Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123844 | Plugging resistant mist eliminator for horizontal gas flow built from tubular elements and vane type lamella The invention is directed at a mist eliminator for horizontal gas flow applications which is built as a combination of tubular and vane type elements and which is used to separate droplets from flue gas flows in a flue gas desulphurization (FGD). ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 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 |
| 7326333 | Apparatus and process for extracting sulfur compounds from a hydrocarbon stream Described is an apparatus and process for extracting sulfur compounds from a hydrocarbon stream. A prewash section for converting hydrogen sulfide to sodium sulfide by reaction with an alkali such as caustic communicates with an extractor section disposed directly a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7244390 | Fungus abatement system An apparatus and methodology for abating fungi in a building supported on a ground surface and having an upper enclosed living space and a lower enclosed space beneath the upper enclosed space and proximate or beneath the ground. The apparatus includes a blower posi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7197885 | Water separator with ribs In preferred aspects of the present invention, at least one rib is provided can be molded to an internal dividing wall in the interior of a water separator in an automotive HVAC unit. In more preferred aspects, a plurality of ribs is provided that are molded to or w... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192469 | Exhaust treatment device, system and methods for internal combustion engines A device, system and methods related to the same are provided for the treatment of exhaust gases from internal combustion engines. An exhaust treatment device is provided comprising a chamber containing a liquid bath through which exhaust gases are directed for remo... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7125006 | Methods and apparatus for mixing fluids A bubble cap (100) has a riser (120) and a cap (130), separated by a divider (140) that extends to a length at least 50% of a distance measured between the top of the riser (122) and the bottom of the cap (134). In another a... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121532 | Aeration system for liquid An aeration tank used in a method of treating effluent includes a pipe for transporting the effluent from the source to the tank bottom and a discharge duct having a siphon effect for tapping off an overflow from the tank as more effluent is added from the source. A... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7077892 | Air purification system and method The air purification system and method for purifying and cooling air for use in a building has an air pollutant removal stage, an air pre-cooling unit, and a dual cooling and water removal unit, including a cyclone separator having a cooling coil wrapped around the ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6852146 | Pocket vane particle and droplet eliminator A vane-type mist eliminator is provided with pocket-like channels extending along the lengths fo the vanes. The pockets allow droplets entrained in a gas stream to impinge and cling to the vane, and then drain, without being re-entrained in the gas stream because th... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6797035 | Oxidizing additives for control of particulate emissions The present invention discloses a process for removing undesired particles from a gas stream including the steps of contacting an additive containing nitrate and/or nitrite anions with the gas stream; collecting the undesired particles and additive on a collection s... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6623551 | Baffle system for separating liquid from a gas stream A baffle system for separating entrained liquid from a gas stream including columns of U-shaped baffles extending into a liquid trough and including flashing at the top of the baffles on opposed sides, wherein the wet side flashing is longer than the dry ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6572689 | Vapor/liquid separator for an absorption chiller An absorption apparatus for an absorption chiller includes a series of eliminator blades situated between a vaporizing chamber (e.g., a generator or an evaporator) and a devaporizing chamber (e.g., a condenser or an absorber). Each of the blades includes ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6451096 | Air cleaner for removing air pollutants by water spray type of dust collecting system An air cleaner for removing air pollutants by a water spray type of dust collecting system, which includes a dust collecting part and an air and water separating part in the interior of an air duct, the dust collecting part composed of primary and seconda... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6315804 | Drift eliminator A cellular drift eliminator for removing mist from a mist-laden gas stream includes a plurality of blades with a spacer element interspersed between every two blades. Both the blades and spacer elements have a longitudinally undulating shape with at least... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6312504 | Rotary washer with obliquely positioned demister For purifying dust-containing air, particularly in underground mining and tunnel construction, a dust separator 1 in the form of a rotary washer 1 is proposed. The drive 5 of said rotary washer 1 is equipped with a gear unit 10 in order to enable long-ter... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6260830 | Film fill-pack for inducement of spiraling gas flow in heat and mass transfer contact apparatus with self-spacing fill-sheets A film fill-pack has a plurality of fill-sheets with an ordered array of ridges and grooves generally extending above a planar surface on both the obverse and reverse surfaces of a fill-sheet, which fill-sheets at an assembled state provide the ridges and... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6214097 | Flue gas scrubbing apparatus A gas-liquid contactor is provided for removing gases and particulate matter from flue gases, such as those which are produced by processing operations of the type carried out in utility and industrial facilities. The gas-liquid contactor includes a tower... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6206350 | Film fill-pack for inducement of spiraling gas flow in heat and mass transfer contact apparatus with self spacing fill-sheets A film fill-pack has a plurality of fill-sheets with an ordered array of ridges and grooves generally extending above a planar surface on both the obverse and reverse surfaces of a fill-sheet, which fill-sheets at an assembled state provide the ridges and... | 03/27/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6083302 | Mist eliminator for wet gas scrubbing Sulfur oxides (SOx) are scrubbed from combustion effluents with greater system reliability when an improved mist eliminator of the invention is employed. The mist eliminator has at least one section, preferably two sections, with two passes fol... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6070655 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger, for use in particular in connection with the process outlets at paper, pulp and board mills, including substantially parallel tubes or equivalent arranged in a duct. An air flow that delivers heat passes through the tubes and an air flow... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5908494 | Liquid spray air purification apparatus A liquid spray air purification apparatus utilizing at least two liquid migration eliminator members for providing effective containment of substantially all of the spray liquid employed in the system to within a segregated spray liquid loop so as to prev... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5873143 | Exhaust filtration system for vacuum cleaners An exhaust filtration system that captures dust particles in water is provided. The filtration system removes a substantial part of the dust that is normally discharged into the environment with the air. The system includes: (a) device for filtering conta... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5809981 | Large supercharged internal combustion engine and a method of operating a cooler for cooling the intake air of such an engine A supercharged internal combustion engine (1), such as a main engine of a ship, has a compressor (9) delivering charging and scavenging air to the engine cylinders, and a cooler (12) for cooling the air from the compressor. The cooler (12) is designed to ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5741340 | Air venting unit A venting apparatus for venting a particulate and/or odorous airstream indoors. The venting apparatus includes an air-water interaction chamber having an air inlet and an air outlet. A spray nozzle is mounted in the interaction chamber for generating with... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5690708 | Column for contacting gas and liquid In a column for contacting upwardly flowing gas with downwardly flowing liquid, a horizontal tray includes a plate provided with a tubular gas/liquid contact device. The tubular gas/liquid contact device includes a contact section located below the plate,... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5662721 | Entrainment separator for high velocity gases Sulfur oxides (SOx) are scrubbed from combustion effluents with aqueous limestone slurries with greater efficiency due to the use of an improved entrainment separator. In the preferred embodiment of a single-loop, counter-current limestone wet ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5657630 | Large supercharged diesel engine Exhaust gas in a supercharged internal combustion engine is recycled from the high pressure side of the turbocharger to the charging air system of the engine. At least part of the recycled exhaust gas is humidified to largely 100 percent relative humidity... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5639286 | Vertical fluid dynamic cooling tower A vertical fluid dynamic cooling tower includes a shell which ha s a horizontal tubular injection element disposed inside. A pressurized heat liquid is pumped into the tubular element and ejected out upwardly through spaced nozzles disposed on the top of ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5626651 | Method and apparatus for removing suspended fine particles from gases and liquids A method of removing particulates from a gas stream involves introducing the gas stream in a turbulent flow condition into and through a flow passage situated over spaced surfaces defining a plurality of stagnant, turbulent-free regions of gas in which th... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5531800 | Liquid spray air purification and controlled humidification apparatus An automatically controlled water spray-based air purification system having a humidification portion and a dehumidifying portion is operatively installed in an air handling unit used to recirculate air within a conditioned space. A blower within the air ... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531801 | Liquid spray air purification and controlled humidification apparatus with air quality monitor and controller A water spray-based air purification system having a humidification portion and a dehumidifying portion is operatively installed in an air handling unit used to recirculate air within a conditioned space. A blower within the air handling unit housing oper... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5514193 | Air humidifier An air humidifier includes a chamber through which a stream of air flows, a liquid atomizing device arranged in the chamber for humidifying the air flowing through the chamber, and an adjustable water separator located downstream of the atomizing device f... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5464459 | Chevron type mist eliminator and system A mist eliminator for removing liquid droplets from a gas stream, which includes a plurality of impingement baffles, the baffles having a profile including a short inlet section, a lower angled section, a short interconnecting section, an upper angled sec... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5389120 | Heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit with automatically controlled water spray air purification system An automatically controlled water spray air purification system is incorporated in a heating, ventilating and air conditioning unit serving a conditioned interior building space. The purification system is operative to receive a portion of the return air ... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5320651 | Cross-flow film fill media with intergral drift eliminator A gas and liquid contact body for use in a gas and liquid contact apparatus in which gas and liquid flow in cross-flow relationship to each other includes a plurality of corrugated sheets having opposed first and second edges which are facially opposed in... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5312464 | Cross-flow film fill media with drift eliminator A gas and liquid contact body for use in a gas and liquid contact apparatus in which gas and liquid flow in cross-flow relationship to each other includes a plurality of corrugated sheets having opposed first and second edge which are facially opposed in ... | 05/17/1994 |
