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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7967882 | Low-profile surface mount filter Embodiments of the present invention provide low-profile surface mount filters. One embodiment of the present invention includes a filter housing adapted to mount on a substrate block having a plurality of flow paths and a filter cavity defined therein. The filter c... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7914594 | Air filtering device and cleaning system of semiconductor manufacturing apparatus with the same An air filtering device and an air cleaning system of a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus to reduce cost and increase manufacturing productivity. The air filtering device may include a frame having an open aperture coupled to an air supply line. A buffer frame c... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7806949 | Low-profile surface mount filter Embodiments of the present invention provide low-profile surface mount filters. One embodiment of the present invention includes a filter housing adapted to mount on a substrate block having a plurality of flow paths and a filter cavity defined therein. The filter c... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7588610 | Dust collector and vacuum cleaner having the same A vacuum cleaner of the present invention guides air and dust sucked from an inlet 12 to a dust collection chamber 29 through a guide path 41. A cylindrical passage member 55 is located at a linear section of the guide pipe 41 so t... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7575616 | Low-profile surface mount filter Embodiments of the present invention provide low-profile surface mount filters. One embodiment of the present invention includes a filter housing adapted to mount on a substrate block having a plurality of flow paths and a filter cavity defined therein. The filter c... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7569087 | Filter element provided with channels of variable dimensions and arrangement A filter element comprises a filter medium (1) with an inflow and an outflow side wherein at least one channel (2) which is variable in its dimensions is associated to the filter medium (1). An arrangement comprises a filter element and a flow c... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7501002 | Cyclone dust separator and a vacuum cleaner having the same A cyclone dust separator for a vacuum cleaner, where a couple of cyclones are disposed parallel with each other and sequentially operated to separate and collect dust. The cyclone dust separator includes a bypass path guiding dust-laden air drawn in through a suctio... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7449038 | Methods and systems for detecting baghouse filter leaks A method of detecting leaks in the filter bags of a baghouse filter chamber that includes determining when the filter bags have been cleaned and, during a post-cleaning period after the cleaning of the filter bags, determining whether the opacity level of the exhaus... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7422612 | Oil separator for the separation of oil from the crankcase ventilation gas of an internal combustion engine The invention relates to an oil separator for the separation of oil from the crankcase ventilation gas of an internal combustion engine, comprising a housing wherein a separating element is arranged, comprising an inlet for gas to be cleaned, an outlet for cleaned g... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7399419 | Modular filtration system A filter system includes a set of modules, each module including screen assemblies and filter media sandwiched between the screen assemblies. A plurality of control assemblies are associated with each of the modules. Each of the control assemblies is in fluid commun... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7364601 | Precleaner arrangement for use in air filtration; method; and, air cleaner using same A precleaner arrangement for use in separating a portion of entrained material in air from air entering an air cleaner, is provided. The precleaner arrangement includes a vane structure positioned to direct air into a circular or cyclonic pattern, to facilitate mate... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353899 | Snowmobile with improved air intake structure An improved snowmobile component layout structure includes an engine provided at front portion of the vehicle body, a cylinder head of the engine is inclined by an angle θ rearwards from a vertical axis, a steering shaft extends forwardly of the engine, and an air ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7332010 | High pressure filter/separator and locking mechanism Disclosed is a two or three phase separator including a centrifugal separator, a demister (if a three phase separator), and a filter contained within a housing. The filter uses an outside-in flow principle. The filter includes an inner layer or a center core that de... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326269 | NBC filtration unit providing unfiltered and filtered air paths A filtration unit for use with an environmental control unit (ECU), usually a portable ECU, which includes at least two air flow paths wherein at least one of the air flow paths allows for use of air which has not passed through a nuclear, biological, and chemical (... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7285247 | Apparatus and method for operating a fuel reformer so as to purge soot therefrom A method of operating a fuel reformer includes advancing a first air/fuel mixture having a first air-to-fuel ratio into the fuel reformer. The method further includes determining if a soot purge is to be performed and generating a purge-soot signal in response there... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278389 | Automobile intake air flow plenum and plenum diverter An airflow diverter and replacement air intake plenum is disclosed that provides an increase in the air speed and airflow within the intake plenum of an automobile. The increase is the result of providing appropriately sized and shaped apparatus to smooth out the ai... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7244281 | Method and apparatus for trapping and purging soot from a fuel reformer A plasma fuel reformer assembly for producing reformate gas includes a fuel reformer having an air/fuel input assembly, an electrode assembly, and a soot trap positioned downstream of the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode and a se... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238216 | Variable flow inertial gas-liquid impactor separator An inertial gas-liquid impactor separator has a variable flow actuator for varying cumulative gas-liquid flow through acceleration nozzle structure in response to a given parameter. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7217306 | Trap apparatus A continuous processing trap apparatus is capable of increasing the trapping efficiency while maintaining conductance required by a vacuum chamber. The trap apparatus includes an exhaust passage for evacuating a hermetically sealed chamber by a vacuum pump, a hermet... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7156066 | Air intake device for engine An air intake device for an engine has a cleaner element. A housing encloses the cleaner element. The housing communicates with the engine downstream of the cleaner element. The housing has an intake section disposed upstream of the cleaner element. The intake secti... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156892 | Filter protection device for preventing damage to an air filter A filter protection apparatus includes a frame of a closed curve defining an inner space isolated from surroundings, the frame having a shape of a filter securing part for securing an air filter, an attaching part for attaching the frame to a filter securing part, a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147684 | Device for filtering particles out of a coolant flow in a turbo machine For preparing a gas stream cleaned from dust and dirt particles, a device is proposed in which an outflow channel (2) for cleaned medium has at its mouth in an inflow channel (1) an extension element (4), which projects into the inflow channel. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7121533 | Air filter housing with tamper resistant carburetor feature A device for a power tool that includes an internal combustion engine and a carburetor for supplying an air and fuel mixture to the engine. The carburetor includes at least one externally adjustable component. An air filter arrangement of the device is for in-taking... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7097682 | Ventilation filter medium for container, and container and container cap equipped with ventilation filter medium The present invention provides a culture container and a cap for a container having a ventilation filter medium or a medium similar thereto that can exchange carbon dioxide gas in the culture container with atmospheric air, and prevent the contamination of sterilize... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7066987 | Separating cyclone and method for separating a mixture A separating cyclone for at least partially separating a mixture of fluids of different density into a light fraction with a relatively low density and a heavy fraction with a relatively high density, comprising a flow body in a flow space between the flow body and ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6997967 | Intake system In order to make an air filter housing usable for several types of engines, the air filter housing is provided with outlets branching off the cleaned-air chamber, in which case each outlet can optionally be closed off tightly according to the type of used engine. | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994738 | Snow filter A snow filter for an airplane cabin air supply system is provided with a coned inlet screen which allows some air to pass through and some snow to be retained. The coned configuration diverts much of the air and snow toward a downstream conical retaining and collect... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6932907 | Fluid treatment elements A fluid treatment element comprises a fluid treatment pack including a fluid treatment medium. The fluid treatment pack has a hollow interior and a barrier is disposed in the hollow interior. The barrier separates a blind region in which fluid cannot flow between th... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6913637 | Air purifier An air purifier includes a main body defining an air passage therein to allow sucked air to pass therethrough prior to being discharged, and a first filter installed in the main body to be switched between a closed state and an open state. The first filter removes c... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6790248 | Exhaust gas purification filter An exhaust gas filter is capable of suppressing the generation of an excessive pressure loss due to the particulates deposited. At least a part of a multiplicity of cells surrounded by partitioning walls of the honeycombed exhaust gas purification filter have plugs ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6767378 | Exhaust gas purifying system for internal combustion engine In an exhaust gas purifying system 1, a pair of carriers 34 is arranged in series along the flow direction of exhaust gas. Approximately a half of the exhaust gas passing through a first distribution flow path 4 flows in the upstream-side carrie... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6726456 | Foreign matter removing structure in a fluid circuit and a compressor therewith A filter 42 comprises a cylindrical filter body 45 which is disposed in a suction passage 41, a lid portion 47 which closes an opening 45b positioned in a downstream side of the suction passage 41 in the filter body | 04/27/2004 |
| 6507282 | Filter monitoring system using a thermistor A system for monitoring a percentage of filter life remaining of a filter assembly of filter-fan devices. The system uses a single thermistor that is operated in two separate modes for monitoring the filter assembly. The thermistor is positioned in the ai... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6494935 | Vortex generator A vortex generator for accepting high-pressure condensible vapor and separating the condensible vapor into a relatively hot stream of vapor and a relatively cool liquid. The vortex generator includes an inlet at the first end for allowing high pressure va... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6368371 | Trap device and trap system The present invention provides a trap apparatus which is capable of increasing the trapping efficiency while fulfilling a conductance allowed by a vacuum chamber in a depositing process or the like, for thereby increasing the service life of a vacuum pump... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6358291 | Trailer air dryer with bypass valving and service indicator A trailer air dryer is provided to minimize contamination, leakage or freeze-up of the valves used in a pneumatic braking and suspension system caused by moisture or foreign particles in the system. A bypass assembly is provided to ensure normal brake ope... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6251151 | Air cleaner having a curved guide surface for airflow to an air cleaning element An air cleaner for use in combination with a fuel system of an engine, includes an air cleaning element housed within a casing. Air introduced from an air inlet, defined in the casing, follows an air flow path from the air inlet passing through the air cl... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6171354 | Self-adhesive air filter for forced air climate control system A filtering device (10,30,54,70) for use with a register (52,56,110) in a forced air climate control system (50) primarily includes a filter substrate (12,32) and an adhesive layer (14,34). The filter substrate (12,32) filters particulate matter from air ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6171368 | Gas extraction from closed containers Apparatus and an associated method of operation are disclosed for removal of gaseous contaminants, particularly oxygen, from closed containers. The apparatus is economical, simple to install and operate, of convenient size, and highly effective. A gas ext... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6143046 | Filter cartridge having vibratable diaphragm A filter cartridge, including a tubular filter element which encloses an interior space on the downstream, clean air side, is joined in the axial direction on one side to a side-face lid, forming a seal. In order to reduce pressure peaks which occur in th... | 11/07/2000 |
