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| 7370512 | Gas analyzer apparatus A gas analyzer apparatus including a support tube having a distal portion arranged in a flue and a gas sensor supported on the support tube. An air supply tube supplies cooling air into the support tube. A basal portion of the gas sensor is cooled by the cooling air... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7294180 | Gas generator assembly A gas generator assembly, which is especially suited to both transportable and on-board oxygen generators, with at least one adsorbent and a buffer tank to store product gas separated from a feed gas mixture. In order to make the assembly squat and compact, the buff... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7244294 | Air filter monitoring system A real-time monitoring system that monitors various aspects of the operation of a refrigerant-cycle system is described. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor that measures power provided to the refrigerant-cycle system and that gathers data from one or... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7179326 | Oxygen concentration apparatus An oxygen concentrating apparatus 10 for generating oxygen enriched gas by adsorbing and separating nitrogen gas from air, comprises; an oxygen concentrator 40 having an adsorption cylinder filled with adsorbent for adsorbing nitrogen gas, also having ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7135059 | Portable gas fractionalization system A portable gas fractionalization apparatus that provides oxygen rich air to patients is provided. The apparatus is compact, lightweight, and low-noise. The components are assembled in a housing that is divided into two compartments. One compartment is maintained at ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7033421 | Sorption cooling for handheld tools A device is disclosed for cooling motors that generate heat during operation. The device is more specifically directed to handheld power tools where long operation can lead to overheating of the handheld tool. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7022164 | Filters employing porous strongly acidic polymers A clean, high efficiency, low pressure drop, adsorptive filter material that is porous and includes an acidic functional group. The filter can include, for example, a non-woven filter composite has a porous sulfonated divinyl benzene styrene copolymer beads having s... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6984252 | Method of and apparatus for collecting dust, development apparatus, and image formation apparatus A dust collection apparatus includes a container and a suction pump that sucks dust and transports it into the container. A filter is provided on a side surface of the container. This filter passes air but prevents passage of the dust in the container. A pressure de... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6979361 | End of service life indicator for fluid filter An end of service life indicator (ESLI) device for a fluid filter is included on the filter and visually indicates when the life of the filter has expired. The ESLI indicates the depletion of the filter by changing the color density on a surface of the device to a c... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6949133 | Portable oxygen concentrator A compact and highly portable combination pressure swing adsorption apparatus and product gas conservation device for medical use, to produce efficiently a gas with a high concentration of oxygen and to deliver the oxygen concentrated gas to a user at selectable tim... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6924877 | Chemical filter arrangement for a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus Disclosed is a semiconductor exposure apparatus which includes a chamber for accommodating therein a main unit of the exposure apparatus, a gas controlling unit for controlling a gas in the chamber, a chemical filter for attracting a chemical substance in a controll... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6827760 | Method and system for providing a desired atmosphere within an enclosure A system and method for passive hypoxic training provides a person with a low oxygen (hypoxic) environment. Oxygen sensors automatically monitor and control oxygen levels to maintain the altitude desired. CO2 levels are monitored and CO2 is eli... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6764534 | Portable oxygen concentrator A compact and highly portable combination pressure swing adsorption apparatus and product gas conservation device for medical use, to produce efficiently a gas with a high concentration of oxygen and to deliver the oxygen concentrated gas to a user at selectable tim... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6680028 | Portable air purifier apparatus and system A portable air purifier system and apparatus which includes a multi-element filter pack that is replaceable as a single unit, thus facilitating health safety of maintenance personnel. By serially disposing filter elements in order of descending sizes of p... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6565624 | Altitude simulation method and system A system and method for passive hypoxic training provides a person with a low oxygen (hypoxic) environment. Oxygen sensors automatically monitor and control oxygen levels to maintain the altitude desired. CO2 levels are monitored and CO2 | 05/20/2003 |
| 6478849 | Vapor recovery system for fuel storage tank A vapor recovery system for a fuel storage tank. The system includes a pair of VOC adsorbent canisters that alternately recover VOC vapors from the fuel tank ullage or are regenerated. Regeneration of the VOC adsorbent canisters is provided by exhausting ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6387156 | Filtration system for collecting and filtering particles and fumes from ablative imaging plates A filtration system, includes a filtration unit and processor. The filtration unit operates to filter ablative particles generated by thermal imaging of media and transmits a signal corresponding to a parameter, such as a pressure or pressure differential... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6383267 | Exhaust gas cleaning system for an engine An exhaust gas cleaning system for an engine capable of judging the amount of trapped NOx and the oxygen storage capacity of an NOx trap agent and which can diagnose the deterioration of the NOx trap agent. The NOx | 05/07/2002 |
| 6315814 | Gas separation plant and use of such a plant for producing a gas A gas separation plant includes, downstream of the line for feeding the gas separation module with a compressed gas mixture, a liquid particle separation device which includes a liquid detector, for example, of the optronic type, delivering an output sign... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6273935 | Apparatus and method for trapping a toxic gas An apparatus and a method for trapping a toxic gas contained in an exhaust gas from a process chamber are disclosed. In the apparatus, two toxic gas traps are provided which are connected in series with a toxic gas sensor provided thereinbetween and in fl... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6200365 | Device and method for continuously fractionating a gas by adsorption and in-service testing device A device for continuously fractionating a gas by adsorption, an in-service testing device in a processor-controlled adsorption drier system and a method for testing the operating capability of an adsorption drier system under the control of a processor, i... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6168645 | Safety system for gas purifier A gas purification system includes a gas purification unit and one or more safety devices. The gas purification unit includes an enclosure containing a purification material that exhibits an exothermic reaction when exposed to certain gas contaminants. Th... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6110261 | Chamber with drier A chamber with drier comprises a clean chamber communicating with the outside environment through an orifice equipped with a detachable antechamber filled with desiccant granulates. The chamber comprises, between the orifice of the clean chamber and the d... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6042634 | Moisture extractor system for gas sampling A gas sampling apparatus includes a probe tube having a tip positionable in a stream of products of combustion and a sample dryer tube connected in fluid communication with an end of the probe tube opposite the tip. The sample dryer tube is received in a ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5893944 | Portable PSA oxygen generator A portable PSA oxygen generator that includes first and second filters for filtering inside air; a fan motor for passing through the air; a third filter for filtering the air intaken through the fan motor; a compressor assembly for compressing the air sup... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5882384 | Gas source and dispensing system with in situ monitoring of pressure and temperature A fluid storage and dispensing system including a fluid storage and dispensing vessel containing a physical adsorbent material having sorptive affinity for the fluid to be stored in the vessel and subsequently dispensed from the vessel through a valve hea... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5861053 | Solid material collector with detector An environmental air is sucked by the pump with control unit, and organic solvent contained in the environmental air is collected by the absorbent. Organic solvent having passed through the absorbent is detected by the semiconductor gas sensor. If passage... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5858063 | Oxygen concentrator with beds' duty cycle control and self-test A method of controlling an oxygen concentrator having a first sieve bed operated over successive control periods according to a duty cycle for alternately pressurizing and flushing the first sieve bed and a second sieve bed operated over the successive co... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5685895 | Air cleaning apparatus used for an exposure apparatus A chemical filter for removing a chemical impurity is arranged at an air inlet, and a gas sensor for adsorbing the chemical impurity is arranged upstream of the chemical filter. The service life of the chemical filter is determined on the basis of the res... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5496388 | System for compressing air and extracting nitrogen from compressed air A system for extracting nitrogen from air to produce a flow of nitrogen includes a compressor for compressing air and an air separator connected to the compressor for producing nitrogen from the compressed air. The compressor is provided with a reducing d... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5429663 | Removal in aircraft of components from fluid mixtures The removal of components from fluid mixtures in aircraft utilizes an adsorbent bed which is regenerated by passing dry ambient air through the adsorbent bed when the aircraft reaches a height at which such dry ambient air is available. An example of mixt... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5350442 | Gas handling system and adsorbent dryer regeneration apparatus A mobile regeneration apparatus is provided for regenerating dryers. The regeneration apparatus may be used to regenerate single tower desiccant dryers located at natural gas vehicle refueling stations. For optimum performance, each dryer may be located u... | 09/27/1994 |
| 4770678 | Contaminant removal from fluids Apparatus to remove moisture from a natural gas stream includes: (a) a conduit for a stream of fluid, the stream containing impurities, such as H2 O and H2 S, (b) and a filter assembly in communication with the conduit for passing the str... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4718020 | Fault recovery procedure for heat-reactivated dryer A method of operating a microcomputer for controlling a heat-reactivated dual-chamber gas adsorber ensures safe and reliable operation of the adsorber by recovering from disruption of the microcomputer execution sequence and sensing failure of the power c... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4685938 | Apparatus and method for the determination of sorption bed characteristics A system for the sorption treatment of fluids comprises a sorption vessel having an exterior wall, a fluid feed entrance, a fluid product exit, and an internally-disposed sorbent material bed. The system further includes an element for determining a therm... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4627860 | Oxygen concentrator and test apparatus An improved oxygen concentrator assembly includes a microprocessor and cooperating means for monitoring or sensing functions and performance of various components of the concentrator. A test apparatus having means for selecting any of the functions monito... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4546442 | Microcomputer control system for desiccant dryer A microcomputer-based programmable control system for desiccant air dryers monitors the level of moisture saturation of the desiccant beds and adjusts the regeneration cycle accordingly to optimize energy efficiency. The moisture sensors have capacitance ... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545790 | Oxygen concentrator An oxygen concentrator is disclosed which utilizes two molecular sieves to adsorb nitrogen out of compressed atmospheric air flowing therethrough so as to discharge oxygen enriched air for breathing purposes. Two such molecular sieves are used, one of whi... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4468236 | Apparatus and method for monitoring the service life of adsorption cartridges used for desiccating and/or cleansing moist pressurized air An apparatus for monitoring the service life of adsorption cartridges used for desiccating moist pressurized air or for purifying pressurized air by removing harmful substances therefrom. The apparatus includes a timepiece for counting the operating hours... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4378982 | Compact oxygen concentrator A machine for concentrating the oxygen in air, especially for medical purposes utilizing a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) technique. The machine includes a combination of features to provide an extremely light weight reliable and compact device, which op... | 04/05/1983 |
