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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7985284 | Inlet air conditioning system for a turbomachine An embodiment of the present invention measures a sample of the airstream, in real time, for a corrosive, before the airstream enters the compressor. An embodiment of the present invention may then initiate an on-line water wash system to reduce the level of the at ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7341701 | Method, apparatus and plant for treating culinary gaseous effluents A method and apparatus (22) for treating culinary gaseous effluents (Eg) carried in an air extraction duct of a kitchen, the apparatus includes: a unit (24) for storing in liquid form a nucleophilic active product (Pa... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7326286 | Exhaust gas treating tower Provided is an exhaust gas treating tower in which exhaust gas flow velocity is increased more than a prior art case so that exhaust gas treating efficiency can be enhanced or the exhaust gas treating tower can be made compact if equivalent performance is to be main... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7252703 | Direct contact liquid air contaminant control system The direct contact liquid air contaminant control system and method to revitalize air by removal of carbon dioxide and other trace gas contaminants use a direct contact air, liquid scrubber element and stripper element. The scrubber element has two rotor elements ro... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7121534 | Method and apparatus for gasifying a liquid A method and apparatus for gasifying a liquid wherein a liquid feedstock (2) to be gasified is passed down a surface (8) in the presence of a gas and into standing liquid (6), the surface having at least one change in gradient (8a, | 10/17/2006 |
| 7112240 | Sterilizing air filter A sterilizing air filter has a casing, a base, multiple spray devices, a cover, multiple fans and multiple bent tubes. The casing has an inlet and an outlet. The base is mounted in the casing and has multiple chambers in the base. Disinfectant can be poured into the... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7025812 | Portable air cleaning apparatus The portable air cleaning apparatus includes a body casing that has a base having a generally vertical sidewall and removable top wall. A fluid spray chamber has a recirculation system that supplies a fluid to at least one spray nozzle through which the fluid is spr... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018449 | Filtration media Particles may be used to filter oleo material such as grease from a flow of fluid such as a gas. The particles can be arranged into a bed to filter the oleo material from the fluid. The filtrate substance collect on the inorganic particles. The particles are re-usab... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6966936 | Processing system, evacuating system for processing system, low-pressure CVD system, and evacuating system and trapping device for low-pressure CVD system An object of the present invention is to ensure the stable operation of a vacuum pump for discharging an unused source gas and reaction byproduct gases from a low-pressure processing chamber, to recover the reaction byproducts efficiently for the effective utilizati... | 11/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6913014 | Smoke guide structure for kitchen hood A smoke guide structure used in a kitchen hood having a housing, an air buffer with an air inlet and an air outlet provided inside the housing, and a fan and fan motor assembly provided inside the air buffer and adapted to draw off smoke produced during cooking is d... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6814783 | Filtration media of porous inorganic particles Inorganic, porous particles filter a substance or substances from a flow of fluid such as a gas. The particles can be arranged into a bed to filter a substance (filtrate substance) from a fluid. The filtrate substance can collect on or within the pores of the inorga... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6702876 | Ion exchange scrubber An ion exchange scrubber has a housing, and a partition plate installed within the housing. The partition plate partitions an inner space of the housing in longitudinal direction into two chambers that are filled with a predetermined amount of aqueous sol... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6530981 | Electroinertial gas cleaner A device for cleaning a gas, which combines together in a single unit an Inertial Separator and an Electrostatic Precipitator, so as to reduce or eliminate the shortcomings of the latter two types of devices when they are used separately, and to synergist... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6521008 | Air filter for filtering induced air for internal combustion engines of motor vehicles In an air filter for filtering the intake air for internal combustion engines of motor vehicles, with a filter housing, which has an air inlet, an air outlet, and at least one water outlet disposed in the housing bottom, and with a replaceable filter matt... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6457348 | High pressure steam line target inserter A high-pressure high-velocity target inserter for use in steam cleaning. The target inserter uses an actuator connected to a tube assembly, which connects to a test line. The target inserter uses packing to prevent high-pressure steam from being released ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6457481 | Wash water recirculation unit and system for kitchen ventilators and related ventilation equipment A wash water recirculation unit and system for use in cleaning ventilation system equipment, and components of the system, are described.... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6340066 | Pollutant treating devices and methods of making the same A pollutant treating device especially adapted for motor vehicles in which a housing containing a catalyst composition for treating pollutants is positioned within the normal flow pattern of ambient air within the motor vehicle and is preferably removably... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6228148 | Method for separating particles from an air flow A method and an apparatus for separating solid or drop-like particles from an air flow is provided. The air flows through a separator chamber between an electrode, ion generating means or like particle charging device disposed in the separator chamber, an... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6223741 | Residential-type stove hood with fluid filter cleaning means A stove hood, particularly useful for disposition over a stove abutting a kitchen wall, to capture smoke and other gasses arising from the stove heating elements. The hood includes a chamber, one side having a screened opening which is closeable, and a ro... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6102990 | Multistep gas scrubber apparatus A multiphase scrubber for the wet scrubbing of gases in several different phases comprises at least three separate basic scrubbing units so that the scrubbing of the gas is carried out in at least three, advantageously six, successive steps. The droplet s... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6086658 | Method and apparatus for air sparged slurry tanks A method and device for using the density control water to continuously flush the oxidation air header and the sparge pipes in a flue gas wet scrubber agitation tank. The density control line is routed to the elevation where the control valve is located. ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6027566 | Paint spray booth A paint spray booth for painting an article and separating the spent paint overspray form the air and water used in the booth to collect the spent paint material is disclosed. The booth includes a water containing pan which has a deep portion and a shallo... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6019816 | Systems and methods for removing residue from process gases exhausted from microelectronic device fabrication processes Process gases from microelectronic device fabrication processes are pumped through a filter unit including a plurality of absorbers for absorbing water entrained within the process gases. Residues deposited within the filtering unit are removed by sprayin... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6013120 | Apparatus for air sparged slurry tanks A device for using the density control water to continuously flush the oxidation air header and the sparge pipes in a flue gas wet scrubber agitation tank. The density control line is routed to the elevation where the control valve is located. A U-shaped ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5951743 | Method and apparatus for feeding exhaust gases to a wet scrubber The present invention discloses an exhaust gas conduit for feeding exhaust gases to a scrubber wherein the conduit is equipped with a self-cleaning device mounted inside the conduit body adjacent to an outlet end of the conduit for dispensing a cleaning s... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5944894 | Substrate treatment system A substrate treatment system comprises process sections provided with at least either of liquid treatment group units and heat treatment group units, an upper space formed above the process sections in order to supply air to the process sections, a purifi... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5882366 | Alternating wash/dry water scrubber entry An apparatus for conveying a process gas stream from an upstream source to a downstream treatment unit, including a manifold receiving gas from the upstream source, including first and second valved inlet lines which are alternatingly employed to flow gas... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5860412 | Kitchen ventilation duct degreasing system A system for degreasing the interior surfaces of kitchen exhaust ventilation ducting includes a number of nozzles connected to piping disposed interiorly and longitudinally to the ducting by a framework. The nozzles are supplied by a high pressure pump th... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5855652 | Aerosol collector and concentrator Apparatus is disclosed for rapidly collecting aerosols containing solid particles and micro organisms, such as viruses and bacteria, from relatively large volumes of air and concentrating these particulates as samples in water. This apparatus operates und... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5749930 | Mist collector arrangement for gas washers Described is a mist collector arrangement for gas washers etc. having in gas flow direction a downstream and an upstream mist collector layer. The profiles of the successively arranged rows of the downstream and upstream mist collector layers are position... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5738699 | Apparatus for treating particles An apparatus for the removal of particles existing in exhaust gases by directly sprinkling the gases with water to congeal the particles. The apparatus also mixes surfactants into the water, and the mixture is driven by a pump to clean out the condensatio... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5676715 | Key advanced linear kinetic absorber system particulate arresting device An apparatus for improved removal of particulates and contaminants from a flue gas produced by the combustion of waste materials or fossil fuels in industrial processes having at least one horizontally oriented heat exchanger stage in which a wet scrubbin... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5545239 | Painting installation A painting installation has an enclosure and a perforated floor. Air flows downwards inside the enclosure and is mixed with a liquid. Excess paint is extracted from the resulting mixture of the liquid plus excess paint particles from the air. At the same ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5421843 | Apparatus for removing emissions Disclosed is an apparatus for removing emissions from a broad variety of sources, especially from polymerization operations and thermoplastic polymer processing operations, which contains a header for collecting air, containing the emissions, a duct, a ca... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5085678 | Exhaust gases and particulate capture system An exhaust gases and particulate capture system comprises an aspirator unit and a secondary stack mounted in fluid cooperation with a large water tank. Exhaust gases, along with entrapped particulates from the combustion process, are removed from a smokes... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5034038 | Separator for vacuum pump loading system A separator for a vacuum loading system is located in a flow path of an air/particulate mixture between a loading system and a vacuum pump, the vacuum pump drawing the air/particulate mixture from the loading system through a liquid chamber to trap partic... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5017201 | Tank type liquid air cleaner A tank type liquid air cleaner which comprises a L-shaped air inlet pipe, a liquid tank, an overflow cylinder within the liquid tank, a ball valve in a tapered ball valve containing tube disposed in the lower portion of the liquid tank, a nozzle injection... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4990167 | Scrubbing column for an apparatus for the desulfurization of flue gases A cylindrical scrubbing column having a cylindrical water-separator head is provided with an upwardly converging partition defining a diametrically extending elongated slot which communicates between the scrubbing region of the column and the head, the sl... | 02/05/1991 |
