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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8066803 | Vacuum cleaner filter bag The invention relates to vacuum cleaner filter bag with a bag wall made of a filter material, wherein the bag wall and/or the interior of the vacuum cleaner filter bag comprise fibres containing a biopolymer and having an antibacterial effect and/or a powder produce... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7651555 | Onsite chemistry air filtration system An onsite chemistry air filtration system to remove gaseous contaminants from air is disclosed. The onsite chemistry air filtration system of the present invention comprises: a conventional particulate filtration section, a photochemical filtration section, a static... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7431900 | Hydrogen peroxide vapor system with replaceable desiccant cartridge A hydrogen peroxide vapor generation unit (10) receives hydrogen peroxide and water solution at an interface (20) and interconnects with an air dryer (14) by way of nipples (72, 92). In one embodiment, the dryer includes a clamping assemb... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7416574 | Filter apparatus, exposure apparatus, and device-producing method A filter apparatus for improving gas temperature stability while maintaining a high impurity removal capacity. The filter apparatus includes a filter for removing impurities from a gas and a temperature adjuster for adjusting the temperature of the gas to a predeter... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7368003 | Systems for and methods of providing air purification in combination with odor elimination Systems for and methods of providing air purification and cleaning in combination with odor elimination in a single unit, such as a tabletop unit for home or office use, are disclosed. The air cleaning device includes a housing, an air intake port, an air movement m... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7332006 | Ventilating and air purifying device Ventilating and air purifying device including a case having a blower therein provided to a ceiling or a wall, a first flow passage provided between the blower and a room for making an outdoor, the blower, and the room in communication, a second flow passage for mak... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329293 | Disposable filtration system for bagless vacuum cleaners According to the present invention, a bagless vacuum cleaner includes a dust chamber, a primary filter and a second filter. The dust chamber includes an entrance and an exit. The primary filter is disposed in the dust chamber between the entrance and the exit and th... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7319230 | Disinfection and decontamination using ultraviolet light An apparatus and method for disinfecting a cryostat is provided. The cryostat disinfecting device comprises an ultraviolet emitter, a pulsed power control system, a mirrored cover and a safety shield. The device is lowered into a cryostat chamber and produces high i... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309387 | Methods and apparatus for a low-profile air purifier An air purifier having dimensions that enable the air purifier to be more discrete is disclosed. The air purifier also includes components that enable the air purifier to mimic a particular environment in which the air purifier may be placed. In addition, the air pu... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309062 | Fixed wet type dehumidification and energy recovery device A dehumidification and energy recovery device includes a casing defining an interior that is divided into two vertically stacked sections, a channel extending vertically between the sections and forming upper and lower openings, absorption devices arranged inside th... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7285157 | Air filter An air-filter for a circulating and/or recirculating air system using a filter medium containing a microbiologically effective amount of a polymeric biguanide or salt thereof. Also claimed is a method for reducing odors and/or air-borne micro-organisms in a circulat... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7258729 | Electronic bi-polar electrostatic air cleaner An electro-mechanical electrostatic air cleaner that combines a low air resistance dielectric fibrous filter material positioned between and electrically charged by two electrically resistant carbon coated screens. The screens are charged by a remotely mounted bi-po... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255722 | Gas filter A filtration portion 11 constituting a filter element 3 is composed of a first filtration material 9 wound around the outer periphery of an inner tube 8 and a second filtration material 10 wound tightly around the outer peripheral ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7198750 | Spore collection and elimination apparatus and method The present invention is for a spore collection apparatus and its method of use. The portable spore collection apparatus includes a suction source, a nebulizer, an ionization chamber and a filter canister. The suction source collects the spores from a surface. The s... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186290 | Filter system with automatic media refresh A filter system includes a source of clean filter media adjacent a channel through which fluid passes. The filter media is automatically advanced from the source to the channel and eventually to a sealed container adjacent the channel. The filter media is automatica... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179425 | Cylindrical optoelectronic air cleaner The present invention relates to an air cleaner for killing the bacteria, viruses, mildew in the air with optoelectronic. A draft fan in the main body is used to suck the air. The air is then collected in an air collecting device after passing through an air collect... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175699 | Filter assembly A filter assembly including a filter medium installed in at least one receptacle. The filter assembly includes a heating system to heat the filter medium. The filter medium includes metal fibers. The receptacle or receptacles are provided with at least one air inlet... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160506 | Electronic disinfection of airborne pollutants A system for electronically disinfecting air includes a first electrode, at least a second electrode, the first and second electrode being spaced apart from one another. The surfaces of the first or second electrode include a semiconductor or a dielectric layer havi... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160566 | Food surface sanitation tunnel This invention is a modular, adjustable, easy to maintain, portable or fixed food sanitation tunnel, comprising an enclosing means for subjecting food to sanitizers including UV light, ozone, hydroperoxides, superoxides and hydroxyl radicals, and a method for using ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7118608 | Self-powered, wearable personal air purifier A self-powered, personally wearable air purifier includes a sequence of packed bed filter media packets having filter media therein of specifically targeted types that will absorb those ambient air pollutants that have been identified as being particularly dangerous... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7115160 | Filtration media Particles may be used to filter harmful biological material from an fluid stream such as air. The particles can be arranged into a bed to filter the harmful biological material from the fluid. The particles include a biocidal agent which is used to destroy the harmf... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7101420 | Self cleaning air filtration machine and a method for using the same Self cleaning air filtration machine and a method for using same comprising; a filter with a motor driven belt or disk or counter rotating disks that are perforated, a spray bar, a recirculation pump and supply line, a wet tank, a ultrasonic transducer, ultraviolet ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7083663 | Active filtration of airborne contaminants employing heated porous resistance-heated filters Filter devices, suitable for rendering pathogenic microorganisms non-viable and capable of regeneration to serve as filter devices for applications such as diesel engines where combustible particulates are trapped, include at least one porous filter element which is... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7074261 | Airborne particle removal system An airborne particle removal system includes a vacuum assembly to introduce a flow of air into a housing. A cyclone dust collector is positioned in the housing downstream of the vacuum assembly with respect to the flow of air through the housing. A plurality of filt... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7062982 | Method and apparatus for concentrated airborne particle collection An apparatus for collecting biological aerosols from an air sample is provided comprising an air intake assembly adapted to draw the air sample into the apparatus, a separation section coupled to the intake assembly and adapted to separate aerosol particles from the... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7005111 | Ultraviolet sterilization apparatus An ultraviolet sterilization apparatus comprising a housing and a replaceable lamp cartridge package. The lamp cartridge package is a disposable component comprising at least one ultraviolet lamp and an envelope for housing the at least one ultraviolet lamp, the env... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6955791 | Environmental air sterilization system The present invention is a high volume, wall-mountable air sanitation apparatus for disinfecting and removing VOCs from air with high energy UV light and ozone. The apparatus has a powerful fan and an elongated UV light source and target for use with the movement of... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955715 | Water-based air filter system A water-based air filter system for recycling and cleaning the air found in industrial plants, in particular. The water-based air filter system includes a support base; and also includes a tank being disposed in the support base and being at least partially-filled w... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6902603 | Integrated air filtration unit An integrated air filtration unit includes a support structure for mounting a V-shaped filter bank to an air passage of an air handling system. The V-shaped filter bank may be moved from a working position in which the air is filtered to a service position in which ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6843818 | Sterilized filter and a method for manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a filter preferably for an anabolic chamber or incubator utilizing an activated carbon of the filter which has been vacuumed to remove contaminants. The assembly occurs in a clean room environment. Upon assembling the filter, vacuum sealing... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6808544 | Furnace exhaust filter assembly A furnace exhaust filter assembly for removing harmful particles being expelled through an exhaust pipe of a furnace. The furnace exhaust filter assembly includes a tubular member having a side wall and open top and bottom ends; and also includes filter members bein... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6776824 | Antiviral and antibacterial filtration module for a vacuum cleaner or other appliance The invention provides a portable or hand-held vacuum cleaner that includes a filtration system or filtration module that can pick up particles and contaminants. It has a first passive stage (such as a HEPA filter) to collect dust particles, and contaminants over a ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6712886 | Air purification device for automobile with oxygen-supplying function An air purification device has an oxygen-supplying function, in which air in an automobile is sucked by a vacuum pump and purified by a dust collector or an adsorbent such as activated carbon and zeolite, and oxygen is enriched in air to supply oxygen enriched air i... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6679416 | Multi-functional welding platform A multi-functional welding platform is disclosed. The multi-functional welding platform has a box body at a base thereof. The rear side thereof is installed with a power input end, a power regulator, a high voltage discharging plate, a power output end, e... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6589323 | System for cleaning air and method for using same There is provided a system for cleaning a contaminated airflow. The system includes a macro-contaminant separator that creates substantially macro-contaminant free airflow, a micro-contaminant separator that creates a substantially contaminant free airflo... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6524375 | Vehicle cabin air filter, a vehicle including such a filter, and a method of manufacture A vehicle cabin air filter whose filter material carries microcapsules containing at least one volatile substance, the microcapsules being suitable for diffusing said volatile substance progressively into the air passing through the filter.... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6497840 | Ultraviolet germicidal system A germicidal method and apparatus for destroying airborne pathogenic bacteria such as tuberculosis bacteria using ultraviolet light. Air is drawn through a filter and into a sterilization chamber that is irradiated with ultraviolet light, and out through ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6471747 | Method and apparatus for delivering and recovering gasses The present invention is directed to a procedure for recycling used gasses and to devices that can be use to accomplish this recycling.... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6398835 | Air filtering device having a toroidaly shaped shroud attached to a fan guard for holding a toroidally shaped filter element An air filtering device removably attaches to the back or inlet side of the wire guard of a conventional portable desktop electric fan or the like, for filtering foreign matter from the ambient air in a room in which the fan is operating. The filter devic... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6296693 | Life cell A life cell for use in a disaster and a filtration system utilized with such a life cell. The life cell includes a contaminant detector, for detecting the presence of a contaminant in a volume of air, and an air filtration system for removing contaminants... | 10/02/2001 |
