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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147775 | Self-cleaning and mixing microfluidic elements Apparatus and methods are disclosed for mixing and self-cleaning elements in microfluidic systems based on electrothermally induced fluid flow. The apparatus and methods provide for the control of fluid flow in and between components in a microfluidic system to caus... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8136980 | Meter flow conditioner A fluid conditioner for a fluid traveling through a conduit, the conduit having a longitudinal axis and substantially circular cross-section. The fluid conditioner includes a static mixing element and a straightener plate. The preferred static mixer is one having a ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8083397 | Static mixer A mixer for mixing at least first and second fluids comprises a conduit configured to receive a stream of the first and second fluids. A first series of mixing elements are disposed within the conduit and configured to divide the stream in a first direction. A secon... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8061890 | Static mixer A mixing element is constructed for installation in a fluid-conducting conduit having an inlet opening of a first cross-section and an outlet opening of a larger second cross-section which is arranged in a plane disposed substantially normal to the main direction of... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7985020 | Cross flow inversion baffle for static mixer A cross flow inversion mixing baffle that mixes a fluid flow and addresses the streaking phenomenon of the fluid flow in a motionless mixer, the cross flow inversion baffle including a divider wall having first and second sides. On each side of the divider wall, the... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7878705 | Static mixing element and method of mixing a drilling liquid Static mixer element for homogenizing media and methods of mixing a drilling liquid are disclosed. The static mixer includes a housing and a deflection surface arranged within the housing at a selected angle with respect to the flow direction. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7708453 | Device for creating hydrodynamic cavitation in fluids A device and method for creating hydrodynamic cavitation in fluid is provided. The device includes a fluid passage having at least two local constrictions of flow provided in a parallel relationship therein, wherein each local constriction of flow configured to gene... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7438464 | Static mixer with polymorphic structure The static mixer has a polymorphic structure that can be used for mixing or homogenizing a fluid medium. The mixer has at least two sections arranged in a tube one after the other in the longitudinal direction. Baffles of the first section that are effective to prom... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7416326 | Apparatus for producing sterilized water There is provided an apparatus for manufacturing sterilizing water, in which the sterilization power of a chlorine-based solution consisting of sodium hypochlorite or chlorine dioxide or a mixture thereof is fully achieved while the generation of chlorine gas is res... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7390121 | Static mixer module Static mixer module, consisting of a disc which is provided with a multiplicity of orifices (6) and is structured on its front side and on its rear side by means of channels (4, 5), and in which the orifices (6) are made in the flanks (8)... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7350620 | Compact silencer There is disclosed a silencer for attenuating sound waves produced in a fluid that circulates through a fluid conveyer. The silencer comprises an expansion chamber that is in fluid communication with the fluid conveyer, and which carries sound waves there through; a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347617 | Mixing in microfluidic devices Mixing of liquids in a microfluidic device is accomplished by dispensing the liquids into a first chamber to produce combined liquid. The liquids are thereafter discharged through at least one capillary from the first chamber into a second chamber for complete mixin... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347223 | Pipe flow stabilizer A fluid flow stabilizer for use in a flow of fluid in a conduit between a source of turbulence and a fluid control device. The stabilizer comprises a fluid conduit section having a first end with a mounting arrangement for mounting the first end to the fluid conduit... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338543 | Gas mixing apparatus A static mixer includes a plurality of mixing elements disposed parallel to each other and arrayed annularly to define an inner cylindrical space surrounded by these mixing elements. Each mixing element has stationary vanes disposed in a circular passage. A blower s... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332132 | Stripping apparatus and process An apparatus and process for stripping gases from solids comprises a structured packing in a stripping section of a vessel. The structured packing comprises a plurality of corrugated ribbons with each corrugated ribbon having at least two faces angular to each other... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325970 | Static mixer The static mixer comprising mixing elements for separating the material to be mixed into a plurality of streams and a mechanism for the layered junction of the same, a transversal edge and guide walls that extend at an angle to said transversal edge, as well as defl... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322740 | Static mixer for a curing mixed product The static mixer is used for a curing mixed product of flowable components that react to form a solidifying mass on mixing. The mixer has mixing chambers that are arranged behind one another and next to one another along a tube axis. Each mixing chamber is delineate... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323694 | Fluid treatment system and radiation source module for use therein A radiation source module comprising a support member, a radiation source assembly connected to the support member, the radiation source assembly comprising at least one elongate radiation source having a source longitudinal axis and a module-to-surface seal dispose... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318883 | Equipment and method in a paper or board machine for mixing of fresh stock and of water for dilution of fresh stock The invention concerns an equipment and a method in a paper or board machine for mixing fresh stock (M) with water (V) used for dilution of the fresh stock. At the point of mixing (K) of the dilution water (V) and the fresh stock (M) passed from the pipe (13)... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316503 | Static mixer The static mixer for a low viscosity fluid contains inbuilt devices effective for mixing, which are arranged in a pipe or in a container conducting the fluid. The inbuilt devices include structure elements in the form of flat, folded or curved sheet metal-like flow ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316245 | Fluid flow control device A flow control device having no moving parts that controls fluid flow along a fluid pathway in such a way that flow rate remains constant irregardless of environmental changes. The device achieves a constant flow rate by taking advantage of the properties of the flu... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314060 | Fluid flow conducting module Disclosed is a fluid flow conducting module comprising two or more inlets, one or more outlets, and a chamber that has a first and second blocks therein. Further, the chamber has a gradually wider section in the middle, and two convergent ends. One convergent end is... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7291194 | Intermittent mixer with low pressure drop A thermal mixer reduces the temperature of flue gas supplied to a fabric filter. Two spray dry absorbers are operable to cool flue gas. A housing of the mixer has first and second inlet passages for gas from the absorbers, an outlet passage for gas to the fabric fil... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288128 | Intermittent mixer with low pressure drop A thermal mixer reduces the temperature of flue gas supplied to a fabric filter. Two spray dry absorbers are operable to cool flue gas. A housing of the mixer has first and second inlet passages for gas from the absorbers, an outlet passage for gas to the fabric fil... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284902 | Mixing tube and method of manufacturing the mixing tube A mixing tube is provided, including first and second mixing passages, each of which include a plurality of elements connected in series and having a sectional shapes that change continuously. Multi-component materials pass through the first and the second mixing pa... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281844 | Variable static mixer A variable static mixer and system for accommodating variable and different flows in a pipeline so as to produce maximum mixing efficiency including a first mixer mounted in the pipeline and a second mixer mounted in the pipeline at a downstream location wherein the... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7247276 | Micro-reactor for reactions between gases and liquids Described herein is a microreactor for carrying out chemical reactions between a reaction partner in liquid form and a reaction partner in gaseous form, if necessary in the presence of a solid catalyst, whereby the chemical process guidance takes place in spaces tha... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241423 | Enhancing fluid flow in a stacked plate microreactor A stacked plate chemical reactor in which simple plates are stacked together to form the reactor. When openings in adjacent plates are properly aligned, fluid pathways and processing volumes are defined for chemical reactants, heat transfer medium, and a product. In... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7220048 | Mixer/heat exchanger A combination static mixer and heat exchanger having heat exchanger tubes (1) which are provided over their circumference with fins (2a, 2b) which have a static mixing effect. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213617 | Airflow divider with shutoff An air divider having a shutoff plate for converting row spacing on a seeding implement. A reversible shutoff plate has a closed position wherein one end of the plate extends through a slot and completely blocks a leg of a Y-shaped output end of the divider. By reve... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204944 | Process and apparatus for creating color effects in extrudable material A process for creating color effects in extrudable material, such as plastic. The process includes the steps of providing a first flow of viscous material of a first color and a second flow of viscous material of a second color, the second color being different from... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7165881 | Methods and apparatus for high-shear mixing and reacting of materials Methods and apparatus for high shear reacting and/or mixing of moving fluid streams of materials employ an interdiffusing and reacting zone formed in the space between two stationary surfaces, the surfaces being spaced apart a maximum distance of the sum of the thic... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166850 | Fluid mixing device A fluid mixing device comprising at least one mixing element specifically oriented with respect to the direction of fluid flow through the device. This novel orientation of the mixing element results in improved fluid mixing. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150558 | Device for producing emulsions, suspensions and the like A device for producing emulsions, suspensions and the like of at least two media has a substantially tubular reservoir provided with a first inlet at one axial end so that a first medium is supplied substantially in an axial direction, a second inlet for a second me... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140394 | Thermostatic control valve with fluid mixing A thermostatic control valve assembly for use in continuously mixing a hot first fluid with a cold second fluid to continuously produce a mixed fluid at a constant temperature. The valve assembly includes an improved mixing dome defining a mixing chamber that facili... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137731 | Replaceable mixing elements for motionless mixer An element for use in a stationary material distribution apparatus. The article includes a flat generally rectangular central portion having first and second sets of ears affixed opposite sides of the central portion. The sets of ears include first and second ears b... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7125711 | Method and apparatus for splitting of specimens into multiple channels of a microfluidic device A microliter liquid sample, particularly a biological sample, is analyzed in a device employing centrifugal and capillary forces. The sample is moved by capillary forces into one or more metering wells which define the amount of the sample to be analyzed in subseque... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7117888 | Hydraulic separator The invention relates to a hydraulic separator to be fitted between a primary liquid circuit and a secondary liquid circuit, in such a manner that the first and secondary liquid circuits are hydraulically independent. The hydraulic separator has an elongate body wit... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108838 | Feed mixer for a partial oxidation reactor Methods and apparatus for mixing a plurality of gases, preferably a fuel and an oxidant. The preferred embodiments are characterized by methods and apparatus for mixing at least a methane-containing gas and an oxygen-containing gas, preferably natural gas and molecu... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7109378 | Monolith catalytic reactor coupled to static mixer The invention pertains to an improved apparatus comprised of a monolith catalytic reactor having an inlet and an outlet and a static mixer having an inlet and an outlet thereto with the outlet of said static mixer in communication with the inlet of said monolith cat... | 09/19/2006 |
