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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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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 |
| 7335243 | Modular biosafety containment apparatus and system The present invention relates to apparatus and systems for isolating hazardous agents and organisms from their handlers and the public. In particular, the present invention relates to modular negative pressure biological containment chambers. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7115155 | Air filtration apparatus and aromatizer An air filtration and aromatizer apparatus which includes a housing, a motor in the housing with a fan for drawing air through an inlet toward an outlet through a pollution-collecting chamber, and an elongated hollow tubular perforated member having an upper end con... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108737 | Method for the purification of corrosive gases The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of high-purity chemicals with an extremely low particle count, such as ammonia gas, hydrogen fluoride and hydrogen chloride, which are also used as aqueous solutions in semiconductor technology the... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7014682 | Apparatus and process for removing contaminants from a flowing gas stream An apparatus and process for removing regulated pollutants and other contaminants from a flowing gas stream between a scrubber and an exhaust stack. The apparatus comprises a vessel having a heater chamber, an adsorbent chamber and a filter chamber. The vessel inlet... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6964699 | Rocket motor exhaust scrubber A wet scrubber having a series of chambers for capturing and cooling exhaust gases generated during static test firing of rocket motors. Exhaust gas enters an inlet to a first chamber and is cooled and slowed by a spray solution. HCL gas is condensed and absorbed by... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6922987 | System and method for enhancing internal combustion engine aftertreatment applications by superheated fuel injection The present invention provides for a system and process for enhancing internal combustion engine aftertreatment applications by superheated fuel injection. The system includes a fuel supply upstream of a fuel injector of an aftertreatment application. The system als... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923911 | Method of filtering air through an air passageway The filter system for filtering particulate material from a generally unidirectional fluid stream comprising a first filter removably positioned in the fluid stream and a second filter removably positioned in the fluid stream downstream of the first filter. The firs... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6863716 | Trap-type air purification system An air purification system which is well-suited to removing particles from outside air as the air flows into a cleanroom used in the fabrication of semiconductor integrated circuits. A housing provides at least one spray nozzle for spraying fine mist water droplets.... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6840987 | Air filtering apparatus An air filtering apparatus for purifying air. The air filtering apparatus includes an enclosure for coupling to ducting of a ventilation system. The enclosure has an interior defined by a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of side walls, a first end wall, and a second ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6814788 | Vacuum cleaner with water filter Vacuum cleaner with water filter constituted by an aspirator connected to an air inlet conduit controllable by an operator, and by a filtering chamber interposed between the conduit and the aspirator. The filtering chamber has in its own lower portion a tank for con... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6772756 | Method and system for vaporization of a substance The present invention provides an apparatus for the vaporization of materials that releases active constituents for inhalation without the creation of harmful byproducts such as carcinogens associated with combustion and inhalation of substances. ... | 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 |
| 6562304 | Scrubber for the treatment of flue gases The invention relates to a novel and most efficient scrubber for the treatment of flue gases from power generation plants or from chemical plants, in order to absorb objectionable impurities, such as SO2, SO3, HCl, nitrous oxides, in... | 05/13/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6481437 | Enhanced isolation chambers for ascending-stream extractive vaporizer The present invention is a vaporizer apparatus (1) and method for uniformly extracting active ingredients of specimen of crude natural product, or inert particulate matrix impregnated with volatile substances without pyrolysis which uses hot air (2), or a... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6447574 | System, process and apparatus for removal of pollutants from gaseous streams Pollutant molecules and/or particles are removed from a stream of polluted gas utilizing moisture-containing sonic or supersonic shock waves passing through the stream of polluted gas stream to alter, change, modify, grow or otherwise change the molecules... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6391093 | Welding filtration system A weld chamber has an air intake and an exhaust or evacuating ductwork for evacuating gases and other particles from the welding chamber. The evacuating ductwork is connected to a vacuum source to remove gases and by products from the weld chamber during ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6350302 | Air filtration system An air filtration system for filtering smoke from the air. The system includes a filter tank for holding a volume of water. A bulkhead wall therein divides the filter tank into first and second compartments and has a hole therethrough to permit passage of... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6346141 | Supplying breathable gas for underwater habitat A system and method are provided for supplying breathable gas to an underwater habitat submerged in water. A flow of respired gas that includes metabolically-produced carbon dioxide is extracted from the underwater habitat and mixed with water from the su... | 02/12/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6250301 | Vaporizer for inhalation and method for extraction of active ingredients from a crude natural product or other matrix A vaporizer apparatus and method for uniformly extracting active ingredients of a specimen of crude natural product or inert particulate matrix impregnated with volatile substances, without pyrolysis, which uses hot air or a heated inert gas stream to vol... | 06/26/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6174349 | Continuous effluent gas scrubber system and method A method and apparatus is provided which continuously filters scrubbed gases prior to emission to the atmosphere. In particular, the method and apparatus can continuously scrub the effluent stream from a chemical vapor deposition process, such as the proc... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6102992 | Method and apparatus for encapsulating particulates An improved method and device for decontamination of a contaminated process area is provided whereby a fine aerosol of an encapsulant for use in encapsulating the contaminants within the contaminated environment is generated. The aerosol is generated by a... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6068686 | Scrubber system and method of removing pollutants from a fluid A scrubber for removing pollutants from a fluid and having an inlet for receiving the fluid and an outlet for emitting the fluid, the scrubber comprising a first scrubber coupled with the fluid intermediate the inlet and the outlet for removing a first me... | 05/30/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5972078 | Exhaust rinse manifold for use with a coating apparatus Exhaust components of a coating apparatus can be cleaned to remove coating material therein and/or can be periodically treated so as to prevent the buildup of coating material with exhaust components. Moreover, coating materials and cleaning liquids can b... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5958113 | Modular hydro filtration vacuum extraction machine An improved water vacuum extraction machine having a modular design allowing the detergent container to be removed when the machine is used in the vacuum mode when the detergent solution is not required. The water vacuum extraction machine includes a remo... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5919285 | Process and system for separation and recovery of perfluorocompound gases Processes and systems to recover at least one perfluorocompound gas from a gas mixture are provided. In one embodiment the inventive process comprises the steps of a) providing a gas mixture comprising at least one perfluorocompound gas and at least one c... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5893943 | Method and apparatus for decreased undesired particle emissions in gas streams The present invention discloses a process for removing undesired particles from a gas stream including the steps of contacting a composition containing an adhesive with the gas stream; collecting the undesired particles and adhesive on a collection surfac... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5843214 | Condensable vapor capture and recovery in industrial applications An apparatus for extracting condensable materials from exhaust gases which are produced by combustion. In a steam injected gas turbine driven powerplant, water is extracted from the exhaust gasses and returned to the cycle for steam raising and injection ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5785741 | Process and system for separation and recovery of perfluorocompound gases Processes and systems to recover at least one perfluorocompound gas from a gas mixture are provided. In one embodiment the inventive process comprises the steps of a) providing a gas mixture comprising at least one perfluorocompound gas and at least one c... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5743939 | Waste gas processing apparatus and method for semiconductor fabricating equipment The waste gas processing apparatus and method thereof for semiconductor device fabricating equipment includes a water spraying chamber, and an exhaust tube. A demister and an external gas introducer, for causing external gas to enter the exhaust tube adja... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5620503 | Humidifier and method for humidifying air A humidifier system includes a spray apparatus in a housing which sprays a mist of water droplets onto a mist eliminator to intercept the mist of water droplets. The mist of droplets is captured in a liquid phase by the mist eliminator and is substantiall... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5513722 | Compressed air lubricator A compressed air lubricator with a novel and improved means for dispersing lubricant into small particle sizes and providing for their introduction into and uniform distribution within an air stream flowing through the lubricator.... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5468270 | Assembly for wet cleaning of combustion gases derived from combustion processes, especially the combustion of coal, coke and fuel oil An assembly for wet cleaning combustion gases includes at least one dust extracting device and at least one dust absorbing device. The main vessel of the dust extracting device includes a bottom having a ridge roof structure. An inlet is provided for intr... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5464458 | System for purifying exhaust gas A system for purifying exhaust gas comprising a cylindrical body portion formed by continuously arranging a plurality of chambers in line, a nozzle for jetting a pressurized fluid into at least one chamber, a pressure device for feeding the fluid through ... | 11/07/1995 |
