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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 |
| 7309062 | Fixed wet type dehumidification and energy recovery device A dehumidification and energy recovery device includes a casing defining an interior that is divided into two vertically stacked sections, a channel extending vertically between the sections and forming upper and lower openings, absorption devices arranged inside th... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7156381 | Heat recovery using fluidized spray tower A fluidized spray vessel. A vessel design is provided for recovering heat from gaseous heat streams. The vessel utilizes a semi-fluidized bed for obtaining desirable liquid/vapor contact times. A spray section is provided in which liquid is sprayed through nozzles d... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7101425 | Washer and method for purifying gases In a washer for cleaning gases that contain particulate and/or gaseous impurities, the gases are conveyed through an absorption column that is sprayed with washing fluid. An additionally provided jet pump (7) operates with the washing fluid, wherein said jet ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6955342 | Fluidized spray tower A fluidized spray vessel. A vessel design is provided for recovering heat from gaseous heat streams. The vessel utilizes a semi-fluidized bed for obtaining desirable liquid/vapor contact times. A spray section is provided in which liquid is sprayed through nozzles d... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6946022 | Scrubber and exhaust gas treatment apparatus A scrubber removes dust from an exhaust gas. The scrubber includes a casing having an exhaust gas inlet and an exhaust gas outlet, an impeller housed in the casing and supported by a shaft, and a cleaning liquid supply tube for ejecting a cleaning liquid by which th... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6919000 | Diffusion driven desalination apparatus and process A diffusion driven desalination apparatus and related method includes structure for receiving a heated water stream and creating at least one region having a thin film of water and structure for forcing a low humidity air stream over the thin film of water, wherein ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6877725 | Vapor/liquid contacting cyclone with secondary vanes This invention is directed to a cyclonic vapor/liquid contacting device and distillation or related mass transfer or heat transfer processes employing its use, such as fluid catalytic cracking. Liquid feed is introduced near the floor of the cyclone via downcomer or... | 04/12/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6808166 | Gas distribution system for venturi scrubbers and absorbers A venturi scrubber for scrubbing a gas stream to remove undesired gaseous and particulate components. The device includes a scrubber vessel having an external wall, an upper inlet for admitting the gas stream, and a collecting reservoir at the bottom of the vessel f... | 10/26/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6797045 | Scrubber A scrubber including a casing having an exhaust gas inlet and an exhaust gas outlet. An impeller is mounted in the casing, and the impeller is rotatable about its own axis. An exhaust gas can be introduced into the center of the impeller through the exhaust gas inle... | 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 |
| 6019826 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner having a suction path at least partially submerged in a container of water is subdivided into two parts. An upper part supports a suction motor assembly, and a lower part includes a container of water engaged perimetrically by hooking mea... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5980617 | Gas processing contactor tower A contraflow gas/liquid contactor tower having a gas diffuser to provide uniform gas flow in the tower, a set of partial helical membrane sheets running generally parallel to the tower axis and the gas flow, supported between an upper liquid distributing ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5820657 | Method and apparatus for percolating vacuum cleaning Method and Apparatus for Percolating Vacuum Cleaning wherein driven by vacuum incoming to the apparatus mixture of air and other substances is directed under the top surface of a liquid, where heavier than air particles remain, but cleaned air particles p... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5800582 | Compact water collector A moisture collector for collecting moisture from moisture containing air exiting from an air conditioning system in substantially a first flow direction is disclosed. The collector including a moisture collector housing defining a volume. An inlet extend... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5800598 | Generator for producing a narrowly size-distributed aerosol According to a generator for producing a narrowly size-distributed aerosol, the solution is atomized into the first droplets including a predetermined small-sized range of droplets by the atomizer, and then using the droplet depositor, the larger droplets... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5653776 | Apparatus for de-entraining liquid in gas scrubbers and the like Apparatus for scrubbing a gas in which a vortical flow of a gas and liquid mixture created by an entrainer is introduced into a de-entrainer through a guide/deflector assembly. Particulate is removed from the gas and picked up by the liquid during entrain... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5639430 | Low pressure drop, turbulent mixing zone dry scrubber Contaminants such as sulfur oxides are removed from flue gas in a low pressure drop, turbulent mixing zone, vertical dry scrubber by channeling the flue gas through a low pressure drop gas distribution means which controls flue gas introduction to the scr... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5593469 | Exhaust gas scrubber A misting assembly for an exhaust gas scrubber tower which includes an elongated central member, a plurality of perforated baffle plates affixed to the elongated central member at spaced apart distances thereto such that the perforations from each baffle ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5509946 | Indoor air filter An indoor air filter is provided. The indoor air filter has a housing including a water tank, an air pump, an air inlet, an air outlet, an air pump positioned between the air inlet and outlet, and an air circulation section between the air inlet and the a... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5240482 | Shower tunnel-type scrubbing apparatus for purifying effluent gases A shower tunnel-type scrubbing apparatus for purifying effluent gases produced in buildings or industrial facilities comprises the first cylindical exhaust pipe, ring-like branch pipes, nozzle holes, nozzles, a distribution pipe, a supply pipe, the second... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5226935 | Air humidification apparatus A movable device for improving the indoor air-environment comprising a water pump, a substantially vertical sheet element (10, 11, 12) which is so arranged that a free falling curtain-like stream of water (17) is formed at the upper end of the sheet eleme... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5185017 | Gas-liquid contact apparatus Disclosed is a gas-liquid contact apparatus wherein trays are disposed in the form of column plates inside a column, a cap having a cover but not bottom and equipped with a large number of guide blades at its side portion is disposed at the hole portion o... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5178654 | Wet scrubber apparatus A wet scrubber system for removing dust such as coal dust from the air. The system includes an impingement board and demister. The impingement board comprises a frame with flat strips of metal or plastic attached thereto. The strips are spaced apart to pe... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5100442 | Gas scrubber system An improved gas scrubber system is disclosed in which air from a paint spray booth is mixed with a liquid to remove paint particles and other contaminants in the air. A wall is positioned immediately downstream of an outlet of the gas scrubber and a jet o... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5036679 | Oil separation from refrigerant gas flow A pressurized flow of a refrigerant gas discharged from a gas compressor and which has compressor lubricating oil entrained as a mist therein, is subjected to an oil separation in a separating unit of a separator assembly wherein by impacting flow of the ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5030253 | Fragrant air supplying method and supplying system The present invention relates to a fragrant air supplying method, supplying apparatus, and a building having a fragrant air supplying system for supplying fragrant air to the rooms. A fragrant-material supplying means supplies fragrant material to a mist-... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4923489 | Liquid level controller A liquid level controller for a waterpan-type spray booth. The controller comprises a normally-open first air pressure sensor and switch for detecting a minimum level of negative static pressure through the restricted opening indicative of ventilation fan... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4826514 | Apparatus for dampening hazardous material An apparatus is described for dampening hazardous material. A collector pan is positioned at the end of an elongated conduit with a spray nozzle being positioned within the collector pan. The spray nozzle is in communication with a source of water under p... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4744958 | Heterogeneous reactor An apparatus for promoting heterogeneous chemical and physical reactions in a gas stream using a casing which is substantially liquid and gas tight having a gas inlet in one end and a gas outlet in the other end; nozzle means within the casing having an e... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4612025 | Paint spray booth cleaning apparatus An apparatus for cleaning the air from a paint spray booth by removing paint particles entrained therein in which water flows across downwardly converging bottoms walls of the booth through a nozzle extending substantially the entire length of the booth t... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4500330 | Drift eliminator The present invention comprises an apparatus for removing mist from a mist laden air stream comprising: a. a plurality of stacked blades mounted in blade holding means, each blade having an inlet side and an outlet side and being stacked to allow the mist... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4430994 | Respiratory gas heating and humidifying methods and apparatus Respiratory gas is delivered to a patient enclosure past a variably heated surface over which a film of water migrates and whose wetness is visible through a transparent cover which is recessed at the water film side to define water inlet, gas flow, and e... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4379712 | Evaporative cooler A shroud, including a shield placed on either side of an evaporation pad, increases the length of travel air transit time within the pad. Pressurized water, emitted in jets from a plurality of orifices spaced along a manifold, is directed against a diffus... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4265644 | Condensation of metal vapor A lead-splash condenser for condensing metal vapor from a hot gas stream, comprising a plurality of condensation chambers, spray generating means provided in each condensation chamber, an inlet for passage of a hot gas containing metal vapor to the first ... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4253853 | Contactor and entrainment separator A contactor for liquids with gases, solids or liquids which can also serve as an entrainment separator for separating liquids from gases and solids from gases, includes a housing providing an inlet at one end and an outlet at the opposed end, means to int... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4242109 | Air cleaner and humidifier The present invention relates generally to apparatus for the cleansing and humidification of particulate laden air, and comprises means for receiving particulate laden air and generating a vortical flow pattern, apparatus for injecting water vapor into sa... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4212656 | Smoke scrubbing apparatus A smoke scrubbing system is provided to remove both solid particulate and soluble acidiferous gas contamination from power station and incinerator smoke stacks. In use it comprises a series of consecutive hydration chambers wherein the stack gas is treate... | 07/15/1980 |
