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| 8147587 | Enhanced mercury capture from coal-fired power plants in the filtration baghouse using flue gas temperature as process control knob A system and associated method for improved mercury removal from a flow containing combustion exhaust. The system includes a filtration arrangement through which the flow proceeds to remove material, including mercury, from the flow. The system includes a sensor arr... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8128728 | Gas homogenization system A system and process for gas homogenization is disclosed. This has application in the areas of generation of gas and its conversion to electricity in downstream applications. The homogenization system minimizes variance in the gas characteristics (composition, flow,... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8025713 | Adjustable gas-liquid centrifugal separator and separating method An adjustable type guide vortex gas-liquid separating apparatus is provided, it comprises a case, a vortex flow guide spiral pipe, a mist eliminator, an adjusting valve and a γ ray phase volume fraction meter. Its separating method is to make the oil-gas-water mult... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8016914 | Adsorption control method and controller The present invention provides a method and a control system for controlling an adsorbent bed unit in which an adsorbent bed concentration of an impurity within an adsorbent bed of the adsorbent bed unit is measured. The adsorbent bed concentration is controlled by ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012239 | Method and apparatus for detecting leaks in bashouse bags Methods and systems for detecting the presence of a leak in a baghouse bag installed in a baghouse system having at least one compartment. The methods include using a system to acquire electrical signals corresponding to the opacity of gas flow through an outlet of ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7981193 | Method of controlling a gas separating apparatus A method of controlling an apparatus for separating product gas and non product gas from an air supply, the concentration of the product gas produced by the apparatus being variable depending on a control signal from a controller and the efficiency of the apparatus ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7972414 | Method and system of operating a trans-fill device A method and system of operating a trans-fill device. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising generating an enriched gas stream from atmospheric air, and operating an intensifier which, when provided the enriched gas stream, produces a c... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7967892 | In-line deaerating system for aquatic species control A water deaerating system and method are provided. The first end of an open-ended conduit is placed beneath the surface of a body of oxygen-rich water. The conduit extends into a housing and where the second end of the conduit resides at a location in the housing th... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7947111 | Methods and materials for the reduction and control of moisture and oxygen in OLED devices Novel uses and methods of use for inorganic and macroreticulate polymer bonding to metals to control moisture and oxygen in OLED, and other like devices, are provided. Materials having color change capacity are also provided for the removal of moisture from an OLED,... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7931733 | Method of producing hypoxic environments in occupied compartments with simultaneous removal of excessive carbon dioxide and humidity A method and a system for providing a hypoxic environment inside an enclosed compartment with simultaneous removal of carbon dioxide and moisture produced by occupants; said method and system designed for fire prevention and for simulated altitude training, wellness... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7875100 | Service life indicator for chemical filters A method is provided for indicating the useful service life of a gas filtration and purification system comprising steps of embedding two or more mass-responsive electronic sensors (e.g., surface acoustic wave devices) in a sorbent bed of a filtration cartridge, whe... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7749303 | Service life indicator for chemical filters A method is provided for indicating the useful service life of a gas filtration and purification system comprising steps of embedding two or more mass-responsive electronic sensors (e.g., surface acoustic wave devices) in a sorbent bed of a filtration cartridge, whe... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7727305 | Method and system for atmosphere recycling A system for recycling vented atmosphere gas discharged from a heat treatment chamber utilizing a protective atmosphere gas therein. The system includes an atmosphere recycling apparatus configured to receive the vented atmosphere gas. The atmosphere recycling appar... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7722698 | Method of determining the purity of oxygen present in an oxygen-enriched gas produced from an oxygen delivery system A method of determining the purity of oxygen present in an oxygen-enriched gas produced from an oxygen delivery system is disclosed. The oxygen delivery system includes at least one sieve bed having a nitrogen-adsorbing material disposed therein and configured to ad... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7704299 | Methods of hydrogen sulfide treatment The present invention provides a method of treating a process fluid that includes assembling a modular system, flowing the process fluid through the modular system, the flowing the process fluid through the modular system including degassing the process fluid, neutr... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7611564 | Recovery of n-propyl bromide emissions A process for recovery of n-propyl bromide solvent includes mixing a solvent laden vapor stream with an additive and reclaiming the solvent using a carbon adsorption system. A carbon adsorption system and an additive dispensing system form a system for the recovery ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7459008 | Method and system of operating a trans-fill device A method and system of operating a trans-fill device. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising generating an enriched gas stream from atmospheric air, and operating an intensifier which, when provided the enriched gas stream, produces a c... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7410524 | Regenerable purification system for removal of siloxanes and volatile organic carbons A process to purify biogases (i.e., landfill gas and municipal digester gas), to enable such biogases to be utilized to generate electricity and heat. Biogases from these sources generally include small amounts of organosilicons (which are particularly harmful to po... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7402192 | Method and device for continuously treating waste water of industrial origin by water vapour stripping The invention concerns a method characterised in that it consists in: determining online at least an ultraviolet spectrum portion of at least one of the compounds present in one or the other of the waste water feeding circuits (7, 13) or of the column (8 | 07/22/2008 |
| 7393381 | Removing siloxanes from a gas stream using a mineral based adsorption media A plurality of different layers of filter media are used to remove siloxanes from a gas stream. Based on an analysis of the specific gas stream to be filtered, a filter media having an average pore size enabling the preferential removal of a specific class of contam... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393380 | Method of guaranteeing at least one characteristic of a fluid used for producing food products A method for guaranteeing at least one characteristic of a fluid used for producing food products. This method utilizes a system for piping and delivering the fluid, combined with means for producing the products, in order to use the fluid for producing the products... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7364912 | Controlling the flow of hydrogen and ammonia from a hydrogen generator during a breakthrough with hydrated copper (II) chloride trap Gas flow is controlled to a feed gas consuming device depending on whether a contaminant gas is present. In one embodiment, hydrogen gas flow from a hydrogen gas generator to a hydrogen consuming device, such as a fuel cell, gas chromatograph or a flame ionization d... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357044 | Sample collection device and method of using said device A sample collection device for use with a chemical analyzer, the device comprising a sample collecting assembly having at least one sampling medium and a sample desorbing assembly arranged to receive the sampling medium therein, the sample collecting assembly and sa... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354473 | NBC-building protection system and method A combined building air-conditioning unit and NBC protection system, containing an enclosed space housing a building air-conditioning unit and further including a plurality of chambers, a first chamber having an ambient air inlet port, one prefilter and a blower for... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351312 | Apparatus for obtaining sample and process therefor A vessel is provided for collecting a process stream and fractionating the process stream into a liquid and gas phase in the vessel. Cooling may be provided by an internal bath and/or an external bath. The liquid phase retained in the vessel and the gas phase collec... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7332017 | Method and apparatus for separation of moisture from fluids Apparatus and methods useful for removal or reduction of moisture from fluids are described. In one embodiment the apparatus comprises a moisture separation unit comprising a thermally regenerable moisture adsorption material having feed and waste sides, and means f... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329308 | Air handling and chemical filtration system and method The present invention relates to systems and methods for controlling humidity and temperature in gases or air streams used in semiconductor processing systems. These systems and methods can be used in combination with systems and methods for contaminant detection an... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323036 | Maximizing regulatory credits in controlling air pollution A controller directs the operation of an air pollution control (APC) system having one or more controllable operating parameters and a defined operating limit representing a regulatory limit on an allowed amount of pollutant to be emitted by the APC system. An inter... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318857 | Dual flow wet electrostatic precipitator An apparatus for removing particulate matter from a gas stream containing particular matter, the apparatus comprising: a mist-producing element that mixes a gas stream entering the apparatus with liquid droplets; a down-flow Wet Electrostatic Precipitator (WESP) sec... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7300494 | On-board inert gas generation system with compressor surge protection A valve assembly includes a nitrogen enriched airflow control valve, a first stage surge control valve and a second stage surge control valve respectively arranged in a passage downstream of an air separation module, and in first and second surge control passages. T... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294170 | Apparatus for compressing and storing oxygen enriched gas An apparatus and process for supplying low pressure oxygen-enriched gas to a patient and at a moderate pressure to a radial compressor, whereupon it is compressed and fed to a high pressure storage tank. The oxygen-enriched gas is prioritized so that it is continuou... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284409 | Thermal modulation for gas chromatography A thermal modulator device for gas chromatography and associated methods. The thermal modulator device includes a cooling member, an electrically conductive capillary in direct thermal contact with the cooling member, and a power supply electrically coupled to the c... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276104 | Installation for producing products using a fluid An apparatus and method for producing products using a fluid, which enables one to control the quality of the fluid from the point of production to the point of use, monitored on a microbiological, physical, and chemical basis. At least one sensor for the acquisitio... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273507 | On-board inert gas generation system An on-board inert gas generation system provides first and second compressors in fluid communication with one another. The second compressor includes an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is in fluid communication with the first compressor. The second compressor is the ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273560 | Apparatus for condensing and recycling stripper An apparatus for recycling the stripper solutions with higher recycling rate is disclosed. The apparatus includes a stripper condenser; a first buffer tank; a second buffer tank connecting to said stripper condenser by a first pipe and connecting to said first buffe... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273514 | Apparatus and method for filtering particulate and NOx emissions An apparatus and method for filtering particulate from an internal combustion engine by use of monolithic particulate trap systems having porous walls (2c, 24c). The porous walls (2c, 24c) filter the particulat... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264648 | Removing siloxanes from a gas using a segmented filtration system customized to the gas composition A plurality of different layers of filter media are used to remove siloxanes from a gas stream. Based on an analysis of the specific gas stream to be filtered, a filter media having an average pore size enabling the preferential removal of a specific class of contam... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264647 | Device for enriching air with oxygen in an aircraft, and a method for operating the device A device for enriching air with oxygen in an aircraft, and a method for operating the device provides product gas enrichment with oxygen with minimum requirements. An oxygen measurement apparatus analyzing the product gas flow as well as a throughput sensor are prov... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255104 | Breathing gas supply system A breathing gas supply system for supplying breathable gas in an aircraft includes an oxygen enriching apparatus which is operable in at least two modes to provide product gas with varying oxygen concentrations. A first feed line feeds more highly enriched product g... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252700 | Mobile gas separator system and method for treating dirty gas at the well site of a stimulated gas 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... | 08/07/2007 |
