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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8057586 | Humidity control for product in a refrigerator The invention provides a produce preserving article comprising a mixture of humectant and silica gel sorbent. ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7959719 | Humidity control device A device for controlling relative humidity in an environment with a solidified humectant composition. The solidified humectant composition is made from a humectant salt, water, and a carrier. The solidified humectant may be formed into a tablet with the aid of a bin... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7857896 | Moisture absorbing product for use in containers A moisture absorbing product, particularly for use in containers or railcars, includes a desiccant container including a plurality of separate desiccant holding compartments, each containing a quantity of desiccant material, a support over which the desiccant materi... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7501011 | Humidity control device A device for controlling relative humidity in an environment with a solidified humectant composition. The solidified humectant composition is made from a humectant salt, water, and a carrier. The solidified humectant may be formed into a tablet with the aid of a bin... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7431900 | Hydrogen peroxide vapor system with replaceable desiccant cartridge A hydrogen peroxide vapor generation unit (10) receives hydrogen peroxide and water solution at an interface (20) and interconnects with an air dryer (14) by way of nipples (72, 92). In one embodiment, the dryer includes a clamping assemb... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7377958 | Apparatus and method for removing airborne moisture An apparatus is provided for removing airborne moisture from a designated area. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a bucket, a liquid absorption medium (such as ground corn cobs) placed in the bottom of the bucket to form a media bed, a tray placed over the a... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7350620 | Compact silencer There is disclosed a silencer for attenuating sound waves produced in a fluid that circulates through a fluid conveyer. The silencer comprises an expansion chamber that is in fluid communication with the fluid conveyer, and which carries sound waves there through; a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350349 | Method and device of a particle filter for an exhaust system, silencer including such a device, and a combustion engine driven vehicle Method and device for a particle filter for an exhaust system for a combustion engine, wherein the filter is regenerated by spontaneous combustion of particles accumulated in the filter. Exhaust gases from the combustion engine are led, during operation, past the fi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7323035 | Dehumidifying device A dehumidifying device for absorbing water vapour from ambient air comprising a container having an opening to permit water vapour to enter the container, the container having a water-absorbing agent disposed therein for absorbing water vapour, wherein a first porti... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311761 | Gas absorption device, method of manufacturing the same, and liquid container The present invention is a gas absorption device arranged in a liquid container storing a liquid fed to a liquid consumption apparatus. The device includes a decompressed container having an opening and a flexible film sealing the opening in the state that the decom... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306650 | Using liquid desiccant as a regenerable filter for capturing and deactivating contaminants A method, and systems for implementing such method, for purifying and conditioning air of weaponized contaminants. The method includes wetting a filter packing media with a salt-based liquid desiccant, such as water with a high concentration of lithium chloride. Air... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7294178 | Low loss hydrocarbon (HC) adsorber device for air induction system A hydrocarbon trapping device including an adsorbing element of a material configured to adsorb hydrocarbons from the air and a support connected to the adsorbing element is provided. The adsorbing element includes first and second opposing ends, and the support inc... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284386 | Self-contained trailer for diesel fuel heated dessicant reactivation Dessicants employed in dehumidifying moisturized air present within a water-damaged building are themselves dehumidified to liberate collected moisture through the use of ambient air drawn over and about a heat exchanger fired by diesel fuel, with the dessicants, th... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284387 | Diesel fuel heated dessicant reactivation with internal heat bypass Dessicants employed in dehumidifying moisturized air present within a water-damaged building are themselves dehumidified to liberate collected moisture through the use of ambient air drawn over and about a heat exchanger fired by diesel fuel, with portions of the ai... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284385 | Pre-dried air reactivation for diesel fuel heated dessicant reactivator Dessicants employed in dehumidifying moisturized air present within a water-damaged building are themselves dehumidified to liberate collected moisture through the use of ambient air drawn over and about a heat exchanger fired by diesel fuel, with a portion of the d... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284384 | 2-line residential use diesel fuel heated dessicant reactivator Dessicants employed in dehumidifying moisturized air present within a water-damaged building are themselves dehumidified to liberate collected moisture through the use of ambient air drawn over and about a heat exchanger fired by diesel fuel and powered by a pair of... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284383 | Wheel belt drive for diesel fuel heated dessicant reactivation Rotating wheel dessicants employed in dehumidifying moisturized air present within a water-damaged building are themselves dehumidified to liberate collected moisture through the use of ambient air drawn over and about a heat exchanger fired by diesel fuel, with the... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279022 | Spiraltrap: devices and methods for the trapping particulate matter in exhaust and of other pollutants Embodiments of the present invention include methods and devices for trapping particulate matter suspended in exhaust from, for example, automotive diesel engines. Particulates carried in exhaust are actually a colloidal suspension of finely divided particulates in ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276098 | Tangential in-line air filter A tangential air filter configuration is designed for applications where there is a potential for a pollutant to back flush out. The tangential in-line air filter reduces air resistance and prevents back flow, allowing the air to traverse through a forced air system... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7235124 | High temperature nanofilter, system and method A filter, system and method is provided for filtering nanoparticles in a hot gas, namely particles about 200° C. and further particularly >about 450° C. including diesel exhaust. The filter includes filter media material composed of fibro... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7188665 | Heat exchanger and heat exchanger ventilator A heat exchanger for realizing a high degree of humidity exchange efficiency at a low cost. The heat exchanger in which partition members respectively separated from each other by a spacing maintained by one of spacing members facilitate circulation of two different... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185678 | Orifice plate diffuser A noise reducing device for a pressurized fluid stream, i.e., a gas, includes a housing. An inlet end and an outlet end of the housing each have at least one orifice for passing a fluid therethrough. The inlet end orifice includes an inlet face and an outlet face an... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185780 | Container overcap with drying agent layer There is provided an overcap for a resealable container that includes a drying agent layer. The drying agent layer is included in a top portion of the overcap and is positioned below a top layer of the top portion such that the drying agent layer is exposed to the i... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7168417 | Low airflow loss hydrocarbon trap In one aspect of the present invention, a hydrocarbon trapping device is provided, including a conduit and an adsorbing element positioned within the conduit. The conduit includes a wall having a wall thickness and the adsorbing element has an adsorbing element thic... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165416 | Air conditioner Air conditioner including a case having air inlet and outlet passages therein perpendicular to each other, and a plurality of air inlet and outlets at ends of the air inlet and outlet passages, a regenerative heat exchanger at a cross point of the air inlet and outl... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162889 | Air conditioner Air conditioner including a case having air inlet and outlet passages therein perpendicular to each other, and a plurality of air inlet and outlets at ends of the air inlet and outlet passages, a regenerative heat exchanger at a cross point of the air inlet and outl... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7108052 | Low-cost method of forming a heat exchanger with an increased heat transfer efficiency The efficiency of a heat exchanger is significantly improved by forming walls in an air flow structure, which has first grooves formed in the top surface of the structure and second grooves formed in the bottom surface of the structure, that block off alternating en... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108139 | Plastic extruded center tube profile and method of manufacture A filter for a fluid system includes a housing having an interior cavity. A filter media is disposed in the housing and defines a central opening. A center tube is arranged within the central opening and includes a plurality of helical fins extending radially outwar... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101414 | Rotary bed sorption system including at least one recycled isolation loop, and methods of designing and operating such a system A method of reducing the sorbate concentration of a process fluid stream using a sorption bed system includes the following steps. A mass of a sorbent material is rotated so that, in a cycle of operation, a given volume of the sorbent mass sequentially passes throug... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7077187 | Apparatus for exchanging energy and/or mass A regenerative energy and/or mass exchange assembly has: an exchange media; a first flow path to pass a fluid stream through the exchange media; at least a second flow path to pass a further fluid stream through the exchange media; and at least one fluid stream dive... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7052532 | High temperature nanofilter, system and method A filter, system and method is provided for filtering nanoparticles in a hot gas, namely particles about 200° C. and further particularly >about 450° C. including diesel exhaust. The filter includes filter media material composed of fibro... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7014689 | Body for isolating a constituent contained in a gas mixture The invention relates to bodies for separating out a component contained in a gas mixture. The gas mixtures may, for example, be crude gases which contain hydrocarbons, such as natural gas, or exhaust gas. According to the object which is set, the bodies according t... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008464 | Dehydration of wet gas utilizing intimate contact with a recirculating deliquescent brine A system for removing moisture from a wet gas stream including a vessel having a contact area containing deliquescing salts that produces brine as water is absorbed, the brine flowing to a collection area in the bottom of the vessel. A venturi positioned in a wet ga... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003976 | Air conditioner Air conditioner including a case having air inlet and outlet passages therein perpendicular to each other, and a plurality of air inlet and outlets at ends of the air inlet and outlet passages, a regenerative heat exchanger at a cross point of the air inlet and outl... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994155 | Heat transfer A heat transfer assembly is disclosed which comprises at least one wall (1, 2, 3) which is adapted to separate a first fluid at a first temperature from a second fluid at a second temperature, and at least one fiber member (6, 7, 8, 9) or plurality of ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6977589 | Desiccant bag with enclosed EAS tag and security markings A desiccant bag for adsorbing moisture from a surrounding space in a packaged product includes on its inner surface an electronic article surveillance or EAS tag which enables detection of stolen products by theft or shoplifter detectors. The EAS tag is not visible ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6929682 | Sorbent capsule An adsorbent capsule including a core of pressed adsorbent material having a water-insoluble binder, and a water-vapor or permeable coating of water-based resin, namely, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose. ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6929678 | Purge and trap concentrator with improved drying A purge and trap concentrator and a method for drying a stream of sample gas in a gas analysis instrument. A dryer tube has an inlet that receives a stream of sample gas during a drying interval and receives a stream of dry gas during a regeneration interval. The dr... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923850 | Dehumidifying agent of coating film delaminating type A dehumidifying agent of coating film delamination type, characterized in that it comprises a package formed by using, at least partly, a sheet having a double layer structure, wherein a film unsusceptible to moisture permeation is arranged on the surface side and a... | 08/02/2005 |
