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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7655080 | Air cleaning and filtering system The present invention relates to an air cleaning and filtering system, comprising an air intake filtering part and an air outlet filtering part, wherein the air intake filtering part further comprises filtering devices which connect with the air inlet and the air ou... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7244390 | Fungus abatement system An apparatus and methodology for abating fungi in a building supported on a ground surface and having an upper enclosed living space and a lower enclosed space beneath the upper enclosed space and proximate or beneath the ground. The apparatus includes a blower posi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7175594 | Ophthalmic sulcus speculum Devices in accordance with certain embodiments of the present sulcus speculum are designed to be placed into the sulcus of an eye to perform one or more of the following functions: evacuation of fluid, opening of the lids, and application of drugs such as anesthetic... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6966937 | Patient isolation unit A patient isolation unit including a foldable frame body, a flexible envelope made of a flammable resin sheet which can be attached to the assembled frame body, and an exhauster to discharge or exhaust the air from the envelope. The exhauster includes a UV lamp, an ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6833122 | Combined particle filter and purifier A heating and cooling system which includes in combination a blower, a hot air furnace and an air conditioner unit with interconnected ducting and a filter/purification member positioned on the upstream side of the blower. The filter/purification member functions to... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6579342 | Oleophobic membrane materials by oligomer polymerization for filter venting applications Oleophobic and hydrophobic filters for filter venting applications are made by forming a fluorosulfone coating on the surface of a filtration substrate. The filters have high water penetration pressures and high air permeabilities. The coatings are formed... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6494934 | Air cleaner, air cleaning method, and air cleaner with sterilization An air cleaner having a minus ion generator and a positive electrode. The minus ion generator carries a high minus voltage, and the positive electrode carries a high plus voltage. Preferably, the minus ion generator has a heater. The air cleaner may have ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6187271 | Electrostatic precipitator Electrostatic precipitator is disclosed, including a discharge unit having ground electrodes and discharge electrodes, and a collecting unit having collecting electrodes and positive electrodes, wherein the discharge unit is applied of a voltage enough to... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5938823 | Integrated electrostatic collection and microwave sterilization for bioaerosol air purification Air cleansing apparatus includes an electrostatic precipitator in which the collector plates are made of, for instance, reticulated chemical vapor deposited silicon carbide, or reticulated silicon carbide ceramic coated with titanium nitride, zirconium di... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5632954 | Method for killing microorganisms The concentration of airborne microorganisms can be substantially reduced by passing air containing a concentration of microorganisms through a core of desiccant. Preferably, the core of desiccant is present in a moisture transfer wheel, which forms part ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 4906261 | Smoke evacuation system A smoke evacuation system for use in surgical procedures in a surgical area is disclosed comprising a portable evacuation hood configured to be disposed proximate a surgical site for receiving gaseous by-products produced during the surgery. The evacuatio... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4850268 | Multi-purpose, mobile laboratory room A multi-purpose laboratory room for mobile applications. The room comprises a housing structure having an airtight laboratory unit and an entrance unit, an air-conditioning and exhausting equipment unit to be installed in the upper part of the housing str... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4707167 | Air sterilization filter An air sterilization filter for the containment of leakage prevention of biologically contaminated air in space for a biotechnological performance, such as a genetic engineering work. The filter comprises a heat durable sheet filter for collecting microor... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4690699 | Apparatus for producing sterile air An apparatus for producing sterile air comprises a sterilizing filter for filtering microbes in air and an air heater for heating the filtered air for its sterilization. There is provided means for disposing of the sterile air from the air heater at an in... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4661126 | Sterilizing process Feed and/or exhaust air can be readily and effectively sterilized by passing said air through a high-temperature filter equipped with built-in heat-retaining material, which process is available in air supply and/or exhaust systems of, e.g., culture equip... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4627858 | Vacuum cleaner filter In known vacuum cleaners a filter bag is arranged as a dust collector in the suction chamber through which the dust laden air stream is led. Although the major part of the dust particles are collected in the filter bag, the air stream leaving the apparatu... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4295343 | Microbe-removing and air-conditioning apparatus An apparatus in which air in a room such as sickroom, aseptic working room etc. is fed to an water-spraying cyclone to remove dusts and microbes and make air humid, and fed the resulting air to a temperature-regulating cyclone to remove water droplets and... | 10/20/1981 |
