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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7310992 | Device for continuous real-time monitoring of ambient air The present invention provides a device for continuous real-time monitoring of ambient air. The device includes a receptacle, a liquid supply, and a pressure balancing system. The receptacle includes a gas inlet slit located such that the gas inlet slit is covered b... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7290607 | Device for the separation of the gas phase from a mixture of fluid/gas for use in hydrocarbons producing and injection wells An apparatus for separating the gaseous phase from a mixture of fluids used during the subsurface intervention in production or injection wells. The device includes a main pipe (T) provided externally with a helix (E) having a longitudinal opening (F) whose edge (B)... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288138 | Three-phase cyclonic fluid separator An apparatus separates liquid, gas and solid components of a mixture in an engine lubricating system. An inlet for receiving the mixture opens tangentially into a separation chamber and a gas outlet has an opening in a first end wall adjacent the inlet to allow gas ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288139 | Three-phase cyclonic fluid separator with a debris trap An apparatus separates liquid, gas and solid components of a mixture in a fluid system. An inlet for receiving the mixture opens into a separation chamber tangentially with a cylindrical side wall and a gas outlet has an opening in a first end wall adjacent the inle... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7261069 | Active de-aeration system for automotive coolant systems An active de-aeration system includes a fill tube, a removable pressure cap, a de-aeration baffle within the fill tube and an externally disposed outlet conduit connected to a sump chamber of the fill tube disposed outside a baffled chamber defined by the de-aeratio... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7214257 | Plant for cleaning and degassing a fibrous suspension Plant and process for cleaning and degassing a fibrous suspension. The plant includes a plurality of hydrocyclones, in which each hydrocyclone includes an intake connection, an accepts connection, and a rejects connection and at least two supply lines for feeding li... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7144503 | Combined degassing and flotation tank A combined degassing and flotation tank for separation of a water influent containing considerable amounts of oil and gas. A rotational flow is created in the tank which forces the lighter components such as oil and gas droplets towards an inner concentric cylindric... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141139 | Multiple cleaning stages with various dilution points and accepts recirculated through a common pipe In a process and an arrangement for directing a papermaking pulp towards a regulated outlet (9), accept from successive cleaning stages (6, 14, 20) is totally or partly led towards the outlet (9) while excess accept is led in the opposite direct... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7105044 | Fluid tank A fluid tank fluid is provided which includes a bubble removing device provided therein to remove bubbles from the fluid. The bubble removing device includes a cyclone chamber for generating a swirling current in the fluid flowing therethrough to separate bubbles fr... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7037842 | Method and apparatus for dissolving a gas into a liquid for single wet wafer processing A method and apparatus for processing a wafer is described. According to the present invention a wafer is placed on a substrate support. A liquid is then fed through a conduit having an output opening over the wafer. A gas is dissolved in the liquid prior to the liq... | 05/02/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6960294 | Apparatus for the separation of solids from liquids by dissolved gas floatation The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for separation of solids from liquids and separation of liquids from liquids (such as oil from water) by dissolved gas floatation. A dissolved gas floatation clarifier is described as is a liquid-gas mixer, a li... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6918949 | Method for contacting large volumes of gas and liquid across microscopic interfaces A method for contacting large volumes of gas and liquid together on a microscopic scale for mass transfer or transport processes wherein the contact between liquid and gas occurs at the interfaces of a multitude of gas bubbles. Multiple porous tubes assembled in a b... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6866703 | Enhanced separation and extraction of gas from a liquid utilizing centrifugal forces Separation and extraction of gas from a liquid, utilizing centrifugal forces. The area of the lateral spacing between an inner circular centrifugal surface and the outer wall of an internal extractor diminishes toward an outlet. The wall of the extractor is pierced ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6843832 | Compound/curvilinear immiscible liquid separator apparatus and method The compound/curvilinear immiscible liquid separator has a separator section with an outer, elongated, cylindrical shell aligned vertically opening into an upper transition section and vapor dome at the top and a lower transition section and solid/heavy crude contai... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6821322 | Separators for three-phase or two-phase fluid mixtures realized with a centrifugal device designed for the separation of the gas from the liquid mixture The present invention refers to three or two phase separators provided with an inlet centrifugal device (40, 70) for the preliminary separation of the gas phase from the fluid mixture; the centrifugal separation device includes a first stage (40′, 70′ | 11/23/2004 |
| 6811690 | Method and apparatus for mixing fluids, separating fluids, and separating solids from fluids An apparatus is provided for separation of suspended solid particles from fluids, for separation and mixing of fluids, and for dissolving gases in aqueous fluids. The apparatus employs a grooved ring to divide the fluid stream and impart a high velocity on each of t... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6790367 | Method and apparatus for separating and measuring solids from multi-phase well fluids A method and an apparatus for separating and measuring solids from multi-phase well fluids. The apparatus comprises a separator; an upper solids level and a lower solids level sensor, both connected to the separator; a dump valve operatively connected to the separat... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6776823 | Gas/liquid separating devices Gas/liquid separating devices include a separator (1) for separating a mixed gas/liquid flow (M). A liquid drain (2) communicates with the separator and defines a liquid storage chamber (30). The liquid drain serves to temporarily store a liquid... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6669843 | Apparatus for mixing fluids An apparatus is provided for separation of suspended solid particles from fluids, for separation and mixing of fluids, and for dissolving gases in aqueous fluids. The apparatus employs a grooved ring to divide the fluid stream and impart a high velocity o... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6630013 | Assembly for an air separator and method for controlling the function of the same An apparatus and method for deaeration of treatment agents applied to webs of paper and board, having an inlet manifold (3), an accept-fraction manifold (4), and a reject-fraction manifold (5). For deaeration the assembly uses a plurality of air separator... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6602327 | Process for removing an undesirable dissolved gas from a liquid Undesirable dissolved gas is removed from a liquid by pressurizing the liquid containing the undesirable dissolved gas therein. The liquid is then directed into a hydrocyclone having an inlet optimized for liquid particle movement through a liquid vortex ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6554595 | Compressor with oil-mist separator In an oil-mist separator included by a compressor, an inlet passage directs a flow axis of a mixture gas including a mist of lubrication oil and a gas to be taken out of the compressor with a pressurized condition when the mixture gas reaches a chamber, a... | 04/29/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6458191 | Separator inlet A separator inlet includes a spiral channel in a channel housing and having an open top. Fluid flows in tangentially and out of a central outlet of the channel housing, or in a reverse direction.... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6322616 | Gas separator for an oil well production line A gas separator connectable between the seating nipple/pump and the mud anchor of a well production line takes advantage of gravitational, shear and centrifugal forces to detrain gas from the formation fluid. An outer cylindrical tube is concentrically se... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6206954 | Blood set and chamber A combined arterial-venous blood flow set comprises connected lengths of flexible tubing for receiving blood from a patient, for conveying the blood to a blood processing device such as a dialyzer or an LDL filter, and for returning the blood to the patie... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6193893 | Stripping of contaminants from water Process and apparatus to strip volatile contaminants from a liquid supply stream in which the contaminants are dissolved. A gas inducing mixer-injector injects a stripping gas into the stream to form a mixed stream of liquid with its contaminants and bubb... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6176904 | Blood filter An arterial blood filter device for removing foreign particles and undissolved gases from blood flowing through the device, having a cylindrical housing enclosing a cylindrical filter element between a hollow upper cap forming an inlet chamber and a flat ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6176903 | Device for removing gases from fluids A device for removing gases from fluids, in particular from a dialyzing fluid, includes a container, which in the position of normal use is provided with a bottom first orifice and a bottom second orifice. Disposed inside the container is a partition wall... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6019824 | Bubble trap chamber A tubular set for the conveyance of blood includes flexible set tubing and a bubble trap chamber connected to the tubing for any desired extracorporeal blood transport process. The bubble trap chamber includes a housing defining an outer wall, a flow inle... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6019825 | Hydrocyclone gas separator A hydrocyclone for separating a combined phase input stream has two nesting truncated, downwardly tapering conical members having an annular space therebetween. A tangential inlet leads to the annular space between the conical members. Alternate embodimen... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6015453 | Refrigeration system and a separator therefor A refrigeration system comprises a compressor, a condenser, a receiver and an evaporator, each having an inlet and an outlet, and a separator having an inlet and a first and second outlet, connected to each other conventionally. The separator is positione... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6004385 | Compact gas liquid separation system with real-time performance monitoring A gas/oil separation system for monitoring the performance of a compact, gas/oil separator apparatus which utilizes at least one pair of centrifugal force primary and secondary separators for separating a wellhead fluid containing crude oil, produced wate... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5976227 | Device for separating liquid from a gas-liquid mixture A device for separation of liquid from a gas-liquid mixture has a vortex tube through which a gas-liquid mixture flows at speeds generating centrifugal forces with accelerations >50 g, which cause liquid droplets to precipitate on the interior walls of th... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5961701 | Moisture separator for digester gases and landfill gases and raw natural gases Two versions of centrifugal type separators capable of removing moisture from digester gases, landfill gases and raw natural gases, each separator including an upright housing having a cylindrical upper region (of a circular cross-section) and a conical l... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5961700 | Filter system for removal of gas and particulates from cellular fluids A gas elimination system includes a gas elimination device and a priming system. The gas elimination device includes a vortex chamber that forms a vortex in the fluid flowing into the chamber and a particulate filter that removes particles from the fluid.... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5884809 | Air separating fuel dispensing system A dispensing system (20) for drawing fuel from a storage tank (22) to a nozzle (44). The system includes an above-tank suction pump (26) which draws fuel from the tank. The fuel is discharged from the suction pump into a vertically aligned air separator (... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5861316 | Continuous emission monitoring system A continuous emission monitoring system is disclosed for detecting toxic substances of various types in either stack gas or ambient air. Particular systems are illustrated for monitoring lewisite and chromium(VI). Each system employs a gas sampler that ut... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5827357 | Separator and method for separating components of pressurized drilling fluid returns The separator includes a vertical cylindrical pressure vessel having elliptical top and bottom heads. A mechanical device, referred to as a vortex tube cluster of vertical tubes, is mounted in the upper section of the vessel chamber, spaced above the bott... | 10/27/1998 |
