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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7857883 | Inertial gas-liquid separator with constrictable and expansible nozzle valve sidewall An inertial gas-liquid separator has one or more nozzle valves having a sidewall and a downstream exit axial end radially constrictable and expansible to vary axial flow of a gas-liquid stream therethrough to an inertial impactor collector. ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7404837 | Mountain cloudwater A method and apparatus for completing a natural solar distillation cycle (comprised of maritime trade winds being elevated over mountain formations to form orographic clouds) includes enabling the low cost harvesting of freshwater during time periods when weather co... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7357825 | Cyclonic fluid separator with vortex generator in inlet section A cyclonic fluid separator of the type comprising a tubular throat portion in which a fluid mixture is accelerated to a subsonic or supersonic speed and thereby expanded and cooled down so that condensable components condense and/or solidify and then swirl into a di... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 6780215 | Vacuum pump aspirator for work vehicle pre-cleaner The belt driven vacuum pump is provided on a work vehicle to supply the vacuum needed for the engine intake air pre-cleaner. The vacuum pump is driven at or proportional to the engine speed to ensure proper vacuum for the intake airflow. Preferably, the vacuum pump ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6764526 | Dry air filter for combusion engines of vehicles A dry air filter for combustion engines of commercial vehicles with a device to produce compressed air, whereby the dry air filter (4) consisting of a filter housing (5) containing a filter cartridge (7) and a dust preliminary filtering stage ( | 07/20/2004 |
| 6733554 | Re-circulating system for de-dusting and dry gas cleaning A re-circulation system for de-dusting and dry gas cleaning, comprises a straight-through cyclone concentrator, a reverse-flow cyclone collector upstream of the straight-through cyclone concentrator, and a re-circulation mechanism interconnecting the reverse-flow cy... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6193893 | Stripping of contaminants from water Process and apparatus to strip volatile contaminants from a liquid supply stream in which the contaminants are dissolved. A gas inducing mixer-injector injects a stripping gas into the stream to form a mixed stream of liquid with its contaminants and bubb... | 02/27/2001 |
| 5674312 | Injection of soluble gas in a liquid stream and removal of residual undissolved gas Apparatus and process for injecting high concentrations of a treatment gas into a liquid stream which is devoid of undissolved gas or a gas phase. The liquid stream is passed through a gas inducing injector to receive treatment gas, and then is passed thr... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5612003 | Fluidized bed wtih cyclone A fluidized bed vessel includes a cyclone which has a leg for returning particulate material to the bed, and an eductor at the bottom of the leg for providing the gas to fluidize the bed and for inducing a downward flow in the leg to provide greater parti... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5576414 | Process for generating a vacuum in production of polycarbonate Process for generating a vacuum and separating the condensable components of the vapors of melt-phase polycondensation in the production of polycarbonate, where at least one or two vapor jets with a downstream spray condenser are connected to the intake s... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5529591 | Reverse flow separator Catalyst and hydrocarbon vapors are separated in separator-stripper vessel by a reverse flow separator assembly in a top portion of the separator vessel. The separator assembly contains a shrouded eductor where the particles and gas enter the eductor, and... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5482536 | Apparatus for containment and scrubbing of toxic gas from a leakage location and method therefor An apparatus for containing and scrubbing toxic or corrosive gases from a leaking pipe or cylinder is provided. A gas passageway attaches at one end to a leakage location on a pipe or cylinder, and at the other end to an air operated exhauster. The air op... | 01/09/1996 |
| 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 |
| 4934393 | Spray gun cleaning apparatus A spray gun cleaning apparatus for containing and collecting toxic materials resulting from cleaning a spray gun with a cleaning fluid is disclosed. The apparatus includes an interior airflow passageway, a receptacle at an inflow end of the passageway for... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4826514 | Apparatus for dampening hazardous material An apparatus is described for dampening hazardous material. A collector pan is positioned at the end of an elongated conduit with a spray nozzle being positioned within the collector pan. The spray nozzle is in communication with a source of water under p... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4735639 | Modular industrial vacuum loading apparatus for ingesting and collecting debris and filtering discharged air Vacuum loading apparatus is provided for ingesting a mixture of debris (such as particulate matter) and ambient air, for collecting the debris for disposal, and for filtering the ingested air before discharging it to atmosphere. The apparatus comprises th... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4725409 | Arrangement for fine dust separation in a fluidized bed reactor An arrangement for fine dust separation in a fluidized bed reactor with a clone and dust return conduit. A venturi tube extends from the solids discharge of the cyclone intermediate the cyclone and the dust return conduit, and a gas injector is located at... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4718924 | Two compartment four stage industrial dust collector A specially arranged, two compartment, four stage industrial dust collector is provided which is efficient, effective, and economical. The first compartment has a lower chamber which contains a cyclone and an upper chamber which contains a downstream spir... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4559067 | Portable air filtration device A Coanda-type airmover 16 is mounted vertically on a hollow base 10 to draw air through the base from filtering means comprising a pre-filter 26 and an absolute (HEPA) filter 28. The airmover discharges the filtered air upwards. The two filters are stacke... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4538361 | Apparatus for the treatment of continuously transported lengths of textile material with circulating air, especially a tentering frame dryer The invention relates to an apparatus for the treatment of continuously transported lengths of textile material comprising a housing within which is a rotatable drum filter, an extraction and cleaning nozzle extending approximately axially over the outer ... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4502951 | Suction device for obtaining dust samples Suction device for obtaining dust samples of nearly homogeneous grain sizes and with a reproducible bulk density for the analysis of ores. The device, which is suitable for use during the mining of ores, includes a cylindrical casing, having an opening at... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4483697 | Compact gas liquid separator Compact gas-liquid separator comprising a cylindrical separation chamber including an inlet head and a degasifying vessel. The inlet head comprises an inlet tube supporting a nozzle positioned adjacent to the inner wall of a cover situated within the axis... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4482365 | Vortex air cleaner and self-cleaning barrier filter assembly for supercharged engines An air cleaner assembly is provided for supercharged engines including a supercharger compressor, comprising a vortex air cleaner upstream of the supercharger compressor, and a rotatable barrier filter cartridge that is self-cleaning downstream of the sup... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4351567 | Cowl-like scrubber for a long-wall shearer A cowl-like scrubber (20) for removing dust generated by a longwall shearer has a housing (21) adapted to be mounted on the shearer near a cutter drum. An air inlet (23) is provided in the housing to allow the dust-laden air to enter the scrubber (20). Do... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4325460 | Ejector muffler An ejector comprising a housing (30, 81) and an ejector insert (40, 82) received therein to form a venturi which is eccentric with the housing, and a muffler-ejector assembly (25), including such an ejector (80), so mounted that the inlet axis (78) of the... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4319897 | Air filter assembly including an improved jet pump cleaning apparatus Disclosed herein is a jet pump including an air nozzle and an ejector tube which is mounted above the open clean air end of a cylindrical pleated paper filter element in an aspirated air filter assembly for use in back pulsing air through the interior of ... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4316514 | Method of binding dust created when drilling rock with a drilling rod A method for binding dust generated when rock drilling, by mixing said dust with a liquid. The apparatus to perform the method includes a mixing chamber (6) connected to a dust-separating means (1, 3); means for passing gravitationally to the mixing chamb... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4299604 | Air inducer and backwasher for an air cleaner An air cleaner assembly (10) which includes a mechanism (14) for inducing the flow of air through the air cleaner (10) and for backwashing a filter element (18) is disclosed. A filtering chamber (28) is defined between the interior of a housing (12) and a... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4289512 | High pressure separation device A device for separating a high pressure polyphase mixture consisting of a gas charged with liquid particles, and particularly a mixture of ethylene and polyethylene, which comprises a cylindrical vertical enclosure into which extends an inlet means for su... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4284422 | Industrial vacuum cleaner An industrial vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The vacuum cleaner comprises a housing having an inlet port, means for creating a vacuum in the housing to suck dust into the housing, means located in the housing adjacent such inlet port for separating any liqu... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4261708 | Apparatus and method for separating impurities from geothermal steam and the like A horizontal separator for separating impurities from geothermal steam or the like is provided which includes a pair of drip or drain legs for accommodating the separated fluid portion containing the impurities. To maintain the temperature of the drain le... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4255176 | Combined air purifier and destratifier A combined unit for purifying and destratifying heated air including a first inlet at a lower area for receiving air to be purified, an air purifier including an air demister and an electrostatic precipitator, a fan for drawing air through the first inlet... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4247308 | Preformed-spray scrubber A pre-atomized spray scrubber and related method is disclosed. The scrubber has special utility in the removal of particulate and gaseous contaminants from a gas stream and comprises a housing defining a flow path therethrough. The housing is divided into... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4205931 | Pneumatic ash transporting and containing system Apparatus including an enclosed pressurized conveying and storage system that will allow potentially explosive flyash or other fine material to be handled with the minimum possibility of damage to the equipment in the event of an explosion. The steel stor... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4184858 | Engine emission control device An air pollution control device for use with automobile engines for filtering crankcase and exhaust emissions. The device comprises a filtering chamber containing fluid coated filtering material having an inlet of a first diameter, an outlet of a second, ... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4141701 | Apparatus and process for the removal of pollutant material from gas streams A process and apparatus is disclosed for the removal of pollutant material including solid or liquid particulate matter and gaseous pollutants from gas streams in which the gas is driven through a mixing tube by forming a jet of a compressible fluid such ... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4098592 | Temperature control system for chromatographic apparatus A process chromatograph including a column for separating fluid samples into their individual components, and a density-responsive detector connected to the column output to produce a pressure signal representing the concentration of the separated compone... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4047909 | Valve system particularly for apparatus for producing dry compressed air Apparatus for producing dry compressed air comprises a compressor which delivers air to a dry air storage tank through a cooling coil, a liquid separator comprising a housing having a cavity with a valve controlled tap opening at the bottom thereof, a scr... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4019882 | Stack gas clarifier A liquid spray-type stack gas clarifier is adapted to be mounted within existing stacks and supported therein from the top of the stack structure. Means are provided for maintaining gas flow velocity within the stack to compensate for pressure changes res... | 04/26/1977 |
