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| 7279143 | Plasmatron-catalyst system A plasmatron-catalyst system. The system generates hydrogen-rich gas and comprises a plasmatron and at least one catalyst for receiving an output from the plasmatron to produce hydrogen-rich gas. In a preferred embodiment, the plasmatron receives as an input air, fu... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7189978 | Air sterilizing system A system for sterilizing air includes an air duct for flowing the air therethrough. A first electron beam generator is positioned relative to the duct for irradiating the air flowing therethrough with a first electron beam. The first electron beam for disabling biol... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7121079 | System for exhaust gas treatment comprising a gas ionizing system with ionized air injection The invention proposes a system (16) for treating the exhaust gases (G) of a motor vehicle combustion engine (10), particularly a lean-burn diesel engine or engine, comprising a burnt gas (G) exhaust circuit (14), of the type in which the exhaus... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7029637 | Apparatus for ozone production, employing line and grooved electrodes An ozone generation cell has a first conductor generally having a line geometry and a second conductor having a first groove formed in a surface thereof, and having first and second flanks on opposite sides of the first groove. The second conductor and the first gro... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7011790 | Non-thermal disinfection of biological fluids using non-thermal plasma A method and apparatus are provided for at least partially disinfecting biological fluid of a mammal, which comprises pathogens in addition to normal cellular fractions. The method includes placing the biological fluid in a reaction volume and contacting a non-therm... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6972117 | Apparatus for producing ozone gas for beauty treatment Apparatus for producing ozone gas for use in the beauty treatment of skin, comprising a sealed vessel (1) containing a gas and means for supplying to the vessel a potential difference (9), thereby causing the gas to become charged, whereby placing the ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6921476 | UV-assisted advanced-ozonation water treatment system and advanced-ozonation module A UV-assisted advanced-ozonation water treatment system comprises a water treating tank 1, an ozonic water tank 2, an ozonized gas generator 3, and a UV light source 4 disposed in the water treating tank 1 and having a UV-radiating... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6916359 | Ozone production processes Methods of providing ozone at a selected pressure above atmospheric pressure include supplying a purge gas supply (22) pressurized above the selected pressure to at least one ozone adsorption apparatus (12); desorbing ozone from the ozone adsorption ap... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911225 | Method and apparatus for non-thermal pasteurization of living-mammal-instillable liquids A non-thermal plasma reactor is provided for treating a liquid with non-thermal plasma species. The reactor includes a liquid inlet, a liquid outlet, a reaction volume between the liquid inlet and the liquid outlet and at least one non-thermal plasma electrode adjac... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6905577 | Method for oxidation of volatile organic compounds contained in gaseous effluents and device thereof The present invention relates to both a method and a device for removing Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) from gaseous streams in conduits, chimneys and/or exhaust ducts. The method is especially useful in eliminating a large variety of pollutants, and especially or... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6881511 | Gas diffusion electrodes containing modified carbon products Gas-diffusion electrodes containing modified carbon products are described wherein the modified carbon product is a carbon product having attached at least one organic group. The modified carbon product can be used for at least one component of the electrodes such a... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6764659 | Ozone applications for disinfection, purification and deodorization A frame-type ozone generator has a plurality of elongated electrodes deployed in substantially parallel, spaced relation to each other so as to form a substantially flat electrode array, and a flow generator for generating a flow of oxygen containing gas through the... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6692634 | Method for modifying of hydrocarbon fuel and devices for modifying hydrocarbon fuel The invention relates to chemistry and in particular to technology for processing hydrocarbon fuel, including engine fuel. The invention makes it possible to obtain a fuel with high cetane and octane numbers by means of the following: the initial fuel sup... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6521859 | System and method for preserving stored foods A system and method for preserving stored foods. The system and method utilizes an apparatus for generating ozone and other atoms and molecules resulting from the bombardment of a feed gas with electrons having, preferably, a first electrode positioned wi... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6464948 | Ozone processing apparatus for semiconductor processing system An ozone processing apparatus for a semiconductor processing system includes an ozone generating unit and a reforming processing unit connected to each other through a connection piping section. The ozone generating unit includes an ozone generator and a ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6387241 | Method of sterilization using ozone Methods of using ozone have been developed which sterilize instruments and medical wastes, oxidize, organics found in wastewater, clean laundry, break down contaminants in soil into a form more readily digested by microbes, kill microorganisms present in ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6315962 | Ozone producing apparatus An ozone producing apparatus includes an ozone generator for generating ozonized oxygen, an adsorption/desorption tower for adsorbing and storing ozone from the ozonized oxygen, and an ozone desorbing device for desorbing adsorbed and stored ozone for sup... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6214298 | Ozone producing apparatus responsive to an abnormal driving condition An ozone producing apparatus comprising an ozone generator for generating ozonized oxygen, an adsorption/desorption tower for adsorbing and storing ozone from the ozonized oxygen generated by the ozone generator, and an ozone desorbing means for desorbing... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6190436 | Ozone purification process An ozone-oxygen gas stream is introduced into feed side of a membrane separation unit containing an elastomeric polymer membrane. Ozone-enriched gas passes through the membrane to a permeate zone and is contacted with an ozone-reactive substance-containin... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6117401 | Physico-chemical conversion reactor system with a fluid-flow-field constrictor In certain chemical reactors, particularly devices providing continuous processing of a flow of process media, with electrical or optical excitation, the chemical reactor efficiency per single pass can be improved by increasing the desired turbulence of t... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6083464 | Ozone supplying apparatus with fluid purification and recycling An ozone supplying apparatus comprising an ozone generator, an adsorption/desorption device for adsorbing and storing ozone from ozonized oxygen, and an ozone desorbing means, the apparatus being arranged to return oxygen to the ozone generator after deso... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6054102 | Ozone producing apparatus utilizing feedback control from ozone density measurement An ozone producing apparatus comprising an ozone generator, an adsorption/desorption tower, and an ozone desorbing means for desorbing adsorbed and stored ozone for supply, wherein the apparatus further includes an ozone density measuring means, and a con... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6030586 | Ozone generating and ozone/water mixing apparatus An ozone generating and ozone/water mixing apparatus includes an ozonizer controlled to convert oxygen into ozone, and an ozone/water mixer connected to the spout of a water tap and an ozone outlet of the ozonizer to receive ozone from the ozonizer and wa... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6027688 | Apparatus and method for inactivation of human immunodeficiency virus An apparatus and method for the inactivation of infectious organisms such as viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoa, and especially for the inactivation of human immunodeficiency virus in proteinaceous material such as blood and blood products, without adv... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6027700 | Ozone production facilities and method of their operation Ozone production facilities comprising oxygen production facilities as a starting gas supply source, an ozonizer, and an ozone analyzer, and adapted to supply the starting gas by the oxygen production facilities, ozonize the starting gas by the ozonizer t... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5843307 | Unit for the treatment of water by ozonization, and a corresponding installation for the production of ozonized water A unit for the treatment of water by ozonization including, on the one hand at least one apparatus for the production of ozonized white water and, on the other hand, at least one contactor in a way that the mixing of the water to be treated and the white ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5834031 | Apparatus and methods for treating foot fungi Apparatus and methods for treating feet infected with fungi are disclosed. In one embodiment, such an apparatus includes a container adapted to hold a quantity of liquid aqueous medium and sized so that only a portion of an adult human body can be placed ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5824274 | Ozone treatment system for point of use purification of water and sanitizing agent for surfaces, articles and foods An water purifier and surface sanitizer uses an ozone generator but requires no air dryer, is adapted for simple maintenance and for use in remote areas from low-voltage DC. The sanitizer has a housing with a high-voltage supply device such as a pulse coi... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5785824 | Method of and apparatus for producing ozone An ozone producing apparatus including: an oxygen atom producing portion (6) for dissociating a supplied oxygen gas at a low pressure not more than atmospheric pressure so as to produce a first gas containing oxygen atoms; an ozone producing portion (a th... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5756054 | Ozone generator with enhanced output There is disclosed an ozone generator having enhanced ozone generating capabilities. A cryogenic stream of oxygen is irradiated with a high voltage electron beam that converts a portion of the oxygen into ozone. When the oxygen stream is liquid, conversio... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5644070 | Ozone concentration sensor An ozone concentration sensor for use with an ozone generator. The ozone free feed gas to the ozone generator is briefly fed to the sensor which measures both the temperature of the feed gas and the time it takes a high frequency sound pulse to travel a p... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5637279 | Ozone and other reactive gas generator cell and system A generator cell includes a high voltage assembly having a high voltage electrode, a low voltage assembly having a low voltage electrode, a barrier dielectric between the electrodes defining a discharge region for producing a reactive gas, and a welded se... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5578280 | Ozone generator with a generally spherical corona chamber This invention relates to a novel ozone generator device for the production of high concentrations of ozone by way of a design that permits a process environment that is consonant with the optimum values of hardware and operating variables that thermodyna... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5520887 | Apparatus for generating and condensing ozone The ozone generating and condensing system includes an oxygen generator for isolating oxygen from an air, an ozonizer provided downstream of the oxygen generator for generating ozone from the oxygen, two parallel-connected ozone absorption towers provided... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520888 | Bio-medical waste reactor, sterilizer and methods thereof A reactor/sterilizer for disinfecting contaminated medical and/or biological waste comprises, in accordance with the present invention, at least one shredder/grinder to reduce in size solid waste to be disinfected, means to introduce waste into the shredd... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5503808 | Portable integrated ozone generator A portable compact ozone generator for producing a consistent source of ozone portably that eliminates nitrous oxides and nitric acid. The device includes a small air compressor that provides compressed ambient air to a pair of molecular sieves that elimi... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5474749 | Ozone reaction device An ozone reaction apparatus comprises an outer vessel 1 having an inlet 2, an exit 3 and a treated water drain port 4 each attached to a lower portion thereof, an inner vessel 5 disposed in the outer vessel 1 having an inlet connection pipe 6 and an exit ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5370846 | Apparatus and method for generating high concentration ozone A system and method for generating high concentration ozone by introducing a high purity oxygen (99.995% or greater purity) into a silent discharge type ozone generator. Another high purity gas (99.99% or greater), is mixed with the oxygen before the gas ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5332555 | Ozone beam generation apparatus and method for generating an ozone beam An ozone beam generation apparatus includes an ozonizer for forming an ozone-containing gas through the ozonization of an oxygen-containing gas; a refrigerator for liquefying or solidifying only ozone present in the ozone-containing gas; a vessel for stor... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5300266 | Electrical apparatus and method for generating antibiotic Apparatus and method for generating negatively charged molecules of the form [MOx ]-where Mis a positive ion, O is Oxygen and x is a number at least equal to 3. The apparatus comprises a specially shaped anode and cathode spaced apart from each... | 04/05/1994 |
