Patents Examined by Britanny Precht
  • Patent number: 9527021
    Abstract: A filter manifold is provided for filtering particulates in fluid and gas streams. The filter manifold seals the inlet and outlet valves in a closed position until a filter capsule is loaded into a carriage assembly. The inlet and outlet valves are opened only when a filter capsule is properly loaded into the carriage assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Pall Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony William Gatica, Brian Anthony Palermo, Mark William Foohey
  • Patent number: 9527353
    Abstract: A self-closing filter includes a housing to be attached to a sidewall of a self-inflating pneumatic tire. The housing includes a cavity to be in fluid communication with an atmospheric air inlet of a pneumatic control valve for the self-inflating tire. The self-closing filter further includes a filtration media to block contaminants from entering the cavity while allowing atmospheric air to be drawn through the filtration media into the cavity by a pump of the self-inflating tire. The self-closing filter still further includes a valve attached to the housing. The valve is selectively actuatable to an open state and to a closed state. The filtration media is exposed to an atmosphere impinging upon the tire when the valve is in the open state. The closed state is to prevent exposure of the filtration media to the contaminants when the valve is in the closed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Larry P. Bennett, Lalit M. Patil
  • Patent number: 9522357
    Abstract: Fiber structures and methods are described that incorporate a body of a micron fiber modified by the attachment of discrete length, crimped nano-fibers. Numerous of these modified fiber structures can be assembled into air filter media. Further augmentations of the modified fibers and media can be implemented to improve filtration characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignees: Products Unlimited, Inc., LMS Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kui-Chiu Kwok, Al Vatine, Scott B. Beier, Gary Pospisal
  • Patent number: 9511316
    Abstract: An apparatus for extending turndown in a gas-liquid separator is presented. The apparatus includes a first mist extractor with a first operating range and a second mist extractor with a second operating range. The mist extractors are generally of the same type, with the second operating range being different than the first operating range. A gas stream containing entrained liquid droplets flows through the first mist extractor and then through the second mist extractor. Each mist extractor coalesces and captures the liquid droplets within its own operating range, expanding the overall operating range of the separator. Additional mist extractors may be added to cover any gap between the first and second operating ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventor: Michael R. Brown
  • Patent number: 9492783
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide gas recovery device is provided which includes an absorption tower causing an absorbent to absorb carbon dioxide gas to generate a rich absorbent and a regeneration tower regenerating a lean absorbent by heating the rich absorbent to separate carbon dioxide gas therefrom. The regeneration tower includes a reboiler system heating the absorbent led out from the regeneration tower and reintroducing the heated absorbent into the regeneration tower and a mixed gas cooling system cooling a mixed gas led out from the regeneration tower, condensing a vapor fraction of a solute and a solvent, reintroducing the condensed vapor fraction into the regeneration tower, and discharging carbon dioxide gas. The carbon dioxide gas recovery device further includes a heat pump as a heat source of an endothermic reaction in which carbon dioxide gas is separated from the rich absorbent in the regeneration tower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignees: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN ENGINEERING CO., LTD., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Atsushi Tsutsumi, Akira Kishimoto, Yasuki Kansha, Kazuki Murahashi, Tomohiro Mimura, Mikihiro Hayashi, Yutaka Ekuni
  • Patent number: 9492786
    Abstract: Systems and methods directed to cleaning a flue gas are described, in which a column housing can be configured to receive a feed stream, and includes an absorber configured to produce a clean stream that is substantially depleted of at least one of SOx and CO2. The absorber can comprise at least one of (1) a primary CO2 capture system disposed downstream of a gas conditioning system and (2) a primary acid gas removal system disposed upstream of a gas conditioning system. The gas conditioning system can also be disposed in the column housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Fluor Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis W. Johnson, James H. Brown
  • Patent number: 9488382
    Abstract: Electronic air cleaners for use in heating, air-conditioning, and ventilation (HVAC) systems and associated methods and systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an electronic air cleaner (100, 200, 300) includes one or more collecting electrodes (122, 322) having a collection material with a porous, open-cell structure and a conductive internal portion (125, 325). The collection material can be configured to collect and receive charged particulate matter in an airflow path. After a period of time, used collection material can be removed from individual collecting electrodes (122, 322) and replaced with new collection material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
    Inventor: Igor Krichtafovitch
  • Patent number: 9486736
    Abstract: A gas cleaning system (8) for cleaning a carbon dioxide rich flue gas containing sulphur dioxide generated in a boiler (2) comprises a first gas cleaning device (10) being operative for removing at least 80% of the sulphur dioxide content of the flue gas generated in the boiler (2), thereby generating a partly cleaned carbon dioxide rich flue gas, and a second gas cleaning device (12), being separate from the first gas cleaning device (10) and being operative for receiving at least a portion of the partly cleaned carbon dioxide rich flue gas that passed through the first gas cleaning device (10). The second gas cleaning device (12) is operative for removing at least a portion of the water content of the partly cleaned carbon dioxide rich flue gas by means of cooling the partly cleaned carbon dioxide rich flue gas to condense water there from.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Jörgen P. Grubbström, Wuyin Wang
  • Patent number: 9475064
    Abstract: A waste collection device configured to remove magnetically-sensitive particles from the air includes a main body, a collection mechanism, an air inlet mechanism, an air exhaust mechanism, and a discharge mechanism. The main body includes a cover, an electric controller, a partition, and a cavity. The partition divides the cavity into a first cavity and a second cavity. The collection mechanism includes a plurality of dust deposition portions received in the first and second cavities. Each dust deposition portion is electrically powered and includes a plurality of dust deposition plates. The air inlet mechanism includes a first wind shield coupled to the first cavity and a second wind shield coupled to the second cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignees: FU DING ELECTRONICAL TECHNOLOGY (JIASHAN) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Lu Yang, Ya-Dong Zhang, Lin-Hai Shi
  • Patent number: 9468878
    Abstract: A filtration system particularly suited for removing a particulate material from a hot gas includes a housing, a collection system including an array of collection elements, a cleaning system to clean the collected particulate material from the collection elements, and a removal system for removing the collected particulate material from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Cambridge International, Inc.
    Inventors: Maxwell Lawrence Keeling, Melody Elizabeth Fernaays, Matthew Charles O'Connell, Grace Amarachukwu Pokoo Aikins, George H. Messick, Jr., Robert E. Maine, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9463409
    Abstract: An oil mist filter is fixed on an air intake of an oil mist collector and contains: a top cover, a bottom cover, and a conical filtering assembly. The top cover includes a collection portion formed on a central position thereof and a plurality of guiding portions radially extending outward from the collection portion. The bottom cover is hollow and includes a through orifice defined on a central position thereof, and an outer diameter of the bottom cover is greater than the top cover. The filtering assembly is disposed between the top cover and the bottom cover. Thereby, oily substances from the top cover are guided by the plurality of guiding portions to flow through and to be filtered by the filtering assembly, and then the oily substances are guided out of the through orifice of the bottom cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Inventor: Tung-Tsai Lee
  • Patent number: 9463405
    Abstract: A filter element has a filter medium with a first end and a second end in an axial direction of the filter medium. A first end disk is connected to the first end and has an outflow opening. A second end disk is connected to the second end and has an engaging section, wherein the engaging section engages a counter engaging section of a filter housing of the filter element such that the filter element is received, secured against rotation, in the filter housing. The second end disk is provided with an aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Bartel, Marcel Holzwarth, Matthias Weller
  • Patent number: 9457119
    Abstract: A fluid filtration system is shown. The fluid filtration system utilizes a one-piece or multiple piece containers having a plurality of radiation-transmissible media adapted to receive light, such as ultraviolet light, white light or other wavelength light. The radiation-transmissible media are situated in the container and at least one or a plurality of radiation sources, such as ultraviolet lamps, are situated in an array in proximity to the radiation-transmissible media. The radiation-transmissible media interrupts the flow and velocity of the fluid stream passing through the container to extend the duration of radiation for any contaminants and also provide enlarged surface areas for the contaminants to be received and ultimately exposed to the radiation. In one example, the radiation-transmissible media may be tubular or spherical sections that are hollow or solid and made of quartz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Aerobiotix, Inc.
    Inventor: David Louis Kirschman
  • Patent number: 9457303
    Abstract: A particle separator comprises a pipeline that allows a fluid to flow in a curved direction of flow. The particle separator includes an inlet region, a curved deflection region, which in the direction of flow follows on from the inlet region, with an inside wall and an outside wall, and a delimitation body. The delimitation body at least in some sections extends between the inside wall and the outside wall in the interior of the deflection region and is curved in the same direction as the deflection region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignees: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH, DIEHL AIRCABIN GMBH
    Inventors: Ralph Schoenherr, Marc Ahlburg, Stefan Ertl, Ivo Schindler, Marco Hinz, Dariusz Krakowski, Alfred Huber, Ingo Hildebrand
  • Patent number: 9440178
    Abstract: A filter element includes a center tube and a blank of a filter media. The center tube has a first end and a second end. The blank is folded into a plurality of triangles. Each triangle is disposed adjacent to another of the plurality of triangles to form a series of triangular pleats to form a pleated filter media. The pleated filter media is disposed about the center tube. A cross sectional area of the pleated filter media proximal to each of the first end and the second end is greater than a cross sectional area of the pleated filter media at a point between the first end and the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Bryant Morris
  • Patent number: 9399186
    Abstract: A filter system for a building, in particular a hospital, having an exhaust air duct, by means of which a gas mixture is conducted out of the building, and a filter device, which is assigned to the exhaust air duct and is configured to filter at least partially anaesthetic gases out of the gas mixture flowing through the filter device is provided. A filter device for installation in a filter system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: ZEOSYS-ZEOLITHSYSTEME-FORSCHUNGS-UND VERTRIEBSUNTERNEHMEN FÜR UMWELTSCHUTZ MEDIZIN-UND ENERGIETECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Hartmut Welke
  • Patent number: 9381457
    Abstract: The present specification relates to an air treatment device and a detachable sensor module. The air treatment device comprises a user interface configured to display, for selection by a user, at least one static or open-loop operational mode to be executed by a controller; and a wall comprising one or more pervious sections towards an ambient volume. One side of the wall comprises a connector for mating with a corresponding connector of the detachable sensor module, and the connector, when the sensor module is present, enables a data connection from the sensor module to the controller. When the data connection is enabled, the user interface is configured to display at least one closed-loop operational mode, in which the controller controls the air treatment section in response to measurement data relating to the ambient volume received from the sensor module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: BLUEAIR AB
    Inventor: Joakim Nygren
  • Patent number: 9383101
    Abstract: A CO2 recovery unit includes an absorber that reduces CO2 in flue gas (101) discharged from a combustion facility (50) by absorbing CO2 by an absorbent, a regenerator that heats the absorbent having absorbed CO2 to emit CO2, and regenerates and supplies the absorbent to the absorber, and a regenerating heater that uses steam (106) supplied from the combustion facility (50) for heating the absorbent in the regenerator and returns heated condensed water (106a) to the combustion facility (50). The CO2 recovery unit further includes a condensed water/flue gas heat exchanger (57) that heats the condensed water (106a) to be returned from the regenerating heater to the combustion facility (50) by heat-exchanging the condensed water (106a) with the flue gas (101) in a flue gas duct (51) in the combustion facility (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., THE KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Takuya Hirata, Keiji Fujikawa, Tetsuya Imai, Hiroshi Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Masahiko Tatsumi, Yasuyuki Yagi, Kazuhiko Kaibara
  • Patent number: 9359979
    Abstract: An air filter has a filter housing and a filter element inserted in the interior of the filter housing. The filter element has an inflow surface and an outflow surface and a filter medium that extends between inflow and outflow surfaces. The filter element has a circumferentially extending seal arranged in the area of the inflow surface or outflow surface and interacting in the mounting position with the sealing surface of the filter housing to separate inlet and outlet of the air filter. A support device clamps the filter element transversely to the insertion direction in the filter housing by a transverse clamping action in a support area that is spaced from the seal. The transverse clamping action results by an insertion movement of the filter element into the filter housing by interaction of the filter element with inner sides of the filter housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Schmid, Eric Thebault, Guenter Goerg, Timo Dirnberger, Ralf Dietz
  • Patent number: 9334770
    Abstract: A filter housing (10) for a filter unit (50). The filter unit having a substantially semicylindrical air filter (52). The filter housing having an air inlet (20) and an engine air outlet (40). The filter housing has an extra air outlet (36) and an air aperture (64) to the extra air outlet (36). The air aperture extends between the filter unit (50) and the engine air outlet (40). The aperture (64) extends along a periphery of the engine air outlet. There is a filter unit for such a filter housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: SCANIA CV AB
    Inventor: Emil Pettersson