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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8097069 | Pressurised container A pressurized container (10, 20) for containing oil and a gas dissolved therein at a constant overall average pressure at a pressure above atmospheric pressure comprising a means (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8025716 | Fluid delivery systems and methods having floating baffle aided air removal A medical fluid delivery system includes a fluid disposable configured to hold and transport a medical fluid and an air separation chamber in fluid communication with the fluid disposable. The air separation chamber includes at least one fluid baffle floating within... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7887621 | Device with a channel conducting a flowable medium and a method for removing inclusions The invention relates to a device which comprises a channel (1) carrying a flowable medium. The due operation and/or maintenance of the device is associated with the formation of inclusions (3) inside the channel (1) of a fluid or gas distinct f... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7771516 | Method of removing ozone remaining in water The present invention provides a method of removing ozone remaining in water by separating residual ozone which remains in water after ozone is mixed in the water and kills microorganisms in the water including the steps of storing water containing the residual ozon... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7452408 | System and method for producing bubble free liquids for nanometer scale semiconductor processing A system for producing bubble free liquid includes a continuous liquid source and a de-bubbling chamber. The de-bubbling chamber includes an outlet and an inlet. The inlet coupled to an outlet of the continuous liquid source by a supply pipe. The de-bubbling chamber... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7404666 | Method for cavitating fluids within a cavitation chamber using a hydraulically actuated driver A method for forming and imploding cavities within a cavitation chamber is provided. The method uses a cavitation piston, coupled to a hydraulically actuated piston, to form the desired cavities during piston retraction and then implode the cavities during piston ex... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7387502 | Method and apparatus for elimination of gases in pump feed/injection equipment A pumping apparatus for pumping a liquid from a source to a target including a motor, a first pump driven by the motor, a second pump driven by the motor and a separator in fluid communication with the first and second pump for separating a liquid received from a so... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384451 | Gas-liquid separation method and unit When a reaction liquid is passed through a gas-liquid separation pipe having a larger volume per unit length than the volume per unit length of a pipe, a headspace part into which gas can be released is formed above the gas-liquid separation pipe, and the byproduct ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7380975 | Hydraulic actuated cavitation chamber with integrated fluid rotation system A method for initiating cavitation within the fluid within a cavitation chamber is provided. In the cavitation preparatory steps, a hydraulically actuated piston is fully retracted and then the cavitation chamber is isolated. The hydraulic piston is then fully exten... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7380974 | Hydraulic actuated cavitation chamber with integrated fluid rotation system A method for forming and imploding stabilized cavities within a cavitation chamber is provided. A hydraulically actuated piston is withdrawn to form the desired cavities and then extended to implode the cavities. At least one impeller is rotated in order to stabiliz... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7368006 | Deaeration apparatus for deaerating water used during ultrasonic focusing tumour treatment The present invention relates to a deaeration device for deaerating water used during ultrasonic focusing tumour treatment. The said deaeration device includes water purifiers (2), a vacuum pump (32), a water heater (6), electromagnetic valves (... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364604 | Gas/liquid separation utilizing bunched mesh materials An apparatus and method for gas/liquid separation on an array of jets or streams of liquid is provided. Layers of substantially spherical aggregates of meshed material are provided to “quiet” high-velocity liquid flow with entrained gas to provide a uniform flow... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7331472 | Method and apparatus for separation of a mixture of non-miscible liquids A tank has an inlet opening mounted at an end wall at the beginning of an elongated horizontal path for supplying a mixture to be separated, and two outlet openings mounted at the end of the elongated horizontal path for separately draining the separated liquids. An... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7318855 | Gas/liquid separation utilizing structured separator material An apparatus and method for gas/liquid separation on an array of jets or streams of liquid is provided. Layers of structured packing material are configured to “quiet” high-velocity liquid flow with entrained gas to provide a flow at moderate or low velocity fro... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7255730 | Fluid deceleration/de-aeration device A fluid deceleration device is provided for a hydraulic system having a housing forming a sump, and a valve unit having an outlet port through which hydraulic fluid is expelled for communication to the sump. The fluid deceleration device includes an elongated tilted... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250483 | Inhibition of catalytically active impurities in polycarbonate by the melt transesterification process An improvement to the melt transesterification process for the preparation of polycarbonate is disclosed. The improvement entails adding to the process between its medium viscosity reactor and a high viscosity reactor at least one bridged ester of organic sulphur-co... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7250075 | Water outlet control mechanism for fuel cell system operation in variable gravity environments A self-regulated water separator provides centrifugal separation of fuel cell product water from oxidant gas. The system uses the flow energy of the fuel cell's two-phase water and oxidant flow stream and a regulated ejector or other reactant circulation pump provid... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247563 | Filling high aspect ratio openings by enhanced electrochemical deposition (ECD) One embodiment of the invention is a method for void-free filling with a metal or an alloy inside openings by electrochemical deposition (ECD), said method including steps of: (a) providing a substrate with at least one opening and a field surrounding the at least o... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7210530 | Subsea separation system A preferred embodiment of the inventive fluid delivery system comprises a vertical liquid/vapor separator and riser assembly that comprises a multi-phase separator inlet, a vapor outlet and riser, and a liquid outlet port connected to a hydraulically-driven centrifu... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7138014 | Electroless deposition apparatus An apparatus and a method of depositing a catalytic layer comprising at least one metal selected from the group consisting of noble metals, semi-noble metals, alloys thereof, and combinations thereof in sub-micron features formed on a substrate. Examples of noble me... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7093678 | Method and apparatus for removing fluids from drill cuttings A method and apparatus is provided for removing fluids, particularly entrained and/or adherent fluids, from drill cuttings generated during the well drilling process. A generally cylindrical wire-wrapped screen having a bore therethrough rotates about its longitudin... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7018574 | Process for removing volatile components in polyarylene sulfide There is disclosed a process for removing volatile components in a polyarylene sulfide resin which is produced by subjecting a sulfur source and a dihalogenated aromatic compound to polymerization reaction in an aprotic organic solvent, comprising using an extruder ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997972 | Gas-liquid separator A gas liquid separator comprising at least two containers, a first container for separating gas from a gas liquid mixture and a second container for receiving gas reduced or gas free liquid. The first container has an outlet port to the second container below the le... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6962618 | Device for separating air from flotation foam Device and process for the removal of air from flotation foam formed during the flotation of a paper-fiber-containing suspension. The device includes a driven rotor that includes a shaft and at least one rotor blade positioned on the shaft, and a non-rotating wall a... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6942720 | Apparatus and method for treating a fluid The invention relates to an apparatus for treating a fluid having at least one treating zone, with a fluid inlet and separation device in it for introducing a separated mixture of liquid and gas into the treating zone. The fluid inlet device has a series of coaxiall... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6884281 | Method and apparatus for preparation and deaeration of coating liquid First, the overall quantity of bubbles in a coating liquid is reduced in advance by vacuum deaeration performed in conjunction with preparation of the coating liquid in a stirring tank in a first step, then bubbles of relatively large sizes, of bubbles that have not... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6811294 | Device and method for degassing plastics An apparatus for degassing plastic materials, e.g., high molecular weight polycarbonate solutions, is described. The apparatus includes a double-shaft extruder having a length-to-diameter ratio of less than or equal to 40, which comprises: (i) two co-rotating and me... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6758886 | Three-phase separator and installation for biological purification of effluent A three-phase separator for separating off from a fluid gas and particles contained therein, includes at least one pair of two gas collection caps extending in a horizontal longitudinal direction (L) and each having a plate section. The plate sections converge in th... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6716273 | Method and device for eliminating oxygen contained in aqueous monomer solutions A continuous process for removing oxygen from aqueous monomer solutions, including flowing an inert gas and a monomer solution in a column-shaped apparatus as a countercurrent, wherein the monomer solution is added at the head of the apparatus, flows through the app... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6712883 | Apparatus and method for deaerating liquid crystal An apparatus and method are provided for deaerating liquid crystal contained in at least one liquid crystal container. The apparatus includes a chamber, a holder, a displacement mechanism, a vacuum system and a gas supply. The chamber has an opening to provide acces... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6706094 | Collection of dissolved gases from groundwater A system for rapid collection of large volumes of dissolved gases from groundwater pumps the water from a large-diameter passage through a small-diameter restrictor passage, and then into a flow-through collection chamber. The small-diameter passage causes a drop in... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6660067 | Mechanical oxygen scavenger device It has been discovered that a mechanical device may be used to effectively displace a first undesired gas from within a liquid with a second desired or at least inert gas. The device is a vessel that receives the liquid containing the first gas and passes... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6644334 | Method and system for reducing the viscosity of crude oil employing engine exhaust gas A method and system for treating crude oil to improve its flowability includes operating an internal combustion engine to produce exhaust gas, reducing the temperature of the exhaust gas, injecting cooled exhaust gas into a separator in which water is ext... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6626196 | Arrangement and method for degassing small-high aspect ratio drilled holes prior to wet chemical processing An arrangement and method for the degassing small high-aspect ratio drilled holes or vias which are present in panels such as printed circuit boards prior to wet chemical processing, including copper plating of the vias, in order to remove any air or gas ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6613128 | Twin screw extruder, method of making aromatic polycarbonate using a twin screw extruder, and method of removing volatiles from an aromatic polycarbonate melt An aromatic polycarbonate extruder which is a twin screw extruder for kneading components into a molten aromatic polycarbonate, the extruder having at least one module consisting of a kneading unit, a material seal unit, a back kneading unit and full-flig... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6547855 | Mass transfer system A mass transfer machine removes dissolved gases or volatile organic compounds from air or a liquid. The mass transfer machine includes a vessel capable of containing a liquid and having a liquid inlet and an air inlet at a near end. It further includes a ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6413299 | Liquid slug and gas separation method and apparatus for gas pipelines In the instant invention a secondary gas pipeline is constructed which runs in parallel with the primary gas pipeline and which secondary gas pipeline is of an appropriate size and configuration that a liquid slug passing through the primary gas pipeline ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6391094 | Method and apparatus for removing gas from drilling mud An apparatus and method that is used for removing gas from drilling mud coming from gas and oil well-bores. The apparatus receives the gas ladened drilling mud and utilizes the energy from the gas ladened mud to power blower fans that are used to discharg... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6338749 | System and method for degassing a material and a material distributor for use when degassing a material A system is provided for de-gassing a material. The system includes a vessel and a material distributor. The vessel has an internal chamber in which a vacuum can be maintained. The material distributor is located inside the internal chamber and is adapted... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6197095 | Subsea multiphase fluid separating system and method A subsea multiphase fluid separation system and method are disclosed which provide for efficient and reliable remote separation operation at deep and ultra deep water depths including depths of ten thousand feet or more. The system is preferably of modula... | 03/06/2001 |
