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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167988 | High output concentrator A multi-chamber canister for a pressure swing absorption system within a general housing assembly. The chambers include a first molecular sieve chamber for receiving a first molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas and ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8075676 | Damping apparatus for scroll compressors for oxygen-generating systems A radially compliant scroll compressor includes a fixed scroll, an orbiting scroll operatively connected to the fixed scroll, a synchronizer and at least one linkage member operatively connected to the orbiting scroll and the synchronizer. The at least one linkage m... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8016925 | Mini-portable oxygen concentrator A compact and highly portable combination pressure swing adsorption apparatus and product gas conservation device for medical use, to produce efficiently a gas with a high concentration of oxygen and to deliver the oxygen concentrated gas to a user at selectable tim... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7918925 | High output concentrator A multi-chamber canister for a pressure swing absorption system within a general housing assembly. The chambers include a first molecular sieve chamber for receiving a first molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas and ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7803218 | Drain valve assembly An on-board oxygen generating system is provided, which includes an air supply duct, a breathing gas duct, and an oxygen generator fluidly coupled between the air supply duct and the breathing gas duct. The oxygen generator is configured to enrich the oxygen content... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7780769 | High output concentrator A multi-chamber canister for a pressure swing absorption system within a general housing assembly. The chambers include a first molecular sieve chamber for receiving a first molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas and ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7763102 | Pressure swing adsorption modules with integrated features A pressure swing adsorption (PSA) including a first PSA module having a first manifold, a second manifold, and a plurality of pressure vessels extending between the first manifold and the second manifold. The unit further includes at least one support member attache... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7682429 | High output concentrator A multi-chamber canister for a pressure swing absorption system within a general housing assembly. The chambers include a first molecular sieve chamber for receiving a first molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas and ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7645328 | Adsorption dryer for gaseous media with at least one tubular pressure vessel An adsorption dryer includes a pressure vessel containing the drying agent in a cylindrical chamber, which is in the form of a cylindrical tubing section. The pressure vessel is axially clamped between a bottom and a top distributor plate. In the cylindrical chamber... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7637988 | Swing bed canister with heat transfer features A swing bed canister assembly for a regenerative carbon dioxide removal system includes a housing that includes an integrally formed central wall that divides an adsorbing amine bed from a desorbing amine bed. The central wall defines spaces for each of the amine be... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7618481 | Core unit of a dehumidifier A core unit of a dehumidifier comprises two towers and an upper and a lower air valve. The two towers are mounted in parallel between the upper and lower air valves and respectively filled with a drying agent. Two control valves are respectively connected to the cor... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7524365 | Airflow channel module for oxygen concentrator An airflow channel module for oxygen concentrator is provided, including at least two molecular sieves, an oxygen storage unit, an air expelling unit, an air channel module, an air intake/expel module, and an automatic valve. The airflow channel module utilizes the ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7510601 | Portable medical oxygen concentrator Portable medical oxygen concentrator comprising an air separation system adapted to recover oxygen from air; a bottom platform and a shell having an outer wall, wherein the shell is detachably connected to the bottom platform, wherein the shell and bottom platform d... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7491264 | Oxygen concentrating apparatus An oxygen concentrating apparatus (10) has an oxygen concentrating unit (12), a compressor (26) for supplying compressed air to the oxygen concentrating unit (12) and a compressor housing (28) for accommodating the compressor (2... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7491265 | Cover for animal waste collection area A cover member adapted to confine gaseous emissions from animal waste in a waste collection area having a base for contacting and floating on at least a portion of a surface of the animal waste and a cover with at least one surface extending from the base. The cover... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7442238 | Means for air fractionization An aircraft, aircraft system and air fractionization device are provided. The air fractionization device is provided for use on board an aircraft. The air fractionization installation functions according to the principle of pressure swing adsorption and is supplied ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7429289 | High output concentrator A multi-chamber canister for a pressure swing absorption system within a general housing assembly. The chambers include a first molecular sieve chamber for receiving a first molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas and ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427315 | High output concentrator A multi-chamber canister for a pressure swing absorption system within a general housing assembly. The chambers include a first molecular sieve chamber for receiving a first molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas and ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7416580 | Filter assemblies and systems for intake air for fuel cells A filter assembly for removing particulate contaminants and chemical contaminants from an incoming dirty air stream for a fuel cell. The filter assembly also includes a noise suppression element that reduces sound waves or noise emanating from any equipment, such as... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7402193 | Portable oxygen concentrator A portable oxygen concentrator includes a pair of sieve beds having first and second ends, a compressor for delivering air to the first ends of the sieve beds, a reservoir communicating with the second ends of the sieve beds, and an air manifold attached to the firs... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399449 | Microfabricated diffusion source A microfabricated diffusion source to provide for a controlled diffusion rate of a vapor comprises a porous reservoir formed in a substrate that can be filled with a liquid, a headspace cavity for evaporation of the vapor therein, a diffusion channel to provide a co... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399347 | Control valve structure for an oxygen machine A control valve structure for an oxygen machine uses a motor to link a disc to spin, which activates a pair of valve rods to open and close in sequence through rotation of the motor to control air flow. ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393381 | Removing siloxanes from a gas stream using a mineral based adsorption media A plurality of different layers of filter media are used to remove siloxanes from a gas stream. Based on an analysis of the specific gas stream to be filtered, a filter media having an average pore size enabling the preferential removal of a specific class of contam... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7384454 | Combined water-from-air and water-from-exhaust system A water production unit is provided having two modes of operation for extracting water from exhaust and air. ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7368005 | Portable oxygen concentrator A portable oxygen concentrator includes a pair of sieve beds having first and second ends, a compressor for delivering air to the first ends of the sieve beds, a reservoir communicating with the second ends of the sieve beds, and an air manifold attached to the firs... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361214 | Disposable cartridge for air/gas dryer A disposable dryer cartridge for an air/gas dryer apparatus for installation in an air/gas line delivering compressed air or gas to an air/gas-driven tool. The cartridge includes a flexible elongated casing having a drying composition therein. The casing has an air/... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350521 | Simplified dual mode medical oxygen concentrator Oxygen concentrator system having a portable oxygen generator unit adapted to generate a non-humidified oxygen-rich gas and a stationary base unit adapted to generate a humidified oxygen-rich gas, wherein the portable oxygen generator unit and the stationary base ar... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341618 | Filters and methods of making and using the same Filters for removing particulate and gaseous organic and inorganic materials from a fluid stream are disclosed. The filter may contain a polymer matrix and optional sequestering agents. Methods of making the filters are also disclosed. Methods of using the filters t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332013 | Compressed air/gas-driven tool with integrated dryness indicator An air/gas-driven tool with an integrated air/gas dryness indicator. The tool includes a housing that defines a cavity. An air/gas dryness detector is disposed in the cavity. An air/gas flow passage is situated to provide a stream of compressed air/gas to the drynes... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329304 | Portable oxygen concentrator A portable oxygen concentrator includes a pair of sieve beds having first and second ends, a compressor for delivering air to the first ends of the sieve beds, a reservoir communicating with the second ends of the sieve beds, and an air manifold attached to the firs... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320725 | Disposable cartridge air/gas dryer A disposable cartridge air/gas dryer apparatus for installation in an air/gas line delivering compressed air or gas to an air/gas-driven tool. The dryer includes a pressure vessel having first and second ends, an inlet port, and an outlet port. A disposable dryer ca... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318859 | Modular adsorbent filters A compact sorbent filter for selectively sorbing contaminants and method of removing contamination from an enclosure with a filter is disclosed. Filters of the present invention comprise two or more modular adsorbent units that can be foldably connected and possibly... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316732 | Air treatment filter and related method An activated carbon filter that treats a gas stream having a varying relative humidity, the gas stream contaminated with at least one of formaldehyde, an acid gas and an alkaline gas. The filter includes a plurality of activated carbon granules mixed together in a c... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316734 | Volatile organic compound treatment apparatus A volatile organic compound treatment apparatus including an adsorber coming into contact with a gas to be treated and adsorbing volatile organic compounds; a plurality of pairs of electrodes, divided into a plurality of groups, which generate electric discharge so ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314509 | Gas liquid phase separator with improved pressure control A gas/liquid phase separator includes a fluid inlet, a vapor outlet, a liquid outlet, and first and second valves disposed in fluid communication with the liquid outlet. Both valves are controllable in response to a fluid level in the gas/liquid phase separator. Bot... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311763 | Gas separation vessel apparatus An improved gas separation vessel apparatus is provided. The gas separation vessel apparatus is adapted to separate oxygen and other process gases, and it employs both vertically-, or alternatively, horizontally-positioned vessels. The gas separation vessels disclos... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306657 | Oxygen concentrating apparatus An oxygen concentrating apparatus including an output variable type compressor. Oxygen-concentrated gas may be supplied either continuously or synchronized with inhalation or timing of inhalations. In one aspect, when synchronous operation is selected, the compresso... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303611 | Humidity adjusting apparatus using desiccant A humidity adjusting apparatus includes at least one desiccant linearly reciprocated between a dehumidifying unit and a drying unit, and a motor for driving the desiccant to be moved, thereby improving dehumidifying and humidifying efficiency. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7297187 | Gas separation apparatus A gas separation apparatus comprises: at least two absorption beds respectively including an absorbent for absorbing certain gas; at least two three-way valves respectively installed on conduits for respectively connecting the absorption beds and outside of the appa... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294180 | Gas generator assembly A gas generator assembly, which is especially suited to both transportable and on-board oxygen generators, with at least one adsorbent and a buffer tank to store product gas separated from a feed gas mixture. In order to make the assembly squat and compact, the buff... | 11/13/2007 |
