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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7981175 | Self-cleaning blow-off A self-cleaning blow-off for a rotary air screen, includes a blow-off channel including an inlet disposed for receiving a flow of air from a pressurized air source, and a movable blow-off channel section configured and supported to be movable between an operational ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7357829 | Diesel particulate filter cleaning device and method Multiple storage tanks and multiple valves that open simultaneously allow gas charges stored at superatmospheric pressure in the tanks to simultaneously discharge and form a single substantial percussion pulse that dislodges particulate matter from a diesel particul... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7325750 | Powder coating system with improved overspray collection Powder overspray that is extracted from a spray booth is recovered back to a powder supply that is used to supply powder to the spray guns inside the spray booth. The powder overspray extracted from the booth is separated from the high flow air stream by a separator... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318848 | Dust collector for a vacuum cleaner A dust collector is disposed between an intake port and an exhaust port in a vacuum cleaner. Air flows from the intake port into the exhaust port along an airflow path in the dust collector. The dust collector includes a dust-collecting net disposed in the path, and... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7282075 | Z-filter media with reverse-flow cleaning systems and methods A method for cleaning a filter having Z-media includes providing a filter having Z-media and cleaning the media construction by directing a pulse of compressed gas into the media construction through the downstream flow face. Filter elements useable with such method... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278804 | Methods and systems for delivering lost circulation material into drilling pits Disclosed herein are embodiments of a method and system for delivering lost circulation material, particularly cottonseed hulls, into oil and gas drilling pits. According to one exemplary embodiment, a method of delivering lost circulation material from a bulk sourc... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276108 | Filter device and cleaning method therefor A filter device. The filter device comprises a first shaft, a second shaft separated from the first shaft by a predetermined distance, a filter looped around the first shaft and the second shaft and moved as the first and the second shafts rotate, and a brush contac... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7265669 | Networks with sensors for air safety and security Airborne particles are impacted on a collection surface, analyzed, and then the collection surface is regenerated. Thus, the same collection surface can be used in numerous cycles. The analysis can be focused on one or more properties of interest, such as the concen... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264643 | Electrical connection for porous material An electrical connection element for providing an electrical connection to a porous material may include a first electrically conductive plate disposed on at least a portion of a first side of the porous material. A second electrically conductive plate may be dispos... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264422 | Rotary separator for mineral fibers A method and apparatus for collecting and forming loose fill fiber material from an air stream includes introducing a combined fiber and air stream onto a surface of a rotatable drum. The rotatable drum allows the air to flow through the surface of the drum while co... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7249472 | Device for treating textile or similar in a continuous stream The invention relates to a device for treating web-type textiles, nonwovens or paper in a continuous stream, uses a gaseous treatment agent that circulates in the device. The product lies on the exterior face of a permeable drum (5), which is subjected to an ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7208024 | Floor care appliance with filter cleaning system The present invention is a floor care appliance having a filter member that has one portion being cleaned at all times. The filter is utilized for separating fine particles from a dirt laden airstream that has been previously cleaned of larger particles. The hollow ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7186281 | Dust-removing device for the dust-collecting tank of a dust-collecting machine A dust-removing device for the dust-collecting tank of a dust-collecting machine includes a guide frame installed inside the dust collecting tank and having a central guide rod for a brush base to move up and down thereon. The brush base has its outer circumferentia... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7152276 | Filter assembly for a cyclone-type dust collecting apparatus of vacuum cleaner A filter assembly for a cyclone-type dust collecting apparatus of a vacuum cleaner which filters dust included in the air current discharged from the outlet port of the cyclone-type dust collecting apparatus. The present filter assembly comprises a rotating filter r... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152277 | Filter assembly for cyclone type dust collecting apparatus of a vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner, centrifugally separates contaminates from air and collects them in a filter assembly that includes a rotary filter connected to an exhaust port. The filter is provided with a suction grill portion at the outer circumference and a discharge port tha... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7124463 | Conveyor lip for motorized street sweeper A street sweeper system is used typically in a motorized vehicle. The sweeper utilizes a cylindrical brush rotating about an axis that is typically perpendicular to the vehicle's direction of motion. A conveyor belt catches debris thrown forwards and upward by the b... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7086118 | Street sweeper with vacuumized dust control A street sweeper with vacuumized dust control where a rotary broom chamber surrounds a rotary broom. The rotary broom chamber connects by a conveyor housing containing a conveyor mechanism to a hopper having a powered fan and a filter. A vacuum or low pressure is cr... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7070636 | Cyclonic vacuum cleaner with filter and filter sweeper A bagless vacuum cleaner (10) includes a nozzle assembly (16) having a suction nozzle for picking up dirt and debris from a surface to be cleaned and a canister assembly (18) including a cavity (32). A dust collection assembly (12)... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7024719 | Sweeper drag shoe A sweeper drag shoe used with a rotary broom in sweeping, whereby escaping debris from under a contact skid is recaptured. The sweeper drag shoe contains a deflection plate that redirects bristle tip movement inwardly to allow the broom to recapture debris which esc... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6974487 | Cooling air cleaning device for a harvesting machine A device for cleaning a perforated radiator cage with at least one end face and peripheral side on an agricultural harvesting machine, wherein the device consists of an external brush which is associated with the radiator cage and which is in turn surrounded by a un... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971439 | Protective screen arrangement for an agricultural machine An agricultural machine is described with a screen for protecting a part of a cooling system of a motor mounted on the agricultural machine, the screen being mounted in its operational position adjacent the cooling system, wherein the screen is movable from the oper... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966097 | Street sweeper with dust control Street sweeper having dust control from two or more cleaning heads with one air source where one fan provides vacuum for a centrally located rotating broom which is surrounded by a vacuumized chamber and for a gutter broom which is surrounded by a vacuumized chamber... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6938777 | Method for removing surface deposits of concentrated collected particles A method and apparatus for removing concentrated spots of collected particulates from an impact collection surface, and transferring those particulates into a container suitable for preparing a liquid sample. A jet of fluid can be utilized to remove and transfer the... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6514303 | Rotary air screen for a work machine A rotary screen assembly rotatable about a rotational axis for filtering air entering an air inlet of a work machine, the screen assembly having an axially facing screen surface including an outer circumferential edge disposed around the rotational axis i... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6102991 | Exhaust gas cleaner and exhaust gas cleaner assembly using a plurality of exhaust gas cleaners An exhaust gas cleaner includes an exhaust gas introducing member having an exhaust gas inlet port into which an exhaust gas is introduced and an exhaust gas outlet port through which the exhaust gas is discharged, an endless filter member provided across... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5958093 | Self-cleaning filter for pneumatic circuits A self-cleaning filter for pneumatic circuits includes a filtering baffle (1) mounted on a drum (2) rotated steadily, the flow (A) of the air to be filtered being from outside to inside the baffle (1), as well as a suction mouth (5) longitudinally positio... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5942016 | Moving cleaner The invention relates to a travelling cleaner (1) for textile machines, in particular spinning and weaving machines, which has a blowing and sucking device (3) and also a filter device (4). The filter device (4) has a tubular filter cartridge with at leas... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5925155 | Rotary drum air filter A rotary drum air filter has a drive tire where a rubber tire runs against a drive rim attached to the drum co-axial therewith. A seal on the forward part of the drum rides upon a conic section on the scroll. Differential air pressure across the drum hold... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5912423 | Method and means for purifying air with a regenerable carbon cloth sorbent A method and apparatus for removing contaminates from an air stream in which an adsorbent activated carbon cloth is positioned in said air stream. The method and apparatus provide for impressing an electric current through the cloth adsorbent to desorb an... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5906752 | Self-cleaning belt filter with edge sealing means and method A self-cleaning filter apparatus for use in removing particulate matter from a transport fluid, such as air, which includes a housing having a pair of spaced pulleys over which an endless filter belt is positioned to present two generally straight filter ... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5827338 | Filter cleaning system including belt mounted extending nozzle A filter cleaning apparatus for removing dust and debris from a stationary filter having a dust an debris collecting surface. The apparatus includes a longitudinally extending duct having a lengthwise slot formed therein. A belt in the duct extends across... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5679136 | Reduced fluff drum filter enclosure and method thereof A rotary drum filter having a reduced amount of fluff in the enclosure during operation. The volume of the enclosure and the mass flow rate of fluff coming into the enclosure are taken into account when determining a proper speed for the rotary drum so th... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5595537 | Self-propelling harvester thresher A self-propelling harvester thresher has a drive motor, a cooler with a cooler fan for supplying a cooling air, a sieve device arranged before the cooler for retaining dirt particles entrained in the cooling air, an outer housing associated with the sieve... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5569315 | Process and device for cleaning the waste air of systems for the solidification of melts A melt is converted into pieces by being converted to individual quantities that are dropped onto a cooling surface. Disposed above the cooling surface is a hood having a suction outlet for conducting waste air to a cleaner. Disposed in the hood upstream ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5560835 | Pleated belt filter with suction means to remove debris A self-cleaning filter apparatus for use in removing particulate matter from a transport fluid, such as air, which includes a housing having a pair of spaced pulleys over which an endless filter belt is positioned to present two generally straight filter ... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5474598 | Multi-line drum filter A rotary drum filter for multiple lines. The filter includes distinct cells for each production line so that fluff or particulate may be recirculated within its own production line. A balancing fan is included which provides static pressure from selected ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5466189 | Cleaner for a rotating screen on a harvester A self-cleaning device for filtering air in a harvester includes a venturi ejector connected to a source of pressurized air which, in a cotton harvester, includes the cotton handling system blower. The ejector includes nozzle, a vacuum chamber shaped to m... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5411579 | Auto filter curb This invention relates to a method and apparatus for the rooftop support of an airconditioning unit and for the automatic continuous cleaning of the treated air that circulates through the supported air conditioning unit, thus an Auto Filter Curb. The uni... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5381587 | Cotton gin condenser with humidification and batt compression The housing of a cotton gin lint condenser is divided into four segments, namely: the lint inlet segment, the moist air inlet segment, the doffing chamber segment, and the dry air inlet segment. In operation, as the drum rotates a cotton batt is formed in... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5285751 | Engine air intake screen assembly An engine air intake screen assembly having a rotating screen is provided. A blade is positioned directly under the screen to scrape accumulated debris off the inside surface of the rotating screen, and to also chop debris flowing through the screen. The ... | 02/15/1994 |
