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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075656 | Separator assembly A separator assembly for removing material that is entrained in a gas stream. The separator assembly comprises a housing having inlet and outlet ports for the gas from which material is to be removed. The inlet and outlet ports are located toward the upper end of th... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070846 | Method of designing gas-solid separator A method for operating a gas-solid separator that has: an inner cylinder 10 having a closed lower end 11 and an opened upper end 1, and extending in a vertical direction; an outer cylinder 2 that coaxially covers the inner cylinder 10 | 12/06/2011 |
| 8048183 | Vacuum cleaner with a divider An indoor vacuum cleaner comprises a dirty air inlet, a handle, a cyclone separator having an outer wall, a fluid inlet downstream from the dirty air inlet and a fluid outlet, a plate having a cyclone chamber surface and positioned to substantially divide the cyclon... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043396 | Integrated plastic liner for propellant tanks for micro G conditions The present invention relates to propellant tanks for space platforms, launchers and every sort of space transport craft. ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8002865 | Separator assembly A separator assembly for removing material that is entrained in a gas stream. The separator assembly comprises a housing having a head part which provides the upper end of the housing and a body part which provides the lower end of the housing. The separator assembl... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7981180 | Dust filter A dust filter of an evaporated fuel treatment device is taught that preferably include a filtration member for filtering air introduced to an atmosphere introduction path, and a casing receiving the filtration member therein. The dust filter being disposed on the at... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7811349 | Vacuum cleaner with vortex stabilizer A vacuum cleaner with a cyclone module assembly comprises a cyclone separation chamber for separating dust and debris from air, a dirt cup for collecting dust and debris that is separated from the air in the cyclone separation chamber, and a vortex stabilizer. The v... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7803207 | Vacuum cleaner with a divider An indoor vacuum cleaner comprises a dirty air inlet, a handle, a cyclone separator having an outer wall, a fluid inlet downstream from the dirty air inlet and a fluid outlet, a plate having a cyclone chamber surface and positioned to substantially divide the cyclon... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7776121 | Dust collecting unit of vacuum cleaner Provided is a dust collector of a vacuum cleaner. The dust collector includes a dust separating unit forming a separation space for separating dust from air, a collector body forming a dust storage for storing the dust separated in the dust separating unit, and a du... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7776120 | Vacuum cleaner with a moveable divider plate A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a dirt inlet, a handle, a cyclone separator having an outer wall, a fluid inlet downstream from the dirt air inlet and a fluid outlet, a plate having a cyclone chamber surface and positioned to substantially divide the cyclone ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7766989 | Separator assembly A separator assembly for removing material that is entrained in a gas stream. The separator assembly comprises a housing having a head part which provides the upper end of the housing and a body part which provides the lower end of the housing. The separator assembl... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7588616 | Vacuum cleaner with a plate and an openable dirt collection chamber A vacuum cleaner comprises a cleaner head adapted for movement over a surface and having a dirty air inlet; a handle for moving the cleaner head over the surface; a cyclone chamber having a cyclonic flow region, a fluid inlet downstream from the dirty air inlet and ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7449040 | Apparatus and method for separating particles from a cyclonic fluid flow A particle separation member is provided for use with a cyclone separator. The particle separation member divides the separator into a cyclone chamber and a particle receiving chamber. The cyclone chamber and the particle receiving chamber communicating via a plural... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7427381 | Vapor/liquid separation apparatus for use in cracking hydrocarbon feedstock containing resid A highly efficient vapor/liquid separation apparatus for treating a flow of vapor/liquid mixtures of hydrocarbons and steam comprises a substantially cylindrical vertical drum having an upper cap section, a middle section comprising a circular wall, a lower cap sect... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7422615 | Cyclone dust-separating apparatus A cyclone dust-separating apparatus including a cyclone body having a cyclone chamber and a dirt-collecting chamber enclosing an outer circumference of the cyclone chamber, an upper cover disposed on an upper end of the cyclone body to form a connection passage betw... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416576 | Fiber bed assembly and fiber bed therefor A fiber bed assembly for a mist eliminator that operates at high efficiency and inhibits re-entrained liquid from leaving the mist eliminator. The fiber bed assembly has a construction that facilitates rapid drainage of liquid collected by the fiber bed. A pre-filte... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410516 | Twin cyclone vacuum cleaner An upright vacuum cleaner comprises a housing having a suction airstream inlet and a suction airstream outlet. A dirt container is selectively mounted to the housing for receiving and retaining dirt and dust separated from the suction airstream. The suction airstrea... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407524 | Cyclone dust-collecting apparatus and a vacuum cleaner having the same A cyclone dust-collecting apparatus and a vacuum cleaner having the same are provided. The cyclone dust-collecting apparatus including: a cyclone body having a suction part through which air is drawn in and a discharge part through which the air is discharged; a gri... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7398578 | Cyclone dust collecting device for use in a vacuum cleaner A cyclone dust collecting device, for use in a vacuum cleaner, includes a housing defining therein a cyclonic air flow chamber. A dust collection chamber is disposed under the cyclonic air flow chamber and a partition wall is disposed between the cyclonic air flow c... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7381236 | Cyclone dust-separating apparatus A cyclone dust collector comprises a cyclone body including a cyclone chamber, a connection path and a dust chamber, wherein the cyclone chamber and the dust chamber are arranged in parallel, a cover unit connected to an upper part of the cyclone body and having a s... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377953 | Cyclone dust collecting apparatus having contaminants counterflow prevention member A cyclone dust collecting apparatus comprises a deformable contaminants counterflow prevention member mounted to within 10 to 12 mm of the inner surface of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus. The deformable contaminants counterflow prevention member is soft enoug... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7357823 | Disposable filter within a removable chamber A vacuum cleaner includes a housing, a nozzle inlet, a suction generator and a dirt cup. The dirt cup includes a dirt collection chamber, an inlet and an open end. Additionally, the vacuum cleaner includes a filter assembly. The filter assembly includes a filter hou... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354468 | Compact cyclonic separation device A cyclonic separation device for a vacuum cleaner including a cylindrical housing, an inlet tube parallel to the axis of the housing having a vortex vane disposed axially in the inlet tube. Air rotates in one direction in the inlet tube, and preferably in the opposi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341611 | Compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner A compact vacuum container includes a tangential air inlet at the upper portion, a closed top and a central outlet at the bottom having an improved air separation and dirt collection container is provided. A hollow central column with a skirt formed with a downwardl... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338546 | Centrifugal separator for cleaning gas generated by an internal combustion engine and a method for operating the same In a centrifugal separator for cleaning gases generated by an internal combustion engine a housing defines an interior separation chamber. A centrifugal rotor is coupled for rotation to the housing and extends into the separation chamber. A drainage chamber is posit... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7311746 | Vapor/liquid separation apparatus for use in cracking hydrocarbon feedstock containing resid A highly efficient vapor/liquid separation apparatus for treating a flow of vapor/liquid mixtures of hydrocarbons and steam comprises a substantially cylindrical vertical drum having an upper cap section, a middle section comprising a circular wall, a lower cap sect... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311765 | Energy and/or mass exchange apparatus having an integrated fluid separator A liquid separator configured to separate liquid from a fluid stream. The separator includes a housing, a separation chamber disposed within the housing, a drain having a drain passageway for draining liquid from the separation chamber, an inlet chamber configured t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311744 | Cyclonic separator for mist collectors A separator placed in a mist collection system prior to a final air cleaning stage, and is configured to remove a substantial portion of the mist from the air. The separator includes stationary vanes in a cylindrical housing to establish a cyclonic flow therethrough... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311742 | Vacuum cleaner An electric vacuum cleaner includes an inlet port through which a suctioned air stream including dirt particles pass and a centrifugal separation member having a substantially circular space therein. The centrifugal separation member has a swirl portion to swirl the... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7288129 | Cyclone dust collector and handle assembly for vacuum cleaner having the same Disclosed is a handle assembly of a vacuum cleaner, comprising a handle pipe having an inlet and an outlet fluidly connected to a suction port assembly and a cleaner body, respectively, a handle formed on the handle pipe to grip for a cleaning work, and a cyclone du... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7273506 | Cyclone dust collecting apparatus and vacuum cleaner using the same A cyclone dust-collecting apparatus comprises a cyclone body having a first cyclone part and a second cyclone part comprising a plurality of cones, a cover unit connected with the upper portion of the cyclone body for guiding air movement between the first cyclone p... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261754 | Cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner A cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner comprises a cyclone body having a first cyclone and a second cyclone, an air inlet and an air outlet connected to the cyclone body, and a dust receptacle connected to the cyclone body. The dust receptacle incl... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7262384 | Reaction vessel and method for synthesizing nanoparticles using cyclonic gas flow A reaction vessel and a method for efficiently producing and collecting nanoparticles in the reaction vessel using cyclonic gas flow. Gas is injected through an inlet tangentially positioned relative to the axis of the vessel to cause the gas to form an outer helica... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258727 | Apparatus for separating particles from a flowing medium A separating apparatus which enables particles to be separated from a flowing medium by a preliminary separator which avoids the undesirably high pressure losses due to the flow resistance of known preliminary separators. The separating apparatus has a housing with ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247181 | Cyclonic dirt separation module The invention relates to dirt separator module comprising a dirt-separation housing having an inlet and an outlet opening and defining a cyclonic airflow separator, and a suction source fluidly connected with the dirt-separation housing. A separator plate and a cyli... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7169201 | Cyclone separating apparatus and a vacuum cleaner having the same A cyclone separating apparatus and a vacuum cleaner having the same are disclosed. More specifically, the cyclone separating apparatus for a vacuum cleaner comprises a first cyclone for separating drawn-in air, and a plurality of second cyclones installed on an oute... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160346 | Dust and dirt collecting unit for vacuum cleaner The present invention relates to a dust and dirt collecting unit for a vacuum cleaner capable of simultaneously performing a primary cyclonic dust collection and a secondary filter dust collection. According to the present invention, there is provided a dust and dir... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152275 | Dirt container for cyclonic vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner has a housing including a nozzle assembly and a canister assembly. A dirt container is connected to the housing. The dirt container includes a collection chamber and a combined handle and inlet flow passageway. An airstream conduit conveys a vacuum ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150773 | Liquid extractor A liquid device for extracting liquids entrained in gasses flowing through a pipeline consists of a housing having a separation and collection chamber for the extracted liquids and a flow through passage for the gasses being dried. As the gasses flow into an extract... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140068 | Vacuum cleaner with cyclonic separation A cyclone outlet assembly with a frusto-conical dirt blocking plate minimizes clogging at the outlet of the cyclone separator. An upright vacuum cleaner with a cyclone separator is mounted on and in fluid communication with an elongated rigid tube that forms part of... | 11/28/2006 |
