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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361207 | System and method for electrostatically depositing aerosol particles A system useful for electrostatic deposition (ESD) of aerosol particles and methods of depositing the aerosol particles onto a substrate are disclosed. The ESD system and the method of the present invention are useful for electrostatically depositing nanoparticles p... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347945 | Method and an installation for separating out multiphase effluents The invention relates to a method and to an installation for separating out an effluent made up of a multi-phase fluid mixture. According to the invention, said installation includes gravity separator means whose geometrical separation characteristics can be adjuste... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7323037 | Filtering device with enhanced bleeding assembly and diesel fuel supply line comprising same The device (6) includes a sealed casing (10) provided, in its lower part, with a bowl (22) for collection of a residual liquid, and an assembly (30) for purging the residual liquid which comprises means for evacuation of the liquid collec... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7163624 | Electrostatic separator An electrostatic separator intended for separation of liquid phase systems, made up of mixtures of liquids of various electrical permittivity. In particular, the separator is intended for separation of an oil-and-water emulsion. The electrostatic separator contains ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7008536 | Oil desalting and dewatering The invention includes a method for dewatering and/or desalting a water-in-oil emulsion comprising introducing a plurality of streams of the emulsion into the electrostatic field under opposed flow whereby the water coalescence is enhanced. The invention also includ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7008529 | Water treating device A water treating device includes a water container for containing water; an electrolyzing chamber for sterilizing water; a water treatment line which couples the electrolyzing chamber with the water container; a sensor for measuring residual chlorine concentration; ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6902604 | Electrostatic precipitator with internal power supply An electrostatic precipitator, including for a diesel engine electrostatic crankcase ventilation system for blowby gas, includes a corona discharge electrode assembly in a housing, an insulator extending along an internal surface of a wall of the housing, a power su... | 06/07/2005 |
| 5543027 | Apparatus for electrostatic liquid/liquid contactor The present invention is a liquid-liquid contactor which employs an electrostatic field to mix an organic phase with an aqueous phase and to coalesce the aqueous phase in order to accomplish extraction of a component present in the aqueous phase. The elec... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5458757 | High potential electrode with electrical insulating means and integral safety means A high voltage electrode for supplying high potential electrical energy to dispersed electrically conductive matter suspended in a relatively non conductive continuous phase atmosphere within a sealed chamber of a vessel. The electrode receives power from... | 10/17/1995 |
| 4636290 | Liquid-liquid exchangers and process of using Liquid-liquid exchanger where a dispersed phase circulates also in a continuous phase, wherein an electrocoalescer is placed in that part of the exchanger located between the dispersed phase inlet and the continuous phase outlet. Application to the separa... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4511452 | Plural stage desalting/dehydrating apparatus A desalter/dehydrater having a plurality of electrified coalescing stages in a single vessel wherein the stages are isolated hydraulically to allow parallel or serial stage operation and the emulsion being treated is introduced at one side of the vessel a... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4374724 | Plural stage desalting/dehydrating apparatus A desalter/dehydrater having a plurality of electrified coalescing stages in a single vessel wherein the stages are isolated hydraulically to allow parallel or serial stage operation and the emulsion being treated is introduced at one side of the vessel a... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4371434 | Degasser-dehydrator An apparatus for dehydrating and degassing oil-continuous emulsions containing gases and a dispersed aqueous phase comprising a treating vessel provided with a combined distributor-degasser having an inverted trough with orifices along the sides and with ... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4226689 | Apparatus and process for electrically resolving emulsions An electric treater and process for electrically resolving emulsions into organic and aqueous phases. The treater includes a horizontally positioned, planar, permeable electrode which is the only electrode means positioned in the treater. The interface be... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4182672 | Plural stage desalter/dehydrator in a single vessel A desalter/dehydrator having a plurality of electrified coalescing stages in a single vessel, wherein the stages are isolated hydraulically to allow parallel or serial stage operations. In one embodiment, several electrical stages, each separately energiz... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4149958 | Plural stage desalter/dehydrator in a single vessel A desalter/dehydrator having a plurality of electrified coalescing stages in a single vessel, wherein the stages are isolated hydraulically to allow parallel or serial stage operations. In one embodiment, several electrical stages, each separately energiz... | 04/17/1979 |
