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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7621988 | Baffles to prevent catalyst or adsorbent erosion An apparatus is shown for contacting a bed of particulate material with a cross flowing fluid, which maintains the bed of particulate material within a retention volume. The apparatus includes partitions for retaining particles, with apertures disposed within the pa... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7393394 | Adsorbent vessel with improved flow distribution An adsorbent vessel comprising adsorbent material within the vessel interior positioned above at least one layer of support media, and a perforated baffle resting on the support media and not attached to the vessel shell whereby gas flow into the vessel from an inle... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7309847 | Ceramic oxygen generating oven An over (10) for a gas generating system (C) of the type that includes an interior chamber (22), heating elements (12), at least one gas generating module (14) mounted within the interior chamber (22), an air inlet (26) prov... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309384 | Method and apparatus for filtering gas with a moving granular filter bed A method and apparatus for filtering gas (58) with a moving granular filter bed (48) involves moving a mass of particulate filter material (48) downwardly through a filter compartment (35); tangentially introducing gas into the compartmen... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303605 | Snap together filter A fluid filter is provided with a snap-together housing for the filter media. The housing is designed with two main parts that are easily snapped together to encapsulate the filter media. The filter housing is substantially cylindrical, and contains an inlet on one ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294266 | Filter cartridge for a water tank of a coffee machine The filter cartridge for the water tank of a coffee machine comprises a housing having on both sides a plurality of slot-shaped openings constituting two inlets. For softening the water, the housing of the filter cartridge contains a ion exchange resin. The bottom o... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294179 | Canister of vehicle Two types of activated charcoals having different adsorption and desorption functions are appropriately disposed in a canister. Gas movement is evenly dispersed via an air space and diffuser equipped between the two activated charcoals. Thereby, leakage of fuel vapo... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7264660 | Apparatus for drying a gas Apparatus for drying a gas comprises an elongate housing having an inlet port and an outlet port for the gas. The housing comprises at least two axially separable parts which can be separated to allow access to the interior of the housing. A cartridge contains an ad... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7185550 | Time domain resolving chemical sampler using sorbent material A fluid sampling device is provided comprising an elongated housing having a longitudinal axis, a plurality of alternating sorbent units and spacer units disposed longitudinally through the housing and slidably movable therethrough along the longitudinal direction, ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7166151 | Flow distributor for PSA vessel The present invention is a PSA system having at least one vessel that uses a multi-segmented flow distributor to provide a uniform fluid across the adsorbent bed in the vessel. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160520 | Air purifying equipment in particular for aircraft passenger compartment The invention concerns an air purifying equipment characterized in that it comprises means (10, 20, 30, 40) for injecting into the air to be purified a water spray laden with nascent oxygen. The invention is particularly useful for treating air in an aeroplan... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150353 | Method for safe handling of unstable hydride gases A method for safely handling unstable hydrides, such as germane, in an enclosure which has one or more openings, by partitioning the enclosure into smaller but interconnected volumes and providing heat storage and transfer within the enclosure to rapidly remove heat... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7128775 | Radial bed flow distributor for radial pressure adsorber vessel The present invention is a pressure adsorber vessel that employs a radial adsorbent bed with a variable perforated flow distributor to provide an effective uniform fluid flow though the adsorbent bed. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7122073 | Low void adsorption systems and uses thereof A low void pressure swing adsorption system wherein flow movement and pressure pulse are influenced from the same source comprised of at least one hermetically sealed vessel containing an adsorbent bed with an inlet coupled to the adsorbent bed by way of an inlet he... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7115159 | Solid filling tank In a hydrogen storing tank (solid filling tank) in which a hydrogen absorbing alloy (solid) is filled, a heat exchanger for executing heat exchange with the hydrogen absorbing alloy is constructed by laminating alternately first heat-transferring fins formed in corr... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7094268 | System and method for removing pollutants from a roadway Systems and methods for removing hydrocarbons and other pollutants from roadway surfaces are provided. The systems can include a pollution trap attached to a vehicle, where the pollution trap comprises an absorbent pad, filter, or membrane. The pollution trap is aff... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7050743 | Self-regenerative xerographic coatings The invention is directed to self-regenerative, polymeric coatings and methods of using the coatings in xerography to increase the life and effectiveness of catalytic surfaces, such as, for example, charging device surfaces, by neutralizing ozone and nitrogen oxide ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7022167 | Desiccant dehumidifier hose connector A raised ring encircling a duct at an output port of a desiccant dehumidifier housing prevents its flexible hose from blowing off the duct even when clamped, as dried air blowing pressures through the duct increase. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014692 | Scrubber A scrubber for eliminating NO from air flowing through the scrubber, comprising a housing (1) having at least one inlet hole (2) and an outlet hole (4) and which is comprising filtering material (6). A second outlet hole (9) is pro... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008470 | Canister A canister, for inhibiting a diffusion phenomenon in an adsorbent layer as much as possible and certainly adsorbing fed evaporated fuel to inhibit blow-by of the evaporated fuel into the atmosphere, is constituted by filling a first adsorbent layer of the canister w... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6955700 | Snap together filter A fluid filter is provided with a snap-together housing for the filter media. The housing is designed with two main parts that are easily snapped together to encapsulate the filter media. The filter housing is substantially cylindrical, and contains an inlet on one ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951581 | Spin-on desiccant cartridge with integral oil removal filter An air dryer assembly for removing moisture and oil from a compressed air system includes a desiccant material received in a shell for adsorbing moisture as compressed air passes therethrough. A coalescing element is disposed between an inlet and outlet for removing... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6942721 | Canister for motor vehicle Disclosed is a canister for a motor vehicle. A liquid trap provided to an upper surface of a canister body is formed to have a circular configuration. A plurality of intake pipe nozzles are connected at an angle to a guide pipe which is installed through a center po... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6908502 | Deodorizer mounting A deodorizer mounting for engagement into a wall-mounted electrical outlet box including an adsorber unit for removing gases and odors from the ambient atmosphere, a generally L-shaped bracket including a horizontal leg and a vertical leg, a cover plate having a fro... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6874483 | Canister of an evaporated fuel processing system The invention relates to a canister (1) of an evaporated fuel processing system comprising a housing (2) enclosing adsorbing chambers (4, 5) connected in series, where the first adsorbing chamber is connected to a fuel tank (19) and to an... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6726020 | Method and device for a dry cleansing plant for aluminum reduction furnaces exhaust gas Methods and apparatus are provided, which separate out at least a portion of fine dust, including fluoride, from recycled alumina. The difference in natural drop velocity and flow properties of fine and coarse particles is used to effect the separation. ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6638348 | Metal hydride tank apparatus The object of the invention is to provide a high performance metal hydride tank apparatus, which is capable of discharging the hydrogen gas stored in the metal hydride in the tank from throughout the metal hydride efficiently and rapidly. In the process o... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6623549 | Dye wafer retention in a desiccant container A desiccant containing cartridge (10) has a cap (12) and a generally cylindrically cross-sectioned cup (14) for holding desiccant particles (16) and a dye wafer (18). The cup (14) includes spaced inner and outer wall portions (20, 24) connected by a trans... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6599350 | Filtration device for use with a fuel vapor recovery system A filtration device for use in filtering air used to purge a vapor storage canister used in connection with a fuel vapor recovery system of an automobile. The device includes a housing. In some instances, the housing may be integral to another component. ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6537354 | Valve assembly for vapor canister A valve assembly for a vapor canister includes a partition adapted to be disposed in an interior chamber of the vapor canister and having at least one opening extending therethrough. The valve assembly also includes a valve connected to the partition and ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6536230 | A/D baffle for gas pressure pulsation reduction An accumulator-dehydrator assembly for use in an air conditioning system including an evaporator and a compressor. The accumulator-dehydrator assembly also includes a canister with an upper portion, an inlet, an outlet and a delivery tube with a first tub... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6524374 | Canister In order to aim at shortening the time of refueling by maintaining the function of prevention of discharge of vapor, similar to that of a conventional canister in the case of other than refueling during resting of an engine while the flow resistance in th... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6440198 | Cost effective moving granular bed filters for particulates and contaminants removal A moving granular bed filter for removing contaminants from a gas or vapor stream employs a quantity of granular media that is passed through a vessel while the contaminant-laden gas stream is passed through the granular media to remove at least a portion... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6436175 | Adsorption apparatus A modular adsorption plant comprises one or more transportable cargo containers which hold the various adsorbent beds, pumping apparatus and so on which comprise the plant. The containers are easily transportable, and may be rapidly assembled in modular f... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6428612 | Hydrogen getter package assembly A hydrogen getter device includes a package made from a material that is hydrogen permeable and moisture impermeable. A preferred hydrogen getter is a particulate zeolite having a portion of its sodium ions exchanged by an activated metal, such as silver.... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6375723 | Apparatus for improving gas distribution in a prepurifier A distributor apparatus arrangement distributes a gas within a vessel that includes an adsorbent bed, the gas distribution occurring with a minimum of gas mal-distribution. The distributor apparatus includes an inlet gas coupler that feeds gas to a condui... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6334889 | Bed restraint for an adsorber An axial flow adsorber apparatus includes a bed of adsorbent material, a barrier in the form of an open-cell material combined with a distribution screen or baffle, graded balls, and an inflatable bladder. The adsorbent bed is the active adsorbent require... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6299670 | Integrated heated getter purifier system The present invention provides a method and apparatus to purify various gases utilizing the superior performance a heated getter process in a smaller package than previous multiple stage, heated getter processes. The smaller package includes inner and out... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6238467 | Rigid multi-functional filter assembly A unitary rigid filter that performs multiple contamination control functions within an enclosure for sensitive equipment (e.g., disk drives). The filter incorporates recirculation and adsorbent filtration, along with optional inlet and diffusion function... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6113674 | Adsorption apparatus and methods An adsorption bed arrangement includes a plurality of adsorption elements, a housing, and a gasket member. Each of the adsorption elements has adsorption media contained within a respective element. Each of the adsorption elements are selectively openable... | 09/05/2000 |
