Patents Examined by Stephen Hobson
  • Patent number: 12685328
    Abstract: There are provided a method for producing a hydrogen gas-containing material in which higher safety than in a production method of the related art is secured and which is simple and has high production efficiency, and a method for producing a hydrogen gas-containing material and a device for producing a hydrogen gas-containing material in which it is possible to prevent nitrogen gas from being mixed into the hydrogen gas-containing material produced by the production method and it is easy to control an amount of hydrogen contained in the hydrogen gas-containing material. As one aspect, there is provided a method for producing a hydrogen gas-containing material including mixing a liquid composition containing a gelling agent or a thickener and a liquid medium with hydrogen gas in a line mixer (20) and cooling the liquid composition containing hydrogen gas in a liquid-transfer pipe (22) connected to the line mixer (20) and causing the liquid composition containing hydrogen gas to gel or thicken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: Shinryo Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Toyonaga, Yuu Shibahara, Kazumi Inoue, Yukihito Suetsugu, Daisuke Nishio, Hirokazu Toyoshima, Tooru Takeda
  • Patent number: 12673293
    Abstract: In an ammonia-based carbon dioxide capturing system sections of the system are stacked to form a single column and save civil works, footprint and components. Specifically, an ammonia regenerator, a carbon dioxide water wash section and an ammonia stripper are stacked to form a single column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie—S.R.L
    Inventors: Birger Schnoor, Jochen Bildesheim, Christoph Weingartner
  • Patent number: 12661605
    Abstract: A method for condensing a vapor uses a multi-stage bubble-column vapor mixture condenser that includes at least a first stage, a second stage, and a third stage, each with a carrier-gas inlet and outlet as well as a condensing bath and a volume of carrier gas above the condensing bath. The carrier-gas inlet of the second and third stages is in the form of a sieve plate. The first-stage condensing bath is at a temperature of 60° C. to 90° C. Carrier gas flows at a temperature above 60° C. and up to 93° C. into and through the carrier-gas inlet of the first stage, then into and through the condensing bath in the first stage, and then into and through the volume of carrier gas above the condensing bath in the first stage. The carrier gas then similarly flows through the second- and third-stage condensing baths, each of which is at least 5° C. cooler than the temperature of the condensing bath in the preceding stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
    Inventors: Prakash Narayan Govindan, Gregory P. Thiel, Ronan K. McGovern, John H. Lienhard, Mostafa H. Elsharqawy
  • Patent number: 12654127
    Abstract: A shell-less membrane provides for direct air capture of gas components by providing a selective barrier having a shell-less side at atmospheric pressure and an opposite side at a lower pressure. When the shell-less side is exposed to a first concentration of fast gas components and a first concentration of slow gas components, a portion of fast gas components and a portion of slow gas components flow through the selective barrier surface to form a permeate stream on the opposite side as a result of a pressure differential applied by a differential pressure device. The resulting permeate stream has a second concentration of fast gas components and a second concentration of slow gas components, wherein the second concentration of fast gas components is greater than the first concentration of fast gas components and the second concentration of slow gas components is less than the first concentration of slow gas components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Black Swan, LLC
    Inventor: Brian Kolodji
  • Patent number: 12649158
    Abstract: An electrostatic filter module for an air cleaner includes a housing having an installation space configured to be sealed at least against ingress of liquid. The installation space has a high-voltage connection and a connection for lower voltage. Arranged in the housing are a separation unit and an ionization unit arranged in the housing, and a high-voltage transformer is accommodated in the installation space of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Hepperle, Barbara John, Daniel Vollmar
  • Patent number: 12618576
    Abstract: Air purification devices are disclosed that cleanse air of germs and microbes through an oxidation process using an ultraviolet light source that causes a chemical reaction with a proximate catalyst-coated surface. The devices use a replaceable ionization cell folded into a core assembly and positioned around the ultraviolet light source. The ionization cell is coated with the reactive catalyst on at least an inner surface facing the light source and air is cleansed as it passes through the ionization cell. The devices provide safety mechanisms to protect against human exposure to the ultraviolet light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: AIREA, LLC
    Inventors: Scott H. Wilson, Gary H. Paulsen, D. Matthew Puhalla
  • Patent number: 12611626
    Abstract: A process is proposed for separating carbon dioxide from a feed stream containing carbon dioxide, in which at least part of the feed stream is subjected to temperature swing adsorption to obtain a first and a second successive stream, wherein, in each case relative to the feed stream, the first subsequent stream is depleted in carbon dioxide and the second subsequent stream is enriched in carbon dioxide, and at least part of the second subsequent stream is subjected to membrane separation to obtain a third and a fourth subsequent stream, the third subsequent stream being depleted in carbon dioxide and the fourth subsequent stream being enriched in carbon dioxide, in each case relative to the second subsequent stream. A corresponding arrangement is also an object of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: LINDE GMBH
    Inventors: Werner Leitmayr, Thomas Ried, Gabriel Salazar Duarte, Patrick Schiffmann
  • Patent number: 12611517
    Abstract: An apparatus for humidifying a flow of pressurised, breathable air includes varying a first pressure of the flow of breathable gas to vary a level of thermal engagement between the conductive portion of the reservoir and the heater plate, varying a height of the variable portion varies a level of thermal engagement between the conductive portion of the reservoir and the heater plate, use of a humidifier reservoir base component with a maximum water capacity substantially equal to the predetermined maximum volume of water of the humidifier reservoir or the use of intersecting inlet and outlet axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: RESMED PTY LTD
    Inventors: Andrew Roderick Bath, Justin John Formica, Matthew Rolf Harrington, Joseph Samuel Ormrod, Luke Andrew Stanislas, Hargopal Verma
  • Patent number: 12599868
    Abstract: Sulfur-containing compounds are removed from crude CO2 by conversion to elemental sulfur in a Claus process and subsequently by hydrogenation of the Claus tail gas to convert residual sulfur-containing compounds into H2S which, after cooling to knock out water and then compressing, is removed, together with any other sulfur-containing impurities, either by physical separation or by chemical reaction with a solid metal oxide to form solid metal sulfide with subsequent oxidative regeneration to produce purified CO2 and a recycle gas comprising at least one sulfur-containing compound which is recycled to the Claus process. Some H2S in the Claus tail gas may be removed initially by selective and/or non-selective amine absorption(s) in a tail gas treatment unit prior to removal of residual H2S and any other residual sulfur-containing impurities by the physical separation or the chemical reaction steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kamlesh Ghodasara, Paul Higginbotham, Jeffrey R. Hufton, Shubhra Jyoti Bhadra, Maulik R. Shelat
  • Patent number: 12599871
    Abstract: A gas scrubber may include an absorption apparatus configured for receiving a gas and absorbing the gas in an absorption medium, as well as an evaporation apparatus configured for evaporating at least a part of the liquid that is introduced. The absorption apparatus may have an introduction apparatus for the gas, an apparatus for circulating the absorption solution that has reacted with the gas, a discharge apparatus for at least a part of the absorption solution that has reacted with the gas, and a cooling system for the circulating absorption solution. The absorption apparatus and the evaporation apparatus can be connected via a heat exchanger such that heat content of the absorption solution that has reacted with the gas is used at least in part for the evaporation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignees: thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Max Eliot Gorges, Ivo Mueller
  • Patent number: 12599876
    Abstract: A membrane module including at least one sidewall, at least one end wall, and at least one interior volume between the at least one sidewall and the at least one end wall is described. At least one port assembly disposed on the at least one sidewall includes a port aperture in fluid flow communication with the at least one interior volume, extending substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis, through a lower port aperture portion and an upper port aperture portion. At least one fastener is adapted to draw an upper face of the upper port aperture portion toward a lower face of the lower port aperture portion and secure the upper face to the lower face, thereby causing an o-ring to be pressed against the other of the upper face and the lower face around an entire perimeter of an o-ring recess in which the o-ring is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Holger Walter Carsten, Kenneth M. Johnson, William Allen Updike
  • Patent number: 12601512
    Abstract: A humidifying device and a humidifying method for an air-conditioning unit includes a connecting piece, where the connecting piece includes a connecting coiled pipe fixedly connected to an inner wall of a top end of a humidifying cavity, an air inlet end of the connecting coiled pipe extends out of the humidifying cavity to be selectively communicated with an air-conditioner indoor unit or air-conditioner outdoor unit, and an air outlet end of the connecting coiled pipe extends into a flocculating cavity; a flocculating piece arranged in the flocculating cavity, including a flocculating cylinder rotatably connected with the flocculating cavity, where the flocculating cylinder is provided with flocculating holes, one end of the connecting coiled pipe extending into the flocculating cavity is in transmission connection with the flocculating cylinder; a heat exchanging piece arranged in the humidifying cavity includes a supporting shell, supporting holes and a vibrating piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: Linyi University
    Inventor: Ruquan Liang
  • Patent number: 12592403
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fuel cell humidifying system for supplying humidified air to the fuel cell, and The fuel cell humidifying system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a plurality of humidifying modules configured to humidify battery gas to be supplied to a fuel cell stack by using wet gas; a humidifier configured to supply wet gas to the humidifying modules and discharge the wet gas discharged from the humidifying modules; a supply cap coupled to one side of the wet part to supply the battery gas to the humidifying modules; and a discharge cap coupled to the other side of the wet part to discharge the battery gas discharged from the humidifying modules to the fuel cell stack, and each of the humidifying modules comprises a cartridge coupled to a plurality of hollow fiber membranes, a mid-case coupled to one or more cartridges, a supply hole formed through the mid-case so that wet gas is supplied into the mid-case, and a discharge hole formed through the mid-case s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Woong Jeon Ahn, Kyoung Ju Kim, Hyoung Mo Yang, Do Woo Kim, Jung Kun Her
  • Patent number: 12564811
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dehumidification liquid regeneration apparatus for regenerating a dehumidification liquid, which is used to dehumidify air in a liquid dehumidification system and thus the concentration thereof is decreased, into a dehumidification liquid whose concentration is suitable for dehumidification and includes a regeneration tank in which a dehumidification liquid used for dehumidification treatment is stored, a vacuum pump connected to the regeneration tank, and a water vapor recovery module provided between the regeneration tank and the vacuum pump. The water vapor recovery module includes a water vapor recovery chamber and an exhaust air chamber configured to store and discharge air from which moisture is removed, and thus an internal pressure of the regeneration tank can be decreased to quickly and efficiently regenerate the dehumidification liquid, and damage to the vacuum pump due to moisture can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: KOREA ENERGY TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Inventors: Seon Hwa Kim, Young Jin Roh
  • Patent number: 12560341
    Abstract: There is provided an air treatment apparatus comprising an evaporative humidifier comprising an evaporator assembly. The evaporator assembly comprises at least one evaporative element that comprises anti-bacterial fibres, wherein the anti-bacterial fibres comprise metallic silver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: George Oram, Barnaby Nicholas Main, Steven Eduard Peet, Graham Mansfield
  • Patent number: 12553623
    Abstract: The present application discloses a humidification and purification apparatus, which includes: a machine body provided with an air inlet and an air outlet; a purification and humidification module disposed in the machine body and close to the air inlet; and a blower disposed in the machine body and close to the air outlet. The purification and humidification module includes: a humidification module including a wet pad water tank, a wet pad and an elevation mechanism. The elevation mechanism is connected to the wet pad and is configured to drive the wet pad to move, and the humidification module can be switched between a humidifying state and a non-humidifying state. In the humidifying state, part of the wet pad is immersed into the water in the wet pad water tank, and in the non-humidifying state, the wet pad is lifted above the water level of the wet pad water tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: GD MIDEA ENVIRONMENT APPLIANCES MFG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao Yang, Zhenbin He, Runming Guo, Gaoyuan Liu, Hui Liu
  • Patent number: 12539500
    Abstract: A dispenser for preparing beverages are provided. In one embodiment, the dispensing system includes a housing, a carbonation assembly disposed within the housing, and a drawer slidably mounted to the housing. The carbonation assembly is configured to selectively carbonate a fluid. The drawer is configured to seat at least one additive container. The dispensing system is configured to selectively dispense an additive contained within an additive container in the drawer from a first outlet, and is configured to dispense a fluid from a second outlet separate from the first outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventor: Thomas James Launders
  • Patent number: 12539485
    Abstract: System and methods for solder flux removal from a gas stream is disclosed. In one aspect, the system includes: a scrubber chamber having a gas inlet and a gas outlet through which the gas stream is introduced into and withdrawn from the scrubber chamber; at least one rinse agent delivery mechanism for introducing a rinse agent into the scrubber chamber for contact with the gas stream, the rinse agent being at a temperature for condensing a first portion of the flux from the gas stream; a condenser portion of the scrubber chamber containing the rinse agent for receiving the gas stream, the rinse agent being at a temperature for condensing a second portion of the flux in the gas stream; and a condensed flux removal apparatus adapted for removal from the scrubber chamber of at least a portion of the rinse agent and the flux which has condensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: BTU International, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Richter
  • Patent number: 12533636
    Abstract: A hollow fiber membrane module includes an inner case 120 with a one-end-side outer peripheral surface 121, the width of which is constant from one end side toward the other end side, and an other-end-side outer peripheral surface 122 which gradually widens from one end side toward the other end side, and in the inner case 120, a hollow portion that opens to the other end side is provided on an inside of the other-end-side outer peripheral surface 122 and a plurality of windows 122a that allow communication between the hollow portion and the annular gap are provided, and in the outer case 110, a communication hole 111a that communicates between the annular gap and the outside of the outer case 110 is provided at a position that is closer to the one end side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yosuke Ito
  • Patent number: 12521739
    Abstract: A misting fan includes a fan assembly and a misting assembly. The fan assembly includes a fan housing and a fan blade assembly. The fan housing includes an air inlet guard and an air outlet guard. The air outlet guard includes a mist outlet portion and air outlet vanes, the mist outlet portion includes a mist outlet hole and air outlet holes. The misting assembly includes an atomizing member and a water tank. The water tank includes a main tank body, at least one water delivery pipeline, and an atomizing portion. Liquid in the main tank body is provided to the atomizing member through the at least one water delivery pipeline and the atomizing portion, thereby enabling the atomizing member to spray mist spray formed by atomizing the liquid from the mist outlet hole, and outlet airflow is arranged around the mist spray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2025
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHIWU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Xiangyu Yang, Shaohua Zhong