Plural Stages In Unitary Casing Patents (Class 55/318)
  • Patent number: 12083535
    Abstract: This application relates to a modular electrostatic precipitator. In one aspect, the modular electrostatic precipitator includes a housing providing a flow path through which air is moved and a charging module configured to emit electromagnetic waves to the air. The precipitator may also include a first attaching/detaching unit configured to attach and detach the charging module to and from the housing and a particle collecting module configured to collect particles in the air by applying an electrostatic force to the air. The precipitator may further include a second attaching and detaching unit configured to attach and detach the particle collecting module to and from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: AweXome Ray, Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Sue Choi, Jun Young Choi, Se Hoon Gihm, Sung Hyun Bae, Nam Kyu Lee, Ki Hoon Yoon, Chang Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 12036570
    Abstract: The objective of this invention is to provide a filter module for coating equipment that can improve the efficiency in removing coating-material mist and preventing the outflow of such coating-material mist to the outside. The filter module of this invention is made of a flammable material and includes an outer box, an eliminator and a baffle plate. Of the outer box, the air A2 containing the coating-material mist flows into the outer box from the outer-box inlet and is discharged from the outer-box outlet. The eliminator is formed by arranging zigzag-shaped eliminator elements in parallel to separate the coating-material mist from the air A2. The baffle plate is formed by arranging baffle-plate elements having an inclined surface for guiding the air A2 in parallel into the inflow-side space S2 of the eliminator, and guides the air A2 that has been introduced from the outer-box inlet to the inflow-side space S2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: TRINITY INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota Saito, Ryo Yokoyama, Yuki Higashino
  • Patent number: 11938436
    Abstract: A vent filter (1), preferably for a pure liquid storage tank, comprising a cylindrical shell (2), at least one compartment (A) for accommodating granular filter material (3), said at least one compartment (A) defined between an inner peripheral surface (4) of the shell (2) and a pair of spaced apart separator plates (5) arranged in the shell (2) such that the spacing of the separator plates (5) in the axial direction of the shell (2) can be changed and fixed so as to apply a pressure on the granular filter material (3) in the at least one compartment (A). An air inlet (6) and an air outlet (7) are respectively arranged to allow a flow of air through the granular filter material (3) in the at least one compartment (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Berducat
  • Patent number: 11920288
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a rotating drum for processing laundry. A blower directs process air through an airflow path that includes the rotating drum. A heat exchanger is positioned within the airflow path that dehumidifies the process air. A fixedly-secured lint filter captures lint from the process air at a position upstream of the heat exchanger. A fluid spray system has spray nozzles that deliver fluid to a surface of the fixedly-secured lint filter. Each spray nozzle of the plurality of spray nozzles directs captured lint away from the fixedly-secured lint filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Gianluca Bocchino, Arun Rajendran
  • Patent number: 11905677
    Abstract: Hydro excavation vacuum apparatus that process spoil material onboard the apparatus by separating water from the cut earthen material are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Andy Strobel, Corey Lanoue, Daniel Hofland, Adam Bates, David Gift, Tayte Askelsen, James W. Skinner, Nathan J. Meyer
  • Patent number: 11859836
    Abstract: The present application provides a wall-mounted air purifier, which includes a casing, a fan and a purification module; the casing is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet; the fan is located between the air inlet and the air outlet; and the purification module is arranged at an air flow path of the fan; the purification module comprises a bracket mounted in the casing and a filter inserted in the bracket, a front side surface of the casing is provided with a insertion hole configured for inserting the filter into the bracket, the insertion hole is located at a position corresponding to the filter, the wall-mounted air purifier further comprises a front cover covering at a front side of the casing, and the front cover is detachably connected to the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN ANTOP TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Boliang Yang, Ruidian Yang, Chu Yan
  • Patent number: 11738300
    Abstract: A system and method for passive collection of atmospheric carbon dioxide is disclosed. The system includes a harvest chamber having a first opening and a sorbent regeneration system. The system also includes a capture body coupled to and movable by a support structure. The capture body includes a sorbent material and is movable by the support structure to be in a collection configuration wherein at least a portion of the capture body is in contact with a natural airflow outside the harvest chamber such that atmospheric carbon dioxide is captured by the sorbent material, and a release configuration wherein at least a portion of the capture body holding captured carbon dioxide is operated upon by the regeneration system inside the harvest chamber such that captured carbon dioxide is released to form an enriched gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Klaus Lackner, Shreyans Kedia, Brinton Carlson, Robert Page, Venkatram Choodamani, Allen Wright
  • Patent number: 11712651
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of filtering air in a closed work environment that includes placing a primary air filter assembly in the closed work environment, where the primary air filter assembly includes a first air input and a first air output. The first air output is poised to emit once-filtered air outside the closed work environment. The method also includes placing a secondary air filter assembly in the closed work environment, where the secondary air filter assembly includes a second air input and a second air output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventor: Dove Clancy
  • Patent number: 11642618
    Abstract: A separator tank and a gas compressor having a separator tank are provided. The separator tank includes a tank body defining an inner volume, a tank inlet pipe providing fluid communication with the inner volume of the tank body, wherein the tank inlet pipe tangentially penetrates the tank body and is oriented to direct fluid entering the tank body in a spiral fluid flow pathway, and a sump tube positioned to collect fluid flowing within the tank body, the sump tube comprising a vertically oriented opening oriented to align and capture fluid flowing along the spiral fluid flow pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SULLAIR, LLC
    Inventor: Ralph Doden
  • Patent number: 11584019
    Abstract: An apparatus for semiconductor manufacturing includes an input port to receive a carrier, wherein the carrier includes a carrier body, a housing installed onto the carrier body, and a filter installed between the carrier body and the housing. The apparatus further includes a first robotic arm to uninstall the housing from the carrier and to reinstall the housing into the carrier; one or more second robotic arms to remove the filter from the carrier and to install a new filter into the carrier; and an output port to release the carrier to production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jen-Ti Wang, Chih-Wei Lin, Fu-Hsien Li, Yi-Ming Chen, Cheng-Ho Hung
  • Patent number: 11564303
    Abstract: A light bulb or fixture design is presented with dual types of light spectra (visible and invisible UV), having economic benefits stemming from the use of a single bulb, single bulb socket, and single fixture capable of providing selection of different spectra type illumination states and other types of adjustability with a minimum of additional bulbs, additional wiring, additional fixtures and additional instruction in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Inventors: Mitchell J. Bogart, Asher Baum, Eliyahu Bogart
  • Patent number: 11541341
    Abstract: A dust filter includes a filter medium configured to filter foreign substances, such as dust, from atmospheric air. The dust filter also includes a case within which the filter medium is disposed. A first chamber in the case on one side of the filter medium defines a clean side, and a second chamber in the case on the other side of the filter medium defines a dirty side. The case includes a first port that provides fluid communication between the first chamber and the air passage, and a second port that provides fluid communication between the second chamber and the surrounding atmosphere. The second port is configured to allow water accumulated in the case to drain to the outside of the case by gravity while the case is mounted on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takumi Tsuchiya, Norihiro Kondo
  • Patent number: 11530634
    Abstract: A coalescence separator for separating liquid droplets from a gas flow has a gas inlet and a gas outlet. A multi-layer structure of a plurality of individual layers of a coalescence filter medium is arranged between the gas inlet and the gas outlet, wherein the coalescence filter medium is provided with a glass fiber paper with glass fibers. The individual layers of the coalescence filter medium each have an individual layer thickness of more than 0.8 mm and maximally 5 mm, a grammage of greater than 80 g/m2 and less than 500 g/m2, and an air permeability of 350 l/m2s to 1,800 l/m2s. The multi-layer structure has between 2 and 80 of the individual layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Grein, Markus Zuerker
  • Patent number: 11339686
    Abstract: The present invention comprises: a cylindrical pipe (314) that has a cylindrical shape about an axis (O) extending in the horizontal direction and has a space internally extending in the direction of the axis (O); steam inlets (31, 32) which are provided at the bottom of the cylindrical pipe (314) and through which steam is introduced; a steam outlet (33) that is opened from an end of the cylindrical pipe (314) in the axis (O) direction toward the axis (O) direction for exhausting steam from the cylindrical pipe (314); and a moisture separation element (315) that is provided in the cylindrical pipe (314) between the steam inlets (31, 32) and the steam outlet (33) and has a plurality of vanes for separating moisture from steam by passing the steam through the vanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Issaku Fujita, Ryota Takahashi, Yasuaki Shimohara, Taichi Nakamura, Tetsuya Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 11284761
    Abstract: A cyclonic separator device for removing dust or debris from dirt-laden air, the device having a separating chamber, an inlet, an outlet, and a shroud that is connected to the separating chamber at one end, and provides a plurality of openings for the passage of air to the outlet. The device further includes a dirt collection chamber in communication with the separating chamber. The separating chamber includes an airflow directing formation which is connected to an inner surface of a generally cylindrical portion and which extends inwardly towards a central axis of the generally cylindrical portion. The airflow directing formation provides a surface which follows a substantially helical path that extends away from the inlet as it extends circumferentially around the inner surface of the generally cylindrical portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
    Inventors: Matthew James Ward, Richard David Waters, Guy Lawrence Newsom, Darren David Holmes, Steven James Rogers
  • Patent number: 11219855
    Abstract: A filter module is provided with a filter housing provided with an inflow opening. A filter element with an annular filter medium body with an elongate cross-sectional shape is arranged inside the filter housing. A flow path is defined between the inflow opening of the filter housing and an inflow side of the filter medium body. A swirl device is arranged in the flow path and impresses a swirl onto an incoming fluid. The swirl device is a part separate from an outer wall of the filter housing. The swirl device is arranged axially upstream of the inflow side of the filter medium body. The swirl device is provided with a displacement body arranged inside the filter housing adjacent to the inflow opening. The displacement body forms a flow guiding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Mario Rieger, Pedro Miguel Pereira Madeira, Stefan Kunze, Ulrich Dehnen, Johannes Stuerner, Markus Beylich
  • Patent number: 10994603
    Abstract: A tractor including: an engine mounted on a traveling body; a post-processing device configured to purify exhaust gas of the engine; and a tail pipe long in an up-down direction and configured to emit exhaust gas having passed through the post-processing device to the outside. The post-processing device is arranged in a standing posture in front of an operation unit on the traveling body so that the exhaust gas flows from the bottom to the top. An upwardly protruding outlet pipe is provided on an upper surface side of the post-processing device. The inner diameter of an exhaust gas inlet side of the tail pipe is set larger than the outer diameter of the outlet pipe which is inserted and communicated with the exhaust gas inlet side of the tail pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuo Nomura
  • Patent number: 10876446
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided for implementing a system for providing a breather for a reservoir. The system includes a breather including a housing a dehumidifying element therein. The system further includes an operational sensor positioned within the housing, the operational sensor configured to output a sensor signal indicative of a measured operational parameter of the breather, and an expansion pack coupleable to the housing, the expansion pack is configured to receive the sensor signal indicative of the measured operational parameter and to transmit at least one of the measured operational parameter or a representation thereof. The system includes a control unit communicatively coupleable to the expansion pack having a processor, a display unit, and a storage. The processor executes a control application configured to receive the at least one of the measured operational parameter or representation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Des-Case Corporation
    Inventors: Nikhil Rajkumar Gaikwad, Jonathan Lee Haworth
  • Patent number: 10786775
    Abstract: A separating device, particularly a spiral separator (10), separates impurities, particularly in the form of solids, from a gaseous medium flow, such as air. The medium can be fed to a spiral-shaped guiding device (42) that brings about an at least partial separation of the respective impurities from the medium flow. The guiding device (42) has a plurality of spiral arms (44) that delimit radially extending flow spaces (46) and that are arranged in an adjacent manner opposite to one another such that the medium flow is guided radially outwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: RT-FILTERTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Oberli, Andreas Steiche, Robert Kessel
  • Patent number: 10368710
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to a cleaning machine that includes a fresh liquid tank, a vacuum tank, and an electromechanical assembly—with the electromechanical assembly including an electromechanical housing, a pump, and a vacuum motor. In this particular aspect of the invention, the pump and the vacuum motor are mounted to the electromechanical housing; and the electromechanical assembly is releasably connected to the fresh liquid tank. In another aspect, the invention is directed to a method for rapid replacement of the electromechanical components of the cleaning machine described immediately above. The method includes disconnecting the electromechanical assembly from the fresh liquid tank, and connecting a replacement electromechanical assembly to the fresh liquid tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Kaivac, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert S. Robinson, Robert G. Robinson
  • Patent number: 10307026
    Abstract: A dust cup assembly (100) and a handheld cleaner (1000) having the same are provided. The dust cup assembly (100) includes: a cup casing (1); a device housing (2) configured as a tube shape and disposed in the cup casing (1), wherein an outer end face of the device housing (2) at an axial side thereof abuts against or extends beyond a partial inner surface of the cup casing (1), and a dust removal chamber (A1) is defined between an inner surface of the cup casing (1) and an outer peripheral surface of the device housing (2) and surrounds the device housing (2) along a circumferential direction of the device housing (2); and a negative pressure device (3) located within the device housing (2) and enabling dusty air to enter the dust removal chamber (A1) for dust and air separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Jiangsu Midea Cleaning Appliances Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Zhong, Bingxian Song, Yonghua Wang
  • Patent number: 10226732
    Abstract: A breather including desiccant for humidity control includes an electronic end of life detection system. A temperature sensor and humidity sensor provide a temperature and humidity of the desiccant to a controller. The controller determines the relative humidity of the desiccant. The controller determines that the desiccant, and thus breather, has reached its end of life (i.e., end of useful life) when the relative humidity reaches a predetermined relative humidity (e.g., 40%). Optionally, a pressure sensor provides a pressure of the reservoir to the controller. The controller determines a fault condition or end of life condition of the breather when the pressure exceeds a predetermined pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Des-Case Corporation
    Inventors: Nikhil Rajkumar Gaikwad, Jonathan Lee Haworth
  • Patent number: 10190547
    Abstract: A partial forced induction system is provided that has one or more combustion engine cylinders with each engine cylinder having a first and a second intake valve with individual ports. A source of forced induction in fluid communication with the one or more combustion engine cylinders and urging air into the one or more combustion engine cylinders. A naturally aspirated intake manifold path connecting to each of the first intake valves at each of said one or more engine cylinders. A forced induction intake manifold path connects the source of forced induction to each of said second intake valves at each of the one or more engine cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Inventor: Chris P. Theodore
  • Patent number: 10183658
    Abstract: A filter assembly for separating and removing a liquid from a compressed fluid stream includes a filter element for separating the liquid from the fluid, a purge valve, and an elongated valve operator for actuating the purge valve. The top of the filter element has a shroud that decreases the flow area of the entering fluid stream to induce a vortex of the fluid, allowing the liquid to separate from the fluid. The purge valve is located at the bottom of the filter element for draining the separated liquid. The elongated valve operator axially extends through the filter element and is moveable by an actuating piston located at the top of the filter element, in response to elevated pressure in the filter assembly. The filtered air is dried through a desiccant body and then outputted from the filter assembly to be used in an air brake system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Martin Tomchak, Peter Popoff
  • Patent number: 10012140
    Abstract: A supercharger includes: an impeller that pressurizes intake air for a combustion engine; a supercharger rotation shaft to which the impeller is fixed; and a supercharger case rotatably supporting the supercharger rotation shaft. A supercharger lubricating fluid passage that guides a lubricating fluid to a bearing housing is formed inside the supercharger case, and an oil filter that removes foreign matter from the lubricating fluid is disposed in the supercharger lubricating fluid passage. The oil filter is detachably mounted on the supercharger case by an operation from the outside of the supercharger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shohei Naruoka
  • Patent number: 9915423
    Abstract: An example rotational flow and sink flow coupling integrated system may include a spray layer, a slurry pool, a circulating pump, a rotational flow and sink flow coupling device, and a tube bundle-type dedusting and demisting device. The rotational flow and sink flow coupling device, which includes a plurality of rotational flow and sink flow coupling units and supporting beams for supporting the rotational flow and sink flow coupling device which are located therebelow, is mounted above the slurry pool and below the spray layer. The tube bundle-type dedusting and demisting device is arranged on top of a tower body; each rotational flow and sink flow coupling unit includes a rotational flow cylinder, a rotational flow rotor, and a flow guiding device. Both the components described in this paragraph and any other additional components may be implemented in various ways according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Beijing SPC Environment Protection Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kaiyuan Zhang
  • Patent number: 9908066
    Abstract: A defoamer assembly for a filler comprising a containment tank, a extrusion forcing sub-assembly, a collection subassembly and an extruder subassembly. The extrusion forcing sub-assembly is associated with the containment tank. The extrusion forcing sub-assembly is structurally configured to force gas from within the containment tank through an opening. The collection subassembly is coupled to an inlet port on the containment tank, and includes a collection head with an inlet opening and a conduit coupling the collection head with the inlet port. The extruder subassembly is coupled to the inlet port. The first end of the extruder assembly receives foam from the collection assembly and an outlet comprising a mesh having a plurality of openings. The outlet is in fluid communication with the extrusion forcing sub-assembly. The extrusion forcing sub-assembly directs the foam through the mesh, thereby extruding the foam therethrough, to, in turn, separate at least a portion of the foam into a fluid and a gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Fogg Filler Company
    Inventors: Todd Kemme, Darren McIntire
  • Patent number: 9528763
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to an equipment space that is a closed space provided with electrical equipment and an air dryer condensing the moisture of the air in the equipment space into water. A system for removing water from the equipment space includes a porous element having a capillary structure and being located in an outlet opening of the equipment space. The porous element is connected such that water condensed by the air dryer is directed to a first inner surface of the porous element. The capillary structure of the porous element is configured to propogate water from the inner surface of the porous element to an outer surface of the porous element. The outer surface of the porous element is configured to release water to ambient air outside the equipment space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: ABB Technology Oy
    Inventors: Jorma Manninen, Timo Koivuluoma
  • Patent number: 9429045
    Abstract: A method for operating a gas and steam turbine plant is provided. In the plant, the flue gas that escapes from a gas turbine is routed through a waste gas steam generator and where a flow medium that is used to drive a steam turbine is conducted in a flow medium circuit that includes several pressure stages. At least one of the pressure stages has an evaporator circuit with a steam collection drum that has a plurality of downpipes connected to the steam collection drum and a plurality of rising pipes downstream of the downpipes that are likewise connected to the steam collection drum and are heated by the flue gas in the waste heat steam generator. The height of the fluid column formed by the flow medium in the downpipes is monitored and a transient dry operation of the evaporator circuit can thus be detected and safeguarded against.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Jan Brückner, Rudolf Hess, Erich Schmid
  • Patent number: 9320999
    Abstract: A multilayer filter with a material structure to allow air flow therethrough is positioned in front of a radiator of a land vehicle for removal of airborne pollutants from the environment. Each layer of the multifilter is formed of a pollutant capture material. Layers of filter material may be formed of a hepa material, a carbon material, a magnetized material or a spongy material. A protective screen may be positioned in front of the filter air intake side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Inventors: Ned Abell, Mark D Chambers, Ross L Anderson
  • Publication number: 20150059571
    Abstract: Systems and a method for removing carbon nanotubes from a continuous reactor effluent are provided herein. The method includes flowing the continuous reactor effluent through a separation vessel, separating carbon nanotubes from the continuous reactor effluent in the separation vessel, and generating a stream including gaseous components from the continuous reactor effluent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Robert D. Denton, Dallas B. Noyes, Russell J. Koveal, JR., Terry A. Ring
  • Patent number: 8961642
    Abstract: A filter device for separating paint overspray from a raw gas flow containing overspray particles is provided, including at least one filter element, to which at least a part of the raw gas flow is feedable, and a clean gas chamber, to which the raw gas flow filtered by the filter element is feedable as a clean gas flow. In the event of a filter rupture at at least one filter element of the filter device, contamination of the clean gas side of the filter device and regions downstream of the filter device of a painting installation containing the filter device is kept as low as possible through use of at least one safety filter arranged downstream of the at least one filter element and associated with the clean gas chamber such that at least part of the clean gas flow is filterable in the event of a filter rupture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Dürr Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Holler, Jürgen Steinbach, Katharina Hess
  • Patent number: 8951333
    Abstract: A purification arrangement for a gas pipeline system includes a pressure vessel and at least first and second purification assemblies in the interior of the pressure vessel. An openable/closable barrier is positioned in the pressure vessel between the first and second purification assemblies. A gas flow may be established through the pressure vessel, and the gas may pass through the first purification assembly, the open barrier, and the second purification assembly to remove liquid and/or solid particulates from the gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Pall Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Cabourdin, Olivier Trifilieff, Pierre Blanc, Joseph Samaha
  • Patent number: 8864863
    Abstract: An air and moisture separator for use with a waste tank and a vacuum source has a canister securable to the waste tank and having an inlet couplable to the waste tank and an outlet couplable to the vacuum source. An air flow path extends through the canister and through at least three different stages of air and moisture separation, including: a first air-turning stage coupled to the inlet; and a second stage of mesh or foam coupled to and subsequent to the first air-turning stage in the air flow path. An annular mesh or foam of greater density defines a third stage subsequent to the second stage, and circumscribes at least a majority of a circumferential perimeter of the mesh or foam of the second stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Exelis Inc.
    Inventor: Bradley Jason Kerbs
  • Patent number: 8845796
    Abstract: A fluid separation device (400) for separating water from a stream of compressed air, has a housing (402) defining a first volume (404) with two apertures (406, 408) therein in communication with the first volume, the first volume and the apertures being adapted to have a stream of air flowing there through, a first filter (414) contained within the first volume for separating liquid water from the air stream, and a plurality of desiccant beads contained within the first volume for separating water vapor from the air. An exhaust silencer for the fluid separation device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Nano-Porous Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Colin Billiet, Brian Austin
  • Patent number: 8828112
    Abstract: A gas-particulate filter canister includes a filter canister body and first and second canister end caps secured to opposing ends of the filter canister body. First and second filter cartridges are supported within the filter canister body for filtering a gas in series. The filter cartridges can be standalone units which are built independently and are installed into the filter canister body. The filter cartridges can be concentrically arranged and can include a particulate filter cartridge and a gas filter cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: HDT Expeditionary Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: William B. Whittier, Mark Huebner, Balika Bellore, Carl Pates
  • Publication number: 20140237764
    Abstract: A cyclone comprises a cyclone chamber having an air inlet, an air outlet, a screen upstream of the air outlet, a longitudinal axis, a first end wall, a second end wall and a sidewall, the air inlet having a cross sectional area in a plane transverse to a direction of airflow through the air inlet and the screen having an inner end spaced longitudinally inwardly from the air outlet and having a cross-sectional area transverse to the cyclone axis that is less than the cross sectional area of the air inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: G.B.D. CORP.
    Inventor: Wayne Ernest Conrad
  • Publication number: 20140208701
    Abstract: An air scoop-cyclone filter assembly having an air scoop for guiding untreated air, which including an inlet opening, a deflection area for deflecting untreated air and an outlet opening, and having a cyclone filter for cleaning untreated air, which is connected downstream of the air scoop in the flow direction and is connected in an airtight manner to the air scoop A perforated plate is arranged in the cyclone filter as a filter inlet opening. The perforated plate has a first passage area having a high number of holes, a second passage area having a low number of holes at the geodetically deepest point, and a baffle plate. The baffle plate distributes the untreated air flow through the first and second passage area and, with the outer wall of the air scoop, forms a collecting chamber that stabilizes the flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH
    Inventors: Dagmar Neu, Ingmar Berger, Patrick Spengler, Timo Stache, Dirk Pfuderer
  • Patent number: 8758487
    Abstract: One example embodiment includes a system for removing cooling liquid from a mist. The system includes an intake, where the intake is configured to receive the cooling mist. The system also includes a mist filter, where the mist filter is configured to remove cooling liquid from the mist. The system further includes an exhaust, where the exhaust is configured to output the demisted air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Inventor: Paul Cacciotti
  • Patent number: 8753436
    Abstract: An external oil coalescing adapter fitted to a desiccant breather with an adapter housing with a coalescing chamber for receiving an air flow containing oil; oil coalescing media contained within the coalescing chamber for coalescing oil contained in the air flow; a first end cap for attaching to one end of the housing, the first end cap also attachable to a breather; and a second end cap for attaching to the opposite end of the housing from the first end cap, the second end cap attachable to a system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Des-Case Corporation
    Inventors: Cody Curtsinger, Houston Hatchett
  • Publication number: 20140130672
    Abstract: A purification arrangement for a gas pipeline system includes a pressure vessel and at least first and second purification assemblies in the interior of the pressure vessel. A gas flow may be established through the pressure vessel, and the gas may pass through the first purification assembly and the second purification assembly to remove liquid and/or solid particulates from the gas. At least one of the first and second purification assemblies includes a separator assembly having one or more separators which removes particulates and a shell mounted to one or more of the separators to collect and contain the removed particulates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: PALL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Cabourdin, Olivier Trifilieff, Pierre Blanc, Joseph Samaha
  • Patent number: 8722000
    Abstract: Catalytic articles, systems and methods for treating exhaust gas streams are described. A catalytic article comprising a wall flow filter having gas permeable walls, a hydrolysis catalyst, an optional soot oxidation catalyst, a selective catalytic reduction catalyst permeating the walls, an ammonia oxidation catalyst and an oxidation catalyst to oxidize CO and hydrocarbons is described. Methods of treating exhaust gas streams comprising soot, an ammonia precursor such as urea, ammonia, NOx, CO and hydrocarbons are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventor: R. Samuel Boorse
  • Patent number: 8702848
    Abstract: One exemplary embodiment can be a process for separating particulate solids from a gas stream. The process can include regenerating a catalyst in a regenerator, separating particulate solids in first and second cyclone stages, passing the gas stream from the second cyclone stage to an external third stage separator, and passing the gas stream from the external third stage separator to a cyclone recirculator to obtain a clean gas stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Sathit Kulprathipanja, Paolo Palmas, Richard A. Johnson, II
  • Patent number: 8663352
    Abstract: A system for purifying as includes at least one housing (2) having a first chamber (6) into which the gas to be purified can flow, and a second chamber (10) forming a filter chamber, out of which the purified gas exits and with a filter device through which the gas can flow. The filter device has filter media (54) for separating out solid particles and for dehumidifying the gas for precipitating coalesced fluid. The first chamber (6) has a cyclone (60) for pre-dehumidifying the gas, from which dirt particles and fluids can be discharged into a third chamber (14) of the housing (2). The housing (2) is composed of an upper housing part (8) with the second chamber (10) forming the filter chamber, a middle housing part (4) with a first chamber (6) having the cyclone (60), and a lower housing part (12) forming the third chamber (14), that can be clamped together by at least one tensioning bolt (32), forming a closed pressure vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Hydac Process Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg Sczesny, Manfred Deutschmeyer, Bernhard Schlichter
  • Patent number: 8657935
    Abstract: A method and system for expanding, separating, and compressing a multi-phase fluid. An expander receives and expands the multi-phase fluid to generate a lower-pressure fluid which can more efficiently be separated in a separator. Expanding the fluid also drives a main shaft adapted to drive at least the separator and a compressor coupled thereto. The separator receives the lower-pressure fluid, separates any higher-density components from the lower-density components disposed therein, and provides a substantially dry gas to the compressor to be re-compressed and discharged from the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Dresser-Rand Company
    Inventors: Pascal Lardy, H. Allan Kidd, William C. Maier
  • Patent number: 8657939
    Abstract: An air dryer cartridge for a compressed air treatment system of a vehicle, in particular for a commercial vehicle, has a spring cover and a support element, which together define a volume of the air dryer cartridge in the assembled state of the air dryer cartridge. A desiccant box arranged inside the volume and filled with a desiccant is provided. The spring cover and the carrier element can be coupled via a snap connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Eidenschink, Stefan Schaebel
  • Patent number: 8580002
    Abstract: A “bolt on” static separator is disclosed for use in conjunction with a rotating separator to handle higher liquid volumes that are not able to be effectively separated by the rotating separator alone. The static separator may be positioned upstream of the rotating separator, generally right in front of the rotating separator, i.e., immediately ahead of the inlet to the rotating separator and generally attached directly to the front end of the rotary separator. The static separator may include a significant change in flow path direction that is sufficient to cause coarse fluid separation. The output of the static separator is in communication with the input of the rotating separator. Additionally, the drain of the static separator is in communication with the drain of the rotating separator and is at the same pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Dresser-Rand Company
    Inventors: Pascal Lardy, H. Allan Kidd, William C. Maier
  • Patent number: 8580003
    Abstract: Provided is an exhaust gas purifying device structured such that a gas sensor or the like can be easily arranged while an installation length of gas purifying filters can be formed compact. The exhaust gas purifying device includes the gas purifying filters for purifying an exhaust gas discharged from an engine, inner cases internally provided with the gas purifying filters, and outer cases internally provided with the inner cases. Provided are sets of the gas purifying filters, the inner cases and the outer cases, and flange bodies connecting plural sets of outer cases are offset with respect to a connection boundary position of plural sets of gas purifying filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masataka Mitsuda
  • Patent number: 8529670
    Abstract: Aseptic bottling or container filling plant with a clean room arrangement enclosing the aseptic bottling or container filling plant and a filter unit for filtering air entering the clean room, and a method of operation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: KHS GmbH
    Inventor: Daryoush Sangi
  • Patent number: 8496737
    Abstract: A movable air purification robot system may automatically eliminate dust, bacteria and smell from air while freely moving along a polluted area irrespective of a space dimension. The movable air purification robot system includes an air purification robot which has an air pollution detector detecting pollution and humidity of floating substances contained in air, an air purifier circulating the air containing pollutants by means of the air pollution detection unit and filtering, absorbing and purifying the same, a robot propulsion unit formed of two driving wheels disposed at both lower sides of a robot body and independently operating, an obstacle detector detecting obstacles a robot user interface allowing a user to operate the robot, a robot control unit controlling the operations of each element, and a power unit supplying electric power to operating elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Moneual Inc.
    Inventors: Un Ki Kim, Hee Nam Chang, Man Hee Lee, Hong Seuk Park