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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8012226 | Air separator and purifier device An air separator and purifier device, structured to mainly include a main air extractor installed within a cylindrical housing, an air inlet and an air vent are provided in the upper and lower ends of the housing respectively to form a filter passageway, and filteri... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7993421 | Gas filtering apparatus An air cleaner including a front housing, a rear housing, and a filter. The filter includes a plurality of parallel folds and partitions a pre-filtering chamber and a post-filtering chamber. The air cleaner circulates air, which enters the pre-filtering chamber thro... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7875092 | Separator with axial flow demisting cyclone for separation of material compositions of gas, liquid and particulate solids Axial flow demisting cyclone for separation of material compositions of gas, liquid and particulate solids comprising an inlet conduit (18) for the material composition and an outlet conduit (19) for the substantially dry and clean gas, and a swirl fac... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7824456 | Extractor An extractor that may have a diffuser located a vacuum chamber to which a vacuum is applied by a vacuum pump. The diffuser has cavity and at least one diffuser aperture, and receives a mixture of waste cleaning liquid and aspirated air. The diffuser and the vacuum c... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7740674 | High-pressure separator A high-pressure separator with improved efficiency is provided. The separator comprises a centrifugal separator located inside of a gravity separator. The centrifugal separator has an enclosed upper portion and desirably comprises a single cylinder. The high-pressur... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7559962 | Apparatus for on-site cleaning of landscape rock Methods and apparatus are disclosed that pick up and clean landscape rock using air under vacuum pressure. This apparatus provides a means for cleaning and reusing rock that has become aesthetically unattractive instead of removing the old landscape rock and replaci... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7351273 | Apparatus and method for separating dust constituents out of an explosive dust-air mixture A method and an apparatus (10) for separating dust constituents out of an explosive dust-air mixture which is passed through a filter housing (26) with filter elements having filter surfaces use a dust container (64), which can be connected in a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344576 | Conditions for fluid separations in microchannels, capillary-driven fluid separations, and laminated devices capable of separating fluids Methods of separating fluids using capillary forces and/or improved conditions for are disclosed. The improved methods may include control of the ratio of gas and liquid Reynolds numbers relative to the Suratman number. Also disclosed are wick-containing, laminated ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338552 | Process and device for separating oil and volatile organic components from pressurized gases of a compression system A process and device for separating oil and volatile organic components from pressurized gases of a compression system in which, before oxidation-catalytic separation, a physical separation is performed to protect the oxidation-catalytic separator against a large am... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332009 | Separator arrangement for gas/liquid separation; apparatus; and, methods A serviceable gas/liquid separator is provided. The gas/liquid separator has a cross-section with one long axis and one short axis, with an aspect ratio of at least 1.3. A preferred cross-section, is an elliptical cross-section. Assemblies in which the separator uni... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332125 | System and method for processing blood A system for filtering and processing blood that is simple to implement and that reduces the need for human intervention. The system may be used to collect red blood cells (RBCs). For such a system, a disposable set may be provided with an inlet port, an RBC contain... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7329294 | Dirt container for a surface cleaning apparatus and method of use A dirt container for a surface cleaning apparatus is constructed from an air impermeable material and exterior walls of sufficient rigidity to maintain the shape of the dirt container. The dirt container may be supplied in a disassembled condition and assembled by a... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326266 | Coalescing type filter apparatus and method A coalescing type gas filter includes a filtering element enclosed in an inner chamber which is housed in an outer chamber and a drain device to simultaneously drain accumulated liquid in both the inner chamber and the outer chamber. The drain device contains a pres... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323022 | Vacuuming machine The subject invention pertains to a vacuuming machine with a primary chamber in which vacuum pressure within allows the ingress of debris through a hose. Air and debris entering the primary chamber decelerate upon entry into the chamber which allows debris to settle... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7305850 | Distillation process using microchannel technology The disclosed invention relates to a process for distilling a fluid mixture in a microchannel distillation unit, the microchannel distillation unit comprising a plurality of microchannel distillation sections, the fluid mixture comprising a more volatile component a... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7285148 | Spring-loaded air cleaner cover A filter assembly for an engine and operable to support a filter element. The filter assembly includes a housing defining a filter receiving space having a first end and a second end. The first end and second end defining an axial length therebetween. A biasing elem... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281912 | Compressor having a safety device being built in at least one of the screw plugs of the oil-separator A compressor is provided with an oil separator for separating part of the lubricating oil contained in the compressed refrigerant, path arrangement for connecting a separation chamber of the separator and a delivery port of the compressed refrigerant, the path arran... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7266958 | Water separator for air-conditioning systems The invention relates to a water separator for air-conditioning systems, preferably for aircraft air-conditioning systems, comprising a swirl generator, a housing surrounding it, a separation chamber arranged around the housing for the collection of the water separa... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264660 | Apparatus for drying a gas Apparatus for drying a gas comprises an elongate housing having an inlet port and an outlet port for the gas. The housing comprises at least two axially separable parts which can be separated to allow access to the interior of the housing. A cartridge contains an ad... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258329 | Reactant gas humidification apparatus and reactant gas humidification method A reactant gas humidification apparatus includes a first separator provided on one surface of a water permeable membrane and a second separator provided on the other surface of the water permeable membrane. The first separator has first and second flow fields on bot... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7237406 | Condenser/separator and method A condenser (10) and method for separating a fluid flow is provided. The condenser (10) maybe used for separating a cathode exhaust flow (60) into a condensed liquid (86) and a non-condensed gas (70). The condenser (10) incl... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7188389 | Dirt collecting system for a floor care appliance The invention is a floor care appliance such as vacuum cleaner having several embodiments of a dirt particle separating and collecting system removably inserted and sidewardly disposed into a recess in the floor care appliance's housing. One embodiment of the dirt p... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7171954 | Fuel vapor adsorbing devices A fuel vapor adsorbing device (10, 60, 70, 70′, 80) for adsorbing residual fuel vapors that remain in an intake conduit (1, 2, 3, 4) of an induction system of an internal combustion engine when the internal combustion engine is stopped may include an... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7162751 | Ventilated toilet system A ventilated toilet system with a toilet bowl, a toilet tank and a ventilation system. The ventilated toilet system has a vacuum system motor to expel odors from the ventilated toilet system via odor exhaust piping of varying widths, with an impeller and a housing f... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160348 | Mist elimination hood A mist elimination device in the form of a hood for the removal of moisture from a gas stream treated by a WESP includes a series of gutters on the outer surface of the hood to trap liquid droplets and direct the moisture to channels to drain to the lower region of ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7131433 | Positive crankcase ventilation valve assembly A positive crankcase ventilation valve assembly is provided. The positive crankcase ventilation valve assembly includes a housing having a first end and a second end and a flow path therebetween. A positive crankcase ventilation valve is provided and positioned rela... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118614 | Air dryer An air dryer comprises a base member, a main cartridge and an intermediate cartridge. The air dryer is capable of drying and possibly filtering and/or cleaning air passing there through. The intermediate cartridge, capable of drying and possibly filtering and/or cle... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7115204 | Pool pump filter A filter comprises a cage that captures a foraminous center tube. The cage comprises end plates secured to multiple posts. A screen is wrapped with at least one full inner wrap around the center tube and with at least one full outer wrap around the posts. The screen... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7115149 | Cast separator tank A separator tank assembly comprising a cast hollow tank and a cast lid. The cast hollow tank has a closed end and an open end having a first opening and a second opening. The cast lid has a first passage configured for fluid communication with the tank first opening... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100305 | Air dryer mounting assembly An improved system and method for mounting an air dryer is provided. The improved system and method employs a single centralized special fitting that secures the air dryer manifold to a reservoir. The bore in which the fitting is disposed is used to communicate air ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094266 | Multipurpose, self-contained, portable and odor-free workstation A novel sanitary and odor free workstation having two spaced apart, transparent plate members that are operatively interconnected to a vacuum source and in combination define a vacuumed air evacuation area that functions as a workstation between the plate members. T... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094269 | Air pre-cleaner The air pre-cleaner includes a housing, a drain valve, and an air exhaust pipe. The housing is provided with an air inlet. The drain valve is disposed in the housing and is configured to drain impurities separated from intake air entering the housing through the air... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7059293 | Fuel saving combustion engine insulation method and system A method and apparatus for reducing fuel consumption in an internal combustion engine including gasoline, petrol and diesel engines used in trucks, cars and for pumps including the steps of providing a thermal insulation shield that includes reflective fabric over t... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7022163 | Method of treating air on board on a vehicle, and a device for use when performing the method In a vehicle air is compressed for being used in the brake system of the vehicle, for instance. In the compressor, used for the compression, the air is contaminated with oil and solid particles. In order to be relieved from these particles, before the air is conveye... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014685 | Filter element and mounting method The present invention relates to an apparatus for filtering a gas or liquid stream such as a natural gas stream. The apparatus includes a closed vessel having a longitudinally extending length, an initially open interior, an input port at one extent and an output po... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7001567 | Melt spinning apparatus and process for making nonwoven webs An air handler for collecting air discharged from a melt spinning apparatus. The air handler includes an outer housing having walls defining a first interior space. One of the walls has an intake opening for receiving the discharge air. Another wall has an exhaust o... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997974 | High strength and ultra-efficient oil coalescer A coalescing assembly for coalescing entrained oil from a high temperature, high velocity gas stream comprises a coalescing element of compacted high temperature polyamide fibers, such as those available under the trademark Nomex®, rigidly held by concentric cylind... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997966 | Lint trap A lint trap having an enclosure with an interior surface, an open end, with an inlet spaced from an outlet on the interior surface. A cover is removably mountable to the open end of the enclosure with a filter secured to the cover, where side edges of the filter sli... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6968922 | Exhaust apparatus for vehicle An exhaust apparatus for a vehicle includes a spark arrester having a tubular spark arrester body assembled on a rear portion of a muffler connected to an exhaust pipe. A tail pipe is inserted in the spark arrester body and is mounted on the spark arrester such that... | 11/29/2005 |
