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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8052778 | Advanced wetted wall aerosol sampling cyclone system and methods A wetted wall cyclone system for sampling an aerosol. In an embodiment, the system comprises a cyclone body including an inlet end, an outlet end, and an inner flow passage extending therebetween. In addition, the system comprises a cyclone inlet tangentially couple... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7368039 | Distiller employing cyclical evaporation-surface wetting A distillation unit (10) employs a rotary heat exchanger (32) forming a multiplicity of evaporation chambers (56) into which a liquid to be purified is sprayed for evaporation. Spray arms (58) spray at a steady rate into all of the evapor... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350773 | Vortex humidifier A humidifier which creates a visually entertaining helical flow of mist generally includes a base unit defining a reservoir for holding a quantity of water, a water tank supported on the base unit for supplying water to the reservoir, a humidification device, such a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7310992 | Device for continuous real-time monitoring of ambient air The present invention provides a device for continuous real-time monitoring of ambient air. The device includes a receptacle, a liquid supply, and a pressure balancing system. The receptacle includes a gas inlet slit located such that the gas inlet slit is covered b... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311765 | Energy and/or mass exchange apparatus having an integrated fluid separator A liquid separator configured to separate liquid from a fluid stream. The separator includes a housing, a separation chamber disposed within the housing, a drain having a drain passageway for draining liquid from the separation chamber, an inlet chamber configured t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7281702 | Methods and apparatus for mixing and distributing fluids A flow distribution device (100) has a vane distributor (111) at least partially disposed within a cartridge (102) and is operationally coupled to a second distributing device (112) that receives output from the vane distributor (111 | 10/16/2007 |
| 7261008 | Air sampler An air sampler having a fan; an air inlet tube; a main body having a cyclonic cup, a stripping column and a demister; and fluidic circuitry for inputting fluids to the main body and the air inlet tube, and for outputting fluids from the main body. Air flow through t... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7232115 | Gas-liquid contacting tray A gas-liquid contacting tray equipped with downcomers having sidewalls with liquid outlet openings, which openings are provided with a liquid guiding device such as a lip or a spout. In one embodiment the contacting tray constitutes an upper tray having downcomer(s)... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7077892 | Air purification system and method The air purification system and method for purifying and cooling air for use in a building has an air pollutant removal stage, an air pre-cooling unit, and a dual cooling and water removal unit, including a cyclone separator having a cooling coil wrapped around the ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066987 | Separating cyclone and method for separating a mixture A separating cyclone for at least partially separating a mixture of fluids of different density into a light fraction with a relatively low density and a heavy fraction with a relatively high density, comprising a flow body in a flow space between the flow body and ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7062982 | Method and apparatus for concentrated airborne particle collection An apparatus for collecting biological aerosols from an air sample is provided comprising an air intake assembly adapted to draw the air sample into the apparatus, a separation section coupled to the intake assembly and adapted to separate aerosol particles from the... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7025812 | Portable air cleaning apparatus The portable air cleaning apparatus includes a body casing that has a base having a generally vertical sidewall and removable top wall. A fluid spray chamber has a recirculation system that supplies a fluid to at least one spray nozzle through which the fluid is spr... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6953495 | Low-energy venturi pre-scrubber for an air pollution control system and method A low-energy venturi pre-scrubber optimized for removing abrasive particles from a gaseous effluent is disclosed. While venturi scrubbers are efficiently used for at removing entrained particulates in air pollution control systems, they can be damaged due to the abr... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6928745 | Clothes dryer with control panel seal An appliance with an internal working space has a door to provide access to the working space. A control panel is operatively mounted on the appliance. A seal mounted on the door sealingly engages with an upright wall on the control panel when the door is closed to ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918949 | Method for contacting large volumes of gas and liquid across microscopic interfaces A method for contacting large volumes of gas and liquid together on a microscopic scale for mass transfer or transport processes wherein the contact between liquid and gas occurs at the interfaces of a multitude of gas bubbles. Multiple porous tubes assembled in a b... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6878187 | Seeded gas-liquid separator and process A separation process, the steps that include: providing an expansion zone, flowing a gaseous fluid into and through the expansion zone, flowing a spray of liquid droplets into the expansion zone to mix with the gaseous fluid and produce nucleation sites, then expand... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6830608 | Apparatus for contacting large volumes of gas and liquid across microscopic interfaces An apparatus for contacting large volumes of gas and liquid together on a microscope scale for mass transfer or transport processes wherein the contact between liquid and gas occurs at the interfaces of a multitude of gas bubbles. Multiple porous tubes assembled in ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6530978 | System for removing particulate and aerosol from a gas stream The present invention is a system 100 for removing particulate matter and aerosols from a gas stream generated by gasification prior to the gas stream being used as fuel in an internal combustion device or as synthesis gas for subsequent processing. The p... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6508864 | Separation and collection of analyte materials A cyclone separator, for the separation of particulate materials from a particle-bearing gas or vapour, in which the particle-bearing gas or vapour is injected into a separating chamber (10), and the particles centrifuged to a separating chamber wall (12)... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6474627 | Gas dissolving apparatus and method A method and apparatus for dissolving a gas into a fluid which may contain at least one dissolved gas. The apparatus includes a conventional U-tube oxygenator which includes a U-tube member having an inlet for the introduction of the fluid and the gas to ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6468330 | Mini-cyclone biocollector and concentrator The particle separation and collection assembly uses cyclonic forces to separate and remove large particles from an airstream and concentrate small particles for sensor/detector technology. This assembly utilizes multiple mini cyclones operating in parall... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6322617 | Purification device for separating gaseous or particulate constituents from gas streams A scrubbing apparatus for separating gaseous or particulate contents, especially from flue gas, using a plurality of spin spray nozzles arranged such that adjacent spray nozzles have a different spin. Double spin spray nozzles can be used that produce opp... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6248156 | Particulate capture system and method of use A particulate capture system has an air circulating chamber that separates a first portion of particulates trapped within an air stream. The particulate capture system also has a water injection chamber that separates a second portion of particulates trap... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6221133 | Fluid separation packing The invention provides a cellular packing including a vapor/liquid separation device that can be stacked vertically with minimum wasted space. The packing uses static vanes in each cell to direct the liquid component of a vapor/liquid mixture to exit slot... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6217636 | Transpirated wall aerosol collection system and method A transpirated wall aerosol collection system includes a collector operable to receive a gas flow containing particulate matter. The system also includes a porous wall having a first surface and a second surface. The porous wall is operable to transpire a... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6176898 | Method and system for collecting and handling dust in a papermachine environment An improved process and system for collecting and handling dust in a papermaking machine environment wherein dust-laden air is drawn into and moves along an elongated collector by way of a vacuum-generating source connected to the collector involves the i... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6156102 | Method and apparatus for recovering water from air A process of separating water from ambient air involves a liquid desiccant to first withdraw water from air and treatment of the liquid desiccant to produce water and regenerated desiccant. Water lean air is released to the atmosphere. Heat generated in t... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6102990 | Multistep gas scrubber apparatus A multiphase scrubber for the wet scrubbing of gases in several different phases comprises at least three separate basic scrubbing units so that the scrubbing of the gas is carried out in at least three, advantageously six, successive steps. The droplet s... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6042636 | Method and apparatus of treating incinerator exhaust gas A method and apparatus of cooling incinerator exhaust gas for a cleaning treatment of high temperature exhaust gas discharged from an incinerator of refuse and/or waste in a post-step are provided. A spray cooling chamber includes a chamber having a lower... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6004364 | Separation device The present invention relates to a process and a device for the separation and purification of gas from a fiber suspension, especially residual gas after ozone delignification or pulp suspension, wherein the suspension together with the gas is introduced ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5972171 | De-entrainment tray and method of operation De-entrainment devices are provided for separating an entrained liquid from a vapor stream exiting a flash zone in a separation column. Methods for utilizing the de-entrainment devices are also provided. In one embodiment, the de-entrainment device of the... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5866046 | Method for manufacturing ultra-fine water droplets and device for manufacturing the same This invention relates to a method for manufacturing ultra-fine water droplets containing a large amount of anions and in the present invention, there is provided a permeating cylindrical striking plate for manufacturing ultra-fine water droplets at an in... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5861316 | Continuous emission monitoring system A continuous emission monitoring system is disclosed for detecting toxic substances of various types in either stack gas or ambient air. Particular systems are illustrated for monitoring lewisite and chromium(VI). Each system employs a gas sampler that ut... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5693224 | Apparatus for eliminating hydrogen sulfide from liquids Sweetening of hydrogen-sulfide polluted liquids such as water and those whose viscosity is not substantially greater, is accomplished in upright tanks of constant cross-section, which are substantially conventional except for man-way provisions which perm... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5683493 | Packing for separation columns and process of use A fluid separation packing that is useful as a packing material for distillation and fractionation columns or towers which provides for co-current liquid and vapor contact during the countercurrent separation process. The packing comprises a number of con... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5672187 | Cyclone vortex system and process This invention relates to a system and process for fuel or liquid preparation including a plurality of vortex stacks of sequential vortex elements based on fuel or liquid inputs or conditions operationally coupled with an integrated pre-manifold centrifug... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5584911 | Vapor recovery system with cyclonic separator A system is provided for recovering volatile-liquid vapor from an air-volatile liquid vapor mixture. The system includes a reaction vessel having a bed of adsorbent for adsorbing volatile liquid vapor and producing relatively volatile liquid vapor-free ai... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5518701 | Method and apparatus for purification of gases in particular exhaust gases The invention relates to a process and a corresponding plant for the purification of gases, in particular flue gases, using a foam-forming reaction medium with which dirty gas is contacted in a reaction chamber, in which the foam is broken after the react... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5413626 | Process for the wet cleaning of gases For their wet purification, gases flowing in a line are sprayed with scrubbing liquor, the resulting mixture of gas and liquid is passed through a cyclone separator. The gas is initially sprayed in a pre-scrubbing line and the gas which contains scrubbing... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5378265 | Apparatus for removing foreign particles for air Air containing foreign particles is admitted into a cylindrical portable housing at the input end and cleaned air is discharged from the outlet end. A liquid supply has an open bath at the bottom of the housing. A source of liquid is controlled to supply ... | 01/03/1995 |
