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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7332004 | Effluent filtering and containment apparatus An apparatus for filtering and containing grease or other effluent discharged from a drain spout of an exhaust fan includes a hollow housing and top and bottom portions covering each end thereof. A filter element disposed within the housing for filtering the effluen... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7029852 | Apparatus and method for detecting and classifying chemicals, particles, vira, and bacteria in fluids The present invention is drawn to the detection of harmful agents, known or previously unknown, using a biosensor. The biosensor makes use of non-living biological or biochemical sensor molecules for detecting and classifying chemicals, poisons, particles, vira, and... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7004988 | Gas-liquid separator A gas-liquid separator having two or more vertically spaced rows of parallel horizontally spaced upwardly facing gutters, the gutters having an upwardly extending gutter wall, wherein the upper end of the gutter wall is provided with a U-turn deflector. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6478856 | Apparatus and method for collection, sorting, concentrating and impinging particles on a surface The present invention is drawn to an apparatus and method for collection, sorting, concentrating and impinging particles on a surface, primarily for use in detecting and classifying chemicals, particles, vira, and bacteria in fluids. In addition to mechan... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6444001 | Separator and separator system A separator for separating a first fluidized component from a second fluidized component, the separator having a monolithic body with first and second, generally vertically disposed, elongate chambers, each of the chambers having a lower end and an upper ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6344074 | Ventless air scrubber assembly with multi-stage filters and hood enclosure with great entrapment units A ventless air scrubber assembly for use with a conventional cooking appliance situated within an interior location. A ventilation hood is arrayed in an overhanging manner above the cooking appliance and includes a recessed interior defined by a planar ba... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6048376 | Combination baffle and filter element system for removing oil from an oil/gas mixture A separator tank for removing oil from a gas/oil mixture includes a lower chamber for collecting the oil removed from the gas/oil mixture, an intermediate chamber overlying the lower chamber and an upper chamber overlying the intermediate chamber. The sep... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5814115 | Grease filter for exhaust systems in commercial food preparation environments A grease filter system for use in connection with retaining viscous products of combustion in commercial food preparation environments includes a receptacle and a filter element removably supported within the receptacle. The receptacle has a lid covering ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5626651 | Method and apparatus for removing suspended fine particles from gases and liquids A method of removing particulates from a gas stream involves introducing the gas stream in a turbulent flow condition into and through a flow passage situated over spaced surfaces defining a plurality of stagnant, turbulent-free regions of gas in which th... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5551253 | Oil separator for air conditioner An oil/vapor separator separates lubrication oil from refrigerant vapor in an air conditioning cycle. The separator includes a chamber in which are disposed upper and lower apertured buffer plates sandwiching a filter therebetween. Oil and vapor passing t... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5030261 | Two stage transition input section for dust collectors An improved gas stream inlet construction for industrial dust collectors such as fabric filter type collectors that includes a first transition section in which an incoming high velocity gas stream is reduced in velocity and delivered to a second transiti... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4902317 | Purifying apparatus for gaseous fluids An apparatus for purifying gaseous fluids is suggested, comprising a body surrounded by separator areas (18, 20) through which the fluids are flowing. The separator areas (18, 20) here are composed of interlacing profile sections, causing an acceleration ... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4883510 | Gas inlet construction for fabric filter dust collections An improved gas stream inlet construction for industrial dust collecting apparatus such as fabric type gas filters that includes at least one velocity reducing transition section employing a selectively positioned expanded metal grid as a flow diverting a... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4883509 | Multi stage gas inlet construction for dust collectors An improved gas stream inlet construction for industrial gas treating apparatus such as fabric type dust collectors that includes two series arranged velocity reducing transition sections employing expanded metal grids as flow diverting and gas stream dif... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4631838 | Device for a roasting chamber for roasting green coffee beans A roasting chamber for roasting green coffee beans with a heated air current flowing from a lower air inlet region to an upper air outlet region of the roasting chamber, includes a roasting-waste settling chamber disposed in the air outlet region, the set... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4348057 | Blower and dust collecting machine and method of operation Dust generated in coal mining is removed by means of a blower having an exhaust fan which draws air through its intake opening from the face of the coal. The blower is provided with a first stage of closely-arranged small-diametered cylindrical-shaped ind... | 09/07/1982 |
| 3992177 | Multi-action particle separator A vertically oriented, sheet metal enclosure includes a frusto-pyramidal lower section forming a hopper for separated particulate matter from an air stream which enters a middle section from a downwardly and inwardly inclined inlet duct fixed to one side ... | 11/16/1976 |
