For Deodorizing Of, Or Chemical Purification Of, Or Generation Of, Life-sustaining Environmental Gas Patents (Class 422/120)
  • Patent number: 11918747
    Abstract: The present invention in an embodiment relates generally to mask/respirator having a filter assembly detachable therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Inventors: Cullen Thomas Moore, Timothy S. Moore
  • Patent number: 11712052
    Abstract: A continuous flow sterilization system includes an inclined treatment chamber having a first end and a second end. An ozone generator generates a flow gas containing ozone; an input opening to receive a bulk material into the treatment chamber. An input port is provided for introducing the flow gas containing of ozone into the treatment chamber. A first sensor measures a level of ozone in the gas output of the treatment chamber. The other sensors measure ozone concentration and temperature within the treatment chamber. An output opening provides an exit for the bulk material. An output port provides an exit for the flow gas. An auger is disposed within the treatment chamber to move the bulk material through the treatment chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: OWS AGRI LIMITED
    Inventor: Dmitry Medvedev
  • Patent number: 11710840
    Abstract: Disclosed is a carbon dioxide utilization system capable of recharging and undergoing reactions. The system includes a cathode unit provided with a first aqueous solution accommodated in a first accommodation space, and a cathode at least a part of which is submerged in the first aqueous solution; an anode unit provided with an alkaline second aqueous solution accommodated in a second accommodation space, and a metal anode at least a part of which is submerged in the second aqueous solution; and a connection unit provided with a connection channel connecting the first and second accommodation spaces in open communication, and a porous ion transfer member, disposed in the connection channel, for blocking the movement of the first and second aqueous solutions but allowing the movement of ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: GT Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guntae Kim, Changmin Kim, Jeongwon Kim
  • Patent number: 11565062
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for catalytic decomposition of nitrous oxide in a gas stream derived from exhalation air from a patient. The apparatus (1) comprises an inlet arrangement (2) with a gas inlet (3) for the exhalation air, an outlet arrangement (11) with a gas outlet (12) for an outlet gas, and between these arrangements a through-flow decomposition chamber (9) containing a catalyst material. According to the invention the apparatus is provided with a nitrous oxide adsorption/desorption means (4) in the inlet arrangement (2) for level out variations in the concentration of nitrous oxide fed to the decomposition chamber (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Medclair AB
    Inventors: István Szabó, Jerker Sundling, Tomas Nyberg
  • Patent number: 11458816
    Abstract: A system for cleaning a compartment includes a conductive thread incorporated near a surface that has microbes on it. An electric current may flow through the conductive thread to kill the microbes on the surface through low-frequency electromagnetic pulse sterilization of the surface. The conductive trace is also in contact with air in the compartment. The electric current flowing through the conductive trace also ionizes the air within the compartment, which produces charged particles that are removed from the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Alex W. Baker, Michael A. Baumbarger, Jacob J. Olchovy, Kimberly R. Araki, Zainab I. Ali
  • Patent number: 11426428
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and devices to improve respiratory system health, increase resistance to infection, and increase the hypothiocyanate ion in mammalian lungs. The methods generally comprise: generating a Hydrogen Peroxide Gas that is non-hydrated and free of ozone, and directing the gas comprising primarily Hydrogen Peroxide Gas into an environment and exposing a subject to the environment such that the Hydrogen Peroxide Gas acts to the increase of the hypothiocyanate ion in mammalian lungs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SYNEXIS LLC
    Inventor: James D. Lee
  • Patent number: 11419956
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a housing defining a channel and an insert lighting module. The insert lighting module includes an insert housing, a visible light engine coupled to a bottom portion of the insert housing for emitting visible light for general illumination, and an auxiliary light module coupled to the insert housing and including an auxiliary light engine for emitting germicidal light effective in deactivating pathogens. A top portion of the insert lighting module may be positioned within the channel and the insert lighting module may be coupled to the housing. The auxiliary light module may be uncoupled and removed from the insert housing by performing the steps of: uncoupling the insert lighting module from the housing and removing the insert lighting module from the channel, and uncoupling the auxiliary light module from the insert housing and removing the auxiliary module from the top portion of the insert housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventor: John T. Mayfield, III
  • Patent number: 11414208
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a remaining useful life of an ozone converter of an aircraft are disclosed. The method comprises using flight data of the aircraft and location-based ozone exposure data to determining a cumulative ozone exposure for the ozone converter. The cumulative ozone exposure and a predetermined ozone exposure capacity of the ozone converter are used to determine a remaining useful life of the ozone converter. Based on the determined remaining useful life of the ozone converter, an indication that the ozone converter is approaching an end-of-useful-life condition is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER INC.
    Inventors: Boris Meislitzer, Carlos Pereira Lima
  • Patent number: 11406935
    Abstract: Hydrogen sulfide, mercaptans, corrosion and odor are treated through either a single phase gas treatment, a single phase liquid treatment or a multiphase (liquid and gas) treatment via an application of a gas infused liquid, oxidizing agents, and/or liquid bacterial formulations within a structure or within an external treatment chamber or pipe. An apparatus for treatment of an exhaust gas specifically to mitigate or eliminate H2S, mercaptans, corrosion, and odor includes means for introducing an oxidizing liquid, an oxidizing gas, or an oxidizing gas and liquid into an external treatment chamber or pipe whereby the introduced agent interacts with the exhaust gas to mitigate or eliminate its effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Lapin Environmental, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis Lapin, Brad McMahen
  • Patent number: 11364319
    Abstract: An air purifier and a purifying method are provided. The air purifier includes a housing, a sterilization and ozone-generating unit, a physical filter, a first ozone-removing unit, and a cover. The housing has a sidewall and a bottom surface to define a processing space, wherein an upper end of the housing has an air inlet and the sidewall has an air outlet. The sterilization and ozone-generating unit is disposed in the processing space. The physical filter is disposed in the processing space, extends along the sidewall, and surrounds the sterilization and ozone-generating unit. The first ozone-removing unit is disposed between the physical filter and the sidewall. The cover is openably disposed at the air inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: I-Ling Nien, Shou-Nan Li, Meng-Hsuan Lee, Hui-Ya Shih, Wen-An Xie, Yen-An Chen, Chia-Yen Kuo
  • Patent number: 11324903
    Abstract: An anaesthetic halocarbon capture system is provided. The system includes a pressure-intolerant sleeve containing filter material for capturing one or more types of anaesthetic halocarbon prior to supercritical fluid extraction, and a pressure-tolerant housing into which the sleeve can be inserted so as to permit exposure of the sleeve contents to pressures required for supercritical fluid extraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SAGETECH MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LIMITED
    Inventor: Sebastian Brown
  • Patent number: 11298374
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and devices to improve respiratory system health, increase resistance to infection, and increase the hypothiocyanate ion in mammalian lungs. The methods generally comprise: generating a Hydrogen Peroxide Gas that is non-hydrated and free of ozone, and directing the gas comprising primarily Hydrogen Peroxide Gas into an environment and exposing a subject to the environment such that the Hydrogen Peroxide Gas acts to the increase of the hypothiocyanate ion in mammalian lungs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventor: James D. Lee
  • Patent number: 11291793
    Abstract: Inhalation of low levels of nitric oxide can rapidly and safely decrease pulmonary hypertension in mammals. A nitric oxide delivery system that converts nitrogen dioxide to nitric oxide employs a surface-active material, such as silica gel, coated with an aqueous solution of antioxidant, such as ascorbic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: VERO Biotech Inc.
    Inventors: David P. Rounbehler, David H. Fine
  • Patent number: 11278198
    Abstract: A medical device with a valve for autoclavability is disclosed. The medical device may include a cavity. A channel connects the cavity to an autoclave environment. The channel has a distal end and proximal end. The distal end of the channel may open to the autoclave environment and the proximal end may open to the cavity. A valve may be positioned in or near the channel. The valve may permit gas to flow from the cavity when a pressure inside the cavity is greater than a pressure in the autoclave environment outside the cavity. The valve may also prevent gas from flowing into the cavity when the pressure in the autoclave environment outside the cavity is greater than the pressure inside the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Dental SmartMirror, Inc.
    Inventors: Gidon Oded Elazar, Dan Zidkiahu Harkabi, Omri Mordechai Farbstein
  • Patent number: 11255555
    Abstract: A device for generating ultraviolet (UV) radiation whose wavelength is optimally tuned into the range of 250 to 285 nm, with peak wavelength in the range of 260 to 270 nm, which attains a Peak Germicidal Disinfection Effectiveness Index of nearly 100%, superior to conventional UV lights and lamps. The device comprises an ultraviolet light-emitting diode (LED) array, an operation control system, an airflow sensor with programmable sensitivity, and a surge protection module. The device is installed in conventional HVAC systems such as air conditioning systems and HVAC ducts to effectively disinfect airflow passing through to deactivate bacteria, viruses, and mold. Depending on the operating status of the HVAC systems, the device senses airflow passing through or going around and intelligently turns on and off the ultraviolet LED array to attain a longer lifetime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: OLYMPIA LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventor: Ram Shalvi
  • Patent number: 10994282
    Abstract: An electrostatic air precipitator for emission remediation including, a grounded frame connected to a housing having an upstream direction and a downstream direction with a first ionizing section, having at least a first set of ionizing members and a second set of ionizing members, where the ionizing members of the first set and the second set are electrically isolated from each other and electrically isolated from the grounded frame. Also, the ionizing members of the first set and the ionizing members of the second set are powered by separate power supplies and at least a first collector section is located downstream of the first ionizing section, and the first collector section has at least a first plurality of collector plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Inventor: Robert Charles Ajemian
  • Patent number: 10960098
    Abstract: A lighting fixture includes a first compartment including a light sealed air plenum and a first lighting source arranged in the plenum to irradiate passing air through the plenum to destroy pathogens. A second compartment is configured to be external to the first compartment. A second lighting source is arranged in the second compartment to illuminate an area adjacent to the second compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: APOGEE LIGHTING HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Zarcone, Michael Boyd, Fred Katz, Richard Nicolai
  • Patent number: 10940223
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and devices for providing microbial control and/or disinfection/remediation of an environment. The methods generally comprise: generating a Purified Hydrogen Peroxide Gas (PHPG) that is substantially free of, e.g., hydration, ozone, plasma species, and/or organic species; and directing the gas comprising primarily PHPG into the environment such that the PHPG acts to provide microbial control and/or disinfection/remediation in the environment, preferably both on surfaces and in the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Synexis LLC
    Inventor: James D. Lee
  • Patent number: 10842154
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for controlling arthropods, including insects and arachnids in an environment. The methods generally comprise: generating a near-ideal gas Purified Hydrogen Peroxide Gas (PHPG) that is substantially non-hydrated (e.g., in the form of water in solution or water in solution or water molecules bonded by covalence, van der Waals forces, or London forces) and substantially free of, e.g., ozone, plasma species, and/or organic species; and directing the gas comprising primarily PHPG into the environment such that the PHPG acts to control arachnids in the environment. In certain aspects, the arachnids may be totally or partially killed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SYNEXIS LLC
    Inventors: James D. Lee, Douglas J. Bosma
  • Patent number: 10792613
    Abstract: A cleaning device includes a housing, an air driver, an ozone generator, and a catalyst. The housing defines an inlet, an outlet, and an internal cavity connecting the inlet to the outlet. The air driver is positioned within the internal cavity. The air driver is configured to draw contaminated air from an external environment into the inlet and through the internal cavity of the housing to facilitate decontaminating the contaminated air and emitting clean air out of the outlet into the external environment. The ozone generator is positioned within the internal cavity. The ozone generator is configured to generate ozone. The catalyst is positioned within the internal cavity. The ozone and/or the catalyst are configured to interact with the contaminated air to produce the clean air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Dan Drake, Don Gray, Glen Brizius, Allen Wood, Jeromie Johnston, Pete Evans
  • Patent number: 10723051
    Abstract: An air freshener has a rigidifying core defining a central axis, and an outer portion or sleeve contacting the core that is formed from one or more fragrance loaded polymers. Together, the core and outer portion are shaped to surround a first axis perpendicular to the central axis. The air freshener is made by injection molding a first shot of at least one polymer material to form the core, and injection molding a second shot of at least one polymer material incorporating one or more fragrance materials over or onto or into at least a portion of the core. The second shot of polymer material may be stretched about the portion of the core during injection molding, and may flow into a first hole formed in the core at or near the core distal end, and fills a second hole formed in the core at or near the core proximal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Brandywine Product Group International, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank M. Lesniak, Kyle Brandenburg, John R. Hickman
  • Patent number: 10457552
    Abstract: A flow sensing ozone converter includes an inlet housing, an outlet housing, and a central housing. The inlet housing defines a first pressure port. The outlet housing defines a second pressure port. The central housing extends between a second end of the inlet housing and a first end of the outlet housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregory L. DeFrancesco, Donald E. Army
  • Patent number: 10357033
    Abstract: A long life mat impregnated with insect repellant is provided which has greater concentration that prior art mats in the area above a heated sole plate in prior art volatilizable insecticide repellant devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Thermacell Repellents, Inc.
    Inventors: Fabio Marchetti, Cedric Morhain
  • Patent number: 10299482
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for controlling arthropods, including insects and arachnids in an environment. The methods generally comprise: generating a near-ideal gas Purified Hydrogen Peroxide Gas (PHPG) that is substantially non-hydrated (e.g., in the form of water in solution or water in solution or water molecules bonded by covalence, van der Waals forces, or London forces) and substantially free of, e.g., ozone, plasma species, and/or organic species; and directing the gas comprising primarily PHPG into the environment such that the PHPG acts to control arachnids in the environment. In certain aspects, the arachnids may be totally or partially killed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Synexis LLC
    Inventors: James D. Lee, Douglas J. Bosma
  • Patent number: 10188765
    Abstract: The present invention disclosed a super dry fog generator comprising a liquid-storage device, an atomization device, an air-blower and a dry separation device with an opening on the top; wherein said dry separation device is above said liquid-storage device and connected with said liquid-storage device; said atomization device is located at the exterior of said liquid-storage device; the two ends of said atomization device are connected with said air-blower and the interior of said dry separation device, respectively; said atomization device is connected with said liquid-storage device, and the liquid entering into the interior of said atomization device is blown into the interior of said dry separation device by said air-blower. The disinfection liquid entering into the atomization device from the liquid-storage device is atomized into small atomized liquid particles by the atomization device, and then the small atomized liquid particles are driven into the dry separation device by said air-blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: HUBEI HOPE PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wanzhong Liu, Mingfang Bie, Chao Zhang
  • Patent number: 10188766
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and devices for providing microbial control and/or disinfection/remediation of an environment. The methods generally comprise: generating a Purified Hydrogen Peroxide Gas (PHPG) that is substantially free of, e.g., hydration, ozone, plasma species, and/or organic species; and directing the gas comprising primarily PHPG into the environment such that the PHPG acts to provide microbial control and/or disinfection/remediation in the environment, preferably both on surfaces and in the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Synexis LLC
    Inventor: James D. Lee
  • Patent number: 10124142
    Abstract: Inhalation of low levels of nitric oxide can rapidly and safely decrease pulmonary hypertension in mammals. A nitric oxide delivery system that converts nitrogen dioxide to nitric oxide employs a surface-active material, such as silica gel, coated with an aqueous solution of antioxidant, such as ascorbic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: VERO BIOTECH LLC
    Inventors: David P. Rounbehler, David H. Fine
  • Patent number: 10093425
    Abstract: An ozone converter includes a toroidal shaped inlet housing and an outlet housing that is removably coupled to the inlet housing. The converter also includes a ring shaped ozone removable core disposed at least partially within the inlet housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donald E. Army, Frederick Peacos, III
  • Patent number: 10039850
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to devices and methods for sterilizing equipment. More particularly, one or more embodiments described in the present disclosure are directed to portable devices for sterilizing medical equipment in emergency situations. The sterilization devices and method of the present disclosure address an unmet need for sterilizing surgical equipment in a manner that is not only effective and time-efficient, but is also portable and reliable enough to use in emergency medical situations in remote locations where modern sterilization equipment is not available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: STERIO3, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel S. Taggart, Jessica I. McKelvie, James J. Steppan, Thomas R. Hinklin, Chett J. Boxley
  • Patent number: 9962651
    Abstract: A gas treatment device includes a plasma-generating unit and a catalyst medium. The plasma-generating unit is provided with at least a flow channel through which a gas to be treated flows; and a power-supply unit for supplying electrical power, a first electrode, a second electrode and a dielectric material arranged inside the flow channel. A voltage is impressed between the first electrode and the second electrode by the power-supply unit and electrical discharging is caused to occur, whereby plasma is generated. The catalyst medium is adapted for accelerating a reaction with the gas to be treated and is provided in a position where the plasma generated by the plasma-generating unit inside the flow channel is present, and the catalyst medium has metallic catalytic particles present on an inorganic substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: NBC MESHTEC, INC.
    Inventors: Makoto Ikegami, Takanori Matsumoto, Tsuruo Nakayama, Youhei Jikihara
  • Patent number: 9924722
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for controlling arthropods, including insects and arachnids in an environment. The methods generally comprise: generating a near-ideal gas Purified Hydrogen Peroxide Gas (PHPG) that is substantially non-hydrated (e.g., in the form of water in solution or water in solution or water molecules bonded by covalence, van der Waals forces, or London forces) and substantially free of, e.g., ozone, plasma species, and/or organic species; and directing the gas comprising primarily PHPG into the environment such that the PHPG acts to control arachnids in the environment. In certain aspects, the arachnids may be totally or partially killed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Synexis LLC
    Inventors: James D. Lee, Douglas J. Bosma
  • Patent number: 9878280
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for enriching an inlet air stream utilizing a number of enrichment sub-units connected in series, where each enrichment sub-unit conducts both a dissolution and degasification cycle. Each enrichment sub-unit comprises a compressor, an aeration unit, a deaeration unit, and a pump for the recirculation of water between the aeration and deaeration units. The methodology provides a manner in which the relationship between the respective Henry's coefficients of the oxygen and nitrogen in water may be exploited to enrich the O2 volume percent and diminish the N2 volume percent over repeated dissolution and degasification cycles. By utilizing a number of enrichment sub-units connected in series, the water contained in each enrichment sub-unit acts to progressively increase the O2 volume percent. Additional enrichment sub-units may be added and utilized until the O2 volume percent equals or exceeds a target O2 volume percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: U.S. Department of Energy
    Inventors: Anna Nakano, Jinichiro Nakano, James P. Bennett
  • Patent number: 9849204
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to devices and methods for sterilizing equipment. More particularly, one or more embodiments described in the present disclosure are directed to portable devices for sterilizing medical equipment in emergency situations. The sterilization devices and method of the present disclosure address an unmet need for sterilizing surgical equipment in a manner that is not only effective and time-efficient, but is also portable and reliable enough to use in emergency medical situations in remote locations where modern sterilization equipment is not available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: STERIO3, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Taggart
  • Patent number: 9841195
    Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a heating device is presented. The heating device includes a pyrocatalytic, non-stick coating disposed on at least one surface. The pyrocatalytic non-stick coating includes (i) a binder derived from a silane, a polysiloxane, a polysilazane, or combinations thereof; and (ii) a catalyst dispersed within the binder, wherein the catalyst comprises a pervoskite crystalline material, a pyrochlore crystalline material, a spinel crystalline material, an ilmenite crystalline material, or combinations hereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Venkat Subramaniam Venkataramani, Ravikanth Raju Abbaraju
  • Patent number: 9808013
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for controlling arthropods, including insects and arachnids in an environment. The methods generally comprise: generating a near-ideal gas Purified Hydrogen Peroxide Gas (PHPG) that is substantially non-hydrated (e.g., in the form of water in solution or water in solution or water molecules bonded by covalence, van der Waals forces, or London forces) and substantially free of e.g., ozone, plasma species, and/or organic species; and directing the gas comprising primarily PHPG into the environment such that the PHPG acts to control arachnids in the environment. In certain aspects, the arachnids may be totally or partially killed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Synexis LLC
    Inventors: James D. Lee, Douglas J. Bosma
  • Patent number: 9802148
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for submarine CO2 scrubbing are disclosed. The system may comprise an assembly including a sorbent, a scrubbing inlet configured to receive a first airflow during an adsorption mode. The first airflow may comprise air received from a cabin of a submarine. The assembly may be configured to flow the first airflow over and/or through the sorbent during the adsorption mode such that the sorbent removes a portion of CO2 entrained in the first airflow. The system may also include a scrubbing outlet configured to expel the scrubbed first airflow from the assembly into the cabin. The system may include an outside air inlet configured to receive a second airflow comprising outside air during a regeneration mode. The system may include a regeneration air outlet in configured to expel the second airflow after the second airflow has flowed over and/or through the sorbent during the regeneration mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: ENVERID SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Udi Meirav, Israel Biran, Tzvi Fisher
  • Patent number: 9649514
    Abstract: The invention relates to a regulation device for a source of breathable gas, comprising a reaction medium adapted to perform an exothermic reaction for the production of breathable gas, the reaction medium surrounding an interior reaction volume having a breathable gas outlet. The invention further relates to a chemical oxygen generator system for the provision of breathable gas in an aircraft as well as to a method for regulating a source of breathable gas comprising the step of initiating an exothermic reaction of a reaction medium for the production of breathable gas, the reaction medium surrounding an interior reaction volume having a breathable gas outlet, wherein the breathable gas is flowing through the breathable gas outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Zodiac Aerotechnics
    Inventors: Wolfgang Rittner, Rüdiger Meckes, Günter Boomgaarden, Marco Hollm
  • Patent number: 9494314
    Abstract: A vaporizing device (80) for vaporizing vaporizable matter without burning the vaporizable matter, typically, tobacco, comprises a vaporization chamber (61) for the vaporizable matter, and a gas powered heating unit (1) for heating the vaporization chamber (61). The heating unit (1) comprises a housing (2) having a main cylindrical side wall (4) closed at its respective ends by a first end wall (5) and a second end wall (6) to form a main chamber (8) within which fuel gas is converted to heat. A secondary cylindrical side wall (62) extends from the second end wall (6) to form the vaporization chamber (61) for receiving a tobacco product (81), a cylindrical sleeve (83) of tobacco (84) for producing an aerosol of vaporizable constituents in the tobacco (84). A cylindrical partition wall (10) concentric with the main side wall (4) of the housing (2) extends into the main chamber (8) from the first end wall (5) and defines a primary combustion chamber (11) and a secondary combustion chamber (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: OGLESBY & BUTLER RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Alfred Peter Oglesby, John Paul Oglesby
  • Patent number: 9468699
    Abstract: An air conditioner including a body having an evaporator for heat-exchanging air flowing in the body, and an air purifying module coupled to the body. The air purifying module may have a light emitting diode part disposed along a flow path of the air to provide ultraviolet rays, and a filter part disposed adjacent to the light emitting diode part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Yeol Park, Young Hwan Son, Seong Min Lee, Jae Seon Yi, Jong Hyun Koo, Sang Hee Cho, Ju Won Yoo, Sung Lim Cho, Jong Rack Kim
  • Patent number: 9408938
    Abstract: An aspirating photochemical odor control system allows odoriferous gases to reside in a wet well or force main (odor source) until gas pressure in the odor source forces the gases out. A check valve admits air into the odor source when pressure in the odor source decreases appreciably below ambient pressure. When pressure in the odor source exceeds ambient pressure, a check valve permits flow of gases from the odor source to a photochemical reaction chamber and solar thermal collector to react with oxidizer generated by UV lamps, before being exhausted to the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: ENERGY ENGINEERING SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Marvin F. Alford, Glenn Tyson
  • Patent number: 9388043
    Abstract: A chemical oxygen generator includes multiple parallel sequentially connected chemical core sections that extend the duration of operation of the chemical oxygen generator. An end of a first core section is contiguous with a chemical core high reactivity section, and a thermal insulation layer is disposed between an end of a second core section and the chemical core ignition plate, as well as between the bodies of the first and second core sections. A chemical core transition section is disposed between the other end of the first core section and the second core section, to insure that the reaction front propagates properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: Gerald Maroske, Rainer Ernst, Yunchang Zhang, Girish S. Kshirsagar
  • Patent number: 9366450
    Abstract: Provided is an air adjuster that maintains low-noise performance of back-inlet types and allows realization of efficient airflow from the front side toward the back side thereof and prevents the occurrence of stagnant air. The air adjuster includes a housing in which air inlets and an air outlet are formed; a blower that sucks in air through the air inlets; and a conditioning unit that conditions the air sucked in by the blower. The air inlets are located on the back side of the housing, and the air conditioned by the conditioning unit is blown to the outside through the air outlet. The housing allows the air to pass through a space between a bottom surface thereof and a placement surface, and the housing is provided with leg units that form a gap whose vertical dimension on the front side is smaller than that on the back side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroyasu Yamashita
  • Patent number: 9056276
    Abstract: An ozone converter that includes an outer housing having an inlet and an outlet is disclosed. In this embodiment the ozone converter includes a core disposed within the outer housing and a bypass cylinder disposed between the inlet and the outlet and that passes through the core such that air within the bypass cylinder does not contact the core. The ozone converter of this embodiment also includes a blocking sleeve that surrounds a portion of the bypass cylinder and that is moveable from a first position to a second position. When the bypass sleeve is in the first position air that enters in the inlet is directed by the blocking sleeve into the bypass cylinder and when it is in the second position air that enters the inlet is allowed to enter an outer passage between the bypass cylinder and the outer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Donald E. Army, Frederick Peacos, III
  • Patent number: 9034255
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and devices for providing microbial control and/or disinfection/remediation of an environment. The methods generally comprise: generating a Purified Hydrogen Peroxide Gas (PHPG) that is substantially free of, e.g., hydration, ozone, plasma species, and/or organic species; and directing the gas comprising primarily PHPG into the environment such that the PHPG acts to provide microbial control and/or disinfection/remediation in the environment, preferably both on surfaces and in the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Lee Antimicrobial Solutions LLC
    Inventor: James D. Lee
  • Patent number: 9017606
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlling odors in an enclosed space, such as a pit latrine, include providing an oxidizer, such as a catalytic heater and an optional mechanical ventilation unit, such as an inline fan, both flow connected to a vault (pit) of the latrine. The heater is also connected to a source of fuel, for example, propane. Fresh air is drawn through vents in the latrine housing and thereafter through toilets in the latrine and through the vault, providing oxygen for the reaction. The fan and/or oxidation process draws both fresh air and accompanying odorous compounds directly from the latrine and into the oxidizer wherein the odorous components are substantially destroyed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Environmental Purification, LLC
    Inventors: Don S. Sifers, Kent A. Pennybaker
  • Patent number: 9004377
    Abstract: A scent producing vase assembly holds artificial flowers and produces a scent to fully simulate the presence of real flowers in the vase. The assembly includes a vase having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending upwardly from a perimeter edge of the bottom wall. An upper edge of the perimeter wall defines an opening into an interior space of the vase. A housing is coupled to and extends through the bottom wall of the vase. A scent producing element is positioned in the housing. A channel has a lower end and an upper end. The lower end is in environmental communication with the scent producing element in the housing. An opening extends through the upper end of the channel wherein the scent producing element delivers a scent to ambient air around the upper end of the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Inventor: Earl C. Whittaker
  • Patent number: 9005529
    Abstract: A housing having a suction port and a discharge port, an impeller 21 and a casing 22 that houses the impeller 21, an air blower 2 housed in the housing, a filter that lets through the air suctioned from the suction port by the air blower 2, and two ion generating sections that generate positive and negative ions are provided. The ion generating section is arranged on a circular-arc guide wall 2a in the casing 22. The positive and negative ions generated by the ion generating section are efficiently included in the air passing through as laminar flow along the circular-arc guide wall 22a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tsutomu Tsuda, Ichiro Yoshimura, Hiromu Nishida
  • Patent number: 9005531
    Abstract: An apparatus for the decontamination of air, the apparatus comprising a housing (1) having an air inlet (4) and an air outlet (6) with an air passage (2) there between, means (20) for directing a stream of air through the housing, the housing containing a non-thermal plasma cell (30), an ultraviolet emitting device (40) and an ozone depletion catalyst (42), the non-thermal plasma comprising an anode (32), a dielectric (32) and a cathode (33), the cathode being in the form of a meshed enclosure which surrounds the ultraviolet emitting device and ozone depletion catalyst to form a reaction chamber and Faraday cage. The non-thermal plasma cell may also be provided as a columnar cell for forming an array of cells and the dielectric may comprise water droplets to improve the efficiency of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Tri-Air Developments Limited
    Inventor: Alan Mole
  • Patent number: RE45745
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide absorber for a rebreathing system can be connected to a connection head of the rebreathing system in a simple manner. A centering device (43, 44, 45, 46), provided in the area of a guide plate (40) of the absorber (4), can be caused to mesh with centering pins pointing in the direction of the absorber from the connection head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Dräger Medical GmbH
    Inventors: Ahmet Türker, Grigory Kholtchanski, Sven Pasdzior, Robert Lischinski, Dirk-Stefan Reichert
  • Patent number: RE47995
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide absorber for a rebreathing system can be connected to a connection head of the rebreathing system in a simple manner. A centering device (43, 44, 45, 46), provided in the area of a guide plate (40) of the absorber (4), can be caused to mesh with centering pins pointing in the direction of the absorber from the connection head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Ahmet Türker, Grigory Kholtchanski, Sven Pasdzior, Robert Lischinski, Dirk-Stefan Reichert