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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7326282 | Control device for fluid separators in dental aspiration plants The control device for a separator includes: a drainage pump powered by a first electric motor and an aspiration pump powered by a second electric motor. It further includes: sensor elements of known type for detecting operating parameters of the separator, such as ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7122075 | Device for reducing the gas and water contamination of transformer oil filling The device for reducing the gas and water contamination of transformer oil filling includes a main tank and a conservator provided with a sludge discharge fitting, being joined by an upper connecting pipe having an upper Buchholz relay and a discharge fitting. A low... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6910339 | Method and system for extracting and disposing of water vapor contained in the air of a space vehicle A system for extracting including a cooled condenser apparatus in contact with the volume of pressurized air being dehumidified, the condensed water being transferred into collection areas by means of capillary attraction; an evaporation chamber in thermal contact w... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6551379 | Apparatus for use with a natural gas dehydrator Apparatus for use with a natural gas dehydrator wherein a portion of the wet glycol in an emissions separator is pumped under pressure as circulating wet glycol which may be used as a coolant for effluent removed from a reboiler and/or a power source for ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6402820 | Fluidic level control systems A system for separating a liquid and a gas including a separation vessel (30) with an inlet (28) for a gas/liquid mixture. Outlets (40, 42) for the fluids are disposed at different heights in the vessel. The outlets are controlled by turn-up vortex amplif... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6395064 | System and method for purifying and distributing chemical gases Provided is a novel system for vaporizing and purifying a gas to produce ultrapure chemical gases employed at a semiconductor processing facility. The system includes a liquified gas source, a vaporization purification bed, and a buffer tank. The liquefie... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6364933 | Apparatus for use with a natural gas dehydrator Apparatus for use with a natural gas dehydrator wherein a portion of the wet glycol in an emissions separator is pumped under pressure as circulating wet glycol which may be used as a coolant for effluent removed from a reboiler and/or a power source for ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 5843212 | Fuel tank ullage pressure reduction An apparatus reduces the pressure in a fuel tank ullage including a first conduit for connection to the fuel tank ullage, a vapor extractor, a pressure sensor to detect the pressure in the fuel tank ullage, a separation module having an inlet connected to... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5788835 | Water purifier having degassor and membrane distillation elements A water purifier which works in accordance with the membrane distillation principle includes a degassor for degassing incoming crude water prior to commencing the membrane distillation precess; a membrane for the membrane distillation of degassed water; a... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5728200 | Compact deaerator unit and feedwater system A compact deaerator unit used in combination with a boiler feedwater receiver to eliminate corrosion in the feedwater receiver and in other components of a boiler system. The deaerator unit is mounted external to the feedwater receiver for receiving makeu... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5571310 | Volatile organic chemical tank ullage pressure reduction An apparatus reduces the pressure in a volatile chemical tank ullage including a first conduit for connection to the volatile chemical tank ullage, a vapor extractor, a pressure sensor to detect the pressure in the volatile chemical tank ullage, a separat... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5405435 | Deaerator unit with gravity circulation An economical deaerator unit for use in boiler feedwater systems for eliminating non-condensible gases, the unit having a containment vessel with a divided internal chamber with an upper scrubbing section and a lower heating and deaerating section with ga... | 04/11/1995 |
| 4756724 | Extracting radon gases from a domestic water supply A water supply system for a building provides extraction of radon from the water using a hot water tank which is supplied with cold inlet water via a float valve with the tank closed apart from hot water outlet and a vent to the atmosphere of sufficient s... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4698076 | Atmospheric deaerator unit An atmospheric deaerator unit for use in combination with a deaerator receiver in a boiler feedwater system the deaerator unit being constructed with a container having a steam inlet, a makeup and circulating water inlet and a vapor passage interconnectio... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4579565 | Methods and apparatus for separating gases and liquids from natural gas wellhead effluent An apparatus and method for improving the volumetric yield of wellhead gas and the hydrocarbon composition of the liquid condensate from a natural gas well by the use of multiple stages of gas-liquid separation and gas compression including the use of hea... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4512783 | Gas extractor A gas extractor for processing crude oil to provide the energy to power an internal combustion engine driving a conventional oil pumping unit. the extractor comprises a vertical tank, an extractor chamber, an exhaust gas pipe passing through the tank with... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4511374 | Gas temperature control system for natural gas separator A gas treater having a control system for maintaining an optimum operating temperature in a separator gas section while simultaneously maintaining a much higher temperature in a heating unit bath which is used to preheat well effluent entering the separat... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4412851 | Cryogenic apparatus suitable for operations in zero gravity The invention relates to cryogenic apparatus of the open cycle kind comprising a reservoir 1 for storing cryogenic fluid in liquid-vapor phase equilibrium and a phase separator 2 presenting an inlet 3 communicating with the inside of the reservoir and an ... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4342572 | Thermal circulation gas treater A well effluent stream passes into a high pressure separator tank where liquids separate from gas. A very small amount of gas from the well effluent is fed through a thermostat to a glycol seal pot to control a closed glycol heating system for the high pr... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4201555 | Method and apparatus for degasification of liquid by induced vortexing A liquid degasification apparatus having a vortex chamber of conical configuration with fixed internal grooves arranged in a spiral pattern along with means of controlling the amount of entering liquid, the pressure within said vortex chamber, and the amo... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4198214 | Method and apparatus for heating a separator An oil and gas separator having an internal heating coil for solution from a heater, and a thermostat controlled three way valve for either injecting supply gas into the solution from the heater, and or vent gas from the coil to the heater's burner depend... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4089662 | Oil treatment system An oil treatment system for reclaiming used oil including apparatus for feeding the oil first through a filter for removing solid contaminants therefrom then through a vaporizer unit wherein it is heated under a vacuum while in a flowing film form to remo... | 05/16/1978 |
