Patents by Inventor Andrew G. Arends

Andrew G. Arends has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4478619
    Abstract: Incoming air passes through one or more orifices in an expansion head forming small jets which impinge upon a downwardly facing cylindrical wall for moving water droplets and the like into a sump. A curved shield located above the cylindrical wall serves to move the incoming air upwardly in a relatively uniform billowing mass. A filter cartridge includes, in the order described from the lowermost to the topmost, at least three individual cells. The first cell contains cotton waste for absorbing water, oil, particulate matter and the like. The second cell contains a material for capturing such things as oil aerosols, for example. The uppermost cell, again, contains cotton waste for removing particulate matter, such as dust from the molecular sieves, for example, and any residual moisture. The cells are spaced from one another by spring-loaded means to maintain the separation. The spaced relation of the cells prevents channeling of pressurized air through the cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1984
    Inventors: Andrew G. Arends, Gary W. Arends