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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075657 | Impactor with de-icing An inertial gas-liquid impactor separator has a de-icer for preventing ice accumulation at the acceleration nozzles. A heater heats a nozzle plate to minimize plugging of acceleration nozzles otherwise due to icing. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8048184 | Baffle tool A baffle tool operative to manually install and remove commercial grill baffles and filters has a longitudinally extensive handle. First and second filter plates pivotally attach to the handle and are operative to couple through a set of prongs with a commercial gri... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7431748 | Separation device A separation device for the removal of impurities extracted from a flexible conduit from a fuel such as liquefied petroleum gas is described having a housing with an inlet and an outlet, a means for channeling the fuel from the inlet onto an impingement surface in f... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7238216 | Variable flow inertial gas-liquid impactor separator An inertial gas-liquid impactor separator has a variable flow actuator for varying cumulative gas-liquid flow through acceleration nozzle structure in response to a given parameter. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7223298 | Filter assembly for pipelines A filter assembly is disclosed for use in connection with the filtration of products transported via pipelines, including high pressure gas pipelines. The disclosed filter assembly is comprised of a plurality of filter modules, a series of valves, inlet and outlet p... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7141095 | Precursor material delivery system for atomic layer deposition A precursor delivery system includes a flow path from a precursor container to a reaction space of a thin film deposition system, such as an atomic layer deposition (ALD) reactor. A staging volume is preferably established between the precursor container and the rea... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135060 | Particle collection apparatus and method A particle collector comprises a housing defining an enclosed chamber. An inlet opening in the housing provides fluid communication between a source of gas and particles and the chamber and an outlet opening provides fluid communication between the chamber and the e... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7082811 | Cascade impactor with individually driven impactor plates A cascade impactor apparatus has a series of vertically stacked impactor housing sections. Each of the impactor housing sections has an upper portion that supports a motor for driving an impactor plate that is positioned below a nozzle through which flow passes. Eac... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6960241 | Paper trap A paper trap includes a trap chamber. An outlet of the trap chamber is preferably connected to an inlet of the exhaust bypass damper. An inlet of the trap chamber is coupled to dust capture hoods and an outlet of the bypass chamber is coupled to a dust collector. A ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6936086 | High conductivity particle filter A high conductivity particle filter provides a flow path to subject a fluid stream to a series of turns. The turns require an abrupt directional change for the fluid stream. Traps are positioned in proximity to the turns to capture particles, which have greater iner... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6887294 | Diesel particulate filter apparatus A DPF apparatus includes: a container; an exhaust inlet pipe; a diesel particulate filter; a pair of perforated plugs; a pair of partition plates; and a diffusion chamber. The exhaust inlet pipe is inserted into the container and having openings formed in a pipe wal... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6869459 | Impact type particle separator made of mutually inverted U-shaped elements Apparatus for separating solids from flue gas in a circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler comprises plural vertical, impact type particle separators made of a plurality of hung elements which are supported from at least one cooled support tube. The plurality of hung... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6830602 | Device for a ventilation system Device for extraction of greases in aerosol form from an air flow in a ventilation system, which device includes a number of intermediate plates which define both an increased surface of deposition for the greases, and an extended flow path in the ventilation system... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6797040 | Device for the separation of gas and liquid/solid particles in a mixture of gas and fluid/solid particles flowing in a line and method for the separation thereof A device for separating gas and liquid/solid particles from a gas/liquid/solid particle mixture having a line in which the medium flows, a deflecting element situated in the line, which generates separating vortexes in the medium and thus separates gas from liquid/s... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6767380 | Drum lid for minimal liquid carryover in a vacuum system A universal drum lid for vacuum systems includes an inlet port configured to intercept downwardly flowing influent at a baffle and engage a direction plate which redirects the flow laterally against an adjacent side wall of the receptacle. An outlet port is shielded... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6752856 | Feedback loop controlled multistage aerosol removal device An assembly for removing aerosol from crankcase gasses being returned to an air intake manifold is generally shown at and includes a housing having a housing wall defining a top portion and a base with at least one drain. An inlet line extends through the housing wa... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6692553 | Particle collection apparatus and method A particle collector comprises a housing defining an enclosed chamber. An inlet opening in the housing provides fluid communication between a source of gas and particles and the chamber and an outlet opening provides fluid communication between the chambe... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6685759 | Cascade impactor and jet plate for same A sampling system and method for sampling particulate matter from a high-temperature, high-pressure gas stream. A cyclone sampler for use at high temperatures and pressures, and having threadless sacrificial connectors is disclosed. Also disclosed is an i... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6648938 | Device for cleaning fluid in the form of vapor from a circuit An apparatus for cleaning a fluid in the form of steam from a circuit in which a given flow of water vapour is generated and led to a separator (1) and thence to a cooler or a condenser or it is discharged into the atmosphere, said separator (1) comprisin... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6623551 | Baffle system for separating liquid from a gas stream A baffle system for separating entrained liquid from a gas stream including columns of U-shaped baffles extending into a liquid trough and including flashing at the top of the baffles on opposed sides, wherein the wet side flashing is longer than the dry ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6562108 | Stack liquid separator and method of use A method of removing a liquid entrained in a gas moving at a velocity in an upward direction from a base to a top of a stack comprising the steps of imparting a swirling direction to the velocity of the gas adjacent the base of the stack and then recoveri... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6532763 | Evaporator with mist eliminator In a refrigeration system having a cooler with liquid refrigerant therein, a heat exchanger is provided above the heat transfer tubes so as to interrupt any liquid refrigerant droplets that tend to be entrained in the refrigerant vapor as it is boiled off... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6494930 | Oil separator having a tortuous path disposed between an inlet and first outlet The present invention relates to an oil separator for separating oil from a gaseous medium discharged by a compressor. The oil separator includes an inlet for communication with the discharge outlet of a compressor, and first and second outlets. The first... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6440197 | Apparatus and method separating particles from a cyclonic fluid flow including an apertured particle separation member within a cyclonic flow region A separator for separating entrained particles from a fluid flow incorporates a cyclone chamber having an outer wall and a cyclonic flow region; a fluid inlet for introducing a cyclonic fluid flow to the cyclonic flow region; a fluid outlet for removing t... | 08/27/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6315960 | Apparatus for treating pyrophoric gases and toxic global warming gases A mixing chamber receives pyrophoric gas for mixing with oxygen prior to discharge into an upright housing of the apparatus. Tubular members within the housing define annular passageways through which the mixed gas and oxygen flow in a serpentine manner w... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6302933 | Apparatus for separating liquid from gases The separator (1) has a tubular inlet opening (2) and two tubular outlet openings (3, 4) which are connected with one another in a flow-carrying manner. A separating device (6) is disposed in the flow direction (5) between the inlet opening (2) and the ou... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6290742 | Baffle system for separating liquid from a gas stream A baffle system for removing liquid entrained in a gas stream which includes a plurality of generally coplanar columns of upright generally U-shaped baffle members each including a web portion and opposed flange portions on opposite sides of the web porti... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6284025 | Particle microtrap screen A particle microtrap screen apparatus has an inlet, a jet orifice screen with multiple microjet orifices, and a microtrap plate having multiple microtraps spaced opposite the multiple microjet orifices for entrapping particles entrained by the jets and th... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6258153 | Device for the deposition of substances The device enables the deposition of substances from a gas phase. The device has a deposition chamber with at least one inner wall that is maintained at a deposition temperature for the deposition of the substances. A delivery end of a feed line extends t... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6258143 | Fluid filter with baffle The capacity and efficiency of a filter element having pleated filter media is increased by utilizing a baffle across the upstream front area of the filter media. The baffle is preferably a web of material that is adhered to the peaks of the filter media.... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6251152 | Vacuum receiver for separating particles in a gas flow having an inlet housing insertable and removable from an opening in a cover of the vacuum receiver A vacuum receiver for separating particles entrained in a gas-particle stream and for allowing a gas stream to exit from the vacuum receiver to an exhaust blower while simultaneously allowing the particles to remain in a particle receiving vessel having a... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6217636 | Transpirated wall aerosol collection system and method A transpirated wall aerosol collection system includes a collector operable to receive a gas flow containing particulate matter. The system also includes a porous wall having a first surface and a second surface. The porous wall is operable to transpire a... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6183527 | Dust collector with work surface A dust collector includes a main housing, a dust inlet disposed on the main housing, an air outlet disposed on the main housing, and an inclined filter disposed within the main housing and between the dust inlet and the air outlet. Preferably, the filter ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6156106 | Gas-liquid separator having a curved collision surface opposed to a gas inlet port A gas-liquid separator includes a high-pressure air introducing port and an air discharging port provided respectively in lower and upper portions of a cylindrical container having a hollow chamber formed therein. A blow guide plate is provided in the cyl... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6154919 | Sawdust collection system A system for collecting sawdust generated by a woodworking implement such as a table saw includes a funnel for directing sawdust from the saw to one end of a first hose, the other end of which communicates with a box-like structure having side and top wal... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6099649 | Chemical vapor deposition hot-trap for unreacted precursor conversion and effluent removal A hot trap converts unreacted organic metal-film precursor from the exhaust stream of a CVD process. The converted precursor forms a metal film on the surface of the hot trap, thereby protecting hot vacuum pump surfaces from metal build up. A cold trap do... | 08/08/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6030585 | Apparatus for oxidizing and removing matter from a hazardous gas flow An apparatus includes a housing into which a hazardous gas is introduced. A sleeve in the housing includes a perforate segment into which the gas is discharged along with flows of oxygen delivered from sleeve mounted nozzles. Particles forming in a sleeve... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6030584 | Hazardous gas precipitator An apparatus defines a chamber into which hazardous gas is discharged. Disposed about the hazardous gas discharge flow are nozzles from which oxygen flows for mixing with the hazardous gas. A structure within the chamber receives the hazardous gas and oxy... | 02/29/2000 |
