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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177197 | Continuous carbonation apparatus and method The present invention provides a method and compact apparatus for providing a continuous flow of carbonated water. The apparatus atomizes the water into microscopic particles allowing for significantly increased interaction between the water and the carbon dioxide. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8167279 | Device, method and use for the formation of small particles Disclosed is a device for producing small particles of a certain substance, the device including first inlet for a solution or a suspension containing the substance and second inlet for an atomizing agent, a mixing area for the solution and the atomizing agent and o... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8157249 | Air disperser for a spray dryer and a method for designing an air disperser The air disperser (1) includes an air inlet (2), a pipe (3) defining an air outlet area equipped with one or more atomizers (4), an outer wall (7) and a space (8) defined by the pipe wall (9) and the outer wall (7 | 04/17/2012 |
| 8091867 | Apparatus for producing microbubble liquid and device for atomizing air bubbles using the same In a microbubble liquid producing apparatus, an air bubble liquid producing device for mixing liquid with air by an aspirating pressure generated by a pressure pump arranged on a liquid feeding pipeline while aspirating the liquid from a liquid supply source and for... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8033531 | Apparatus for mixing a fluid with a large gas stream, especially for introducing a reducing agent into a flue gas containing nitrogen oxides An apparatus for mixing a liquid with a large gas stream flowing in a gas duct, especially for introducing reducing agent into flue gas containing nitrogen oxides. At least one metering lance having at least two atomizer nozzles supplies liquid to the gas stream, wi... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7997563 | Micro-bubble generator, vortex breakdown nozzle for micro-bubble generator, vane swirler for micro-bubble generator, micro-bubble generating method, and micro-bubble applying device There is provided a micro-bubble generator including a swirling-flow generating vane nozzle and vortex breakdown nozzle connected coaxially to each other. The swirling flow generating vane nozzle produces a swirling flow of a liquid having a gas introduced to the ce... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7975990 | Misting array assembly having adjustable nozzles Various methods and apparatus are disclosed that relate to one or more aspects of an abatement system that removes heat and/or one or more byproducts of combustion from a gas flow. In various aspects a misting array assembly is provided that includes at least one no... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7971860 | System and method for repairing or servicing a misting array assembly of an abatement system Various methods and apparatus are disclosed that relate to one or more aspects of an abatement system that removes heat and/or one or more byproducts of combustion from a gas flow. In various aspects a misting array assembly is provided that includes at least one no... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7971859 | Misting array assembly having upwardly and downwardly disposed nozzles Various methods and apparatus are disclosed that relate to one or more aspects of an abatement system that removes heat and/or one or more byproducts of combustion from a gas flow. In various aspects a misting array assembly is provided that includes at least one no... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7798475 | Device, method and use for the formation of small particles The invention relates to a device for producing small particles of a certain substance. The device includes first inlet means (4) for a solution or a suspension containing the substance and second inlet means (3) for an atomizing agent. The device furt... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7694944 | Nozzle for atomising a liquid by means of a gas and method of atomising A nozzle for atomizing a liquid using a gas. The nozzle includes a mixing chamber (1), one or more liquid inlets (6c) and at least one tangential gas inlet (5) to the mixing chamber. An outlet (4) is positioned at the downstream en... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7673856 | Vaporizer and various devices using the same and an associated vaporizing method A vaporizer has gas passage formed inside of main body of a dispersion part, a gas inlet opening to introduce pressurized carrier gas into gas passage, a part to supply raw materials solution to carrier gas passing gas passage, a gas outlet to send carrier gas inclu... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7581718 | Atomizer An atomizer includes: an enclosed reservoir defining an inner space adapted to receive a liquid therein; a jet nozzle provided in the inner space for passage of an air jet therethrough and formed with an air outlet; a jacket sleeved around the jet nozzle to define a... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7547003 | Vaporizing apparatus and semiconductor processing system A vaporizing apparatus for generating a process gas from a liquid material includes a vaporizing container defining a vaporizing space of the vaporizing apparatus; an injector connected to the vaporizing container to spray the liquid material in an atomized state in... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7422198 | Liquid substance supply device for vaporizing system, vaporizer, vaporization performance appraisal method In a liquid substance supply device, a three port two valve directional control valve is provided in a transfer line, and a substance container and the transfer line are connected together by a four port three valve directional control valve in such a way that the f... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7377454 | Device for pumping a liquid from a packaging or a container The invention relates to a device for pumping a liquid from a packaging, for the distribution thereof in a heated, foamed or emulsified form, comprising a sub-assembly for aspiration by venturi effect which can be connected to the tubing of a pressurized liquid flow... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7353654 | Method and apparatus for achieving power augmentation in gas turbines using wet compression A gas turbine unit and method of operation thereof are disclosed. A very quick and easily controllable augmentation or reduction of shaft power produced by the gas turbine unit, in particular of large gas turbine units exhibiting a pressure ratio larger than 15 bar,... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353656 | Method and apparatus for achieving power augmentation in gas turbines using wet compression A gas turbine unit and method of operation thereof are disclosed. A very quick and easily controllable augmentation or reduction of shaft power produced by the gas turbine unit, in particular of large gas turbine units exhibiting a pressure ratio larger than 15 bar,... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353655 | Method and apparatus for achieving power augmentation in gas turbine using wet compression A gas turbine unit as well as a method for operating a gas turbine with high-pressure turbine and a low-pressure turbine unit are disclosed. A very quick and at the same time easily controllable augmentation or reduction of the shaft power of the gas turbine unit ca... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354029 | Apparatus and method for treating process fluids A process fluid treating apparatus includes an ejector assembly fluidically connected to a process fluid supply assembly. A Coanda airfoil is located in the ejector assembly. Primary fluid is injected into the ejector duct to form a Coanda layer. A process fluid, or... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351310 | Rectificative separation of fluids comprising (meth) acrylic monomers A process for rectificatively separating fluids including (meth)acrylic monomers in a rectification column by directly cooling the vapor including (meth)acrylic monomers rising to the top of the rectification column to form top condensate including (meth)acrylic mon... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7322349 | Apparatus and methods for the delivery of medicaments to the respiratory system An apparatus for delivery of a medicament to the respiratory system comprises a reservoir that is adapted to hold a liquid medicament that is to be delivered to a respiratory system. An aerosol generator is provided that is adapted to aerosolize the liquid medicamen... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7300039 | Environmental remediation method and apparatus This invention relates to remediation systems, and more particularly to remediation systems for water, soil, and sediment bodies using thin-layer coated microbubbles. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7281702 | Methods and apparatus for mixing and distributing fluids A flow distribution device (100) has a vane distributor (111) at least partially disposed within a cartridge (102) and is operationally coupled to a second distributing device (112) that receives output from the vane distributor (111 | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278630 | Apparatus and method for producing small gas bubbles in liquids An apparatus for creating microbubbles of gas in a liquid. A vertical pipe member is adapted to receive a liquid-gas mixture having gas bubbles of larger diameter therein. A series of horizontally-extending apertures are provided to permit the pipe member to expel s... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270123 | Nebulizer apparatus and method A nebulizer for efficiently and reliably delivering aerosolized fluid to an inhaling patient is disclosed. The nebulizer, in one embodiment, includes a fluid channel air inlet and fluid channel air inlet valve responsive to either a manual force external of the nebu... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7252858 | System and method for abating the simultaneous flow of silane and arsine A system and method for abating a simultaneous flow of silane and arsine contained in an exhaust gas of DRAM processing chamber (12). The system includes a CVD abatement apparatus (20) and a resin-type absorber (22). The CVD abatement apparatus ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7231919 | Particle dispersion device for nasal delivery A nebulizer and a method of breathing using the nebulizer is described. The nebulizer and breathing techniques are capable of delivering medicament into the sinus cavity of a user. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229066 | Apparatus and method for mixing a gas and a liquid An apparatus and method are provided for mixing a gas and a liquid to produce a gaseous vapor of the liquid that is substantially free of droplets. Gas, e.g., carbon dioxide, is divided into first and second streams. The first stream is combined in an atomization zo... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7198255 | Liquid bag, liquid bag mouth member, and method of producing the same An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid bag that makes bubbling possible with a simple structure without increasing the number of parts. The liquid bag according to the present invention includes: a bag main body for containing a liquid, the... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7185736 | Aerodynamic noise abatement device and method for air-cooled condensing systems The noise abatement device and method described herein makes known an apparatus and method for reducing the aerodynamic resistance presented by a fluid pressure reduction device in a large duct. More specifically, a noise abatement device is disclosed having at leas... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7163197 | Liquid substance supply device for vaporizing system, vaporizer, and vaporization performance appraisal method In a liquid substance supply device, a three port two valve directional control valve is provided in a transfer line, and a substance container and the transfer line are connected together by a four port three valve directional control valve in such a way that the f... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7143763 | Device for washing nasal cavities and collecting catarrhal matter The invention relates to a device for washing the nasal cavities with a nebulized treatment liquid. It comprises a base body, a atomizer chamber containing a washing liquid, means for nebulizing the liquid in said chamber and dispensing the atomized liquid to the na... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7104071 | Method for operating a gas turbine group A gas turbine group is provided with at least one cooling apparatus for cooling the working medium before and/or during the compression. The cooling power of the cooling apparatus can be adjusted by suitable means. A controller controls the cooling power of the cool... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104528 | Fuel processor apparatus and method The present invention relates to an improved fuel processor for preparing fuel prior to introducing the fuel into a combustor utilized in connection with a gas internal combustion engine. The fuel processor of the present invention efficiently maintains an internal ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7090205 | Premixed air-fuel mixture supply device A premixed air-fuel mixture supply device, combined with a combustor liner included in a combustor, includes a prevaporizing, premixing unit having inner and outer walls defining a prevaporizing, premixing chamber, and a wall surrounding an end part of the outer wal... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082768 | Method for injecting a fuel-air mixture into a combustion chamber In a fuel lance by means of which fuels can be injected, via at least two separate passages, into a combustion chamber alternately or simultaneously at an injection location arranged substantially at the lance tip, reliable operation is achieved, without the risk of... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7065953 | Supercharging system for gas turbines A supercharging system for gas turbine power plants (11). The system includes a supercharging fan (30, 32) and controller (50) for limiting turbine power output to prevent overload of the generator (28) at lower ambient temperatures. The ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066641 | Micromixer A micro-mixer of a simple structure suited to form a micro-mixed liquid from two kinds of liquids A and B comprises a plurality of passage modules 7 stacked and thereby forming a multi-tiered flow passage. Each of the passage modules has a plurality of combin... | 06/27/2006 |