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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347889 | Ultrasonic solution separator An ultrasonic solution separator including an ultrasonic atomization chamber supplied with a solution containing a target material; an ultrasonic oscillator producing mist from the solution in the ultrasonic atomization chamber with ultrasonic oscillation; a power s... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7311745 | Device for heating and/or demisting a vehicle A heater and/or demister device D for installing in a heater and/or demister circuit of a vehicle. The device D is provided with a fan 7 for producing a flow of warm air from a flow of ambient air and a flow of compressed hot air taken from an engine of the v... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7291192 | Removable gas/liquid separator for a motor A motor-driven blower, particularly suited for carpet cleaners and other wet vacuuming appliances, includes a rotating separator cup to impede water droplets and foam from being drawn into the blower. The separator cup is removably connected to a spider bracket that... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7203992 | Separator for vacuum cleaner The separator has a bottom (12), a cylindrical body with turbine blades (15), and a sealing ring (11) at the upper end. The separator is made of segments or of an integral one piece. The segment of the separator (10) is manufactured as a ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7077886 | Emission control device and method of operation thereof An emission control device and a method of operation thereof removes particulates from air. The air is directed into the device after finely divided mist has been added to the air. The air is abruptly forced to change directions within the device and the added moist... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7040082 | Assistance and emergency drive for electrically-driven accessories The invention relates to a system for driving an accessory, such as a fuel pump or an oil pump in a turboengine, said system comprising an electric motor and further comprising an air turbine associated with said electric motor. Said air turbine is suitable for bein... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6942722 | Air and room cleaning device Air and room cleaning device (1, 21) with a suction motor and a supply of water (8), with a rotating separator which is wetted by the water and through which the air flows and with a control unit (17) which brakes the suction motor (15, 23 | 09/13/2005 |
| 6899747 | Separator for a wet vacuum device and method for separating dirt and dust particles as well as water droplets from an air/gas stream of a wet vacuum device A separator for a wet vacuum device has a bottom and a sidewall connected to the bottom. The sidewall has stays defining slots between the stays. An air/gas stream, containing particles to be separated from the air/gas stream, enters the separator through the slots ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6800115 | Method and a device for gas treatment A device for treatment of a gas stream includes one or more entities (3) having functional elements (10, 20, 110, 200, 230, 310, 320, 330, 400) that are attached to, and able to rotate with, a hollow axle (4). The device also includes one or mor... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6713112 | Meal cooler centrifugal separator A particulate capture system having a plurality of high speed rotating paddles for separating particulate from an air stream. The system includes an air circulating chamber within a centrifuge that separates a first portion of particulate trapped within an air strea... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6530979 | Flue gas cleaner Apparatus and a process are described, wherein furnace flue gas, containing moisture, is expanded through a pressure drop sufficient to cause saturation of the gas. The resulting condensation of water increases the mass of particles, making them easier to... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530978 | System for removing particulate and aerosol from a gas stream The present invention is a system 100 for removing particulate matter and aerosols from a gas stream generated by gasification prior to the gas stream being used as fuel in an internal combustion device or as synthesis gas for subsequent processing. The p... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6451093 | Centripetal demister A centripetal demister system and method for the removal of moisture from a moisture laden gas stream using both centrifugal and centripetal force to shear the moisture from a inlet gas, the centripetal force also directing the inlet gas radially inward f... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6391101 | Separator with multiple function vanes for a vacuum cleaner apparatus A vacuum cleaner apparatus includes a housing, a motor disposed within the housing and having an output shaft, and a fan coupled to the output shaft for generating a vacuum airflow through an air intake port in the housing. A separator is operably coupled... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6379439 | Vacuum cleaner In order to elevate dust collecting efficiency by improving a suction work efficiency of a water filter type vacuum cleaner, an air containing dust particles sucked through a sucking opening by virtue of a motor driven blower provided built in a casing of... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6312505 | Particulate and aerosol remover The present invention is a method for removing particulate matter and aerosols from a gas stream generated by gasification prior to the gas stream being used as fuel in an internal combustion device or as synthesis gas for subsequent processing. The prese... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6306199 | Separator with multiple function vanes for a vacuum cleaner apparatus A vacuum cleaner apparatus includes a housing, a motor disposed within the housing and having an output shaft, and a fan coupled to the output shaft for generating a vacuum airflow through an air intake port in the housing. A separator is operably coupled... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6224656 | Cleaner for both dry and wet use having a moveable ring connected to a fan, the moveable ring having circumferential ribs A cleaner for both dry and wet use capable of sucking not only a solid but also a semisolid and liquid. The cleaner comprises a suction member; a fan for gas-liquid separation which rotates by operation of the suction member; a movable ring disposed above... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6132493 | Apparatus and method for washing air with a liquid without an eliminator An air washer includes an upwardly-open vessel for holding an air washing liquid. An air inlet opening into the upwardly open vessel introduces air to be washed below the upper level of the air washing liquid, and a chamber above the upper level of air wa... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5902386 | Reduced diameter separator for a vacuum cleaner apparatus A vacuum cleaner assembly having a separator of reduced dimensions. The separator is operated at preferably between about 20,000 rpm-30,000 rpm and includes a reduced number of slots formed therein. A labyrinth sealing plate and fan adapter are secured to... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5096475 | Separator for a vacuum cleaner system A separator for use in connection with a liquid bath-type vacuum cleaner system. The separator includes an annular, cup-like housing adapted to rotate axially about its vertical axis for generating a centrifugal force to be applied to intake air therein; ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5030257 | Separator for a vacuum cleaner system A separator for use in connection with a liquid bath-type vacuum cleaner system. The separator includes an annular, cup-like housing adapted to rotate axially about its vertical axis for generating a centrifugal force to be applied to intake air therein; ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4624688 | Device for the purification of gases The invention relates to a device which is intended for centrifugal separation on the basis of the specific gravity or by using a medium which increases the specific gravity. The device is in particular suitable for the purification of gases. The device i... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4543111 | Dust separator The dust separator comprises a rotating centrifugal separator (10) having within a stationary housing paddle wheels (5) equipped with radially extending paddles (12) approximately located in axial planes. With these paddles (12) there are co-rotating wall... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4400185 | Evaporative cooler with improved air handling mechanism A fan-type evaporative cooler having an improved air handler assembly which locates the rotational path of the fan remotely from the air delivery outlet so that an open mesh grill may be safely used in the air delivery outlet opening, and the improved air... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4386946 | Water cooling tower including a suction fan A water cooling tower is disclosed which comprises cooling means and a suction fan arranged in the air outlet passage. Water catching means is provided including at least one water catching channel formed in the wall of the air outlet passage at a locatio... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4362540 | Apparatus for removing dust particles from an air stream The apparatus for removing dust particles from an air stream, particularly for ventilating mines, comprises a centrifugal separator (3), which rotates in a housing (1), a blower (4), and a device (6, 7) for spraying or atomizing water and for delivering i... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4357152 | Fluid borne particulate separator A particulate separator of the concurrent flow type includes an inner cylinder mounted concentrically within a tapered conical outer cylinder which is closed at the outer return end. A fan unit is secured within the return end of the outer cylinder to dra... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4212654 | Centrifugal wet gas scrubbing method and apparatus A gas scrubbing method and apparatus involving uniformly saturating the gas to be scrubbed with water, i.e., wetting the gas to be scrubbed with water vapor to a relative humidity of substantially 100%, and then centrifugally compressing the wetted gas by... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4171961 | Arrangement for intercepting entrained contaminants from a gaseous medium in a scrubbing liquid An arrangement for intercepting entrained contaminants from a gaseous medium in a scrubbing liquid has a whirling chamber, a droplet-separating passage, and an impeller arranged coaxially downstream of one another. The whirling chamber has a constant-widt... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4102658 | Apparatus for contacting a gas with a liquid A device for placing a gaseous fluid in contact with a washing liquid for purposes such as removing gaseous components and/or solid impurities which are present in the gaseous fluid and/or cooling the gaseous fluid. A tubular receiving enclosure is provid... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4027993 | Method and apparatus for compressing vaporous or gaseous fluids isothermally A gaseous fluid is combined with a liquid to form a transient foam for processing the fluid as by compression, expansion, condensation, heat exchange or chemical reaction.... | 06/07/1977 |
