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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435289 | Integrated air cleaner and vapor containment system An air cleaner for an engine that includes a fuel tank and an air-fuel mixing device. The air cleaner includes a housing that defines an internal filter space and a canister at least partially formed as part of the housing. The canister is substantially non-permeabl... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7416586 | Filter apparatus for extracting water vapors from a gas Filter apparatus for extracting water vapors from a gas includes a housing and a cartridge containing desiccant disposed in the housing. A spring biased follower in the cartridge exerts continuous compressive forces on the desiccant. ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7371270 | Odour absorbing filters An odor adsorbing or deodorizing filter which comprises a matrix or substrate impregnated with a mixture of particulate chemically modified activated carbon and particulate activated carbon, together with a binder. The filter may be incorporated into an ostomy colle... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361214 | Disposable cartridge for air/gas dryer A disposable dryer cartridge for an air/gas dryer apparatus for installation in an air/gas line delivering compressed air or gas to an air/gas-driven tool. The cartridge includes a flexible elongated casing having a drying composition therein. The casing has an air/... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7334847 | Single line remote purge air dryer An air supply system for a vehicle air braking system includes an air dryer and a reservoir assembly including a downstream section and a purge reservoir. The downstream section may be a supply or service reservoir or a multi circuit pressure protection valve. A pas... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332013 | Compressed air/gas-driven tool with integrated dryness indicator An air/gas-driven tool with an integrated air/gas dryness indicator. The tool includes a housing that defines a cavity. An air/gas dryness detector is disposed in the cavity. An air/gas flow passage is situated to provide a stream of compressed air/gas to the drynes... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331364 | Respirator filter canisters and method of filling same A gas mask filter canister of varying shapes is filled by orienting the a fill opening to face upwardly, introducing into the fill opening a particulate filter material, and vibrating the filter canister at a frequency and amplitude, and for a time until a predeterm... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326277 | Brake air drying using low pressure desiccant wheel The invention comprises a temperature swing adsorption system for providing dry air to an air brake system. More particularly, there is provided a desiccant wheel upstream of the air compressor to dry air prior to its compression. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320725 | Disposable cartridge air/gas dryer A disposable cartridge air/gas dryer apparatus for installation in an air/gas line delivering compressed air or gas to an air/gas-driven tool. The dryer includes a pressure vessel having first and second ends, an inlet port, and an outlet port. A disposable dryer ca... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7255094 | Fuel vapor recovery canister A vehicle fuel system includes a fuel vapor recovery canister containing a carbon bed configured to capture hydrocarbon material associated with fuel vapor discharged from the fuel tank into the canister. A purge vacuum is applied to the canister to draw fuel vapor ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7228850 | Fuel vapor recovery canister A vehicle fuel system includes a fuel vapor recovery canister containing a carbon bed configured to capture hydrocarbon material associated with fuel vapor discharged from the fuel tank into the canister. A purge vacuum is applied to the canister to draw fuel vapor ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7213595 | Multi-stage respirator filter with TIM filter option A filter canister assembly for a gas mask comprising a primary canister with a first filter medium adapted to remove aerosols, particulate materials and droplets from air and a second filter medium comprising an adsorbent filter medium adapted to remove toxic gases ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7172645 | Gas filtration and storage using activated carbon/graphite foam monoliths An apparatus for separating a first gas from a mixture of the first gas and at least one second gas comprises a housing having an inlet port and an outlet port and an adsorbent which is positioned in the housing. The adsorbent comprising a carbon based foam monolith... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160361 | Evaporative emission treatment device Disclosed herein an evaporative emission treatment device comprising: a housing; and an adsorption member disposed in the housing, the adsorption member comprising an adsorption component comprising an activated carbon textile made from a novoloid precursor. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7118614 | Air dryer An air dryer comprises a base member, a main cartridge and an intermediate cartridge. The air dryer is capable of drying and possibly filtering and/or cleaning air passing there through. The intermediate cartridge, capable of drying and possibly filtering and/or cle... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118716 | Hydrocarbon bleed emission scrubber with low restriction A hydrocarbon emissions scrubber for use in an evaporative emissions control system of a motor vehicle includes a scrubber element having an elongate body. The body defines a plurality of passageways for the flow of fluid therethrough. The plurality of passageways a... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118434 | Outboard drive for boats Outboard drive unit for boats, including an underwater housing (6), in which two propeller shafts (7, 8) are mounted and are driven via a first bevel gearing (19, 20, 21) enclosed in the underwater housing, and a second bevel gearing (13, 14,... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7100305 | Air dryer mounting assembly An improved system and method for mounting an air dryer is provided. The improved system and method employs a single centralized special fitting that secures the air dryer manifold to a reservoir. The bore in which the fitting is disposed is used to communicate air ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7070393 | Method for regulating a compressor installation with a dryer and compressor installation used therewith The invention relates to a method for regulating a compressor installation with at least one compressor element (6) driven by a motor and, in the pressure conduit (11) thereof, a dryer (2) of the type comprising a pressure vessel (24) wit... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7037359 | Grease containment system A device, system, and method for collecting grease on rooftop exhaust fans, comprising a gasket formed of sorbent material. The gasket is dimensioned for placement between an exhaust fan and a base for the exhaust fan. When placed between the exhaust fan and the bas... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7014690 | Expandable desiccant element An expandable desiccant element for removal of moisture from an air stream. Such expandable desiccant element includes at least one first expandable containment section capable of expanding a first predetermined amount, at least one second expandable containment sec... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008471 | Filter and canister having the same A canister is connected to a fuel tank to adsorb fuel vapor vaporized in the fuel tank and includes a canister housing and a canister main body, which is received in the canister housing and communicates with the fuel tank at one end. The canister housing includes a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7008470 | Canister A canister, for inhibiting a diffusion phenomenon in an adsorbent layer as much as possible and certainly adsorbing fed evaporated fuel to inhibit blow-by of the evaporated fuel into the atmosphere, is constituted by filling a first adsorbent layer of the canister w... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005000 | Air deodorization device having a detachable cartridge member The present invention relates to air deodorizing devices for removing malodor from the air. Such devices are useful for example for storing and preserving food in closed compartments such as refrigerators. The air deodorizing device of the present invention comprise... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7005001 | X-spring volume compensation for automotive carbon canister A fuel vapor storage canister is provided. The canister includes a vapor storage chamber of variable volume, a partition, vapor adsorbing material, and a volume compensator. The partition is movable within the canister and partially defines the vapor storage chamber... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6968713 | Desiccant cup with integral filter A desiccant container for use in an accumulator or a receiver/dryer of a vehicle includes at least one integral mesh screen for preventing small particles from passing therethrough. Preferably, the container includes two integral mesh screens, one forming an upper s... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6951581 | Spin-on desiccant cartridge with integral oil removal filter An air dryer assembly for removing moisture and oil from a compressed air system includes a desiccant material received in a shell for adsorbing moisture as compressed air passes therethrough. A coalescing element is disposed between an inlet and outlet for removing... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6942721 | Canister for motor vehicle Disclosed is a canister for a motor vehicle. A liquid trap provided to an upper surface of a canister body is formed to have a circular configuration. A plurality of intake pipe nozzles are connected at an angle to a guide pipe which is installed through a center po... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935318 | Evaporated fuel processing device An evaporated fuel processing device, in particular for an internal combustion engine of an automotive vehicle, comprises a tank port (14) and an atmospheric port (26); a first adsorbent chamber (16) between the tank port (14) and the atm... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918953 | Modular pressure swing adsorption process and apparatus A pressure swing adsorption (PSA) system including a first group of PSA modules having a plurality of first PSA modules, and a second group of PSA modules having a plurality of second PSA modules. The system includes a feed gas manifold, a product manifold, and a wa... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6863714 | Storage apparatus A storage apparatus has a container having an inlet, an outlet and a regeneration air opening. Active carbon is provided as the storage medium in the container. Furthermore, a monolith is disposed in the container. ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6793719 | Concentrating chamber in oxygen concentrating apparatus A concentrating chamber in an oxygen concentrating apparatus is provided, in which a process for adsorbing nitrogen to concentrate oxygen is performed in a single case. The concentrating chamber in an oxygen concentrating apparatus includes: a casing having upper an... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6786953 | Spin-on desiccant cartridge with integral oil removal filter An air dryer assembly for removing moisture and oil from a compressed air system includes a desiccant material received in a shell for adsorbing moisture as compressed air passes therethrough. A coalescing element is disposed between an inlet and outlet for removing... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6773491 | Activated carbon filter In an activated carbon filter for reducing vapor emissions from a fuel supply system including, in a filter housing, a first connecting section for communication with the atmosphere and a second connecting section for communication with the fuel supply system, an ac... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6533847 | Adsorption apparatus An adsorption bed arrangement includes a plurality of adsorption elements, a housing, and a gasket member. Each of the adsorption elements has a first adsorptive media and a second adsorptive media contained within a respective element. The first and seco... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6485546 | Filtering device and cartridges for fluids and gases The invention provides a solid filter body for a filter unit, including a sintered composition of adsorbing materials containing activated carbon having a particle size in the range of from 4 to 100 mesh, and a binder in the form of thermoplastic powder h... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6413290 | Filter cartridge with detection device A filtering device for treating substances passing therethrough includes a filter cartridge having a cylindrical inner wall surrounded by a cylindrical outer wall. The inner and outer walls are spaced to define an annular space between them. A filtering m... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6334889 | Bed restraint for an adsorber An axial flow adsorber apparatus includes a bed of adsorbent material, a barrier in the form of an open-cell material combined with a distribution screen or baffle, graded balls, and an inflatable bladder. The adsorbent bed is the active adsorbent require... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6309450 | Flow-through adsorbent unit assembly for receiver dryer An adsorbent unit assembly including a holder, an elongated member on the holder, an enlarged portion at the end of the elongated member, a cylindrical adsorbent unit having an opening therein for receiving the elongated member, and a grid mounted on the ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6299670 | Integrated heated getter purifier system The present invention provides a method and apparatus to purify various gases utilizing the superior performance a heated getter process in a smaller package than previous multiple stage, heated getter processes. The smaller package includes inner and out... | 10/09/2001 |
