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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182588 | Exhaust hood with grease absorbing material on a roll A kitchen exhaust system includes a dispenser and a receiver, with a supply spool of grease absorbent material provided in the dispenser. In a process to replace the contaminated material, portions of the web can be selectively removed from the air flow path into th... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177888 | Fuel gas conditioning system A feed gas conditioner. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8157896 | Air filtration system and method An airnet constructed of a filtering fabric sewn in the shape of a windsock is connected to the discharge end of a fan. Actuation of the fan causes ambient air to flow through the fan and into the airnet. The air passes through the filtering fabric of the airnet and... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8142551 | Energy recuperating filtration apparatus A filtration apparatus comprises a casing defining an inner cavity with an upper cylindrical portion and a lower hopper portion. An inlet feeds gas and solids into the inner cavity and causes movement of the solids in a downward spiral path in the casing. A solids o... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8128738 | Method of drying an object and apparatus for performing the same In a method of drying an object, a first drying fluid and a second dry fluid may be first heated to form a gas mixture. The gas mixture may be second heated to prevent the mixed gas from condensing. The second heated gas mixture may be filtered to remove impurities ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123836 | Air filtration and purification apparatus A method and apparatus for processing air is described herein. An example apparatus includes a housing, a high-velocity air flow guide, a filter assembly, and a fan. The high-velocity air flow guide includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118918 | In-line smoke attenuator In one form the present invention provides an apparatus in an airflow path before a particle detector, wherein the apparatus removes a substantially constant proportion of all sizes of airborne particles from the airflow over time. In an example the apparatus includ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8097071 | Sintered fiber filter Sintered fiber filters are provided that can afford high particle capture efficiency and/or low pressure drop during operation, and are useful in applications such as semiconductor processing. The shape of at least a portion of the individual fibers (e.g., metal fib... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8066802 | Method and device for providing a zone of clean air at an operation area and use of said device The present invention relates to a method and a device for providing a zone (2) of clean air at an operation area (3) wherein an air treatment device (1) having a lighting device (25) is brought to a functional position such that the air ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8052781 | Integrated waste toner and ozone collection system The present disclosure provides for a device that can include a waste collector, a system that transports waste stream of particle matter from a housing, a system that transports a waste stream of effluent and particle matter from the housing, and a separator that r... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052780 | Air cleaner assembly In at least some embodiments, the present invention relates to an air cleaner having a housing portion, and a low profile rain cover having an opening on an underside of the cover to allow unfiltered air to enter into the air cleaner. Also, in at least some embodime... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8029606 | Hood air scoop An apparatus and a system is provided that may be utilized to provide stability to air flow through a hood scoop. The present invention may also be utilized to straighten and smooth out air flow through a hood scoop and accompanying air filter media. The present inv... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8021466 | Fluid flow filter and method of making and using A filter well suited for paint arrestor usage having a monolithic high loft manmade fiber body with a convoluted flow contact surface. The filter is preferably formed by a convoluter as in one with a roller set and blade cutter to form mirror image fiber filter shee... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8016922 | Air filter with composite end cap The air filter element may include an inner metal liner, an outer metal liner, a filter media, an annular end cap, and a composite end cap The annular end cap is formed over the metal liners such that the metal liners are secured and at least a portion of the filter... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016921 | Air vent filter and freshener container An assembly of structural components for supporting an air filtration member is disclosed. The assembly may include an air filtration member and a framework designed to provide support to the filtration member. The framework may include a first structural component ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012244 | Method of removing particulates from exhaust gases, and corresponding fiber layer, particulate filter, exhaust system and vehicle A method for removing particulates from a gas stream includes providing a gas-permeable filter layer having subregions with a parameter of differing magnitudes in the direction of the layer thickness. This parameter relates at least to the porosity, the fiber diamet... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007572 | Filter element, air cleaner, and methods A filter arrangement includes a filter element, a frame construction secured to the filter element, and a handle member secured to the filter element. In preferred embodiments, the handle member is secured to the frame construction. Preferably, the filter element in... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7993434 | Disposable air filter assembly A disposable air filter and grill assembly is disclosed which eliminates the undesirable need of cleaning conventional air filter grills. The assembly includes a frame which can be mounted within a grid of a drop ceiling or other opening loading to a space to be hea... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7981197 | Easily removable filter bowl for paint spray guns A filter bowl and filter cover assembly is provided wherein the filter bowl is adapted to be easily mounted upon and removed from the filter cover by a plurality of bolt fasteners as a result of the bolt fasteners, connecting the filter bowl to the filter cover, bei... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7972419 | Apparatus and method for reducing emissions resulting from raw meal grinding Disclosed is a method for reducing emissions from exhaust gas generated during the grinding and drying of cement raw meal as part of a cement manufacturing process. The invention comprises circuiting the exhaust gas between a raw mill and a clinker cooler. In the cl... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7959714 | Authorized filter servicing and replacement A method is provided for servicing a filter, and structure is provided disabling assembly of the filter unless an authorized replacement filter element is used. ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7905947 | Method and apparatus for removing contaminates from air A filter assembly comprising a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet and a filter chamber disposed between the inlet and the outlet, the housing having an air flow path there through. A filter element having a first surface area maybe located within the filt... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7867323 | Apparatus for on-site cleaning of landscape rock Methods and apparatus are disclosed that pick up and clean landscape rock using air under vacuum pressure. This apparatus provides a means for cleaning and reusing rock that has become aesthetically unattractive instead of removing the old landscape rock and replaci... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7833318 | Container Containers, particularly to containers for storing dry granules and powders, for examples silos. A container can include an air filter for cleaning the air that pneumatically conveys bulk product into the container. A valve can be used to restrict the air flow throu... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7833319 | Method and device for welding metallic fibers into a fleece by repeatedly carrying out a welding process, fleece having welded metallic fibers and method of filtering exhaust gas with a fleece A method and a device produce a fleece of metallic fibers in a layer in which the metallic fibers are welded to one another to form the fleece. A welding process is repeatedly carried out with regard to a portion or section of the fleece. Such metallic fiber fleeces... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828881 | Filter assembly and method A filter assembly having a filter head having inlet and outlet ports and a top cap having a substantially curved, non-planar flange portion, the non-planar flange sealingly received within the filter head such that the filter head is divided into inlet and outlet pa... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7794525 | Hood air scoop An apparatus and a system is provided that may be utilized to provide stability to air flow through a hood scoop. The present invention may also be utilized to straighten and smooth out air flow through a hood scoop and accompanying air filter media. The present inv... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7789947 | Honeycomb body, in particular large honeycomb body, for mobile exhaust-gas aftertreatment, process for producing a honeycomb body, process for treating exhaust gas and exhaust gas assembly A honeycomb body includes a housing and a plurality of layers with a curved profile and a predetermined length. Each layer includes at least one at least partially structured metal foil forming a multiplicity of passages with a passage cross section. A majority of t... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7789946 | Smoke evacuation system A smoke evacuating system for use during surgical procedures, particularly minimally invasive procedures involving the use of a laser or cautery at a surgical site having an associated higher than ambient pressure, wherein the system includes a filter with a site si... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7771517 | Filtering method A fluid filter is preferably constructed from a relatively thick batting of high loft, non-woven, fluid permeable fibrous material. The filter batting is then passed through a manufacturing device, which slices the batting in the vertical as to create two continuous... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7758674 | Air filter assembly for low temperature catalytic processes An air filter assembly for removing particulate contaminants, chemical contaminants, or both, from an incoming dirty air stream. The resulting filtered or clean air is supplied to catalytic equipment, such as a fuel cell. The filter assembly can include a physical f... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7744680 | Vacuum-cleaner bag and method for extending the service life of vacuum-cleaner bags Described is a vacuum-cleaner bag which is made of an air-permeable filter material and forms a closed dust-collecting chamber, the vacuum-cleaner bag containing a material which can be whirled up under a given air flow. ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7731783 | Continuous pressure letdown system A continuous pressure letdown system connected to a hopper decreases a pressure of a 2-phase (gas and solid) dusty gas stream flowing through the system. The system includes a discharge line for receiving the dusty gas from the hopper, a valve, a cascade nozzle asse... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7678180 | Integral fuel cartridge and filter An integral fuel cartridge and filter apparatus includes a fuel cartridge, a filter housing coupled to the fuel cartridge, and a filter coupled to the filter housing. ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7662216 | In-line filter and service method An in-line filter assembly includes an inlet duct housing, an intermediate housing, and an outlet duct housing, and seals a filter element in the intermediate housing and facilitates removal and replacement thereof. ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7658787 | Exhaust filter module with mechanically positionable scan probe Embodiments of the invention generally provide a filter module having a mechanically positionable test probe disposed therein and a method for testing a filter. In one embodiment, a filter module includes a housing adapted to receive a filter element. A sample probe... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7655074 | Filter arrangements; side-entry housings; and methods An air cleaner (40) includes a housing (48) and an access cover. The internal volume of the housing (48) can be reached through an opening (70) in a side wall of the housing. A filter element (50) having fluted filter media is remo... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7648563 | Methods and apparatus for manufacturing and assembling a baghouse bag filter tensioning assembly A method of assembling a baghouse bag filter tensioning assembly is provided. The assembly includes a compressible spring having a progressively increasing spring rate. The spring rate facilitates induction of a substantially constant spring tension over a range of ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7648564 | Air bypass system for gas turbine inlet An air bypass system for a gas turbine inlet filter house having a power augmentation system. The air bypass system may include a duct positioned on the inlet filter house about the power augmentation system and a damper positioned within the duct so as to open and ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7645326 | RFID environmental manipulation A system and method to reduce signal to noise ratio within an RFID enabled warehouse or distribution center by introducing highly reflective aluminum oxide particulate into the atmospheric environment of the warehouse or distribution center. The aluminum oxide will ... | 01/12/2010 |
