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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6950029 | Airflow blockage detection apparatus for a permanent split-capacitor single-phase fan motor An airflow blockage detection apparatus for a permanent split-capacitor single-phase cooling fan motor measures and compares electrical currents in main and auxiliary windings of the motor to detect airflow blockage. Main and auxiliary current sensors detect AC curr... | 09/27/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6899749 | Apparatus for moisture absorption A moisture absorption apparatus comprises a desiccant container with a side wall and optionally a bottom and a desiccant solution container with a side wall and a bottom. The desiccant container receives particulate desiccant which forms a desiccant solution on cont... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6833022 | Method and device for filtering contaminated air A method and a device for filtering polluted air, in which the air is successively subjected to the processes of extracting grease/fat and water, drying air still containing residual humidity, and adsorbing smells/odors. The filter device includes, in a direction of... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6572687 | Gas dryer A gas dryer particularly useful for natural gas transmission lines has a sump vessel including a splash plate for intercepting incoming gas, a lower region for collecting water removed from the gas, at least one tower or other vessel for holding desiccant... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6471739 | Dehumidifier housing Dehumidifier housing including a lower housing having a barrier part fitted vertically between a compressor and a water tank inside of a cabinet, a drain part formed in a horizontal direction above the barrier part for collecting condensate dehumidified a... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6423122 | Absorption device and corresponding exchangeable packaging A device is disclosed for absorbing moisture from the air. The device is made of flexible packaging material attached to a support. The packaging is filled with an absorption material. The support may have parts for holding the same in a rigid standard si... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6344072 | Moisture-absorbing device A moisture-absorbing device comprises a plastic tube (1), which is made of flexible plastic sheet and which in its longitudinal direction is divided into an upper chamber containing a moisture-absorbing agent (16) and a liquid-collecting lower chamber com... | 02/05/2002 |
| 5676739 | Moisture-absorbing device A moisture absorbing device includes a tube which is made of board coated with plastic and which in its longitudinal direction is divided into an upper chamber containing a moisture-absorbing agent and a lower chamber containing a liquid-collecting member... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5565139 | Gel-based vapor extractor and methods A vapor extraction apparatus includes a gel sorbent capable of absorbing vapor directly into the liquid state and capable of disgorging the absorbed liquid in a phase-transition. The apparatus includes a housing adapted for movement from a first position,... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5534186 | Gel-based vapor extractor and methods A vapor extraction apparatus includes a gel sorbent capable of absorbing vapor directly into the liquid state and capable of disgorging the absorbed liquid in a phase-transition. The apparatus includes a housing adapted for movement from a first position,... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5478379 | Air purification conversion cartridge for dehumidifier A method of converting a dehumidifier (10) having a base portion (16), a center portion (18), an upper portion (20), a desiccant container (62), and receptacle container (36), to an air purifier (12). The method includes removal of the desiccant container... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5215561 | Moisture collection apparatus An improved moisture collecting apparatus (10) including a mass of absorbent crystals (50) contained within a screened receptacle unit (13) suspended above a lower housing member (20) which forms a liquid reservoir (100); wherein, a vapor barrier unit (12... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5148613 | Closet drier A closet drier including a container having an upper portion and a lower portion divided by a normally stretched elastic diaphragm having perforations therein and retaining deliquescent material in the upper portion of the container, a membrane at the top... | 09/22/1992 |
| 4927436 | Room dehumidifier A completely self-contained room dehumidifier having a water collector 1 that has an open top within which an abutment frame 2 for a water absorbent filler 3, consisting of hygroscopic material, particularly calcium chloride granulate, is suspended. The a... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4689057 | Chemical drum dehumidifying breather A drum dehumidifying breather for a liquid chemical container including a desiccant cannister having a top wall, a cylindrical transparent side wall, and a removable bottom wall; the cannister containing a desiccant material; the cylindrical side wall having a... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4394144 | Dehumidifying container A dehumidifying container comprises an inner container having an opening at its upper end, and a bottom portion. The inner container is filled with a dehumidifying agent and has a discharge pipe provided upright at the center of its bottom portion. The di... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4370152 | Gas dryer cartridge A gas dryer cartridge for removing the moisture from a sample gas stream prior to the application thereof to a metabolic measuring instrument. A dryer housing having an inlet and an outlet is partitioned into a first, gas drying chamber containing a desic... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4319679 | Storage device for bodies, which shall be exposed to the environment such as bodies for the absorption of humidity Storage device for bodies, which shall be exposed to the environment, such as bodies for the absorption of humidity. The device comprises a perforated support, arranged to carry the body and a container which is arranged to support said support and to for... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4079675 | Controlled solution releasing device An article for use as a solution releasing control device in a fluid conting medium, such as air containing water vapor, is provided including an inner material composed of solid substance capable of sorbing this fluid and also capable of dissolving in t... | 03/21/1978 |
