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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7927394 | Apparatus and method for enhanced droplet collection in gas flows Collection apparatus are installed in a horizontal separator vessel to aid conventional coalescing media to remove mist and droplets from a gas flow, typically downstream from a compressor. The collection apparatus have filaments which act to wick the coalesced drop... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7909903 | Air filter device Disclosed herein is an air filter device, installed on a line of a pneumatic circuit to remove harmful impurities. The device (10) includes a main body (20) having a casing shape, a cylindrical filter cartridge (30), and a cap (40). The m... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7335241 | Cyclone vessel dust collector and vacuum cleaner having the same Disclosed are a cyclone vessel dust collection and a vacuum cleaner including the same. The cyclone vessel dust collector comprises a cyclone vessel main-body including a primary cyclone vessel unit for separating dusts from dust containing air, and one or more seco... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7311743 | Biofiltration apparatus and method for reducing methyl bromide concentration in a volume of gas A biofiltration apparatus and method for reducing methyl bromide concentration in a volume of a gas are disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing and a substrate component located in the housing. The substrate component includes a population of methyl bromide degr... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7264644 | Methods and apparatuses for mounting a filtration housing for solid filtration media Methods and apparatuses for mounting a filtration housing for solid filtration media. One aspect of the invention includes a method for mounting an air circulation component to an air circulation system, wherein the air circulation component includes a center of gra... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7256396 | Sensitive glow discharge ion source for aerosol and gas analysis A high sensitivity glow discharge ion source system for analyzing particles includes an aerodynamic lens having a plurality of constrictions for receiving an aerosol including at least one analyte particle in a carrier gas and focusing the analyte particles into a c... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7128852 | Aerosol method and apparatus, particulate products, and electronic devices made therefrom Provided is an aerosol method, and accompanying apparatus, for preparing powdered products of a variety of materials involving the use of an ultrasonic aerosol generator (106) including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers (120) underlying and ultraso... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7095016 | Direct liquid injection inlet to a laser photoionization apparatus A method and apparatus are provided for analyzing an analyte at low concentration in a liquid sample by photoionization and mass spectrometry. An inlet system is provided for direct injection of the liquid sample using a capillary tube. The method and apparatus allo... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7056368 | Powered air cleaning system and air cleaning method A powered air cleaning system (1) and air cleaning method are disclosed. The system has a flow path (22) extending through the system from an air inlet (4) to a clean air outlet (5). A motor-driven fan (24) located along the flow p... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048865 | Method of use of a high pressure solid removal system A method for removing particles from a high pressure flow stream entails flowing the high pressure flow stream into an inlet of a high pressure trap and flowing the flow stream from the inlet into a tube in the high pressure trap. The tube is adapted to accelerate t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044999 | Oil separator for a welder An oil separator usable with a welder and air compressor combination unit. The oil separator includes a cylindrical housing having an inlet that receives the stream of compressed air containing oil from the air compressor. Within the oil separator, there is a deflec... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6984252 | Method of and apparatus for collecting dust, development apparatus, and image formation apparatus A dust collection apparatus includes a container and a suction pump that sucks dust and transports it into the container. A filter is provided on a side surface of the container. This filter passes air but prevents passage of the dust in the container. A pressure de... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6928692 | Cyclone-type dust collecting apparatus for vacuum cleaner A cyclone-type dust collecting apparatus having a dust removing portion for removing from the grill portion the dust and foreign substances that become attached to the grill portion of the grill member while the grill portion is rotated by the vortex air of the cycl... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6802880 | Air guided filter for internal combustion engine An air guide filter for an internal combustion engine includes an air filter having a pair of support rings coupled to upper and lower portions of the filter. A pleated filter plate is disposed between the support rings, and an air guide is disposed between the supp... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6669750 | Access port for house vacuum equipped with removable trap An access port for a house vacuum system that is equipped with a removable trap is described. The access port can be constructed by the components of a port body of elongated, cylindrical shape, which may have either an annular cross-section or a rectangu... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6638332 | Filter with multi-purpose end cap A filter (10), including an inside-out reverse flow air filter, has an annular filter element (20) with an upper end cap (24) provided by a resiliently compressible trifunctional member having: (a) a wall (50) deflecting debris radially outwardly within t... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6093228 | Method and device for collecting by-products individually A method and a device for collecting by-products individually, applied to the semiconductor manufacture factory, is disclosed. The device, adapted to be used to filter a fluid accompanied with an object, for retaining the object therein includes a body, a... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6056798 | Multi stage separator A multi stage separator for separating fluid and material. The conduit has a series of tubes arranged to convey material in a fluid stream with the last tube emptying into a receptacle. Each tube is separated from the prior tube forming exhaust vents wher... | 05/02/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5989321 | Condensate separator with condensate removal A condensate separator for a portable (smoke) gas analyzer has a separating chamber formed inside a housing through which exhaust gasses pass. A condensate-collecting chamber is provided in hydraulic communication with the separating chamber and is at lea... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5733349 | Oil collector for an upright smoke exhauster An oil collector for an upright smoke exhauster is provided, the oil collector includes an oil filter of predetermined mesh and attached at a lower circumference with a guide device which is prepared to introduce the oil from the filter into an oil cup at... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5215559 | Device for separating fibres and gas A device for separating fibers and gas, comprising a cyclone (1) with inlet (2) for a mixture of fiber/gas and separate outlets (3 and 5, respectively) for fibers and gas, respectively. In front of the gas outlet (5) a screen (6, 10) is located, which is ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5183481 | Supersonic virtual impactor A supersonic gas flow is employed with a virtual impactor to separate fine particles completely from the gas. The carrying gas and fine particles are accelerated to supersonic speeds and then impacted against a virtual impactor. When the supersonic stream... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5176726 | Dust collectors A dust collector of the type wherein a main body of the dust collector includes one or more filter elements 11 which are permeable to air but not to airborne particles above a predetermined size, a live air zone 13 below the filter elements 11 and a main ... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5175433 | Monodisperse aerosol generator for use with infrared spectrometry A monodisperse aerosol generator forms a stable jet of liquid at a velocity allowing columnar breakup into droplets of uniform size and spacing. To prevent degradation of the monodisperse aerosol, it is disposed by entrainment in a high velocity gaseous s... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5137553 | Molecular jet separator A molecular jet separator includes a body which defines an evacuation chamber. A bore in the body traverses the chamber so that the bore has two segments on opposite sides of the chamber. Respective tubes are seated in these bore segments, with their oppo... | 08/11/1992 |
| 4853010 | Multi stage gas scrubber A gaseous stream scrubber includes a cylindrical housing having a curved outer wall for confining therewithin a gaseous stream to be scrubbed. A flow inlet communicates with the housing and introduces the polluted gaseous stream into the housing, the inle... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4825653 | Water collector for steam turbine exhaust system A method and apparatus for collection of water in a steam turbine exhaust system and in particular within a steam turbine exhaust pipe in which there is at least one turn or bend in the pipe and a plurality of substantially parallel turning vanes position... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4731228 | Reactor and horizontal cyclone separator with primary mass flow and secondary centrifugal separation of solid and fluid phases The invention here disclosed is a novel apparatus and method for the separation of solid and fluid phases in a horizontal elongated cyclone separator with a novel inclined solid dropout continuous and uninterrupted slot in the bottom to transfer a solid p... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4687492 | Cyclone for lessening formation of carbonaceous deposits Disclosed is an insert which surrounds the vapor outlet of a modified cyclone that lessens the tendency for carbonaceous deposits to form within the cyclone when separating mixtures of particulate and conversion products from high Conradson carbon feedsto... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4652284 | Anti-splash drain fixture Apparatus is provided for allowing the draining of a liquid containing an entrained gas from a discharge tube, the separation of the gas from the liquid and the directing of the liquid to a drain pipe. The apparatus includes a vertical elongated conduit m... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4643748 | Cleaning apparatus An improved cleaning apparatus 10 is described wherein a shroud 21 with a moveable collar 22 is provided on the outside surface 12b of a cyclone 12 in an air outlet 13d from a container 11 leading to the cyclone 12 to dislodge accumulated dirt in the air ... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4622819 | Steam turbine exhaust pipe erosion prevention system A steam turbine exhaust pipe erosion prevention system is disclosed. The system is particularly adaptable to the exhaust system of a high pressure steam turbine of a nuclear power plant. The system includes a moisture pre-separator to remove damaging wate... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4600412 | Water separator A water separator adapted for use in a gas monitor includes a gas inlet port, a gas outlet port, a two-stage gas/water separator section, and a fluid reservoir. The two-stage gas/water separator section includes a first portion defining a first chamber wh... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4511474 | Cyclone separator having boundary layer turbulence control A cyclone separator including boundary layer turbulence control that is operable to prevent undue build-up of particulate material at selected critical areas on the separator walls, by selectively varying the fluid pressure at those areas to maintain the ... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4508551 | Steam distributor Located at the bottom edge of the outflow orifice (6) of a steam distributor is a nozzle (10) which extends in the manner of a slit over practically the entire length of the outflow orifice (6). The edges (14, 15) limiting the nozzle orifice (13) laterall... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4469497 | Axisymmetrical separator for separating particulate matter from a fluid carrying medium A separator for separating particles carried in a fluid carrying medium is disclosed. The separator includes an elongated duct and associated openings incorporated in a solid body. The duct is axisymmetrical relative to its longitudinal axis, and includes... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4462722 | Trim separator Apparatus for removing trim from a conveying fluid medium including a conduit defining a generally rectangular shaped exit opening. A fluid flow attachment plate leads from the opening for redirecting movement of the fluid medium. A screen for interruptin... | 07/31/1984 |
