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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 |
| 7402199 | Adsorbing element An adsorbing element for adsorbing and releasing a gas includes a plurality of adsorbing sheets. Each adsorbing sheet includes gas-permeable sheets such as non-woven fabrics or filter papers, and an adsorbing material filled between the gas-permeable sheets. First a... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7318424 | Integrated vapor management and rollover valve for a fuel tank A fuel system comprising a fuel tank having an opening. A cap is removably coupled to the fuel tank and operable for sealingly closing the opening to prevent ingress and egress of air through the opening. An overfill chamber is in communication with the fuel tank, a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316731 | Adsorption of contaminants from gaseous stream and in situ regeneration of sorbent Contaminant is removed from a gaseous stream, especially an air stream bearing the contaminant, by adsorption on a sorbent which is a resiliently compressible, electrically conductive, activated carbon cloth material, leaving a gaseous stream liberated of the contam... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7264651 | Adsorption process and system using multilayer adsorbent beds containing regenerator section For PSA or TSA prepurifiers, the temperature rise on adsorption is particularly troublesome when the temperature rise reaches the end of the bed at the end of the adsorption step. This results in an increase in the CO2 and N2O concentration at ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7128775 | Radial bed flow distributor for radial pressure adsorber vessel The present invention is a pressure adsorber vessel that employs a radial adsorbent bed with a variable perforated flow distributor to provide an effective uniform fluid flow though the adsorbent bed. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7122073 | Low void adsorption systems and uses thereof A low void pressure swing adsorption system wherein flow movement and pressure pulse are influenced from the same source comprised of at least one hermetically sealed vessel containing an adsorbent bed with an inlet coupled to the adsorbent bed by way of an inlet he... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6966935 | Filter cleaner for wet/dry vacuum A filter cleaner for wet/dry vacuum is provided for effectively cleaning filter cartridges employed for use in a class of vacuum cleaners commonly referred to as “wet/dry vacs.” The filter cleaner apparatus includes a cylindrical catch tank supported by a base. ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6685758 | Material disposal system A material disposal system ideally suited for use in container filling operations and includes a cover member and a hopper having a lower door operable relative to the hopper by pneumatic or other actuating means for opening and closing the passage dispos... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6652629 | Filter apparatus Described is a filter apparatus (10) having an activated carbon molded body (12) with a honeycomb structure. The filter apparatus (10) has connection elements (16, 18) at the feed flow end and the discharge flow end. The activated carbon molded body (12) ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6605135 | Granular bed restraint system System for restraining the upward motion of granular material in a vessel containing a bed of the granular material through which a fluid flows in an upward direction. The system comprises flexible porous basket within the vessel in contact with the top o... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6551388 | Volume compensator assembly for vapor canister A volume compensator assembly for a vapor canister includes a partition adapted to be disposed in an interior chamber of the vapor canister and having a single opening extending therethrough. The volume compensator assembly also includes a grid pattern di... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6484413 | Cartridge for an air drier An air drier comprises a base member with means for supplying and carrying away air to and from the air drier, respectively, a cylindrical, dome-shaped container releasably attached to the base member, and in the container a replaceable cartridge for desi... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6422273 | Evacuation system filter A gaseous-material evacuation system includes a filter assembly (44) with a housing (56) containing filter material (58) with a downstream porous filter member (60) at a downstream side of the filter material. The filter assembly includes a valve (64) wit... | 07/23/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6139609 | Container of a drying system containing adsorption medium An advantageous configuration of an adsorption medium in a drying plant is described. At least one cartridge containing the adsorption medium for a gas to be dried is removably disposed in a container of the drying plant. A pressure prevails between the a... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6136075 | Automotive evaporative emissions canister adsorptive restraint system This invention relates to automotive evaporative emissions canisters. Such structures of this type employ a carbon-filled foam which adds adsorptive performance to the canister without having to enlarge the canister or having to change the carbon in the c... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6135431 | Scent cartridge A scent cartridge (1) with a substrate (3), wherein the latter consists of porous particles of silica gel, activated carbon and/or aluminum oxide, which are impregnated with scents or active ingredients. The substrate (3) is fixed in a small cylindrical g... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6113674 | Adsorption apparatus and methods An adsorption bed arrangement includes a plurality of adsorption elements, a housing, and a gasket member. Each of the adsorption elements has adsorption media contained within a respective element. Each of the adsorption elements are selectively openable... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6086659 | Radial flow adsorption vessel A radial flow adsorption vessel is disclosed together with a method for assembling such a vessel and a method for manufacturing containment screens having bidirectional flexibility for use in such a vessel. The radial flow adsorption vessel includes a sub... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5935277 | Reforming reactor, particularly for the water vapor reforming of methanol In a reforming reactor suitable particularly for the water vapor reforming of methanol in mobile applications such as vehicles, a reaction space is filled with a catalyst pellet fill and has a movable reaction space wall which exerts a position-fixing pre... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5897691 | Telescoping canister for containing filter material A compact canister assembly for containing a filter media. The assembly includes an outer metal container, an inner structure of filter media and an inner metal container for insertion into an open end of the outer metal container and over the inner struc... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5861050 | Thermally-managed fuel vapor recovery canister Described are preferred vapor recovery canisters which are useful in on-board vehicle fuel vapor recovery systems. The preferred canisters incorporate thermal management of solid adsorbent with phase change materials to improve both adsorptive and desorpt... | 01/19/1999 |
