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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8097070 | Air cleaners for electrical machines A forced air open-ventilation systems for cooling electrical machines is provided. The forced air open-ventilation system includes an air cleaner having an air chamber with a first end, where air is drawn in from the surroundings, and a second end, opposite the firs... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8052779 | Device and method for cleaning a centrifugal separator A centrifugal separator device for concurrent separation of solid and/or liquid particles suspended in a gaseous media includes a rotor having a multiplicity of sedimentation members and which is mounted rotatably in a surrounding housing. An intake is provided for ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7955422 | Method and apparatus for separating fibers from a gas in a centrifuge A separator for separating particulates from a gas stream including: a housing including a first cylindrical chamber defining a curved flow path for the gas stream passing through the separator and a second cylindrical chamber, wherein the first cylindrical chamber ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7806966 | Nitrogen inerting system for explosion prevention in aircraft fuel tank and oxygenating system for improving combustion efficiency of aerospace rockets/ aircraft engines Compressed Air from an aircraft/rocket engine's compressed air line to its air-conditioning system, or an Auxiliary Air Compressor out-put is used, for energizing a high-speed gas turbine. The very high-speed convoluting air discharge into a vortex cone causes a fir... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7749310 | Device and method for cleaning a centrifugal separator The invention relates to devices and methods for cleaning centrifugal separators for concurrent and countercurrent separation of solid and/or liquid particles suspended in gaseous media. The device comprises a rotor (12) which is provided with a multiplicity ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7591882 | Method for separating gas mixtures and a gas centrifuge for carrying out the method The invention relates to a method for separating gas mixtures by means of an inventive gas centrifuge during which a compressible working fluid from an axial central supply tube (1) is introduced into the enlarging casing space (2) whereby passing thro... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7497897 | Air supply device for the passenger cell of a motor vehicle An air supply device for the passenger cell of a motor vehicle includes a rotating element formed in an axial suction intake region of the air-conditioning blower and upstream of the air-conditioning blower. The rotating element covers the air inlet region such that... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7452409 | Powered air cleaning system and air cleaning method A powered air cleaning system (31) and air cleaning method are disclosed. The system comprises a flow path (22) extending through the system from an air inlet (4) to a clean air outlet (5). A motor-driven fan (24) located along the... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7396373 | Centrifugal separator for cleaning gases A centrifugal separator device (10) for separating solid and/or liquid particles which are suspended in gas media, which device comprises a rotor (12) which is provided sedimentation members (14), which is rotatably mounted in a surrounding stat... | 07/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7311745 | Device for heating and/or demisting a vehicle A heater and/or demister device D for installing in a heater and/or demister circuit of a vehicle. The device D is provided with a fan 7 for producing a flow of warm air from a flow of ambient air and a flow of compressed hot air taken from an engine of the v... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7252703 | Direct contact liquid air contaminant control system The direct contact liquid air contaminant control system and method to revitalize air by removal of carbon dioxide and other trace gas contaminants use a direct contact air, liquid scrubber element and stripper element. The scrubber element has two rotor elements ro... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250066 | Centrifuge for separating soot from the exhaust of an internal combustion engine A centrifuge (10) suitable for separating soot from an exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine; the centrifuge being disposed between, and arranged coaxially in relation to, a raw gas inlet pipe (11) and a clean gas outlet pipe (12);... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247237 | Fluid cleaning filter and filter device A fluid cleaning filter of the present invention consists of a composite matrix composed of a pleated substrate 2 configured into a pleated shape and an active carbon-containing layer 3, wherein the pleated substrate 2 is made of polyurethane fo... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241392 | Rotary separator and method A separator and method according to which substances having relatively high densities are separated from a pressurized flow stream. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7188599 | Sump for cooling package air intake housing of an agricultural machine An apparatus is configured for supplying air to a cooling package for an internal combustion engine that powers an agricultural machine. The apparatus includes an air intake housing defining an air intake opening and a sump. The sump has a wall and a port. A gating ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7161315 | Self dust-off apparatus and method thereof A self dust-off apparatus includes a fan and a controller. The fan, which can be driven to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise, is installed in a projector. The controller is employed to direct the rotational direction (clockwise or counterclockwise) of the fan. In... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156901 | Apparatus for simultaneous cleaning of a liquid and a gas An apparatus for simultaneous cleaning of a liquid and a gas includes a centrifugal rotor delimiting in a casing a separation chamber that is arranged for through flow and cleaning of the liquid. On the outside of the casing separation discs are mounted for rotation... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143468 | Vortex vacuum cleaner nozzle with means to prevent plume formation The present invention is a novel design for a recirculating vacuum cleaner nozzle that addresses the problem of pluming by venting some internal fluid to the atmosphere. The nozzle guides fluid flow around an inner shroud within a housing. The distal end of the nozz... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7081146 | Apparatus for simultaneous cleaning of a liquid and a gas An apparatus for simultaneous cleaning of a liquid and a gas includes a centrifugal rotor delimiting in a casing a separation chamber that is arranged for through flow and cleaning of the liquid. On the outside of the casing separation discs are mounted for rotation... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077886 | Emission control device and method of operation thereof An emission control device and a method of operation thereof removes particulates from air. The air is directed into the device after finely divided mist has been added to the air. The air is abruptly forced to change directions within the device and the added moist... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077881 | Apparatus for simultaneous cleaning of a liquid and a gas In an apparatus for simultaneous cleaning of a liquid and a gas a centrifugal rotor for cleaning of the liquid is connected with a device for cleaning of the gas. The centrifugal rotor is contained in a stationary housing, and this housing delimits a supply passage ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7056368 | Powered air cleaning system and air cleaning method A powered air cleaning system (1) and air cleaning method are disclosed. The system has a flow path (22) extending through the system from an air inlet (4) to a clean air outlet (5). A motor-driven fan (24) located along the flow p... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052529 | Method and a device for cleaning of crankcase gases coming from an internal combustion engine adapted for propelling a means of transportation In a vehicle adapted to be propelled by means of an internal combustion engine crankcase gases coming from the combustion engine are cleaned by means of a centrifugal separator. The rotor of the centrifugal separator is driven by means of pressurized air delivered b... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7022150 | Centrifugal separator having a rotor and driving means thereof In a centrifugal separator, the rotor of which is adapted to be driven by means of a gaseous driving fluid, the rotor itself supports a ring of turbine blades extending around the rotational axis of the rotor. A stationary nozzle is adapted to direct a flow of the d... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022163 | Method of treating air on board on a vehicle, and a device for use when performing the method In a vehicle air is compressed for being used in the brake system of the vehicle, for instance. In the compressor, used for the compression, the air is contaminated with oil and solid particles. In order to be relieved from these particles, before the air is conveye... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018437 | Separator A separator for a wet vacuum cleaner has a bottom and a sidewall connected to the bottom. The sidewall has lamellas delimiting slots, wherein through the slots an air/gas flow enters an interior of the separator, delimited by the bottom and the sidewall, wherein the... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7007874 | Shroud assembly for waste processing machine A shroud assembly for a waste processing machine includes a shroud for attachment to an engine of the waste processing machine. The shroud assembly also includes a plurality of fasteners for attaching the shroud to the engine of the waste processing machine, whereby... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6969420 | Method of collecting nanoparticles by using a cyclone and method of designing the cyclone A cyclone is used to collect nanoparticles and is formed of a chamber, and a guide wing located in the chamber such that the guide wing and the chamber form a passage. A flow entraining the nanoparticles is moved through the passage in such a way that the flow is ca... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6910343 | Vapor-compression refrigerant cycle with ejector In an ejector cycle having an ejector, a decompression amount of refrigerant between a gas-liquid separator and an evaporator is adjusted by a differential pressure control valve, so that a pressure increasing amount in a pressure increasing portion of the ejector i... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6878189 | Air precleaner and method for separating heavier-than-air particulate debris from debris laden air A method and an air precleaner for separating heavier-than-air particulate debris from debris laden air to provide a clean airflow are disclosed. A flow path extends through the precleaner from an inlet to an outlet. Debris laden air is drawn into the inlet by a vac... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6821319 | Method and an apparatus for cleaning of gas In connection with cleaning of gas from particles suspended therein and being heavier than the gas the gas is caused to rotate in a chamber delimited in a stationary housing, so that the particles by centrifugal force are separated from the gas and are thrown toward... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6783571 | Method and a device for cleaning of crankcase gas For cleaning of crankcase gas produced by an internal combustion engine, that is arranged for propelling a vehicle, use is made of a centrifugal separator having a centrifugal rotor that is mounted on the vehicle. The cleaning efficiency of the centrifugal separator... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6755896 | Method of cleaning crankcase gas and a gas cleaning separator For cleaning of crankcase gas produced by an internal combustion engine use is made of a centrifugal rotor, that is journalled in a frame through two axially separated bearings. The centrifugal rotor is caused to rotate by use of part of it also as a rotor of an ele... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6752857 | Sand/dust filtering system A system for removing substantially all particular material from an air flow through a passage provides the air flow passage with an area of enlarged circumference containing a coaxial mounted cyclone fan and stationary vanes. The cyclone fan includes a motor drivin... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6719830 | Toroidal vortex vacuum cleaner centrifugal dust separator Disclosed is an improved vacuum cleaning apparatus utilizing a self-sustained vortex flow in a centrifugal separator. More specifically, vortex flow is maintained via pressure differentials allowing the ejection of dust and other particles without bags, filters, or ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6716269 | Centrifuge and cascade for the separation of gases A gas centrifuge operating to separate gases of differing chemical composition and molecular weight by a centrifugal force field. Such a centrifuge is operable to separate methane and carbon dioxide, and to produce torque, and a cascade of such centrifuges is operab... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6672387 | Oil and gas production with downhole separation and reinjection of gas A system (SPARC) for producing a mixed gas-oil stream wherein gas is to be separated and compressed downhole in a turbine-driven compressor before the gas is injected into a subterranean formation. A turbine bypass valve allows all of the stream to bypass... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6627166 | Gas filtering device The invention concerns a device for filtering gas comprising a microporous or microfibrous adsorbent filter (6) and means for forcing an air flow between an exhaust hood (2) and outlet duct (3) for the filtered air. The invention is characterized in that ... | 09/30/2003 |
