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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419523 | Device for a vacuum cleaner This invention relates to a device for a vacuum cleaner comprising a cyclone chamber (10) and a collecting container (21) arranged in association with the cyclone chamber for particles separated by the cyclone. The cyclone chamber comprises an inlet ( | 09/02/2008 |
| 7387653 | Apparatus and method for removing particulates from a fluid stream An assembly for cleaning particulates from fluid streams has a primary and secondary centrifuge collectors and may employ negative pressure to produce the fluid stream. The primary centrifuge collector forms an outer vortex to remove larger particles, then an inner ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7297173 | Gas turbine air intake system with bypass arrangement and methods A hopper arrangement includes a damper arrangement selectively moveable in a plurality of positions to manipulate access to the interior volume. A first position includes a standby position wherein the enclosure and the damper arrangement block access to the interio... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7272871 | Dirt vessel equipped with cleaning plunger A vacuum cleaner is provided including a housing, a nozzle inlet, a suction generator carried on the housing and a dirt vessel carried on the housing. The dirt vessel includes a sidewall and an open end. A plunger is received in the dirt vessel. The plunger is selec... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7243673 | Gas injection device The subject invention is related to a gas injection device with back-flow leaking liquid discharge, comprising a chamber, a gas inlet conduit, a gas outlet conduit, and a liquid discharging conduit, wherein the gas outlet conduit and the liquid discharging conduit a... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7171725 | Vacuum cleaner device with a screw conveyor A device for a vacuum cleaner comprising a particle separator, which is provided with an inlet (11) for dust laden air, an outlet (16) for the separated particles, and an outlet (14) for cleaned air that is connected to a vacuum source (14 | 02/06/2007 |
| 7004987 | Intake air pre-cleaner with aspirator port chamber for collecting and holding particles for later aspiration A pre-cleaner for an air induction system of an internal combustion engine including a housing enclosing an upper chamber and an aspirator port chamber, the upper chamber containing a plurality of particulate separator tubes for removing particles from air flowing t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6991664 | Intake system An intake system for the combustion air of a motor of a hand held implement is provided. The system includes an air filter and a centrifugal separator. The air filter has a dirt chamber and a clean chamber that is separated therefrom by a filter medium. The clean ch... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6713112 | Meal cooler centrifugal separator A particulate capture system having a plurality of high speed rotating paddles for separating particulate from an air stream. The system includes an air circulating chamber within a centrifuge that separates a first portion of particulate trapped within an air strea... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6709479 | Precleaner for vacuum systems An air precleaner for mechanically removing particulate contaminants from an enclosed environment includes a peripheral air intake manifold that is in communication with the inlet port of a mechanical separation unit, and a central exhaust port that is in communicat... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6706095 | Cyclonic separating apparatus Cyclonic separating apparatus (10) comprises a cyclone body (12) having an inlet (16) for introducing dirt-laden air into the cyclone body (12) in a tangential manner. A central outlet (18) is provided for conducting cleaned air ou... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6630015 | Method and apparatus for separating vapor-grown carbon fibers from gaseous effluent A method and apparatus are provided for separating carbon fibers from gaseous effluent which fibers have been formed in a continuous gas phase reaction. The apparatus is a collection chamber including top and bottom portions and including exit tubes attac... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6602310 | Separator device with rotor having peripheral carriers for separating solid particles from a gas stream Apparatus for continuously separating a stream of solid particles and a gas is provided including a housing with a tangential inlet for the stream of solid particles in a gas, a first outlet for the solid particles and a second outlet for the gas, a rotor... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6585789 | Dry air filter for internal combustion engines of utility vehicles In a dry air filter for internal combustion engines of utility vehicles having an outlet for the dust separated in a preliminary separator stage, compressed air is delivered to the outlet, at least intermittently, and in order to produce an ejector action... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6485534 | Contaminant collector trap for ion implanter An evacuation system for a chamber (14) is provided, including a pump (12) for removing gases and contaminants from the chamber. The pump has an outlet (32) connected to an exhaust duct (34). A collector trap (42) for use in collecting contaminants evacua... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6419730 | Gas transmission system including a water separator A water separator for a gas transmission system and including a cylindrical vessel having a front end wall defining a gas inlet, a rear end wall defining a gas outlet, and a bottom wall defining at least one water discharge opening; a tank disposed below ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6365119 | Method of operating a catalytic converter Constantly high efficiency of a catalytic converter can only be ensured when the configuration is maintained relatively free of particulate matter. A screen is disposed on the inflow side of the catalytic converter, which continuously or discontinuously t... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6352023 | Bindery compactor/baler A bindery compactor and/or baler receives and compacts or bales simultaneously large particulate paper waste and pneumatically conveyed fine paper waste. The compactor and/or baler operate with a platen cycling within a chute. The platen is normally forwa... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6290752 | Device and process for adsorption or chemisorption of gaseous constituents from a gas flow A filter device for adsorption of gaseous constituents from a gas flow includes a filter chamber with filters arranged therein, a clean-gas chamber connected to the first chamber in a fluid-conducting manner via the filters, and a collection chamber arran... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6277162 | Apparatus for depositing solids from an air current An apparatus for depositing solids from a current of air includes a bucket wheel lock, taking up this air current over a connecting opening. This apparatus has a built-in drum with a rotatably supported bucket wheel. On the one hand, a screen is provided ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6251294 | Ultrasonic filter regenerating apparatus and method A self-regenerating filter unit having a housing which carries an ultrasonic transducer periodically energizable to dislodge caked solids from a filter element in the housing. The removed solids collect in a storage zone where they are periodically remove... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6110242 | Apparatus for separating solids from a gas An apparatus for separating solids, such as scrap material, from a gas such as an air stream. The apparatus includes a horizontally mounted outer cylinder or drum and an inner perforated cylindrical member is mounted concentrically within the drum to prov... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5776416 | Cyclone and fluidized bed reactor having same A fluidized bed reactor comprises a reaction column, gas inflow means for flowing a gas upwardly from the lower end of the reaction column, particle feed means for feeding particles to a lower part of the reaction column, and a cyclone. The cyclone includ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5768744 | Self-propelled waste collection vehicle Waste collection apparatus 10 comprises a first fluid duct 12 having an inlet at 14. A fan 16 creates a first fluid flow path 18 to draw waste material into the inlet 14, for collection. A second duct 20 directs air back along the periphery of the flow pa... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5715568 | Vacuum apparatus having a pump for discharging liquid therefrom A vacuum apparatus includes a holding tank, a vacuum source, and a docking station. The tank holds material and has an interior and an exterior. The vacuum source draws the material from the exterior into the interior of the tank. The docking station dock... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5697293 | Waste suction and storage device The waste suction and storage device includes a box (3) which, on the one hand, comprises waste storage means and at least one separation compartment (6) whose lower part is open and connects with the waste storage means and which, on the other hand, is e... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5662794 | Solid-liquid separator and wet flue gas desulfurization apparatus A solid-liquid separator comprising a first roller disposed on one side of a tank containing a slurry subjected to solid-liquid separation at such a height that the lower part thereof is immersed in the slurry, and driven rotationally in a direction which... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5656050 | Air precleaner for centrifugally ejecting heavier than air particulate debris from an air stream An air precleaner and method for centrifugally ejecting heavier-than-air particulate debris from an air stream utilizes a circular separator chamber formed with a toroidal dome for smooth airflow transition of the vortex airflow moving through the separat... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5616156 | Device for the cleansing of the flue gases from waste incineration installations The device is provided with a cyclone connected to the incineration installation intended for the collection of flyash, a heat exchanger to which the cyclone is connected and intended for the reduction of the temperature of the collected flue gases and th... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5536284 | Filter for filtering gases laden with particles A filter for continuous, industrial-scale filtering of gases charged with solid particles which includes a cylindrical filter body having at least one filtering section divided into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber by a funnel-shaped separation wall... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5505756 | Ramp discharge outlet air precleaner A ramp outlet air precleaner has a base assembly, a dome shaped hood, and a rotor assembly. The base assembly includes an inner circumferential wall and an outer circumferential wall, the inner circumferential wall defining an air outlet port. Angled web ... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5468270 | Assembly for wet cleaning of combustion gases derived from combustion processes, especially the combustion of coal, coke and fuel oil An assembly for wet cleaning combustion gases includes at least one dust extracting device and at least one dust absorbing device. The main vessel of the dust extracting device includes a bottom having a ridge roof structure. An inlet is provided for intr... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5449391 | Air precleaner A high efficiency air precleaner has a base assembly, a hood, and a rotor assembly. The base assembly includes an inner circumferential wall and an outer circumferential wall, the inner circumferential wall defining an air outlet port. Angled web supports... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5428864 | Refuse collecting apparatus A refuse collecting machine in which a collection hose sucks refuse into a delivery chamber containing a rotating perforated wheel for separating lighter weight refuse from the air flow to a fan, and the refuse then drops into a rotary compression screw t... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5405433 | Direct centrate/filtrate return A method and apparatus for recycling the bottoms product from an absorber tower back to the absorber tower. However, before the bottoms product is returned to the tower, the solid particles entrained therein are removed via one or more centrifuges closely... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5362393 | Pressure filter for liquids A pressure filter includes a pressure vessel having a pressure chamber and a circumferential edge; a turntable rotatably mounted within the pressure vessel about a horizontal axis; a plurality of filters non-rotatably mounted to the turntable and spaced a... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5142732 | Bulk separator for industrial vacuum machine An attachment for an industrial vacuum machine is installed in the vacuum hose line and preferably supported by a boom on such machine. The attachment separates bulky items from finer materials passing through the hose. The separator includes a vacuum-tig... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5064454 | Filtration removal of matter from gas streams, with off-line cleaning of filters Apparatus for the removal of asbestos or other matter from a gas stream in a conduit is disclosed. The apparatus includes at least two filter units installed in parallel to receive and filter the gas stream from the conduit, outlets for solid matter at th... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5059222 | Engine air precleaner An engine air precleaner which is efficient at both low and high engine speeds as described. The precleaner has two air flow designs incorporated within it: one for a lower velocity of air flow and one for a high velocity of air flow. The dual air flow de... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5022903 | Air-precleaner An air precleaner (10) has a base assembly (12) a dome-shaped hood (18), and a rotor assembly (20). The base assembly (12) includes an inner circumferential wall (24) and an outer circumferential wall (22), the inner circumferential wall (24) defining an ... | 06/11/1991 |
