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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7850769 | Air filtering apparatus having foreign material removing mechanism An air filtering apparatus including a housing having an air suction port and air blow-out port, an electrolytic bath for generating electrolytic water, a gas-liquid contact member disposed in the housing, an electrolytic water supply unit for supplying the electrol... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7390341 | Liquid/gas state separating device The invention relates to a liquid/gas state separating device capable of separating the molecules of vapour (V) of a liquid evaporating under the effect of a partial vacuum (31) maintained by pumping means from drops (L) of said liquid carried along by the fl... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7374604 | System and method for flue gas treatment The present invention discloses a system for flue gas treatment, wherein the provided system comprises a quench module, a first control module, a filter collecting module, a wet scribing module and a regeneration module. In this system, parts of the particles contai... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7332007 | Dusting device with multiple stream nozzles A dedusting device 1 with a demister 15 advantageously arranged standing obliquely has a very compact construction because sufficient moistening or wetting of dust-containing crude air 24 is possible through the use of intensively acting multipl... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7135058 | Polluted air treatment method and system A system for removing at least one pollutant from an air stream exhaust, the system including a plurality of enclosures through which the air stream exhaust is directed to cool the air stream exhaust, a plurality of barriers within each respective enclosure to imped... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6953395 | Ventilation system for underground structure A ventilation system for an underground structure which can internally supply fresh outdoor air by individually sucking and discharging air through fans of underground shafts in the underground structure such as an underground parking lot, underground warehouse, sub... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6793814 | Clarifying tank Methods and apparatus for separating solid particles from a fluid. One preferred embodiment includes a tank for settling particles out of the fluid, a conical chamber at the bottom of the tank, an outlet connected to conical chamber, and a conical auger within the c... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6511529 | Method of reducing the number of pollutants in a gas flow and device for carrying out said method The object of the invention is to provide a method of treating wash water resulting from the scrubbing of process gases in smelting plants, according to which method the wash water is brought into intimate contact with the process gas and is circulated wh... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6158242 | Gas dehydration method and apparatus The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for efficiently and cost-effectively removing moisture from pressurized gas stream to any required low level. The invention adopts an irregular matrix of finned pipes to remove the moisture as liq... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6132497 | Dust suppression system A dust suppression system for suppressing dust associated with a movement of dust producing material along an open conduit may include a hood assembly positioned adjacent the open conduit so that the hood assembly defines an interior chamber that is expos... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5908491 | Air cleaner An air cleaner for efficiently providing clean air for a structure is comprised of a housing having an intake port and an exhaust port. At least one air chamber having a liquid reservoir at its base is disposed within the housing. A fan draws air through ... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5803955 | Apparatus for dust control An apparatus for controlling dust generated during a material transfer operation includes an environmental enclosure surrounding a conveyor bed, the enclosure having a series of baffles creating scrubbing chambers in which dust particles are agglomerated ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 4949539 | Muffler with a purifying system for car or motorcycle This invention relates to a muffler having a purifying system for separating solid contents and eliminating poisonous gases such as carbon monoxide by means of an electrolysis apparatus which continuously provides oxygen separated from water to react with... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4793835 | Device for filtering and/or moistening a stream of air The device directs a stream of air onto the top surface of a supply of water contained in a tank. The air is directed onto the water by a diffuser so as to create a turbulence on the surface of the water. The diffuser comprise a plenum which hovers over t... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4529421 | Apparatus for reducing contaminants in gas containing products of combustion Apparatus is provided for reducing contaminants in gases containing products of combustion. The apparatus is particularly advantageous for reducing airborne sulfur in smoke from burning coal. This enables more use of coal, including high sulfur coal, with... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4397662 | Apparatus for removing solvents from air Apparatus for removing solvents from air, for example, from the air discharged from a paint spraybooth, includes an air duct through which solvent laden air is arranged to flow. A plurality of coalescer pads each having an extended surface area extend acr... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4312646 | Gas scrubbing tower A gas scrubbing tower is described which has a top region, a sump region and at least two washing stages between these regions. The tower comprises gas entry means between the the sump region and the lowermost of the washing stages; gas exit means in the ... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4295866 | Paint spray booth with water wash A spray booth installation has a water tank 10 from which water is withdrawn by a pump 11 to feed a water curtain covering a wall located above a dividing baffle plate 17 in the tank and to feed sprays in an air extraction passage disposed above a region ... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4276064 | Fire control system for spray booth A system is provided for extinguishing accidental fires in paint spray booths of the type wherein oil is used as the medium for eliminating extraneous paint mist and overspray, said system providing control over both the oil and the medium used for exting... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4227892 | Method and apparatus for removing micronized coal from steam Micronized coal is removed from coal-bearing steam by spraying stabilized petroleum oil into the steam and directing the resultant stream at a separation surface on which a coal-oil slurry is deposited and collected. Apparatus includes conduits which dire... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4152126 | Equipment for removing dust particles from an air stream Apparatus for removing dust particles from an air stream includes a tubular housing having an inlet end and an outlet end; a plurality of Venturi tubes having open inflow ends and open outflow ends supported side-by-side within the housing, with their axe... | 05/01/1979 |
| 3976453 | Liquid vortex vacuum pump A vacuum pump of the liquid vortex type including a closed tank and a helical rotor for operation below the level of liquid therein is provided with a readily demountable rotor unit mounted exteriorly of the tank and having its enclosing shroud opening in... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3964886 | Gas scrubbing apparatus An air pumping and scrubbing apparatus which is suitable for use in spray paint booths is described. This apparatus uses liquid sprays directed into a conduit to cause an air pumping action to inject air into the conduit and dis-discharge to atmosphere us... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3963463 | Foam scrubber A foam scrubber for removing contaminants from gas comprising first means for entrapping small, discrete volumes of said gas within liquid film enclosures comprising a mass of foam bubbles. Means for maintaining said foam bubbles a selected maximum size a... | 06/15/1976 |
