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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7247137 | Device for collecting skin permeable gas and apparatus for measuring skin permeable gas An apparatus for measuring skin permeable gas, which can be used to obtain clinical information by noninvasive and bloodless operations and are useful for in-home medical care and health management. The device for collecting skin permeable gas includes a cylindrical... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7052532 | High temperature nanofilter, system and method A filter, system and method is provided for filtering nanoparticles in a hot gas, namely particles about 200° C. and further particularly >about 450° C. including diesel exhaust. The filter includes filter media material composed of fibro... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6977003 | Cyclone dust-collecting apparatus of vacuum cleaner A cyclone dust-collecting apparatus comprises an upper casing having an air suction port formed thereon, a lower casing connected to the upper casing to form a cyclone chamber, a guide unit disposed between the upper and the lower casing, and having a first channel ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6485537 | Steam separator and valve with downward inlet A steam humidification apparatus includes a dispersion tube having a jacket defining a jacket area. The steam humidification apparatus includes a steam line for supplying steam to the jacket. The steam humidification apparatus includes a valve having a se... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6391095 | Air flow passage for a cyclonic separator and vacuum cleaner having same A cyclonic separation device is provided having improved pressure loss characteristics. A fluid supply conduit in flow communication with an inlet to a cyclone is located and configured to extend longitudinally through a central portion of the cyclone, wh... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6325843 | Method and apparatus for removing condensate from combustion analyzer sample A trap for removing moisture from sampled gases includes an elongate conduit having a plug substantially positioned therein to prevent flow directly through the conduit. The conduit has a radially directed hole on each side of the plug. A tube is substant... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6280502 | Removing solids from a fluid A method and apparatus are provided for removing solid particles from a particle containing stream of fluid, the method including the steps of: inducing the stream to flow at supersonic velocity through a conduit; inducing a swirling motion to the superso... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6264712 | Low intake restriction air precleaner An air precleaner includes a base assembly, a hood mounted to the base assembly and spaced from the base assembly to define a circumferential gap, and a rotor assembly mounted for rotation within the air space between the hood and base assembly. The base ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6261330 | Apparatus for separating particles from a fluid flow The invention provides apparatus for separating particles from a fluid flow having a cyclonic separator (10) and a fan (12) for causing the fluid to flow through the cyclonic separator (10), the cyclonic separator (10) having an inlet (16) and an interior... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6210457 | Transparent lid for auxiliary dust removal receptacle A transparent molded plastic lid for use on an auxiliary trash collection container used with a shop vacuum cleaner or dust collector system that permits inspection of the container contents without removal of the lid.... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6117201 | Easily storable dust collecting container A dust collecting container includes an annular lower portion and an annular upper portion having a first circumferential wall interposed between first annular upper and lower ends to define a first columnar chamber of a first length in a first axial dire... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6027541 | Lid for auxiliary dust removal receptacle A molded plastic lid for use on an auxiliary trash collection container used with a shop vacuum cleaner or dust collector system. Incoming air and entrained materials are directed along the inside of the container at a shallow angle, and outgoing air is d... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6019821 | Method and apparatus for removing condensate from combustion analyzer sample A trap for removing moisture from sampled gases containing moisture in vapor and/or entrained liquid form includes an elongate conduit having a plug substantially centrally positioned therein to prevent flow directly through the conduit, the conduit being... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5972061 | Wellhead separation system A compact system is provided for removing liquid from a gas stream exiting a natural gas wellhead. The system has an inlet pipe string communicating with the wellhead for delivering the gas stream therefrom. An elongate, generally cylindrical gas-liquid s... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5893936 | Shroud and cyclonic cleaning apparatus incorporating same The invention provides a shroud (10; 40) for use in apparatus incorporating a cyclonic dust separation divice for separating dirt and dust from an airflow, the shroud (10; 40) having a perforated portion (14; 44) having a multiplicity of perforations (30;... | 04/13/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5525396 | Lid for a particle collector A molded plastic lid adapted to generally close off the upper open end of a container and adapted to enable separation of entrained particles from a stream of air for collection of the particles in the container. The lid is formed with circumferentially e... | 06/11/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5405420 | Flue gas treatment apparatus and flue gas treatment system This invention relates to a flue gas treatment apparatus for treating flue gas in which a contaminant in the form of fine solid particles and a gaseous air pollutant are mixed. In the flue gas treatment apparatus, a gas suction portion (29a) for drawing f... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5224976 | Device for separating liquids and/or solids from a high-pressure gas stream A device for separating liquids and/or solids from a high-pressure gas stream having a cylindrical vessel fitted with a top compartment into which the gas stream is fed, a middle compartment having a number of blades set helicoidally around the axis of th... | 07/06/1993 |
| 4964898 | Dryer separater An improved apparatus for separating impurities from a stream of forced air by gravitational and centrifugal forces subjecting the air stream through a mesh coalescer to coalesce micro impurities of moisture or oil into large droplets which are forced thr... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4946483 | Filter for the separation of oily fumes The air in which the oil particles are suspended is drawn from the environment through an air intake (4) as a result of the vacuum created by a centrifugal aspirator (11) and then passes along a substantially vertical duct (5) in which an internal helical... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4797203 | Reverse hydrocyclone cleaner for removing light contaminants from pulp slurry A reverse hydrocyclone cleaner for removing light contaminants from pulp slurry has a housing defining a hydrocyclone separating chamber. Pulp slurry is fed into the separating chamber adjacent an upper end thereof to form an outer helically and downwardl... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4556541 | Low residence time solid-gas separation device and system An apparatus and method embodied in a TRC system for rapidly separating particulate solids from a mixed phase solids-gas stream which may be at velocities up to 150 ft./sec. and at high temperature. Specifically, the device is designed for incorporation a... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4547207 | Air cleaning device An air cleaning device having a chamber receiving an incoming air stream wherein the improvement consists of the chamber progressively confining the incoming air stream to increase its linear and angular velocity and having an exhaust chamber receiving co... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4544480 | Low residence time solid-gas separation process This invention relates to an apparatus and method embodied in a TRC system for rapidly separating particulate solids from a mixed phase solids-gas stream which may be at velocities up to 150 ft./sec. and at high temperature. Specifically, the device is de... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4461183 | Ambient aerosol sampler inlet An ambient aerosol sampling device according to the disclosure herein includes a cyclonic fractionator comprised of an inner tube positioned partially inside a larger diameter middle tube that is plugged at the bottom. A still larger sized outer tube is p... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4433984 | Low residence time solid-gas separation device and system This invention relates to an apparatus and method for rapidly separating particulate solids from a mixed phase solids-gas stream which may be at velocities up to 150 ft./sec. and at high temperature. Specifically, the device is designed for incorporation ... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4420314 | Gas-solids separator An apparatus for removing particulate matter from gases includes an outer tube having an apertured bottom member, a plurality of stationary vanes for guiding gases into a vortical path through the outer tube, and an inner tube. The inner tube has a smalle... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4390426 | Centrifugal separators of the cyclone type The present invention relates to improvements in centrifugal separators of the cyclone type, in which the liquid or gaseous fluid to be purified passes through an inlet blading which is shaped so as to cause the fluid to whirl rapidly in so-called irrotat... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4373228 | Vacuum cleaning appliances The invention relates to vacuum cleaning appliances. The appliance of the invention includes a cyclone unit which is operable to extract dust and other dirt from the air flow therethrough and to deposit the extracted dust and other dirt in a chamber outside th... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4348364 | Thermal regenerative cracking apparatus and separation system therefor This invention relates to an apparatus and method embodied in a TRC system for rapidly separating particulate solids from a mixed phase solids-gas stream which may be at velocities up to 150 ft./sec. and at high temperature. Specifically, the device is de... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4288235 | Low residence time solid-gas separation device and system This invention relates to an apparatus and method for rapidly separating particulate solids from a mixed phase solids-gas stream which may be at velocities up to 150 ft./sec. and at high temperature. Specifically, the device is designed for incorporation ... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4247313 | Gas-particulate separator with pulse-jet cleanable filter elements A vortical-type separator for removing from the gas stream suspended particulates present in the gas stream has an internally generated scavenging gas flow and a pulse jet system for cleaning scavenging gas filter elements. The separator has two or more c... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4197102 | Air pre-cleaner An air pre-cleaner of the centrifugal type has a cylindrical housing with an annular louvred air entry structure at a first end thereof and coaxial therewith, and has an inner cylinder forming with the housing and the entry structure an annular separation... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4170555 | Methods and apparatus for centrifugal treatment of fluids containing impurities in suspension In a process for the centrifugal treatment of liquid of liquid or gaseous fluids containing impurities in suspension, of the type in which the fluid to be treated is injected tangentially in a first end of an apparatus of circular transverse section in wh... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4081249 | Chemical conversion apparatus and method Improved apparatus for carrying out catalytic chemical conversion and restoring the catalytic activity of solid particles previously used to promote chemical conversion involve improved devices to at least partially separate solid particles-vapor mixtures... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4076508 | Debris separator for hot gas stream The disclosure concerns a separator for removing broken engine parts and other debris from the hot gases passing fro the exhaust manifold of an engine to the inlet of an associated turbocharger. The separator includes an annular separation chamber in whic... | 02/28/1978 |
