Patents Assigned to Fantom Technologies Inc.
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Patent number: 6269639Abstract: An apparatus has a heat engine and a power output member drivenly connected to the piston of the heat engine and having an output for supplying work. The displacer is driven by an adjustable drive member. An adjustable signal generator is provided for modulating a signal which is sent to the adjustable drive to adjust the cycle profile of the displacer. The phase angle, the dwell time of the displacer at one or both ends of its cycle and/or the velocity of the displacer is thus adjusted.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2000Date of Patent: August 7, 2001Assignee: Fantom Technologies Inc.Inventor: Wayne Ernest Conrad
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Patent number: 6269640Abstract: An apparatus has a heat engine and a power output member drivenly connected to the piston of the heat engine and having an output for supplying work. A feedback member responsive to power demand from the apparatus by a load is provided to modulate the amount of heat provided by the heat source to the working fluid.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2000Date of Patent: August 7, 2001Assignee: Fantom Technologies Inc.Inventor: Wayne Ernest Conrad
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Patent number: 6261379Abstract: A vacuum cleaner head having a casing having a dirty air inlet, a housing mounted above the dirty air inlet and moveable with respect to the dirty air inlet and a brush roatably mounted within the housing. The brush is moveable with the housing for improving the air flow of the dirty air around the brush into the vacuum cleaner head.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 1999Date of Patent: July 17, 2001Assignee: Fantom Technologies Inc.Inventors: Wayne Ernest Conrad, Helmut Gerhard Conrad, Ted Szylowiec
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Patent number: 6261052Abstract: An apparatus comprising a longitudinally extending housing having a fluid inlet port and a fluid outlet port; and, at leat one plurality of spaced apart members, each member rotatably mounted in the housing and having a pair of opposed surfaces to transmit motive force between fluid introduced through the fluid inlet port and the spaced apart members, the surface area of the opposed surfaces varying between at least some of the immediately adjacent spaced apart members.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 1999Date of Patent: July 17, 2001Assignee: Fantom Technologies Inc.Inventors: Wayne Ernest Conrad, Helmut Gerhard Conrad, Ted Szylowiec
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Patent number: 6251172Abstract: A water dispenser has an apparatus for removing water from the air and an apparatus for treating the water to provide a consumer with potable water.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 1999Date of Patent: June 26, 2001Assignee: Fantom Technologies Inc.Inventor: Wayne Ernest Conrad
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Patent number: 6243917Abstract: A vacuum cleaner head has a casing having a dirty air inlet and a brush mounted above the dirty air inlet and moveable with respect to the dirty air inlet. The brush is pivotally mounted to the casing by a pivot member at a position forward of the brush. The pivot member transmits force generated by the rotation of the brush to the casing thereby reducing the required offsetting upward biasing force and permitting effective floating of brush in the vacuum cleaner head.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 1999Date of Patent: June 12, 2001Assignee: Fantom Technologies Inc.Inventor: Wayne Ernest Conrad
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Patent number: 6238451Abstract: A method for filtering a dirty air stream in a vacuum cleaner to obtain a clean air stream has subjecting the dirty air stream to a first cyclonic separation stage to obtain a partially cleaned air stream and subjecting the partially cleaned air stream to a second cyclonic separation stage and an electronic filtration stage to obtain the clean air stream.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 1999Date of Patent: May 29, 2001Assignee: Fantom Technologies Inc.Inventors: Wayne Ernest Conrad, Helmut Gerhard Conrad
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Patent number: 6238177Abstract: A turbine comprising a first housing having a first shaft rotatably mounted in the housing; a plurality of first spaced apart discs having an outer diameter and mounted on the first shaft and rotatable therewith, each first disc having a radial inner end defining an inner opening, a radial outer end and a pair of opposed surfaces extending therebetween; a second housing having a second shaft rotatably mounted in the housing; and, a plurality of second spaced apart discs having an outer diameter and mounted on the second shaft and rotatable therewith, each second disc having a radial inner end defining an inner opening, a radial outer end and a pair of opposed surfaces extending therebetween, the outer diameter of at least some of the first spaced apart discs is less than the outer diameter of at least some of the second spaced apart discs.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 1999Date of Patent: May 29, 2001Assignee: Fantom Technologies Inc.Inventors: Wayne Ernest Conrad, Helmut Gerhard Conrad, Ted Szylowiec
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Patent number: 6235207Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring the degree of treatment of a material by a reactive fluid is monitored by reacting the unreacted fluid to produce a signal, eg. heat, and measuring the signal so produced.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 1999Date of Patent: May 22, 2001Assignee: Fantom Technologies Inc.Inventor: Wayne Ernest Conrad
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Patent number: 6226990Abstract: An apparatus for providing cooling has a heat engine in which the cycle profile of at least one of the displacer and the piston is variable for to provide efficient cooling at various temperature differences.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2000Date of Patent: May 8, 2001Assignee: Fantom Technologies Inc.Inventor: Wayne Ernest Conrad
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Patent number: 6217635Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a pressure swing adsorption process is disclosed that may utilize only a single adsorption stage yet still produce a continuous stream of a concentrated fluid. A portion of the enriched fluid produced during the adsorption cycle in an adsorption chamber is used to purge the adsorption chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 1999Date of Patent: April 17, 2001Assignee: Fantom Technologies Inc.Inventors: Wayne Ernest Conrad, Helmut Gerhard Conrad, Ted Szylowiec
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Patent number: 6190622Abstract: An apparatus for producing ozone from oxygen comprises a high voltage electrode connectable to a current source; a ground electrode spaced from the high voltage electrode and having an upstream end and a downstream end; a dielectric element positioned between the high voltage electrode and the ground electrode; a path for air flow positioned between the dielectric element and the ground electrode; and, a current collector positioned downstream of the high voltage electrode and comprising an extension of the ground electrode.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1999Date of Patent: February 20, 2001Assignee: Fantom Technologies Inc.Inventors: Wayne Ernest Conrad, Helmut Gerhard Conrad, Ted Szylowiec, Richard Stanley Philips
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Patent number: 6183641Abstract: An apparatus comprising a longitudinally extending housing having a fluid inlet port; a plurality of spaced apart members rotatably mounted in the housing to transmit motive force between fluid introduced through the fluid inlet port and the members and to separate the fluid into at least two fluid streams; and, a fluid outlet port positioned on the housing for receiving each fluid stream.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 1999Date of Patent: February 6, 2001Assignee: Fantom Technologies Inc.Inventors: Wayne Ernest Conrad, Helmut Gerhard Conrad, Ted Szylowiec
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Patent number: 6173474Abstract: An upright vacuum cleaner has a vacuum cleaner head for cleaning a floor having a forward portion and two spaced apart rear portions extending rearwardly from the forward portion, the spaced apart rear portions defining an open space there between, and a longitudinally extending upper body portion having a longitudinal axis, the upper body portion being pivotally mounted on the vacuum cleaner head and moveable between a raised position and a lowered position in which the longitudinal axis is generally parallel to the floor, a portion of the upper body portion being received in the open space between the rear portions when in the lowered storage position.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 1999Date of Patent: January 16, 2001Assignee: Fantom Technologies Inc.Inventor: Wayne Ernest Conrad
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Patent number: 6174127Abstract: A turbine comprising a first housing having a first shaft rotatably drivingly connected to a second shaft and mounted in the first housing; a plurality of first spaced apart discs mounted on the first shaft and rotatable therewith; a second housing having the second shaft rotatably mounted in the second housing; and, a plurality of second spaced apart discs mounted on the second shaft and rotatable therewith.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 1999Date of Patent: January 16, 2001Assignee: Fantom Technologies Inc.Inventors: Wayne Ernest Conrad, Helmut Gerhard Conrad, Ted Szylowiec
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Method and apparatus for reducing the size of elongate particulate material in a vacuum cleaner head
Patent number: 6170119Abstract: A vacuum cleaner head is provided with cutting elements positioned in the air flow path of the vacuum cleaner head to reduce the size of elongate particulate material entering the dirty air inlet.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 1999Date of Patent: January 9, 2001Assignee: Fantom Technologies Inc.Inventors: Wayne Ernest Conrad, Scott Hamilton -
Patent number: 6162283Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a pressure swing adsorption process having an adsorption zone is disclosed that may utilize only a single adsorption stage. The purge cycle is automatically commenced by a pressure build up in the enriched fluid vented from an adsorption zone.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 1999Date of Patent: December 19, 2000Assignee: Fantom Technologies Inc.Inventors: Wayne Ernest Conrad, Helmut Gerhard Conrad, Ted Szylowiec
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Patent number: 6156100Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a pressure swing adsorption process is disclosed that may utilize only a single adsorption stage yet still produce a continuous stream of a concentrated fluid.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 1999Date of Patent: December 5, 2000Assignee: Fantom Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Wayne Ernest Conrad, Helmut Gerhard Conrad, Ted Szylowiec
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Patent number: 6156102Abstract: A process of separating water from ambient air involves a liquid desiccant to first withdraw water from air and treatment of the liquid desiccant to produce water and regenerated desiccant. Water lean air is released to the atmosphere. Heat generated in the process is recycled. The drying capacity, or volume of water produced, of the system for a given energy input is favored over the production of dried air.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 1998Date of Patent: December 5, 2000Assignee: Fantom Technologies Inc.Inventors: Wayne Ernest Conrad, Helmut Gerhard Conrad
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Patent number: D439631Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1999Date of Patent: March 27, 2001Assignee: Fantom Technologies Inc.Inventors: Deni Crescenzi, Matt Hexemer