Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7892332 | Dialysis systems having air traps with internal structures to enhance air removal A dialysis fluid cassette includes a rigid portion defining first and second valve chambers, the rigid portion further defining an air separation chamber in fluid communication with the first and second valve chambers, the air separation chamber including a baffle a... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7771522 | Separator for multi-phase slug flow and method of designing same A slug flow separator facilitates the separation of a mixture flow into component parts. The separator includes an upper-tier elongate conduit, a lower-tier elongate conduit and a plurality of spaced apart connectors. Each of the upper and lower-tier elongate condui... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7662220 | Drain separator A driving section is provided for a housing. A fan is rotated in the housing by the driving section. Saturated steam, which is supplied to the housing, is separated into a liquid component and a gas component by applying the centrifugal force to the saturated steam ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7507280 | Portable degasser, flare tank and fluid storage system A portable degasser, flare tank and fluid storage system for use during oil well exploratory drilling which when connected to the fluid blow-out prevention hardware of an active drilling operation prevents the accidental spillage of liquid ejected under pressure fro... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7364609 | Method and kit for use with standard pipe couplings to construct a de-aerator A kit for constructing a de-aerator for a fluid distribution system includes a gas concentrator adapted to be received in chamber of a T-coupling provided with the kit. A cap is provided that closes a cap connector integrally formed with the T-coupling. The cap supp... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7279031 | Emboli elimination apparatus An apparatus has a body with a wall defining at least in part an enclosed chamber. The wall has a first opening providing fluid flow into the chamber and a second opening providing fluid flow out of the chamber. The wall has a vent allowing gas to pass outwardly fro... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7255730 | Fluid deceleration/de-aeration device A fluid deceleration device is provided for a hydraulic system having a housing forming a sump, and a valve unit having an outlet port through which hydraulic fluid is expelled for communication to the sump. The fluid deceleration device includes an elongated tilted... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250143 | Device for spraying water The invention concerns a device for spraying water in a feedwater tank of a thermal power plant. Because the spraying device comprises a catalyst for the conversion of the gases contained in the water, the gases released from the water during the spray degasificatio... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244293 | Reservoir tank A reservoir tank which includes: a container for storing fluid therein, having an inlet through which the fluid flows into the container and an outlet through which the fluid flows out of the container; and a duct provided inside the container, which is connected to... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7180741 | Spray cool system with a dry access chamber A spray cool system with a dry access chamber for providing convenient access to specific spray system components in a dry chamber separate from the wet chamber. The spray cool system with a dry access chamber includes a chassis having a dry chamber and a wet chambe... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7169305 | Advanced liquid vortex separation system A liquid vortex separator including a vortex tube (16) with an impeller (13) in the feed end to impart a rotational motion to liquid within the tube, a feed cylinder (12) connected to the vortex tube by a reducing cone (14). The separator... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156377 | Water aeration device and method A liquid feed line includes a stepped internal nozzle and an exit diameter smaller than the diameter of the liquid feed line. The stepped internal nozzle desirably introduces hydrodynamics or hydraulic waves for the fluid, with the number of steps selected based on ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7141099 | Flare tank apparatus for degassing drilling fluid A flare tank apparatus for separating combustible gases from a mixture of such gases and a liquid, for example combustible gases in drilling fluid from an oil or gas drill string. The apparatus has an inlet conduit having two or more connectors which permit componen... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7108785 | Blood conditioning device A blood conditioning device having a housing with a helical blood acceleration section which includes a helical flow path for impressing centrifugal forces on the entrained bubbles in the blood to concentrate them towards the center of the flow path, a bubble pick o... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7060122 | Oil separator for a compressor An oil separator for a compressor includes a wall with an inner surface defining an inner chamber. The inner chamber includes an oil accumulation region and a separator region with an impingement surface. A mixture inlet provides a passageway for an oil and gaseous ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6997972 | Gas-liquid separator A gas liquid separator comprising at least two containers, a first container for separating gas from a gas liquid mixture and a second container for receiving gas reduced or gas free liquid. The first container has an outlet port to the second container below the le... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6827862 | Method and device for removing gas from gas containing blood A method and device for removing gas from gas containing blood. A non-rotating cyclone eddy chamber has the blood circulating therein and centrifugal force separates the blood radially outward and the gas radially inward. The cyclone inlet comprises a blood inlet ch... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6802892 | Apparatus and process for conditioning organic fluid An apparatus for condition of an organic fluid for subsequent us in a medical procedure includes a cabinet having a secure environment and a door providing the only access to the environment. An input system is provided for transporting an organic fluid charge from ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6800116 | Static deaeration conditioner for processing of bitumen froth Discloses apparatus and method to deaerate and condition bitumen froth obtained from a primary tar sands bitumen extraction process comprising a vessel containing a plurality of inclined plates, called a static deaeration conditioner. The inclined plates of the stat... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6758886 | Three-phase separator and installation for biological purification of effluent A three-phase separator for separating off from a fluid gas and particles contained therein, includes at least one pair of two gas collection caps extending in a horizontal longitudinal direction (L) and each having a plate section. The plate sections converge in th... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6726743 | Electrostatic deaeration method and apparatus This disclosure relates to a method for deaerating a liquid layer such as a coating solution using electrostatic forces. A flow of charged particles is created above and moved towards a low conductivity liquid layer. The flow of charged particles causes localized th... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6706094 | Collection of dissolved gases from groundwater A system for rapid collection of large volumes of dissolved gases from groundwater pumps the water from a large-diameter passage through a small-diameter restrictor passage, and then into a flow-through collection chamber. The small-diameter passage causes a drop in... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6478962 | Dynamic bubble trap The bubble trap is used in extracorporeal blood flow circuits of the type used for open heart surgery. The trap is placed in the external blood flow and it removes small micro bubbles from the blood prior to delivery to the body. The device accelerates th... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6416632 | Apparatus for degassing an aqueous suspension containing pulp fibers An apparatus for degassing an aqueous suspension containing pulp fibres, the apparatus comprising an elongated horizontal reservoir and a bypass manifold extending into the reservoir. The bypass manifold is placed inside the reservoir such that it it posi... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6413299 | Liquid slug and gas separation method and apparatus for gas pipelines In the instant invention a secondary gas pipeline is constructed which runs in parallel with the primary gas pipeline and which secondary gas pipeline is of an appropriate size and configuration that a liquid slug passing through the primary gas pipeline ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6383262 | Energy recovery in a wellbore A process for the recovery of energy from a pressurised well stream containing a gas/liquid mixture, the process comprising: treating the well stream to a pre-separation process to separate it into gaseous and liquid phases, selecting appropriate proporti... | 05/07/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6355096 | Mass transfer system A mass transfer machine removes dissolved gases or volatile organic compounds from air or a liquid. The mass transfer machine includes a vessel capable of containing a liquid and having a liquid inlet and an air inlet at a near end. It further includes a ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6338749 | System and method for degassing a material and a material distributor for use when degassing a material A system is provided for de-gassing a material. The system includes a vessel and a material distributor. The vessel has an internal chamber in which a vacuum can be maintained. The material distributor is located inside the internal chamber and is adapted... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6159271 | Method and system for orienting diamagnetic liquid with respect to a gas in a low gravity environment A method and system for orienting diamagnetic liquids in a container in a low gravity environment includes at least one magnet. The magnet or magnets are placed at the end of the container opposite a desired location for the diamagnetic liquid. The magnet... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6139606 | Method and apparatus for pumping a medium Methods and apparatus are disclosed for degassing gas-containing fluid media in a container with the apparatus including a centrifugal pump for pumping the gas-containing fluid medium from the container, an ejector including a suction side, an ejector inl... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6096120 | Deaeration vessel An improved double acting deaeration vessel is most desirably used in the pulp and paper industry. The deaeration vessel removes gas from a fiber suspension without requiring fine adjustment of the final consistency of the suspension fed to the deaeration... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6079372 | Triple effect, pressurized deaeration system for boilers A triple effect, pressurized deaeration system for boiler feedwater the system including a component deaerator unit and a feedwater receiver, the deaerator unit being mounted external to and above the feedwater receiver, the deaerator unit including a mak... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6051134 | Bubble trap having common inlet/outlet tube A flow through bubble trap comprises a chamber-defining wall having a flow inlet/outlet tube extending through the chamber and open at opposed tube ends. The tube has its bore closed with a partition, with ports in the side wall communicating with the cha... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6024780 | Method and apparatus for degassing a fluid in a reusable vaccum chamber with microprocessor based controls An automatic apparatus for substantially reducing gas levels in a fluid is provided. The apparatus comprises: (a) an upper portion comprising a reusable vacuum chamber with a resealable opening thereto; the vacuum chamber being capable of containing a sui... | 02/15/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5919289 | Deaeration tank There is disclosed a deaeration tank which can sufficiently deaerate object water, is decreased in size, and has high treatment capability. The deaeration tank includes a tank body which defines a deaeration chamber and receives object water, an air injec... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5902378 | Continuous flow downhole gas separator for processing cavity pumps The efficiency of progressing cavity pumps is drastically reduced if the liquid being pumped contains large volumes of gas. To alleviate this problem a gas separator is provided which can be attached to the suction of a downhole pump to remove gas from th... | 05/11/1999 |
