon environment. The wrought fiber sheet is produced by coupling biodegradable fiber sheets having electret properties by means of a ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361300 | Method of making extended area filter Methods are provided for making a porous filter that is useful in polymer melt spinning. The methods include pressing particles, such as a metal powder, to form a filter having a filter body integrally formed with a top cap and a bottom cap. The filter body and caps... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7338547 | EMI-absorbing air filter Electro-magnetic-energy absorbing materials are used to treat air filters, such as those used in association with electronic equipment thereby suppressing the transmission of electromagnetic interference (EMI) therethrough. Disclosed are processes and materials for ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332011 | Equipment air filter assembly A filter assembly for a structure having an air intake, the filter assembly including a filter media that is sized and shaped to cover the air intake. The ends of the filter media are connected by an elastic fastener, such that the filter media and the fastener enci... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7318853 | Polymer, polymer microfiber, polymer nanofiber and applications including filter structures Disclosed are improved polymer materials. Also disclosed are fine fiber materials that can be made from the improved polymeric materials in the form of microfiber and nanofiber structures. The microfiber and nanofiber structures can be used in a variety of useful ap... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318852 | Bag house filter with fine fiber and spun bonded media Disclosed are improved polymer materials. Also disclosed are fine fiber materials that can be made from the improved polymeric materials in the form of microfiber and nanofiber structures. The microfiber and nanofiber structures can be used in a variety of useful ap... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316723 | Air filter with fine fiber and spun bonded media Disclosed are improved polymer materials. Also disclosed are fine fiber materials that can be made from the improved polymeric materials in the form of microfiber and nanofiber structures. The microfiber and nanofiber structures can be used in a variety of useful ap... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314497 | Filter medium and structure Thermoplastic bicomponent binder fiber can be combined with other media, fibers and other filtration components to form a thermally bonded filtration media. The filtration media can be used in filter units. Such filter units can be placed in the stream of a mobile f... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311751 | Filter medium A filter medium includes at least a first and a second layer. Both first and second layers have a layer volume VLq and a layer filtering surface SLq, where SLq is the accumulation of all mantle surfaces of the fibers present in this layer q. The first layer has a SL... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311752 | Electrostatic air filter The invention is a filter for gaseous media in which nano alumina fibers and second fibers are arranged in a matrix to create asymmetrical pores. The filter is a high efficiency, high capacity particulate filter that intercepts pathogens and other particulate matter... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7309522 | Fibers made from block copolymer The present invention relates to compositions such as fibers, elastic yarns, wovens, nonwovens, knitted fabrics, fine nets, and articles produced at least in part from a styrenic block copolymer comprising at least two blocks produced from vinyl aromatic monomers an... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309372 | Filter medium and structure Thermoplastic bicomponent binder fiber can be combined with other media, fibers and other filtration components to form a thermally bonded filtration media. The filtration media can be used in filter units. Such filter units can be placed in the stream of a mobile f... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302954 | Cigarette filter comprising grape proanthocyanidin To a constitutive element of a tobacco (a leaf-tobacco component or a filter) is added a proanthocyanidin or a proanthocyanidin-carrying porous material (such as an active carbon) to obtain an element for tobacco smoke. The proanthocyanidin may be at least one extra... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300486 | 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 a cell-less thermoplastic material. Preferably, the thermoplastic material is com... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294175 | Personal inhalation filter A cylindrical or other suitably shaped filter container for insertion into a user's nares to filter inhaled air to remove airborne items. The filter container has two open ends forming a container surrounding filter material. Polypropylene may be used to form the co... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291003 | Micromachined spinneret A micromachined spinneret is disclosed which has one or more orifices through which a fiber-forming material can be extruded to form a fiber. Each orifice is surrounded by a concentric annular orifice which allows the fiber to be temporarily or permanently coated wi... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7279028 | Electrostatic filter An electrostatic filter having an improved dielectric is described. The dielectric constitutes a dielectric mat formed from high porosity non-woven fibers having pores that have a void fraction of at least 97%. The dielectric mat is sandwiched by a pair of porous 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 |
| 7270693 | Polymer, polymer microfiber, polymer nanofiber and applications including filter structures Disclosed are improved polymer materials. Also disclosed are fine fiber materials that can be made from the improved polymeric materials in the form of microfiber and nanofiber structures. The microfiber and nanofiber structures can be used in a variety of useful ap... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264645 | Plate-shaped filter element A plate-shaped filter element made from several wire cloth layers and having at least one layer in the form of a filter cloth is designed to allow particles of a certain size can be filtered out from a filterable material, whereby, in particular, particles can be fi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255722 | Gas filter A filtration portion 11 constituting a filter element 3 is composed of a first filtration material 9 wound around the outer periphery of an inner tube 8 and a second filtration material 10 wound tightly around the outer peripheral ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255723 | Crest supported filter frame assembly and method A fluid pleated filter assembly arrangement including a method and structure wherein crests of the pleated medium are sharp and narrow being enhanced by alignment of the fibers with the direction of fluid stream flow with the crests being supported by a preselective... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7244292 | Electret article having heteroatoms and low fluorosaturation ratio An electret article that includes a polymeric material that has electric charge imparted thereto, that has one or more heteroatoms, that has a fluorosaturation ratio of less than 200, and that has an atomic percent fluorine of greater than about 40%. The inventive e... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244291 | Electret article having high fluorosaturation ratio An electret article that includes a polymeric material that has electric charge imparted thereto, that has a CF3:CF2 ratio of at least 0.15 and that has a fluorosaturation ratio greater than about 200. The electret article may be in the form of... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7235122 | Filtration media for filtering particulate material from gas streams Filtration media are disclosed for use in high efficiency air filters for filtering particulate matter in air. The media make use of at least one layer of fibers having a diameter less than 1000 nanometers sandwiched between two scrim layers to achieve high efficien... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228992 | Fluid dispenser cartridge A single-use fluid dispenser cartridge, installable or installed into a host fluid dispensing apparatus, is described. The single-use fluid dispenser cartridge is provided with a fluid reservoir, a fill tube assembly, and means for controlling pressure within the ca... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7214426 | Production of polypropylene fine monofilaments, polypropylene fine monofilaments and use thereof In a process for producing fine monofilaments having improved abrasion resistance from a polypropylene having a melt flow index (MFI)230° C./2.16 kg of 2–16 g/10 min at a linear density of 5–20 dtex (0.027 mm–0.053 mm), a compound consisting of 80 ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211923 | Rotational motion based, electrostatic power source and methods thereof A power system includes a member with two or more sections and at least one pair of electrodes. Each of the two or more sections has a stored static charge. Each of the pair of electrodes is spaced from and on substantially opposing sides of the member from the othe... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208026 | Heat-resistant filter To provide a heat resistant filter of which the reduction of tensile strength and folding endurance is small even when used as a filter material for a filter used at high temperatures, failure of the filter material is difficult even when used at high temperatures, ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7179317 | Polymer, polymer microfiber, polymer nanofiber and applications including filter structures Disclosed are improved polymer materials. Also disclosed are fine fiber materials that can be made from the improved polymeric materials in the form of microfiber and nanofiber structures. The microfiber and nanofiber structures can be used in a variety of useful ap... | 02/20/2007 |
