With Separating Media Pneumatically Vibrated Or Flexed Patents (Class 55/293)
  • Patent number: 11759742
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to air intake filter assemblies, and more particularly to air intake assemblies for an outdoor portion of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system. In an embodiment, a filter assembly is configured to filter an airflow entering an air intake of a HVAC unit. The filter assembly includes a support structure and a plurality of filter slats, each having a fine filtration material, each disposed within the support structure, and wherein the plurality of filter slats is configured in a louvered relationship and actuated between a closed configuration through which the airflow passes and an open configuration through which the airflow passes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
    Inventors: Zhiwei Huang, Curtis A. Trammell
  • Patent number: 11754302
    Abstract: A portable air purifier may include at least one blower fan which rotates with respect to a rotational shaft extending in a first direction, and includes a hub, and a plurality of fan blades radially connected around the hub; and a fan cover provided with at least one shielding plate that shields the hub, and a plurality of guide vanes that guides a discharge direction of air discharged by the at least one blower fan. A foreground of a rotational area of the plurality of fan blades forms a blowing surface, and the plurality of guide vanes may be arranged in front of the blowing surface and extend radially with respect to the rotational shaft. Each of the plurality of guide vanes may include a first guide surface positioned adjacent to the at least one blower fan and a second guide surface connected to the first guide surface and positioned further from the at least one blower fan than the first guide surface. The second guide surface may extend parallel to the first guide surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youngjun Kim, Ho-Jung Kim, Ji Hyung Kim, Tae Yoon Kim, Myung Jin Ku, Seong Ho Hong, Juhyun Kim, Jongkeon Jeon
  • Patent number: 11607634
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for concentrating solids and removing solids from a filter medium. The method includes the step of concentrating first particles of a first solid by removing a fluid stream through a filter medium in a filter. At least some of the first particles become blocking particles that block pores of the filter medium. The method also includes the step of inserting second particles of a second solid into the filter. These second particles scrape, vibrate, agglomerate, or a combination thereof along the filter medium, thus dislodging at least a portion of the blocking particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Sustainable Energy Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: David Frankman, Eric Mansfield, Seth Babcock
  • Patent number: 11445877
    Abstract: In a dust collector, an intake side surface on the intake portion side of a filter expands in a first direction, and extends in a direction including at least a component of a second direction. The housing of the dust collector includes a wall that defines an intake passage. The intake passage extends from the intake portion side to the filter side. One end of the intake passage is linked to the outside of the housing via the intake portion. Another end of the intake passage opposes a top surface side region of the intake side surface of the filter in a third direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. When viewed from the first direction, the top surface side region approaches the another end of the intake passage as it approaches the top surface side in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chun-Hsien Liu
  • Patent number: 10272382
    Abstract: A carrier gas recovery system for use in cold spray manufacturing recovers carrier gas utilized during the cold spray process and recycles the carrier gas for immediate use or stores the carrier gas for future use. The carrier gas recovery system includes an enclosure subsystem, a filtration subsystem, a reclamation subsystem, and a compensation subsystem. An article is placed in the enclosure and particulate matter is carried to the article on a carrier gas stream. Carrier gas in the enclosure is filtered through the filtration subsystem to remove particulate from the carrier gas, and the filtered carrier gas is fed to the reclamation subsystem. The carrier gas either flows to a gas separator, to increase the concentration of carrier gas, or to the compensation subsystem if the carrier gas concentration is sufficiently high. The carrier gas can be stored in the compensation subsystem or used in further cold spray manufacturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Ying She, Aaron T. Nardi, Lawrence Binek, Andrzej Ernest Kuczek, Zissis A. Dardas
  • Patent number: 9914083
    Abstract: A steam strainer and a method for producing a steam strainer is provided. The steam strainer has a skeleton-like tube body, in which, to construct a shell surface, at least two shell-type individual elements are provided for mounting, wherein the skeleton-like tube body has two end surfaces which are kept at a defined spacing by at least one longitudinal strut connecting the two end surfaces, and wherein the at least two shell-type individual elements have a plurality of screen openings, and wherein the at least two shell-type individual elements and the longitudinal strut are independently exchangeable. In addition, a method for producing such a steam strainer is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Olaf Rehme, Armin Trubel
  • Patent number: 9909956
    Abstract: A cyclonic filter separator with liquid block capabilities formed to separate liquids in a fluid stream for on-stream and spot sampling of natural gas or the like, particularly pressurized process gas having liquid entrained therein, otherwise referenced as multiphase or “wet”. The present invention incorporates a liquid block apparatus downstream the cyclonic separator to provide to further prevent liquid passing therethrough, ensuring a dry gas sample stream for analysis or the like. A coalescing membrane may be situated intermediate the cyclonic separator and the liquid block, which coalescing membrane may further be linked to the liquid block such that differential pressure associated with the operative state of the membrane causes the liquid block to engage, blocking the flow of fluid therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Mayeaux Holding LLC
    Inventor: Valmond Joseph St Amant, III
  • Patent number: 9568814
    Abstract: An air filter module adapted to be used with a projection module and disposed to cover an air vent of the projection module. The air filter module includes a filter component and a cleaning unit. The cleaning unit is disposed to cover the air vent and configured to drive the filter component to have a movement so as to remove the dust on the filter component according to a cleaning-start signal. A projection device adopting the air filter module is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jhih-Hao Chen, Jia-Hong Dai, Tsung-Ching Lin
  • Patent number: 9266049
    Abstract: Provided are an air-conditioner and a controlling method thereof. The air-conditioner includes a blower fan forcibly generating a flow of air, a filter disposed on a flow path of the air that forcibly flows by the blower fan, and a vibration actuator disposed on a side of the filter. The method for controlling an air-conditioner includes disposing a collection part under a filter of an air-conditioner, vibrating a vibration actuator disposed on a side of the filter, and separating the collection part from a lower side of the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jihoon Jun, Dongkeun Yang
  • Patent number: 9221083
    Abstract: An air filter reconditioning apparatus is provided for cleaning air filters. There is a vessel body with a lid and an arbor axle tube provides a source of incoming air. A two stage live arbor is provided having a first roller bearing fitted on the arbor axle tube, a spacer ring fitted on the first roller bearing, a second roller bearing fitted on the arbor axle tube, an impeller ring fitted on the second roller bearing and a housing fitted on the spacer ring and the impeller ring, with an air redirection plate disposed in the housing and fitted to the arbor axle tube. A V-grooved arbor nozzle adapter is threadably connected to the housing such that the housing and the V-grooved nozzle adapter rotate around the arbor axle tube. Nozzles defined in the V-grooved arbor nozzle adapter direct air into the air filter during rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Inventor: Robert T. Rife
  • Patent number: 8961633
    Abstract: The invention relates to filter cleaning in a vacuum having a switchable flap element, the cleaning of the filter or of parts of the filter being carried out by supplying a secondary air flow to the interior of the filter to be cleaned, and air being able to flow through the filters separately from each other from the outside to the inside in the vacuum container in a sealed manner, and a flap element disposed in a chamber housing being pivotable, by means of the pivoting of which openings may be closed and released, the secondary air flow reaching the surface of the filter to be cleaned from the inside toward the outside in pulses, characterized in that the flap element comprises at least two partial flaps, the pivoting of which is actuated by a pivot drive, the respective partial flap optionally closes the outflow opening of the respective filter chamber in the direction of the intake opening of the suction turbine, the blow-out side of the suction turbine delivers the created overpressure air into an overp
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Nilfisk-Advance A/S
    Inventors: Martin Kienzle, Günther Werbach, Rainer Hafenrichter, Klaus Dietz
  • Publication number: 20140000227
    Abstract: A sulfur particulates remover is provided for removing sulfur particulates from gaseous streams generated in sulfur storage tanks and other types of sulfur containers and carriers. More than 90% of the sulfur particulates are easily removed in most cases. The sulfur particulates remover comprises a conical or prismatic shell structure equipped with vibrators, a cover plate and a stack or similar venting means. A deflector may be mounted inside the shell structure. This system is typically installed on the roof of a liquid sulfur storage tank, pit or other sulfur container using conventional hardware. The lower portion of the particulates remover is preferably a substantially round pipe to which a conical upper portion is attached by welding means or by means of bolts or a support flange. No steam, cooling water or any other external-source heating or cooling is necessary in the operation of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: CTI Consulting, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Anthony Pickren, Roger Jacques Maduell
  • Publication number: 20130092028
    Abstract: A device and method for cleaning baghouse filters using a shock wave vortex is disclosed. In one embodiment, high pressure fluid enters the housing of the device through an inlet tube in axial alignment with a resonance chamber within the housing. The high pressure fluid enters and exits a resonance chamber causing a collision with the fluid from the inlet tube to generate a shock wave. The shock wave is directed downward by the housing through the lower opening of the housing and towards a baghouse filter as a ring-shaped shock wave vortex. The ring-shaped shock wave vortex concentrates cleaning energy along the side material of the baghouse filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Tian Xuan Zhang, David Michael Chapin
  • Patent number: 8328907
    Abstract: A system includes a resonant frequency modeler for determining a resonant frequency of a node on a collecting plate that collects particles from a gas flow; and a wave generating device that applies a wave having an applied frequency substantially equal to the resonant frequency to the node of the collecting plate to remove particles from the collecting plate. An electrostatic precipitator (ESP) including the system and related method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert W. Taylor
  • Patent number: 8292981
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel enclosure and air filtration design for use with robotic welding stations. It includes a novel frame design, novel air cleaning systems and systems for reducing the frequency of cleaning the air cleaning system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Oskar Air Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Edwin F. Sithes
  • Patent number: 8276650
    Abstract: A machine includes a heat exchanger for an engine having a heat exchanger core and a filtration system. The filtration system includes a flexible filter sheet coupled with at least one take-up roller and a filter cleaner adapted to clean the filter via compressed air. A method of operating a machine cooling system includes rotating a rotatable drive element coupled with a filter, and cleaning the filter by directing compressed air therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin L. Martin, James J. Callas, Michael J. Campagna
  • Patent number: 8252093
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a system for removing matter from a filtering device of a work machine includes a gas pressurization assembly. An element of the gas pressurization assembly is removably attachable to a first orifice of the filtering device without removing the filtering device from a work machine to which the filtering device is connected. The system also includes a heat source fluidly connected to the gas pressurization assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Inventors: Cheryl Lynn Sellers, David Thaler, Mark T. Grimm, Jeremy Trethewey, Natalie Noel Vanderspiegel, Richard A. Crandell, Dong Fei, Roger A. Hudson, Mark Alan Gasper, Herbert DaCosta, Eric Charles Fluga, Hemant Prasad Mallampalli, Bruce Frazier, Matthew Fletcher
  • Patent number: 8241398
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and apparatuses for removing aerosols and, in some cases, vapor phase contaminants, such as mercury, from a gas stream. One method is directed to the removal of additional aerosols from a gas stream from which aerosols have previously been removed by using a screen in combination with a primary aerosol collection device. Another method is directed to the removal of both aerosols and vapor phase contaminants by using a sorbent in combination with a screen. Another method is directed to the removal of vapor phase contaminants by using a catalyst to convert the contaminant to a form that is more easily removed from the gas stream and optionally injecting a chemical to increase the rate of conversion. The invention also provides various apparatuses for use in performing the various methods of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Simpson Berry, Ramsay Chang
  • Patent number: 8236076
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning an air filter includes a body, a closed chamber formed within the body, a fluid dispersing member having a portion thereof mounted for rotation within the body and passing through the chamber, a plurality of orifices formed through the wall of the fluid dispersing member and an arrangement for rotating the fluid dispersing member. The arrangement either includes a combination of nozzles secured to the fluid dispersing member and positioned within the chamber and an irregular inner wall surface of the chamber capable of providing resistance to a fluid flow discharged into the chamber or fins disposed on the fluid dispersing member and a passageway through the body for directing fluid under pressure onto the fins. Fluid supplied under pressure to the fluid dispersing member exits through the plurality of orifices toward an inner surface of a air filter filtering medium causing contaminants to exit therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Inventor: Dennis Grieve
  • Patent number: 8142552
    Abstract: A system for removing matter from a filtering device is disclosed. The system may have a reactive propellant located downstream of the filtering device. The reactive propellant may be configured to generate an impact wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Francis Meister, Loran Hoffman, Thomas V. Staley, Philip Stephen Bruza
  • Patent number: 7951215
    Abstract: A filtering plant for removing dusts from gases, with a plurality of filter units, which are parallel connected to a line for crude gas and the outlets thereof are parallel connected to a line for purified gas, wherein an extraction blowing engine is connected to the line for purified gas, further with an apparatus for cleaning the filter units, which has a lower collecting space for the filter cake with a discharge opening with flap on the lower end of the collecting space, characterized in that the dust discharge openings of all the filter units except one are connected to a common collecting main and the collecting main is connected to the crude gas region of the one filter unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Fette GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Römer, Detlef Nuppenau, Eugen Krüger, Dieter Schmidt, Michael Markl, Bernd Granzow, Jens Mannshard
  • Publication number: 20110083407
    Abstract: A dust collector system including a plurality of air filters that are at least partially self-cleaning via a pulsed air system. The dust collector system presents a self-aligning, tool-free assembly for providing the pulsed air. The pulsed air system comprises an air distribution assembly including an air distribution manifold having a plurality of purge pipes and a frame for supporting at least some of the purge pipes, wherein at least two or more of the purge pipes are coupled together in a generally unitary assembly; and a positioning assembly for selectively positioning and removably locking the air distribution manifold in either of a service position or an operational position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: MAC EQUIPMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Weber, Dwight Edelman
  • Patent number: 7918907
    Abstract: A particulate filtration device having a cleaning assembly including the cleaning nozzle that accelerates gas toward the downstream surface of the filter media. The cleaning nozzle comprises an inlet portion defining a converging inlet path, a throat portion defining a narrowest portion of the nozzle, and an outlet portion defining a diverging path and ending at an exit edge. The inlet portion, throat portion, and outlet portion collectively create an inner surface of the nozzle. The nozzle defines a centerline and an exit half angle relative to the centerline, and the exit half angle is about ten degrees. The nozzle has a throat area at the throat portion and an exit area at the exit edge. A ratio of the exit area to the throat area is about 1.4. A portion of the inlet portion adjacent the throat portion has a throat inlet radius, and a portion of the outlet portion adjacent the throat portion has a throat outlet radius. The throat outlet radius is larger than the throat inlet radius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Venturedyne, Ltd.
    Inventor: Glenn W. Bitner
  • Publication number: 20100180556
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air distribution device for providing rinsing air to a gas cleaner provided with filter bags, said air distribution device comprising: an air distribution member in form of a hollow member; a connection to an air supply means for rinse air, where the air distribution member is a rotatable tube (6), at least a part of the rotatable tube (6) being rotatable in relation to the air supply means along a longitudinal axis (105) of the rotatable tube (S) the longitudinal axis 105 being a rotational axis and the rotatable tube (6) having a first end (106) connected to the air supply for receiving rinse air and a second end (107) of the rotatable tube (6) comprising an opening (206) being able to lead rinse air into tubes (7) arranged circumferentially around the rotational axis (105) of the rotatable tube (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventor: Arne Gronbaek Jensen
  • Publication number: 20100165186
    Abstract: A vibrating device includes a dust-screening member which is shaped like a plate as a whole and has at least one side that is symmetric with respect to a symmetry axis, and a vibrating member secured to the dust-screening member and configured to produce, at the dust-screening member, vibration having a vibrational amplitude perpendicular to a surface of the dust-screening member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Sumio Kawai, Takashi Miyazawa, Hironori Ichihara
  • Patent number: 7588613
    Abstract: A movable filter system is provided for moving one or more filters of a filter assembly between an operative position and a maintenance position. In one embodiment, a filter assembly is secured to a telescoping rod assembly so that it may be moved between operative and maintenance positions. Positioning the rod assembly vertically allows gravity to move the rod assembly to an extended position, and a winch and cable may be used to move the rod assembly to a retracted position. Keyways and channels may be used within the rods of the telescoping rod assembly so as to maintain rotational positioning of the filter assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Deseret Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Gubler, Daniel Esplin
  • Publication number: 20090113857
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel enclosure and air filtration design for use with robotic welding stations. It includes a novel frame design, novel air cleaning systems and systems for reducing the frequency of cleaning the air cleaning system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventor: Edwin F. Sithes
  • Patent number: 7479170
    Abstract: A bag house air filtration system with minimal recirculation uses new inlet airflow patterns and cleaning processes. Inlet air enters the bag house. An input plenum changes the velocity profile. Dirty inlet air is split into two plenums, and then passed through guide vanes. A clean air plenum contains a series of individual compartments with a pre-set number of filter bags that are effectively cleaned during a single cleaning cycle. Each individual compartment has a door or louver mounted above the bag openings that is opened and closed during the cleaning cycle. An automatic control system continuously senses bag house pressure drop and activates the cycle when needed. The doors open and close in a pre-set pattern to drop the dust cakes from the bags and restore air flow to normal pressures. Closing a door mounted above the bags creates a reversal of pressure that removes the dust cake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Inventor: Jerry R. Collette
  • Patent number: 7468082
    Abstract: A self cleaning gas filtration system for filtering contaminants from a flow of gas. A filter element is disposed within a housing and configured to receive a first flow of gas from an inlet in the housing. A pressurized gas source is fluidly coupled to at least one tube having a plurality of perforations. The perforations are configured to backflush the filter with a second flow of gas from the gas source. An outlet is configured to receive at least a portion of the second flow of gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Inventor: Robert R. Gordon
  • Patent number: 7468085
    Abstract: A system for removing particulates from a filtering device of a machine. The system may include a flow assembly configured to direct a flow of gas through the filtering device, with one or more elements of the flow assembly being removably attached to a first opening of the filtering device. The system may also include a sound generation assembly configured to direct sound waves toward the filtering device to remove particulates from the filtering device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: John D. Goddard
  • Patent number: 7410530
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pulse cleaner for cleaning a diesel exhaust treatment device. The pulse cleaner includes a cabinet, a diesel exhaust treatment device mount positioned within the cabinet for mounting the diesel exhaust treatment device during pulse cleaning, and a collection filter positioned within the cabinet for collecting material displaced from the diesel exhaust treatment device during cleaning. The pulse cleaner also includes a pulse generator for generating pulses that are each directed at a majority of a face of the diesel exhaust treatment device when the diesel exhaust treatment device is mounted at the diesel exhaust treatment device mount. The pulse generator includes a pressure tank for accumulating pressurized air, and a valve arrangement that flushes the pressurized air from the tank. A pulse of air for cleaning the diesel exhaust treatment device is generated each time the tank is flushed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne M. Wagner, Mary Joanne Lorenzen, John T. Herman
  • Patent number: 7186281
    Abstract: A dust-removing device for the dust-collecting tank of a dust-collecting machine includes a guide frame installed inside the dust collecting tank and having a central guide rod for a brush base to move up and down thereon. The brush base has its outer circumferential edge provided with numerous brushing bristles able to reach the folded grooves in the inner wall of the dust-collecting tank. A pull unit is provided with plural pulley bases for a pull rope to pass therethrough. Two handles are respectively fixed with two lines of the pull rope exposed to the outer side of the dust-collecting tank, and the pull rope has two ends fastened with the brush base. When the two handles are moved downward alternately and repeatedly, the brush base can be moved up and down to carry out cleaning of the dust-collecting tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: San Ford Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chieh yuan Cheng
  • Patent number: 7174707
    Abstract: Method and arrangement for a combustion engine having an exhaust pipe, and a particle filter located in the exhaust pipe including a membrane which is permeable to gas components generated by a combustion process in the combustion engine but impermeable to soot and ash particles generated by the same combustion process, and also a method for cleaning such a filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar AB
    Inventors: Lucas Megas, Astrid Drewsen
  • Patent number: 7094265
    Abstract: A cleaning device for a bundle of tubular filter elements designed with one end open, preferably of an industrial dust filter, is proposed. Injectors for delivery of a pulse-like compressed-air jet into the filter elements are arranged above the openings of the filter elements. The compressed-air supply of the injectors, controlled via valves, takes place via a number of nozzle tubes extending at right angles to the injectors, and a number of injectors are connected in a row to each nozzle tube. Only some of the nozzle tubes are connected directly to valves and these nozzle tubes extend to a deflection, from which at least one further nozzle tube closed at its end extends in the opposite direction. The deflection is preferably at the same time a branching from which two nozzle tubes extend, which are located on the two sides of the centrally arranged nozzle tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Intesiv-filter GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Exner, Rainer Krabs
  • Patent number: 6902592
    Abstract: Shown is an apparatus and method for cleaning filter units of an air filtering system using a reverse flow pulse of pressurized air. The filter cleaning system includes a venturi element (36) with a narrowed throat portion (56). A blowpipe (46) is substantially axially aligned with the venturi (36) and has an outlet nozzle (50) that is flared in a substantially conical shape with an included angle that (64) that exceeds an angle at (62) at which high pressure air would ordinarily diverge from an unmodified blowpipe opening. The nozzle (50) is axially spaced from the venturi at a selected distance (70) such that a high velocity pulse of air delivered by the blowpipe (46) through the nozzle (50) is delivered to the outlet portion (58) of the venturi (36) substantially between the outlet opening (62) and the throat (56).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: United Air Specialists, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas B. Green, Christopher S. Swain, Alan W. Ball
  • Patent number: 6890365
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for removing particulate from a particulate-laden gas stream are disclosed. The apparatus and method include a reverse-flow process for cleaning filter bags with a cleaning gas stream. The process includes: flowing a particulate-laden gas stream to one side of the filter bags; stopping the particulate-laden gas stream to at least one filter bag; popping the filter bag with a reverse-flow of a cleaning gas stream to remove dust from the bag; and finally re-introducing the particulate-laden gas stream to the recently cleaned filter bag at a low velocity/flow rate to prevent small particles from blowing through the recently cleaned filter bag. The apparatus and method allow the particulate-laden gas stream and cleaning gas stream to be controlled independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Dillman Equipment, Inc.
    Inventor: Fredric W. Prill
  • Patent number: 6733574
    Abstract: A filter apparatus for use with a fluid bed processor includes a movable filter bundle that can be selectively moved within a fluid bed chamber. The movable filter bundle includes one or more filters attached to corresponding filter mounts on a support structure. The movable filter bundle may also include an index rod that rotationally secures the movable filter bundle when in a first position. A support assembly can be used to connect the movable filter bundle to the fluid bed chamber. In the first position air is filtered through the filters in the process operation of the filter apparatus. In a second position individual filters on the movable filter bundle can be easily inspected, serviced, and/or replaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Deseret Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott A. Gubler
  • Patent number: 6605131
    Abstract: An air induction system with active noise control includes a self-cleaning air filter that is integrated within an air intake housing. The self-cleaning air filter filters out contaminants such as dust and dirt particulates from air flowing through the intake housing. The self-cleaning filter is powered and controlled by the same electronic unit that is used to power the active noise control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive Inc.
    Inventors: James K. Vanderveen, Ian R. McLean
  • Patent number: 6569218
    Abstract: A method of using vacuum-cleaner filters includes mounting a cylindrical-shaped filter cartridge coaxially on a rotatable spindle. Then air is drawn radially through a filter material wall of the filter cartridge. Periodically, the cartridge filter on the spindle is spun to dislodge any debris entrapped in the filter material by centrifugal force. Air flow is selectively drawn or pushed radially through a filter material wall of the filter cartridge. A clutch disposed between a motor and the spindle is used to periodically spin the cartridge filter on the spindle to dislodge any debris entrapped in the filter material by centrifugal force. Preferably, a motor that can be run in either a forward direction or a reverse direction is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Inventor: David Edmond Dudley
  • Patent number: 6428588
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with the cleaning of fouled air filters to alleviate the problems caused by disposal of such filters as waste and to reduce the cost of maintenance of the many apparatus requiring air filters. The present invention provides a motorized turntable provided in a filter chamber in a housing whereby the fitter can be spun on its axis at a speed sufficient to discharge the fouling into the filter chamber. The fouled atmosphere in the filter chamber is exhausted to a vacuum chamber where the fouling settles out for disposal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Inventors: David Holyoak, Christine Holyoak
  • Patent number: 6171366
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cleaning and operating gas cleaning devices using vibration generators wherein the systems include sensors and programs for monitoring and predicting resonant conditions of different surface areas and zones in order to vary the frequency and amplitude of vibrations to establish optimum resonant conditions on such surface areas or zones and thereby optimize cleaning and operation of such gas cleaning devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Lab, S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Vicard, Frank Gallo
  • Patent number: 5958093
    Abstract: A self-cleaning filter for pneumatic circuits includes a filtering baffle (1) mounted on a drum (2) rotated steadily, the flow (A) of the air to be filtered being from outside to inside the baffle (1), as well as a suction mouth (5) longitudinally positioned in the vertical mid-plane at the lowest point of the baffle (1) and externally adjacent thereto, and a blowing nozzle (6) internally adjacent to the baffle (1) at a position exactly opposite the mouth (5), both the mouth (5) and the nozzle (6) extending along the whole length of the filtering baffle (1). The nozzle (6) has a plurality of aligned bores suitable to emit a narrow jet of counter-current air, with adjustable incidence, and the mouth (5) is shaped as a trapezoidal hopper with a small adjustable blowing nozzle (C) at one end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Mazzini ICI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Eros Nani, Andrea Bonandrini
  • Patent number: 5942016
    Abstract: The invention relates to a travelling cleaner (1) for textile machines, in particular spinning and weaving machines, which has a blowing and sucking device (3) and also a filter device (4). The filter device (4) has a tubular filter cartridge with at least one lateral casing opening, via which the filter interior space is connected to the blowing and sucking device (3) by a lateral air connection (12). The casing opening (14) is formed as a longitudinally running, preferably I-shaped, slit. For cleaning the filter, a filter-cleaning apparatus (20) is provided, which travels axially over the filter casing (11) with a suction tube (22a) and a plurality of blowing nozzles (23a) and cleans it zone by zone with an intense air jet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Inventor: Ulrich I. Steinike
  • Patent number: 5741351
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning a filter includes a support frame and a turn table for supporting the filter, wherein the turntable rotates in relation to the support frame during a filter cleaning operation. The apparatus also includes an air flow director for directing a flow of air against the filter, wherein the air flow director is fixed in relation to the support frame during the filter cleaning operation. A method of cleaning a filter is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald C. Beal, Duane K. Edwards, John Styfhoorn
  • Patent number: 5681363
    Abstract: A filter shaking arrangement includes a resilient frame disposed around an expandable filter, both of which are expanded by a fan induced air flow. The resilient frame returns resiliently to its original form upon the cessation of this air flow. This contraction of the resilient frame tends to dislodge dirt adhering to the filter as it also is forced back to its original shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Inventors: Deborah R. Tucker, Lynn A. Frederick, Jeffrey S. Louis
  • Patent number: 5667682
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for filtering a fluid containing contaminants is provided whereby the apparatus includes an inlet for drawing fluid from a fluid source, a housing having attached thereto the inlet, a contaminant outlet, a clean outlet, a filtering assembly and a mechanism for agitating the filtering assembly. The filtering assembly has an upper or upstream end connected to the inlet and a lower or downstream end connected to the contaminant outlet. The filtering assembly is disposed within the housing and is connected to the contaminant outlet whereby fluid is introduced to the filter assembly at an upper end of the filtering assembly by the fluid inlet and whereby fluid is passed through the filtering assembly to provide clean, filtered fluid which is discharged via the clean outlet, and debris and other contaminants contained in the fluid are separated from the fluid and retained by the filtering assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: Water Renewal Systems L.P.
    Inventor: Kenneth Edward Laird
  • Patent number: 5584900
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning a generally cylindrical air filter. The apparatus includes a carriage for receiving the air filter in a generally axially vertical orientation. The carriage is selectively turned to orient the filter generally horizontally. Dirt and debris are dislodged selectively from an inside cylindrical surface and an outside cylindrical surface of the filter by a air pressure nozzle and a pneumatic hammer, respectively. A vacuum apparatus collects the dirt and debris that is dislodged from the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Inventors: Gregory H. Zaiser, Harold W. Zaiser
  • Patent number: 5322534
    Abstract: A self-cleaning air filter is formed by placing a flexible filter bag in an upside-down position with its open end firmly supported. Air to be cleaned is pulled upwardly through the bag. When the air stream is shut off, the bag collapses, discharging accumulated particulate material into the space beneath it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1994
    Inventor: David M. Kaiser
  • Patent number: 5271751
    Abstract: When work processing equipment and more particularly floor sanding machines have means for drawing off dust, they are also fitted with a device for aspiration of the dust laden air and the collection of the dust. The device in accordance with the invention comprises a filter device, arranged in the flow path of the air, manufactured of an air permeable material retaining the dust so that dust-free air is released into the surroundings.In the flow path upstream from the filter device there is a dust separator, which at the lower side thereof has a dust outlet opening and above the dust outlet opening has an air outlet opening facing the filter device. Underneath the dust outlet opening it is possible for a dust collecting container to be connected with the result that the separated dust drops under the effect of gravity into the container. It is convenient if the filter device delimits a filter chamber with a dust outlet opening on the lower side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1993
    Assignee: Eugen Laegler GmbH
    Inventor: Eugen Lagler
  • Patent number: 5199965
    Abstract: A device for cleaning a bag filter, closed on one side, is arranged on a supporting grid within a housing traversed by the fluid to be cleaned and is provided on the clean-gas side with an injector which is directed into the inside of the fabric filter and is connected to a source of gas of higher pressure than the pressure of the fluid to be filtered. In order to develop the breaking up of the filter cake upon the cleaning of fabric filters in such a manner that as few components as possible of the filter cake are placed in suspended condition and therefore the greatest possible proportion of the filter cake can be removed as a coherent unit, it is proposed that on the clean-gas side (14) of the supporting grid (2a) there be arranged a bag (3) which is expandable by gas pressure, the bag (3) be attached in pressure-tight manner to the injector (10) and the bag (3) be so dimensioned that its circumference corresponds at least to the inside circumference of the supporting grid (2a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Assignee: Mannesmann Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Paul van Ackeren