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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7985278 | Method of separating COfrom a gas flow, COseparating device for carrying out the method, swirl nozzle for a COseparating device A method is provided for separating CO2 from an exhaust gas flow of a combustion process. The method includes: compressing the gas flow and cooling the compressed gas flow. The method also includes feeding the cooled gas flow to a swirl nozzle and separat... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7959710 | System and method for removing water and siloxanes from gas A method of removing siloxanes from a gas that contains siloxanes and water, the method comprising: (a) expanding the gas to cool the gas and freeze at least some of the water in the gas; and (b) removing the siloxanes and frozen water from the expanded and cooled g... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7931735 | Oxycombustion method allowing capture of all of the carbon dioxide produced The invention relates to an oxycombustion method with capture of the CO2 produced. Mixer M supplies chamber CC with a mixture of oxygen from unit O and of recycled fumes from storage drum SG. Chamber CC is supplied with oxidizer from mixer M and with fuel... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7799116 | Evaporation valve A pneumatic circuit and other components are provided for the operation of a medical device. The pneumatic circuit provides controlled pressurized air to a medical device for use during a medical procedure. ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7625425 | Evaporation valve A pneumatic circuit and other components are provided for the operation of a medical device. The pneumatic circuit provides controlled pressurized air to a medical device for use during a medical procedure. ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7445661 | Fumes treating process The fumes from gas turbine TG are cooled by heat exchangers E1, E2, E01, E02 and E03 and compressed by compressors C1 and C2. The cold and high-pressure fumes are depleted in carbon dioxide in treating plant 10... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7442230 | Method and apparatus for generating an inert gas on a vehicle An inert gas generating system for generating inert gas on a vehicle having a fuel tank and a fuel tank vent. The system includes an inlet for receiving a flow of gas having a nitrogen component and an oxygen component from a gas source, a heat exchanger downstream ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7351779 | Polymerization process and reactor system A process for polymerizing one or more monomers is provided. In at least one specific embodiment, the process includes preparing a mixture comprising the one or more monomers, a catalyst system and a fluorinated hydrocarbon, preferably a hydrofluorocarbon. A fluorin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7332108 | Method of preparing a thin ceramic composition with two materials, the composition thus obtained and the constituent electrochemical cell and membrane There is disclosed a method for preparing a thin ceramic and/or metallic solid-state composition consisting of three phases: a material (A), a material (B) and pores. The concentration of each phase varies continuously from one face of the article to the other in a ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316726 | Evaporation valve A pneumatic circuit and other components are provided for the operation of a medical device. The pneumatic circuit provides controlled pressurized air to a medical device for use during a medical procedure. ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7258724 | Method for the separation of residual gases and working fluid in a combined cycle water/steam process The invention relates to a method for the separation of residual gases and working fluid in a combined cycle water/steam process, which provides for the multi-stage compression and multi-stage expansion of the mixture of working fluid and reaction products from the ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255798 | Recycling of used perfluorosulfonic acid membranes A method for recovering and recycling catalyst coated fuel cell membranes includes dissolving the used membranes in water and solvent, heating the dissolved membranes under pressure and separating the components. Active membranes are produced from the recycled mater... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7169211 | Fumes treating process with energy recovery The fumes from gas turbine TG are cooled by heat exchangers E1, E2, E01, E02 and E03 and compressed by compressors C1 and C2. The cold and high-pressure fumes are depleted in carbon dioxide in treating plant 10... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7132008 | Natural gas dehydration apparatus A process and corresponding apparatus for dehydrating gas, especially natural gas. The process includes an absorption step and a membrane pervaporation step to regenerate the liquid sorbent. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118612 | Oxygen separation method utilizing an oxygen transport membrane reactor A method of separating oxygen from an oxygen containing stream in which compressed and heated oxygen is introduced into cathode side of an oxygen transport membrane reactor. Oxygen is permeated from the cathode side to the anode side. Motive fluid that is introduced... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7077297 | Method for preparation of biocides mixed with carbon dioxide in a pressurized container This invention relates to a method for the preparation and metering of substances, mixtures of substances and/or compounds in general, characterized by bacteriostatic and/or bactericidal activity, using a single pressurized container in which the substances, mixture... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7029518 | Method and apparatus for the preparation of clean gases A method and apparatus for preventing contamination of a substrate or a substrate surface, and particularly relates to prevention of contamination of raw materials, semi-finished products, base materials of products and substrate surface in a high-tech industry such... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025803 | Methane recovery process A system and a process for recovering high concentrations of methane from crude natural gas and solid waste landfill exhaust gas uses a sequential combination of a pressure swing adsorber unit operation to remove volatile organic compounds from the crude feed gas mi... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7013673 | Hydrate-based desalination/purification using permeable support member Processes and apparatus are disclosed for separating and purifying aqueous solutions such as seawater by causing a substantially impermeable mat of gas hydrate to form on a porous restraint. Once the mat of gas hydrate has formed on the porous restraint, the portion... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008544 | Hydrate-based desalination/purification using permeable support member Processes and apparatus are disclosed for separating and purifying aqueous solutions such as seawater by causing a substantially impermeable mat of gas hydrate to form on a porous restraint. Once the mat of gas hydrate has formed on the porous restraint, the portion... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000409 | Use of flow through capacitor in the recovery and purification of water from exhaust gases of internal combustion engines A process for recovering potable water from the exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. In this process the exhaust gases are cooled causing water to condense out, and the water formed is passed through particulate filters, activated carbon filt... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6955704 | Mobile gas separator system and method for treating dirty gas at the well site of a stimulated well A method and mobile system for cleaning dirty gas from a newly stimulated gas well. The entire system is supported on a trailer or other mobile support so that it can be driven from well site to well site for short-term, post-stimulation use only. The system compris... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955705 | Method and system for compressing and dehydrating wet natural gas produced from low-pressure wells Method and system for compressing and dehydrating wet natural gas produced from a low-pressure well using a rotary screw compressor. A dehydrating agent is combined with wet natural gas within a rotary screw compressor. Operation of the rotary screw compressor cause... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6913636 | Low power nitrogen enriched air generation system An inerting system provides air with reduced oxygen content by flowing and directing air through an air separation module. Optimal working pressure for the air separation module is obtained with two compressors. A first compressor elevates air from the aircraft cabi... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6911064 | Method and apparatus for the preparation of clean gases A method and apparatus for preventing contamination of a substrate or a substrate surface, and particularly relates to prevention of contamination of raw materials, semi-finished products, base materials of products and substrate surface in a high-tech industry such... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6712885 | Siloxane removal system A method and apparatus for continuously removing siloxanes and H2O from a waste gas stream containing H2O and siloxanes includes cooling the waste gas stream in a primary heat exchanger to a temperature of greater than 2° F. to condense a port... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6648944 | Carbon dioxide removal process A process and apparatus for separating carbon dioxide from gas, especially natural gas, that also contains C3+ hydrocarbons. The invention uses two or three membrane separation steps, optionally in conjunction with cooling/condensation under pr... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6579341 | Nitrogen gas separation using organic-vapor-resistant membranes A process for separating nitrogen from a multicomponent gas mixture containing nitrogen and a hydrocarbon, such as natural gas or associated gas, using gas-separation membranes selective for nitrogen over the hydrocarbon. The membranes use a selective lay... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6562105 | Combined method of separating oxygen and generating power A combined method of separating oxygen and for generating power. Oxygen containing stream is compressed and oxygen is separated from the stream into permeate oxygen and an oxygen depleted retentate in an oxygen transport membrane unit. An anode side of th... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6485545 | Arrangement for removing water vapor from pressurized gases or gas mixtures In an arrangement for removing water vapor from pressurized gases or gas mixtures, particularly from air, a membrane separating apparatus is provided wherein the gas-vapor stream is separated into a vapor-enriched permeate stream and a vapor-depleted rete... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6428606 | Membrane gas separation process with compressor interstage recycle A process for treating a gas stream containing an organic component and a second gas. The process uses at least two compression stages, followed by membrane separation, with recirculation of the membrane permeate streams to different points in the compres... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6350371 | Refinery process including membrane separation An improved process and process train for catalytic reforming of hydrocarbons. In its most simple form, the invention includes four unit operations or steps: the reforming itself usually carried out in a series of reactors; one or more steps to separate t... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6254666 | Process and system for separation and recovery of perfluorocompound gases Processes and systems to recover at least one perfluorocompound gas from a gas mixture are provided. In one embodiment the inventive process comprises the steps of a) providing a gas mixture comprising at least one perfluorocompound gas and at least one c... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6164373 | Sample conditioning system for an off-gas monitor panel A sample conditioning apparatus that removes moisture from a saturated gaseous sample and that utilizes the removed moisture for evaporative cooling within the apparatus is described. The sample conditioning apparatus includes a heat exchanger, a condensa... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6159272 | Hydrogen recovery process A treatment process for a hydrogen-containing off-gas stream from a refinery, petrochemical plant or the like. The process includes three separation steps: condensation, membrane separation and hydrocarbon fraction separation. The membrane separation step... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5980609 | Hydrogen recovery process A treatment process for a hydrogen-containing off-gas stream from a refinery, petrochemical plant or the like. The process includes three separation steps: condensation, membrane separation and hydrocarbon fraction separation. The membrane separation step... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5964923 | Natural gas treatment train A process train for treating a gas stream containing methane, nitrogen, and at least one of water vapor, acid gas, C3+ hydrocarbons and aromatic hydrocarbons, the gas stream typically, but not necessarily, being natural gas. The treatment trai... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5964922 | Solid electrolyte ionic conductor with adjustable steam-to-oxygen production A process for producing a gas stream containing oxygen and steam to feed a coal gasifier or other downstream process by compressing and heating a feed gas stream, and separating the heated feed gas stream into an oxygen-depleted gas stream on a retentate ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5935298 | Solid electrolyte ionic conductor oxygen production with steam purge A process for producing a pressurized oxygen stream by compressing and heating a feed gas stream containing elemental oxygen, and separating the heated feed gas stream using an ion transport module into an oxygen-depleted gas stream on the retentate side ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5928408 | Air separation Air is separated in a double rectification column including a lower pressure rectification column. A first oxygen product containing less than 3.5% by volume of argon impurity is withdrawn through an outlet of the column which has a packed section below t... | 07/27/1999 |
