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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016977 | Dry pond water evaporation system and method of evaporating water Dry pond water evaporation systems and methods are used to evaporate large quantities of water from industrial waste water sources, such as water produced by oil and gas wells. Dry pond systems include a water evaporation system that emits waste water into the air a... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7575656 | Wastewater evaporating treatment and disposal system A system that treats wastewater by subjecting it to a heat source and destroying the microbes present therein and disposes of the wastewater to the atmosphere through evaporation. The components of the system are designed for in-ground or below-grade placement for a... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7235260 | Pharmaceutical compositions of a sparingly soluble glycogen phosphorylase inhibitor Pharmaceutical compositions of a particularly effective sparingly soluble glycogen phosphorylase inhibitor are disclosed, as well as methods of making such compositions and dosage forms from such compositions. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 6921458 | Methods and apparatus for making particles using spray dryer and in-line jet mill Methods and apparatus are provided for making particles comprising: (a) spraying an emulsion, solution, or suspension, which comprises a solvent and a bulk material (e.g., a pharmaceutical agent), through an atomizer and into a primary drying chamber, having a dryin... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918991 | Methods and apparatus for making particles using spray dryer and in-line jet mill Methods and apparatus are provided for making particles comprising: (a) spraying an emulsion, solution, or suspension, which comprises a solvent and a bulk material (e.g., a pharmaceutical agent), through an atomizer and into a primary drying chamber, having a dryin... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6825031 | Storage of materials Materials which are not themselves storage-stable at room temperature are made suitable for storage by mixing them with a carrier substance and spray drying the resulting mixture so as to form particles containing both the material and the carrier substance in which... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6716320 | Evaporation of liquids A liquid sample 3 held in an open container 2 and including a volatile solvent, is evaporated by continuously removing inert gas rich in vapor by means of a suction tube 5 whose open end is held close to the top surface of the liquid. Vapor in t... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6699369 | Apparatus and method for thermal desalination based on pressurized formation and evaporation of droplets A method for removing dissolved solids, particularly salts, from water. An apparatus for performing the inventive method is disclosed. The aqueous solution to be treated, for example sea water, is atomized using special non-pneumatic nozzles, and sprayed ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6500216 | Method and apparatus for desalinating sea water, natural salt and fresh water A method and an apparatus of producing natural salt or fresh water by treating sea water in an extremely short period of time and with high efficiently. The distilled water and salt components are treated for expediting crystallization of the salt compone... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6426210 | Storage of materials Materials which are not themselves storage-stable at room temperature are made suitable for storage by mixing them with a carrier substance and spray drying the resulting mixture so as to form particles containing both the material and the carrier substan... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6364996 | Device for treatment and removal of aqueous liquids by controlled atmospheric action A bifurcated fan (1) which draws in atmospheric air through air/liquid contact blocks of plastic grids which are sprayed with the liquid to be treated. The blocks change position in order to be sprayed on both front surfaces alternatively and thus remain ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6190498 | Evaporator A relatively simple portable evaporator for quickly evaporating large volumes of water includes a stand with adjustable legs, a frame carrying a tubular housing and a motor rotatably mounted on the stand for rotation around a vertical axis, a fan in the h... | 02/20/2001 |
| 5928469 | Process for storage of materials Materials which are not themselves storage-stable at room temperature are made suitable for storage by mixing them with a carrier substance and spray drying the resulting mixture so as to form particles containing both the material and the carrier substan... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5858169 | Process for the simplified separation of multicomponent mixtures of at least partly organic origin A process for separating a multi-component mixture containing solid or liquid organic components by treating the mixture with a gaseous entraining agent comprising a superheated carrier fluid containing a lower monohydric alcohol or a lower monohydric alc... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5809664 | Spout-fluid bed dryer and granulator for the treatment of animal manure A spout-fluid bed drying system and process is comprised of a spout-fluid bed dryer having a conical shaped lower section provided with a packing of heat exchange particles. A cyclone separator is connected to the top of the dryer with separated particles... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5736003 | Apparatus for concentrating urea solutions under vacuum Process for vacuum-concentrating urea solutions in which the final step of evaporation of the urea solution under vacuum is carried out within the injection of overheated water vapor in the overhead portion of the concentrator, in order to counteract the ... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5684125 | Method and device for purifying liquid polysiloxane material and its use The invention relates to a method for purifying liquid polysiloxane containing impurities as a low-molecular-weight fraction, by evaporating the low-molecular-weight fraction, in which method a liquid stream of impure liquid material in the form of a bund... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5601688 | Method of and means for spraying droplets The horizontal distance traveled by droplets of starting solution sprayed into a gaseous medium above a catch basin, where the gaseous medium has a horizontal velocity component is controlled by controlling the size of the droplets as a function of the ho... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5576414 | Process for generating a vacuum in production of polycarbonate Process for generating a vacuum and separating the condensable components of the vapors of melt-phase polycondensation in the production of polycarbonate, where at least one or two vapor jets with a downstream spray condenser are connected to the intake s... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5558687 | Vertical, packed-bed, film evaporator for halide-free, silicon-containing compounds A vaporizer (film evaporator) (13) for halide-free, silicon-containing liquid reactants used in producing preforms is provided. The vaporizer includes a plurality of packed-bed columns (22) surrounding a central tube (24). A mixture of liquid reactant, e.... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5547540 | Device for cooling gases and optionally drying solid particles added to the gas The device for cooling gases and optionally drying solid particles within the gases has a vertically arranged reactor housing. The gases pass through the reactor housing in the vertical direction. At least one inlet line is connected with its mouth to the... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5527494 | Apparatus for liquid-gas contact An apparatus and a method for spraying a starting solution into a gaseous medium under certain conditions. The method includes the steps of a) supplying the starting solution by delivering means using a pump to spray head members and spraying the starting... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5509996 | Method of evaporating and cooling liquid A method for evaporating a starting solution to produce an end solution by spraying the starting solution into a gaseous medium under the conditions that the heat content of the starting solution in contact with the gaseous medium is smaller than the heat... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5480539 | Arrangement for reducing the moisture content of sludge An arrangement for reducing the moisture content of sludge includes a spray dryer to which the sludge, a dispersion medium in the form of gas or vapor as well as hot gas can be supplied. The arrangement further includes a separating unit with solids disch... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5431780 | Process for spray-drying materials and mixtures thereof using superheated steam The process of producing particulate, solid, pourable and free-flowing useful materials from water-containing preparations thereof by spray-drying in a hot gas stream under normal pressure wherein the hot gas stream is superheated steam, terminating the ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5360511 | Apparatus and method for spray drying solids-laden high temperature gases An apparatus and method for spray drying a mixture of a liquid containing dissolved solids and a high temperature gas containing molten solids employs a gas flow retarding auxiliary chamber upstream of a spray drying main chamber for retarding the rate of... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5347725 | Method and apparatus for vacuum drying colloidal substances A colloidal substance is injected into a vacuum chamber to be dehydrated therein. The dehydrated substance is extracted from the vacuum chamber by a screw extruder disposed at a bottom of the vacuum chamber. A gas resulting from the dehydration is drawn f... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5294298 | Spray-drying granulation apparatus The present invention provides a spray-drying granulation apparatus having a chamber comprising (a) an upper section which is a spray-drying section for spraying a feed solution from a nozzle and drying the formed droplets with hot air and (b) a lower sec... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5244645 | Process for removing NH3 from a liquid stream This invention is a process for removing NH3 from a NH3 -containing liquid stream. The process contains the following steps: (a) passing a NH3 -containing first liquid stream, a heated first gaseous stream, and an ammonium... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5227017 | Spray drying apparatus equipped with a spray nozzle unit A nozzle unit having a pressure nozzle for spraying feed liquid and a cylindrical outer tube disposed around the pressure nozzle for high-speed gas blowing. The tip of the nozzle unit is of converging construction. When the feed liquid water is sprayed at... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5209821 | Apparatus for removing volatiles from, or dehydrating, liquid products Apparatus are set forth for particularly dehydrating products such as corn syrups, fruit and vegetable extracts, dairy products, or other temperature-sensitive or hard-to-handle products. The apparatus include using a pulse combustor to generate a hot, tu... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5208998 | Liquid substances freeze-drying systems and methods Spray-freeze-drying systems and methods are disclosed for converting a wide variety of liquid substances into dry powder that may be reconstituted into the original substance by addition of water or other liquid that had been removed therefrom. Such syste... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5171455 | Method and apparatus for separation of toxic contaminants by nebulization Small quantities of one or more liquids having a low boiling point dispersed with a large quantity of one or more immiscible liquids having a higher boiling point are separated in a rapid and efficient manner. A non-reactive gas (nitrogen, helium, air, or... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5149398 | Apparatus for producing a fast dissolving granular product A process and apparatus utilizing the process of the present invention are provided to produce a fast dissolving, thermally sensitive granular product. The process employs a fluidized spray dryer having a fluidized bed of granular particles into which rec... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5139612 | Spray drying apparatus Liquids containing solid materials in soluble or suspended form are atomized in a chamber while admitting a drying gas. Partially dried particles settle to the bottom of the chamber and are collected on a perforated conveyor belt where they are subject to... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5096537 | Tower spray dryer with hot and cool air supply A tower spray dryer for spray drying a product having a vertically oriented drying chamber. A spray nozzle is provided above the drying chamber which sprays a product into said drying chamber. A heater is provided for supplying hot air to a plenum tube ab... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5092959 | Organic solvent spray dryer device A spray dryer device for spray drying a sample dissolved in an organic solvent is disclosed, comprising a circulation line in which an inert gas is circulated by a blower, a heater for heating the inert gas to a specified temperature, a main drying chambe... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5084188 | Method and device for separation of materials suspended or dissolved in a liquid and application fields A method and device for separating materials suspended or dissolved in a liquid. The device includes a cross-beam (1), supported by masts (2) in which are fixed spraying heads (3) supplied by by-pass lines (13) from a conduit (4), sucking from a vat (5) t... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4968490 | Spheroidal alkali metal polyphosphates of low apparent density, and apparatus for making them Alkali metal polyphosphates consisting substantially of hollow spheroidal particles with an apparent density of less than 350 g/l are made. To this end, an alkali metal orthophosphate solution is forced under a pressure of 6-40 bars into a fluidization zo... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4896436 | Spray drying process and apparatus therefor The spray drying process and the apparatus therefor, of the present invention use a spray drying chamber formed by a heat-resistant porous membrane. Said porous membrane enables rapid separation of a discharge gas and a produced powder and accordingly tot... | 01/30/1990 |
