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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8419842 | Hydronic system air eliminator An air eliminator including a housing having first and second portions, the housing defining: a chamber, an inlet in fluid communication with the chamber; an outlet in fluid communication with the chamber; and an axis extending from the first portion to the second p... | 04/16/2013 |
| 7364609 | Method and kit for use with standard pipe couplings to construct a de-aerator A kit for constructing a de-aerator for a fluid distribution system includes a gas concentrator adapted to be received in chamber of a T-coupling provided with the kit. A cap is provided that closes a cap connector integrally formed with the T-coupling. The cap supp... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7279031 | Emboli elimination apparatus An apparatus has a body with a wall defining at least in part an enclosed chamber. The wall has a first opening providing fluid flow into the chamber and a second opening providing fluid flow out of the chamber. The wall has a vent allowing gas to pass outwardly fro... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7225826 | Marine fuel tank vent valve The present invention relates to a simple fuel vent assembly for use in inboard and outboard fuel tanks for marine vessels. The vent assembly includes upper and lower portions defining an L shaped interior passageway. The lower portion includes upper and lower valve... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7137402 | Oil deaeration device An oil deaeration device includes a base and an oil housing, the base being equipped with a first and a second inlet, an outlet, a float provided in the oil housing and a diaphragm provided in the oil housing. The oil housing is divided into two chambers, the float ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7041154 | Acoustic fuel deoxygenation system A fuel system for an energy conversion device includes a deoxygenator system. A signal generator system includes a multiple of transducers located adjacent a fuel channel. The transducers are arranged to generate acoustic flow chaotization and cavitation-induced pha... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6945521 | Fluid mixing device and cutting device A fluid mixing device (30) used for processing fluid, including a first fluid feed passage (34) for feeding first fluid, a second fluid feed passage (43) for feeding second fluid, and a mixing part (41) for generating mixed fluid by mixin... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6893485 | Method and kit for use with standard pipe couplings to construct a de-aerator A kit for constructing a de-aerator that includes a concentrator is adapted to be connected to a standard pipe coupling. The concentrator is inserted in the path of liquid conveyed through the pipe coupling for aggregating gas, and directing the gas to a cavity. The... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6712944 | Gas/liquid phase separator for electrolysis cell A gas/liquid phase separator for an electrolysis cell includes a vessel and a float in operable communication with each other. The vessel includes a fluid inlet and first and second fluid outlets. A fluid stream comprising gas and liquid is received in the vessel th... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6551379 | Apparatus for use with a natural gas dehydrator Apparatus for use with a natural gas dehydrator wherein a portion of the wet glycol in an emissions separator is pumped under pressure as circulating wet glycol which may be used as a coolant for effluent removed from a reboiler and/or a power source for ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6530983 | System for the conduction of liquid media, as well as filtering device for use in such a system The invention relates to a system for the conduction of liquid media, for example fuels, between a tank and a delivery point, especially fuel consumption measuring systems or fuel conditioning systems, which includes a bubble-separating arrangement, as we... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6481499 | Well-bottom gas separator This is a high-efficiency item of equipment, for example for a well bottom for separating out gas from a liquid/gas mixture, based on the effects of flows of the cascade and segregated types. It consists basically of a sedimentation vessel whose lateral s... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6471756 | Bubble-removing apparatus A bubble-removing apparatus has a main body having a central axis, a main chamber, an inflow port for introducing a fluid containing entrained bubbles tangentially into the main chamber so that the fluid is caused to rotate in the main chamber about the c... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6364933 | Apparatus for use with a natural gas dehydrator Apparatus for use with a natural gas dehydrator wherein a portion of the wet glycol in an emissions separator is pumped under pressure as circulating wet glycol which may be used as a coolant for effluent removed from a reboiler and/or a power source for ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6251167 | Machine and process for removing dissolved gasses from liquids An enclosed tank with a liquid inlet, a liquid outlet, a gas inlet, and a gas outlet. A liquid is forced to flow turbulently through the tank. Simultaneously a scrubbing gas is pumped through the tank. Turbulence induced in the liquid encourages gasses di... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6214096 | Air separation apparatus having air vent assembly An air separation apparatus to be installed to pipes for separating and expel air from circulating water, includes an air separator having a main body associated with pipes at both sides, an opening lid fixed on the main body by a coupling member for clos... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6117217 | Agricultural liquid ammonia pump-vapor stripper A liquid ammonia pump-vapor stripper unit is disclosed having an impeller pump assembly which increases the system pressure before it is delivered to a receiver-accumulator where the ammonia vapor mass formed along its path from the storage tank is separa... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5958108 | High volume air-water separator Apparatus and methods for separating fluids of differing specific gravities are discussed. More specifically, apparatus and methods for separating a high volume flow mixture of air and water into an essentially dry air component and a pure water component... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5931990 | Tank for removing unabsorbed gas from a mixture of unabsorbed gas and liquid A tank for removing unabsorbed gas from a mixture of unabsorbed gas and liquid. The tank has an inlet pipe that carries an unabsorbed gas and liquid mixture into the tank. A deflector is located at the exit of the inlet pipe so that when the unabsorbed ga... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5824135 | High volume air-water separator This invention consists of apparatus and methods for separating fluids of differing specific gravities, and more particularly apparatus and methods for separating a high volume flow of fluid comprising a mixture of air and water into an essentially dry ai... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5601635 | Method and apparatus for deaerating a liquid in a substantially closed liquid circulation system A method and apparatus for deaerating a liquid in a substantially closed liquid circulation system, wherein an amount of liquid is withdrawn from the circulation system and is introduced into a closed reservoir via a valve which is alternately open and cl... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5490874 | De-aerator apparatus A de-aerator apparatus for removing gas from fluid flowing through a pipe includes a housing having a chamber, an inlet connected to an inlet pipe for allowing the passage of fluid into the chamber, an outlet connected to an outlet pipe for discharging fl... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5487765 | Apparatus for purging non-condensable gases from condensers Apparatus for purging non-condensable gases from a condenser containing vaporized, condensable working fluid, includes an enclosed chamber located above the condenser, a movable diaphragm in the chamber for dividing the latter into upper and lower portion... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5341832 | Device and method for the combustion of waste oil The present invention concerns a device sequence for burning waste oil and includes a circulating system having a pump for circulating the oil therein and a heater for heating the oil to a suitable combustion temperature during this circulation. A combust... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5308386 | Air relief valve for a pressure vessel The present invention is directed towards an air relief valve for a pressure vessel which automatically releases air from the system during filling with liquid, and which automatically seals when the liquid in the system reaches a predetermined level to p... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5174944 | Apparatus for separating gas from a liquid An apparatus is provided for separating nitrogen gas from methanol liquid in a furnace hardening system. The furnace is housed in a building and connected by a piping system to a methanol storage tank located outside the building. The tank is capped with ... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5123938 | Device for separating gas from liquid and discharging the separated gas A device for separating gas from liquid, in particular for separating air from water and for discharging the separated gas, is designed for placing in a liquid circulation system through which gas-containing liquid flows. The device comprises a housing wi... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5035729 | Liquid separation and recovery apparatus for fuel tank vent line A fuel tank venting system for a boat (10) includes a fuel tank (12) the interior of which is open to a filler tube (14) and a vent line (18). A liquid separation and recovery device (20) is connected to the vent line and an outlet line (28) which is open... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5019141 | Vent line separator A vent line separator (30) having a housing (34) defining an interior chamber (44) having a flow diverter (132) positioned therein that separates liquid and gas and a by-pass valve assembly (106) that permits gas to be vented to the atmosphere under a pre... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4997464 | Deaeration apparatus A deaeration apparatus for removing entrained gases from liquids, comprising a degas vessel, which is baffled to enhance degasification. As gas removed from the liquid collects in an upper part of the degas vessel, the pressure in the vessel increases, lo... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4997463 | Gas-liquid microvolume separating apparatus and method A gas-liquid separator apparatus and device, particularly for use in connection with medical gas analyses, such as capnography, is provided. The separation chamber tapers in a direction from the blow down port to the dry gas outlet port providing increase... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4943305 | Aerating apparatus for expelling volatile impurities from ground water An aerating apparatus or aerator for expelling the impurities from ground water, especially for ground water under an overpressure, in which the impurities are expelled by generating a partial vacuum in an aeration shaft in the vicinity of ground water to... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4880449 | Compressor seal oil degassing tank vent gas recovery by method of level control Apparatus for separating a gas from a liquid includes a degassing tank for receiving a mixture of the gas and liquid. The tank permits the gas to separate from the mixture and rise to the top of the tank and permits the liquid to separate from the mixture... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4746335 | Degasifier In a degasifier for the separation of gases and vapors from gas-liquid and vapor-liquid mixtures flowing through a pipeline there is provided at the bottom of a housing a pipe section connected into the pipeline with a branch conduit connected to the top ... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4714484 | Ventilating device A ventilating device for a gas-carrying flowing fluid medium, includes a gas collecting chamber having an open bottom, a housing below the collecting chamber, and a tube disposed substantially horizontally in the housing below the gas collecting chamber f... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4617827 | Flowmeter system A flowmeter system for receiving liquids from stationary reservoirs onto tanker vehicles, in particular milk, with a self-priming displacement pump followed by a deaerator with a venting valve mounted above a float and acted on by it, in turn followed by ... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4614527 | Degasifier A degasifier for separating gases or vapors from gas/liquid or vapor/liquid flows in pipelines having a horizontal pipe section in which the flow is diverted by providing a back flow panel of a particular design in a particular position in a suction pipe ... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4381928 | Apparatus for venting and/or degassing a pipeline system An apparatus for venting and/or degassing a pipeline system includes an upwardly extending casing formed of a top part and a bottom part with a cap located within the casing and extending transversely of the upward direction in the region where the top pa... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4162974 | Deairing and recirculation systems for dialysis machines There is disclosed herein a deairing system for use in a bedside-console-type dialysis machine. The system includes a selectively adjustable flow controller, a deairing tank, and a suction pump for drawing dialysis solution from the flow controller throug... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4160652 | Method and apparatus for handling the fluids in a two-phase flow pipeline system A method and apparatus for handling the fluids in a two-phase flow pipeline system. The gas-liquid flow stream is fed into a separator in which the gas is separated from the liquid. The gas is removed upwardly from the seaparator through a control valve. ... | 07/10/1979 |
