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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182587 | Filtration system for gas turbines A system for use with an inlet of a gas turbine through which an airflow toward the gas turbine proceeds is provided and includes a first self-cleaning stage to remove dust, snow and ice from the airflow, a second water tight stage, disposed downstream from the firs... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8167980 | Filtration system for gas turbines A system for use with an inlet of a gas turbine through which airflow toward the gas turbine proceeds is provided and includes a first stage to remove primary aerosol droplets from the airflow by coalescing the primary aerosol droplets into secondary aerosol droplet... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8110025 | Dust collector chip separation baffle A dust collector for collecting sawdust and wood chips during use of wood working tools includes a conduit or hose connected through an impeller forcing air with entrained dust and chips to an inlet ring of a single stage dust collector. A particle collector reservo... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7914609 | Cyclonic air cleaner assembly An apparatus and method is a fan to direct air through a screen to cool the engine. A cyclonic air cleaner assembly receives air from the blower fan and directs the air towards a carburetor. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7776139 | Separator with transfer tube drainage A dual stage coalescer includes a separator in a separator chamber separating gas and liquid by inertial impaction, and a coalescer filter element in a coalescer chamber separating gas and liquid by coalescence. A transfer tube extends between the separator chamber ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7655073 | Inertial gas-liquid separator with variable flow actuator An inertial gas-liquid separator has a variable flow actuator movable to open and close a variable number of accelerating flow nozzles. ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7488373 | Device and method for treating a gas/liquid mixture The present invention relates to a device for treating a gas/liquid mixture, comprising: —an upright vessel (1) with a lower and upper compartment; —an inlet (2) for admitting the flow of mixture into the lower compartment; —an agglomerating unit... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7404833 | Rotary pulse type filter dust collector The present invention discloses a rotary pulse type filter dust collector, which can maintain excellent de-dusting efficiency of a low pressure pulse type filter dust collector, reduce the number of required components in order to reduce manufacturing costs, mainten... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7351273 | Apparatus and method for separating dust constituents out of an explosive dust-air mixture A method and an apparatus (10) for separating dust constituents out of an explosive dust-air mixture which is passed through a filter housing (26) with filter elements having filter surfaces use a dust container (64), which can be connected in a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344579 | Pipe trap A pipe trap comprising a body, a disc filter, a pipe and a plurality of mesh filter suitable for filtering gases is provided. The pipe trap body has a gas inlet and a gas outlet. The disc filter and the mesh filters are enclosed inside the pipe trap body. One end of... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344576 | Conditions for fluid separations in microchannels, capillary-driven fluid separations, and laminated devices capable of separating fluids Methods of separating fluids using capillary forces and/or improved conditions for are disclosed. The improved methods may include control of the ratio of gas and liquid Reynolds numbers relative to the Suratman number. Also disclosed are wick-containing, laminated ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338546 | Centrifugal separator for cleaning gas generated by an internal combustion engine and a method for operating the same In a centrifugal separator for cleaning gases generated by an internal combustion engine a housing defines an interior separation chamber. A centrifugal rotor is coupled for rotation to the housing and extends into the separation chamber. A drainage chamber is posit... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332010 | High pressure filter/separator and locking mechanism Disclosed is a two or three phase separator including a centrifugal separator, a demister (if a three phase separator), and a filter contained within a housing. The filter uses an outside-in flow principle. The filter includes an inner layer or a center core that de... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323022 | Vacuuming machine The subject invention pertains to a vacuuming machine with a primary chamber in which vacuum pressure within allows the ingress of debris through a hose. Air and debris entering the primary chamber decelerate upon entry into the chamber which allows debris to settle... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7309383 | Process for removing solid particles from a gas-solids flow Catalyst losses are prevented in riser reactor systems by using a low inlet velocity for the first cyclone separator in each multi-stage cyclone separator in the reactor. Catalyst particles not separated from the product output flow in an oxygenate-to-olefin reactor... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309379 | Moving bed adsorber/desorber and low flow (high yield) desorber devices and their methods of use Moving bed adsorber and desorber apparatus and methods, wherein adsorbent material (e.g., beads of resin) moves over a series of vane members and a fluid flow passes between the vane members and through the flowing bed of adsorbent. An adsorbent depth regulator is p... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7294162 | Exhaust filter An exhaust filter having a pleated filter media mounted between end caps is disclosed herein. The filter has a construction suitable for high temperature environments such as engine exhaust systems. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291196 | Filamentary pad for improved mist elimination and mass transfer An apparatus and method of making a filamentary pad for improved mist elimination and mass transfer comprising a plurality of layers of mesh, each layer of mesh having a plurality of mesh openings defined therein. A plurality of preferential gas flow openings, each ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282074 | Auxiliary dust collection system An auxiliary dust collection system can be interposed between a sander or other dust producing tool and a vacuum source, e.g., shop vacuum. This auxiliary system has a cyclonic separator connected by a flexible hose to the tool and by another hose to the vacuum sour... | 10/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7270690 | Separator with vane assembly and filter arrangement The separator has a vane assembly made up of a number of corrugated vanes that provide serpentine paths for the gas stream therethrough. As the gas stream flows through the serpentine paths, it changes direction and liquid in the gas stream impacts the surfaces of t... | 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 |
| 7260867 | Bagless dust box for vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner is provided including a housing, a nozzle inlet, a suction generator carried on the housing and a dust box carried on the housing. Additionally, a partition is provided dividing the dust box into a coarse particle dirt collecting chamber and a fine ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249606 | Apparatus for online and offline cleaning of industrial systems An industrial air or liquid handling device access and cleaning apparatus which allows the cleaning operator to clean the interior of a device while the device continues in operation, thus negating the need to shut down the system. The apparatus incorporates a clean... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7231688 | Dirt cup for vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner is provided including a housing, a nozzle inlet, a suction generator carried on the housing and a dirt cup. The dirt cup includes a dirt collection chamber, a chamber inlet, a filter cavity and a chamber outlet. A filter element is received in the f... | 06/19/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7217184 | Electrical generator fluid-flow-coolant filtration method A ventilating and particle-filtering airflow methodology for managing the flow of air to the electrical sliding-contact zone of an on-board aircraft (vehicle) electrical generator. Conduit structure collects intaken air during aircraft (vehicle) engine operation, fi... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7211123 | Apparatus for venting a transmission Device for the ventilation of a transmission case (11) that is normally intended to hold liquid lubricant for transmission components and includes a residual internal volume of air inside the transmission case that is connected to the atmospheric pressure by ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207083 | Electric vacuum cleaner The electric vacuum cleaner is disclosed which includes a main body within which an electric blower and cyclonic separation cylinder are provided. A dust collecting case is provided in communication with the cyclonic separation cylinder to receive dust that has been... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198656 | Vacuum cleaner There is disclosed a vacuum cleaner including a dust separation section which separates air and dust flowing toward an intake port of a motor blower through a connection port of a cleaner main body. The dust separation section includes an air path forming member whi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188389 | Dirt collecting system for a floor care appliance The invention is a floor care appliance such as vacuum cleaner having several embodiments of a dirt particle separating and collecting system removably inserted and sidewardly disposed into a recess in the floor care appliance's housing. One embodiment of the dirt p... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7183104 | Separator and particle detection system The present invention is embodied in a system for collecting biological samples from air including a collection assembly to store at least one biological sample and a separator to remove selected particles from the air prior to entry into the collection assembly. In... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179315 | Vertical-shaft air filtering device having high flow rate and two-way air intake structure A vertical-shaft air filtering device having high flow rate and two-way air intake structure includes an air filter having its annular filtering member provided thereon with a fixed annular cover which is provided with an auxiliary air intake and a sheet-shaped filt... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7173257 | Integrated assembly for delivery of air stream for optical analysis An integrated particle detection apparatus for optical detection of particles in an air stream. The particle detection apparatus includes a scalper for removing large panicles from the air stream, a concentrator for separating out small particles and increasing the ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7159273 | Muffler assembly for a bagless vacuum cleaner An upright vacuum cleaner having a muffler system is disclosed. The upright vacuum cleaner includes a carpet engaging nozzle base and an upper housing pivotally connected to the nozzle base. The upright vacuum cleaner further includes a dirt cup removably secured to... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160358 | Pollution control in wood products dryer Contaminant laden gas streams from wood product dryer operations, and other sources, are purified. The gas stream first is saturated with moisture by contacting the gas stream with fine liquid droplets which entrain particulates. The gas stream then is subjected to ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156235 | Apparatus for and method of classifying particles discharged from a vertical mill A classifier for separating coarse particles from a stream of gas and particles discharged from a vertical mill. The classifier includes a generally cylindrical outer casing having a vertical axis and a vertically oriented sidewall disposed on the mill, an inner cas... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152275 | Dirt container for cyclonic vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner has a housing including a nozzle assembly and a canister assembly. A dirt container is connected to the housing. The dirt container includes a collection chamber and a combined handle and inlet flow passageway. An airstream conduit conveys a vacuum ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7143469 | Dirt collecting system The invention is floor care appliance such as vacuum cleaner having two embodiments of a dirt particle separating and collecting system removably inserted into a recess in the floor care appliance's housing. One embodiment of the dirt particle separating and collect... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7135051 | Dirt cup filter with pre-filtration cap A dual-stage vacuum cleaner filter with a pre-filtration cap having pre-filtering screens. A base with an aperture and a filter media strip pleated in the shape of a frustocone can be mounted within the dirt cup of a handheld vacuum. A circular, planar gas impermeab... | 11/14/2006 |
