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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7540905 | Deaerating and degassing system for power plant condensers A deaerating and degassing system for a power plant condenser, comprising a condensate collector and optionally an air cooler, whereby the deaerating and degassing system includes a suction aggregate and a suction line for a steam-inert gas mixture and the suction l... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7331354 | Cleaning of tray columns which have been used for rectificatively treating liquids comprising (meth)acrylic acid and/or esters thereof In process for cleaning tray columns which are used for the purposes of rectifiying liquids comprising (meth)acrylic compounds, a basic liquid is conveyed downward through the tray column and a gas is passed through the column in countercurrent to the basic liquid a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7310992 | Device for continuous real-time monitoring of ambient air The present invention provides a device for continuous real-time monitoring of ambient air. The device includes a receptacle, a liquid supply, and a pressure balancing system. The receptacle includes a gas inlet slit located such that the gas inlet slit is covered b... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7156895 | Air cleaning system A system for cleaning air wherein the air to be cleaned is bubbled up through an aqueous phase and an organic phase. The air is bubbled upwardly through the liquid to take advantage of the weight of the liquid to compress the gas, thereby increasing the solubility o... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7044999 | Oil separator for a welder An oil separator usable with a welder and air compressor combination unit. The oil separator includes a cylindrical housing having an inlet that receives the stream of compressed air containing oil from the air compressor. Within the oil separator, there is a deflec... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6953499 | Equipment for physical refining and deodorization of edible oils and fats Equipment for use in the physical refining and deodorization of edible oils and fats, including a shell containing a number of superimposed trays for degassing, heating, cooling and deodorization purposes. The equipment also includes a scrubber that is located at th... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6930488 | Method and apparatus for accelerated SER testing of circuitry One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates accelerated Soft-Error Rate (SER) testing of circuitry. The system starts by collecting a radioactive gas from the atmosphere and concentrating the radioactive gas in a testing chamber. Once ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6376732 | Wetted wall vapor/liquid separator A centrifugal vapor/liquid separator separates the vapor and liquid in a flash of hydrocarbon and steam mixture, such that only the vapor stream is fed and processed further downstream. The design of the separator ensures that all partially wetted surface... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6372024 | System and method for removing contaminating gases from water The system removes contaminating gases, such as radon, from water using a bubbling action. Contaminated water is sprayed together with air through a duct to a bottom region of a bubbling container. The water and air move generally in the same direction th... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6315893 | Gas/liquid mixer with degasifier A polluted water purification apparatus includes a pump 2 and nozzles 4 for delivering polluted water from a polluted water region to a pressure tank T; a gas supplying device 9, 10 for supplying a gas, e.g. oxygen, to the pressure tank; a water level con... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6291232 | Anaerobic digestion system and process Anaerobic digestion system and process in which the raw digester gas containing methane and other gaseous components is cooled at atmospheric pressure in the presence of a liquid to a temperature at which the other gaseous components have a substantially ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6251344 | Air quality chamber: relative humidity and contamination controlled systems The present invention provides a means and a device to control relative humidity and airborne contaminants within a defined environment. The devices and methods of the present invention enable a user to regulate the relative humidity of a defined environm... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6196526 | Mechanical wet air generator A mechanical wet air generator which is constructed by an inner container, an outer container, a fluid level controller and a multiplicity of Rashing rings filled in the inner container is provided. In the wet air generator, the inner container is formed ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6171368 | Gas extraction from closed containers Apparatus and an associated method of operation are disclosed for removal of gaseous contaminants, particularly oxygen, from closed containers. The apparatus is economical, simple to install and operate, of convenient size, and highly effective. A gas ext... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6120650 | Separation of hydrocarbons/water/emulsifier mixtures An apparatus for separating vaporous mixtures of hydrocarbons, water and emulsifier derived from the remediation of wellbore fluid, such as a mud containing solid particulate material in which the vaporous mixture is quenched with a hydrocarbon stream whi... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6054046 | System for re-circulating a gas mixture to treat liquids A gas treatment system for liquids can increase gas exposure and contact time. A liquid stream is directed into a vortex chamber (130). The vortex chamber (130) creates a downward spiral flow of the liquid stream forcing it into an upper end inlet (145) o... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6004380 | Gas drying process using glycol, including purification of discharged gas A process for dehydrating a natural gas or refinery gas containing water and BTEX using a liquid desiccant (glycol) and including regeneration provides the following steps: (a) absorption of the water and the BTEX by contacting the gas with the liquid des... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5958191 | Column for the separation of a volatile liquid from a mixture with another liquid of lower volatility A column to regenerate methanol from a methanol-water mixture includes a circular column having two contact beds with a plurality of gas inlets connected thereto to split the entering feed gas so that approximately equal portions are fed through each bed.... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5928413 | Flue gas treating system and process This invention provides a flue gas treating system and process which include a counterflow absorption tower and which can reduce the ammonia concentration in the treated flue gas to a low level. This system includes an absorbing fluid tank (21) which is i... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5865995 | System for treating liquids with a gas A gas treatment system for liquids can increase gas exposure and contact time. A liquid stream into which treatment gas is added is directed into a vortex chamber (130). The vortex chamber (130) creates a downward spiral flow of the liquid stream forcing ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5861316 | Continuous emission monitoring system A continuous emission monitoring system is disclosed for detecting toxic substances of various types in either stack gas or ambient air. Particular systems are illustrated for monitoring lewisite and chromium(VI). Each system employs a gas sampler that ut... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5766320 | Integral deaerator for a heat pipe steam condenser An integral deaerator for a heat pipe steam condenser has a main steam duct connected to a heat pipe steam condenser duct by a riser. The heat pipe steam condenser duct is inclined slightly toward the riser and a weir is positioned at the connection betwe... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5762687 | Process and device for dissolving a quantity of gas in a flowing liquid quantity The invention relates to a process for solution of a quantity of gas in a flowing quantity of liquid, in particular for solution of CO2 gas in beer, a flow of liquid and a flow of gas being combined and the gas in the liquid being dispersed, mixed with, a... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5753189 | Method and apparatus for controlling sulfur concentration in liquid redox sulfur removal processes An apparatus and process for the removal of sulfur, in the form of hydrogen sulfide (H2 S), from gas, such as natural gas or industrial gas streams, in which the sulfur is removed and separated in the form of particulate elemental sulfur. The a... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5743944 | Fluid clathrate system for continuous removal of heavy noble gases from mixtures of lighter gases An apparatus and method for separation of heavy noble gas in a gas volume. An apparatus and method have been devised which includes a reservoir containing an oil exhibiting a clathrate effect for heavy noble gases with a reservoir input port and the reser... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5713971 | Filtration device using absorption for the removal of gas phase contaminants A filter device and technique are described which rely on absorption rather than adsorption for the removal of gas phase contaminants. A filter media is composed of a plurality of wicking fibers each of which comprising a strand with a hollow region impre... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5676802 | Apparatus for treating waste water An improved apparatus for treating waste water containing volatile and corrosive substances by steam-stripping to remove the volatile and corrosive substances from the waste water. The apparatus has a liquid pooling zone installed at a part over the waste... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5520723 | Method and system for reducing air pollution from natural gas dehydrators A method and system for reducing emissions from glycol dehydrators which employ a vapor-liquid contactor operated under ambient conditions to treat the organic vapors and liquids exiting from a condenser attached to the vapor vent of the glycol reboiler. ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5492556 | Liquid-gas contacting pump drive apparatus and method A method and apparatus for powering a fluid pump (P) for circulation of a regenerated liquid absorber from a treating vessel or regenerator (R) to a liquid/gas contacting vessel (T) where the liquid absorber removes a predetermined component from a gas. T... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5460636 | Impurity scavenging system An impurity scavenging system which scavenges impurities of off-gases discharged from a clean room of a production line for semiconductors. The impurity scavenging system has a gas introduction line through which gas to be processed (hereinafter referred ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5447554 | Gas compression method and apparatus A method for pressurizing a gas using a liquid. The method comprises providing a liquid pump; providing a liquid for introducing to the liquid pump; introducing a gas to the liquid prior to the liquid entering the liquid pump; pumping the liquid and the g... | 09/05/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5279709 | Method and apparatus for improving the control and treatment of fiber suspension flow A method and apparatus for controlling the flow of a fiber suspension having a direction of flow and a consistency from 5-25% including a treatment chamber having an axis extending in the direction of flow of the fiber suspension, a suspension inlet and a... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5203286 | Apparatus for heating and degassing water An apparatus for heating and degassing water by means of steam, consisting of two columns (1, 17) with a co-current arrangement and counter-current arrangement of water and steam, and having packing or internals arranged therein, having a water distributo... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5167675 | Regeneration system for glycol dehydrator A glycol regeneration system for a dehydrator having an absorber for contact of gas with glycol, a pump to circulate glycol, a reboiler for heating glycol to vaporize water, and a still column for distilling the glycol vapor from the reboiler. The glycol ... | 12/01/1992 |
| 4902309 | Improved method for the ignition and combustion of particulates in diesel exhaust gases Apparatus and process for removing particulates from a flow of exhaust gas exhausted from a diesel engine and trapped in a filter including a compressor which produces dry compressed air and transports it into at least one oxygen saturation container prov... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4773921 | Process and device for selective extraction of H2 S from an H2 S-containing gas The disclosed method for the selective removal of H2 S from a H2 S-containing gas comprises contacting the gas in an absorption area (1) with a selective regeneratable absorbing liquid which absorbs the H2 S and regenerati... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4708721 | Solvent absorption and recovery system Materials, such as pollutants, solvents and the like, in a fluid stream, such as a gaseous stream or liquid stream, are removed by contacting the fluid stream with a liquid selective solvent or absorbent for the material or pollutant to be removed. In the... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4512784 | Closed loop water treating system A system for treating water includes an aerator or degasifier that is fluidly connected to a blower that moves gases released from the water cascading down in the aerator over slat trays or plastic packing media. The released gases enter a gas scrubber an... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4511378 | Liquid-gas contacting apparatus and pump therefor A glycol dehydrator having a contacting vessel, a glycol regenerator and an improved glycol pump which is powered by glycol and gas flowing from the contacting vessel to pump glycol into the contacting vessel. The improved pump includes a positive displac... | 04/16/1985 |
