Quotables
"The radio craze will die out in time."
Thomas Edison ; 1922
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7819960 | High volume, low back-pressure gas scrubber In one aspect of the invention there is provided a gas scrubbing system for removing contaminants from a flow of fluid, comprising a container having an interior volume, an inlet for receiving the flow of fluid and an outlet for dispensing the stream of fluid, a tre... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7572323 | Fluid separating device The invention relates to a fluid separating device with a lower section with a fluid feeding device and a liquid discharging device, an upper section with a fluid feeding device and a gas discharging device, a contact device which is constructed in such a manner tha... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7329308 | Air handling and chemical filtration system and method The present invention relates to systems and methods for controlling humidity and temperature in gases or air streams used in semiconductor processing systems. These systems and methods can be used in combination with systems and methods for contaminant detection an... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7306653 | Condensing deaerating vent line for steam generating systems The present invention comprises an apparatus and method for efficiently venting impurities from a heat recovery steam generator system by concentrating the impurities in a condensing deaerating vent line 40 and then venting a proportionately small amount of s... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7288140 | Wet process gas treatment apparatus In a wet-process gas treatment method of treating an acid gas by using at least two treating columns connected in series, a ratio of the concentration of an acid gas at an outlet to a concentration of the acid gas at an inlet of a first treating column is set higher... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275737 | Device for simultaneously cooling and removing liquid from a gas from a compressor Device for simultaneously cooling and removing liquid from compressed gas of a compressor element (1) or of several compressor elements (1) which are connected either or not in parallel or in series, which device includes a pressure vessel (2) w... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261284 | Process for effecting mass transfer between a liquid phase and a gaseous phase A process for effecting mass transfer between a liquid phase and a gaseous phase in a filled-type column comprising an external shell which accommodates at least one filler-containing basket wherethrough the phases are caused to flow in countercurrent relationship, ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7250067 | Gas and odour treatment The present invention relates to a product for, and a method of, treating gases, fumes and vapors with fragments of crustacean shell so as to extract one or more components/pollutants from the gases. ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7175913 | Porous hybrid particles with organic groups removed from the surface A material for chromatographic separations, processes for its preparation, and separation devices containing the chromatographic material. In particular, porous inorganic/organic hybrid materials are provided with a decreased concentration of surface organic groups.... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160362 | Method and device for cleaning air A method of cleaning air, including a humidifying operation for humidifying the air containing chemical contaminants by a humidifier and taking a part of the gaseous contaminants in the air into excessive moisture to remove the contaminants from the air, and a dehum... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147689 | Apparatus and method for removing volatile organics from vented gases An apparatus and a method for removing volatile organic compounds from air that is vented from tanks and vessels containing hydrocarbon material. This invention also relates to a self-propelled vehicle on which the apparatus is mounted. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147692 | Air cleaning apparatus and method for cleaning air The method involves contacting the air with an aqueous or non-aqueous liquid in a stand-alone system. The air may be brought into contact with the liquid using a number of different types of apparatus, including a packed column scrubber. The liquid may be non-evapor... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7044993 | Microbicidal air filter Microbicidal air filter for use with an air passageway, which includes an immobilization network including a plurality of fibers having an amount of at least one antimicrobial agent incorporated and molecularly bonded into a structure thereof sufficient to substanti... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7025808 | Reduction of the aerosol-related discharge from a separation column and apparatus therefor A process is proposed for reducing the aerosol-related discharge from a separation column (1) in which one or more components are separated off from a gaseous or liquid starting mixture (G) at actively separating internals (2), aerosols being present o... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014177 | Process for effecting mass transfer between a liquid phase and a gaseous phase A process for effecting mass transfer between a liquid phase and a gaseous phase in a filled-type column having an external shell which accommodates at least one filler-containing basket wherethrough the phases are caused to flow in countercurrent relationship. The ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6926749 | Cyclone separator with compact inlet A cyclone separator is provided with a compact inlet path, in which the inner and outer walls of the inlet path are curved, with the inner wall having a radius that is essentially the same as the radius of the cyclone body wall and with the outer wall wrapping aroun... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6821317 | Wet-process gas treatment method and wet-process gas treatment apparatus In a wet-process gas treatment method of treating an acid gas by using at least two treating columns connected in series, a ratio of the concentration of an acid gas at an outlet to a concentration of the acid gas at an inlet of a first treating column is set higher... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6811147 | Structured random packing for column A packing assembly for a column comprises a cage element which carried a packing element. The packing element comprises a first plurality of parallel plates and a second plurality of parallel plates. The first plurality of parallel plates have peripheries which enab... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6773582 | Drinking water treatment system including hydrogen sulfide scrubber using triazine compound and associated methods A drinking water treatment system includes a pump for pumping water from an aquifer, an aerator connected downstream from the pump for generating an outlet water flow and a hydrogen sulfide-containing gas flow, and a hydrogen sulfide scrubber for scrubbing the hydro... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6645273 | Method for removing impurity contents in the air A method for removing impurity substances in air flowing in a flow passage includes filtering the air in a first filter for removing solid substances; cooling the air in a first cooler to not higher than its dew-point temperature; capturing gaseous substa... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6547222 | Packing element A packing element is provided for use in a mass transfer tower or a heat sink. The packing element is in the form of a saddle shaped member having a configuration generally corresponding to a portion of a toroid generated by rotating a plane closed curve ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6528167 | Porous hybrid particles with organic groups removed from the surface A material for chromatographic separations, processes for its preparation, and separation devices containing the chromatographic material. In particular, porous inorganic/organic hybrid materials are provided with a decreased concentration of surface orga... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6514306 | Anti-microbial fibrous media A fibrous element is described. The fibrous element includes a container member and an anti-microbial agent, wherein the anti-microbial agent is disposed within the container member. The container member can include structures such as an elongated fiber h... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6497757 | Apparatus for removing impurity contents in the air An apparatus for removing impurity substances in the air includes a first filter for removing solid substances in the air flowing in a flow passage defined by a housing; a first cooler for cooling the air to not higher than its dew-point temperature; a we... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6464944 | Apparatus and method for controlled decomposition oxidation of gaseous pollutants An apparatus is provided for treating pollutants in a gaseous stream. The apparatus comprises tubular inlets for mixing a gas stream with other oxidative and inert gases for mixture and flame production within a reaction chamber. The reaction chamber is h... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6398849 | Process and apparatus for treating gaseous products of sol-gel manufacturing A process deals with gaseous by-products and tarry materials during formation of sol-gel bodies. Gaseous products from a dehydroxylation reactor pass into a gas-fluid contactor. During the early stages of heat treatment, an aqueous acid solution is recirc... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6391621 | Process for the treatment of organic gas components To provide a process for treating gas for decomposing organic solvent and/or other organic gas contained in exhaust gas effectively and simply at low costs to remove the decomposition product of organic gas by applying other process. The gas can be treate... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6372022 | Ionic purifier Provided are ionic purifiers and methods that are suitable for providing an ultra-high-purity chemical to a semiconductor manufacturing process. The ionic purifiers include a vapor inlet introducing a chemical vapor to be purified into a column. A high-pu... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6245133 | Gas condensing and cooling system A gas condensing and cooling system for cooling hot vaporous emissions from a hot vaporous emissions source to a level below prescribed regulatory limits that includes a cooling unit that operates using a readily available pressurized natural gas as the r... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6241222 | Stacked packing with spacing features Highly efficient packing bodies are formed by stacking plates having at least 30% open space provided by apertures and rod-like baffle elements which project from a surface of the plate. The panels are latched together into a stack by means of a plurality... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6197094 | Device for improving the quality of indoor air A device for improving the quality of indoor air comprising a casing (2) with an air inlet (3) and an air outlet (5), a member (7) arranged to cause air in a room, in which the casing is placed, to flow in through the inlet and inside the casing to the ou... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6197093 | Method and apparatus for the purification of waste gas of a drying apparatus The exhaust gas enters via an exhaust gas line into a washing apparatus. In the washing apparatus solid matter particles are predominantly separated. The pre-washed exhaust gas flows from the washing apparatus through a droplet removing conduit to a trick... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6174498 | Odor control system An odor control system and method for removing unwanted odorous airborne constituents in which the gas stream is flowed through a compact, boxlike housing having a plurality of sequentially communicating treatment chambers. Gas stream pretreatment is acco... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6153150 | Apparatus and method for controlled decomposition oxidation of gaseous pollutants An apparatus is provided for treating pollutants in a gaseous stream. The apparatus employs curved tubular inlets for mixing a gas stream with other oxidative and inert gases for mixture and flame production within a reaction chamber. The reaction chamber... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6019810 | Effluent treatment system for removing effluent gases from a gas stream An effluent treatment system for removing effluent gases from a gas stream including a packing having a plurality of randomly arranged elements of calcareous material. The elements may be spent shells of shellfish, especially half mussel shells and have a... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6019818 | Combination quenching and scrubbing process and apparatus therefor Quenching and scrubbing are accomplished simultaneously in a single downflow apparatus which functions both as an adiabatic quencher and a packed bed scrubber. A special feature of the quencher/scrubber is a hot-cool interface which is effective in contro... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6019816 | Systems and methods for removing residue from process gases exhausted from microelectronic device fabrication processes Process gases from microelectronic device fabrication processes are pumped through a filter unit including a plurality of absorbers for absorbing water entrained within the process gases. Residues deposited within the filtering unit are removed by sprayin... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6015450 | Reducing methanol emissions from a syngas unit Methanol emissions in the CO2 vent from a synthesis gas unit in an ammonia or hydrogen plant are reduced by contacting raw synthesis gas from a low temperature shift converter with recycled stripped condensate to absorb methanol. The synthesis ... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5951744 | Multicomponent depth odor control filter and method of manufacture A unique filtration device (10) which continuously removes gas phase contaminants from an air stream through the use of partially hollow wicking fibers (20) impregnated with a fine solid carbon powder (18) or zeolites and formed into a fiber filter (12) w... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5935300 | Separation Apparatus A separation process comprises passing a gas or vapor stream contaminated with an undesired substance or contaminant downwardly through a plurality of spiral separating media such that the direction of movement of the gas or vapor stream is transversely t... | 08/10/1999 |
