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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7159719 | Thermophoretic protection of reticles A thermophoretic source may be contained within the packaging of a reticle during transport or otherwise to protect the reticle from particle contamination. For example, in advanced lithography technologies, very small particles may be thermophoretically attracted a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 6666905 | Thermoelectric particle precipitator and method using same for collecting particles from fluid streams A thermoelectric particle precipitator for removing and collecting particles from a fluid stream. The thermoelectric particle precipitator utilizes one or more thermoelectric modules to create a temperature gradient which causes suspended particles in a f... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6527827 | Thermomembrane method and device The invention relates to a method for separating a fluid mixture consisting of at least two components. The inventive method comprises the following steps: contacting the fluid mixture at a first, lower temperature in a first operating zone with a carbon ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6432174 | Induced natural convection thermal cycling device A device for separating gases, especially isotopes, by thermal cycling of a separation column using a pressure vessel mounted vertically and having baffled sources for cold and heat. Coils at the top are cooled with a fluid such as liquid nitrogen. Coils ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6332914 | Method and apparatus for separation of heavy and tritiated water The present invention is a bi-thermal membrane process for separating and recovering hydrogen isotopes from a fluid containing hydrogen isotopes, such as water and hydrogen gas. The process in accordance with the present invention provides counter-current... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6312506 | Method for reducing moisture content within a housing by reducing thermal inertia on a side of the housing The present invention related to a method and a device for reducing the number of water vapour molecules per unit volume in a housing (1) by providing an end (11) of the housing (1) which has a lower thermal inertia than the rest of the housing with perfo... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6036746 | Condenser system for independently controlling humidity and temperature of treatable air in a closed environment A condenser system for controlling vapor concentration contained in a flowing airstream is provided. The flowing airstream has an initial temperature upon entering the condenser system and a final temperature upon exiting the condenser system. The condens... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6010614 | Temperature control in a ceramic membrane reactor A method for maintaining the temperature of an oxygen-selective ion transport membrane within a desired temperature range includes providing an ion transport reactor with the oxygen-selective ion transport membrane. An oxygen-donating feed gas is delivere... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5758508 | Method and apparatus for cooling warm moisture-laden air A method of conditioning a process stream of air in an air conditioning system wherein the process stream of air is dehumidified and cooled to provide a conditioned stream of air, the method comprising providing an adsorption wheel having a multiplicity o... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5122163 | Method of isotope separation and a thermal diffusion column used for the practice thereof A method of isotope separation by concentration and separation of an isotope-containing gas in a thermal diffusion column having a hot wall at a higher temperature Th and a cold wall at a lower temperature Tc, wherein Th is set below T1 which i... | 06/16/1992 |
| 4675031 | Phoretic enhanced-gravity particulate removal system A phoretic enhanced-gravity particulate removal system (10) is provided for removing particulates and gaseous pollutants from a particulate laden gas. The particulate laden gas is initially brought into a housing (12) between a plurality of upper and lowe... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4572007 | Thermophoretic separation of aerosol particles from a sampled gas stream A method for separating gaseous samples from a contained atmosphere that includes aerosol particles uses the step of repelling particles from a gas permeable surface or membrane by heating the surface to a temperature greater than that of the surrounding ... | 02/25/1986 |
