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Gas and liquid contact apparatus March list of patents 03/08

20080073801 - Splash bar apparatus and method: A heat exchange splash bar for evaporative cooling. The splash bar includes a first serrated base along with a second serrated base. The splash bar additionally includes a first side wall connected to the first serrated base that extends at an angle away from the first serrated base, that includes... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20080073802 - Low pressure steam humidifier: A humidifier for direct low pressure injection of steam into a duct. A source of steam is provided, and a steam tube is in fluid communication with the source of steam. A distal end segment of the steam tube is inclined with respect to the horizontal when the system is... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080067700 - Humidifier device and method of forming the same: A humidifier of the present invention includes a bundle of hollow porous tubes made of synthetic material disposed in a housing having a plurality of inlet and outlet ports. The humidifier of the present invention is used to control humidity in a fuel cell and is used in various industrial... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20080061453 - Furnace air freshener and vent deodorizing system: An air freshener system comprising of an electronically controlled air freshener unit mounted inside of a furnace ventilation shaft which uses the automatic operation of the furnace fan in a forced-air furnace system to disperse deodorizing and air freshening agents into the ventilation system of a residence in order to... Agent: Rafael J. Diaz

20080061454 - Auxiliary fuel and air supply in a carburetor: A carburetor includes a fuel and air mixing passage with a throttle valve therein, and a bore with a valve therein defining in part a valve actuation chamber and a separate fuel and air mixing chamber in communication with the fuel and air mixing passage at a location downstream of... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080061455 - Insulation for a steam carrying apparatus and method of attachment thereof: A steam dispersion system including insulation is disclosed. The steam dispersion system may include a steam dispersion tube with at least one opening defined on an outer surface of the steam dispersion tube and a hollow interior. The insulation covers at least a portion of the steam dispersion tube, the... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080061456 - Appliances having built-in water dispenser: An appliance is provided with a water dispenser. A fan or heater assembly, a hair dryer assembly, and a brush assembly are disclosed. Each of these assemblies includes a water dispenser incorporated therein.... Agent: Raymond Sun Law Offices Of Raymond Sun

20080054497 - Vented cap humidification system: A chamber-to-reservoir vented humidification system in which the reservoir is an inverted water bottle elevated above the humidification chamber. A vented cap is provided to couple water from the bottle to the chamber via a supply line coupled between a water port of the cap and a water inlet of... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080054499 - Variable fuel admission carburetor: A variable fuel admission carburetor is provided comprising a piston and cylinder that are mated concentrically, and coexist in a carburetor chamber. The cylinder comprises a longitudinal slot which allows varying amount of fuel into the carburetor. Through the relative longitudinal movement of the piston in the cylinder, the exposed... Agent: Ruth Eure

20080054500 - Float for humidification chamber: A float for a humidification chamber has formed-in-place conformable seal, which may be accomplished by overmolding a thermoplastic elastomeric material to the float. The float may be comprised of sections sealingly joined together at an elevation above the water level defined by the buoyancy of the float and also above... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080054501 - Cyclonic air fuel mixture plate: This invention relates to an internal combustion engine and in particular to a method of improving the air and fuel mixture while in the engine's cylinder. This method involves generating a reversible cyclone effect, as the air and fuel mixture moves up and down the cylinder, during the engine's four... Agent: Ruth Eure

20080054502 - Apparatus and process for distributing liquid: A liquid distributor for use in a column having distillation trays has been developed. The liquid distributor functions to uniformly distribute a descending liquid stream across the tray for interaction with an ascending vapor stream. The liquid distributor has a feed pipe which delivers the liquid stream to an underlying... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20080054498 - Accelerator pump covers and systems and methods relating thereto: An accelerator pump cover is provided. The accelerator pump cover includes a body having a cavity for receiving fuel, a first passageway for allowing passage of fuel into the cavity, a second passageway for allowing passage of fuel out of the cavity, and an adjustable member at least partially disposed... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080054503 - Retrofittable furnace humidifier system: A retrofittable furnace humidifier system is provided. In various forms of the present disclosure, the system includes a chassis structure sizable to be cooperative an air filter receptacle located between a furnace box and an air supply duct. The system additionally includes a water retention panel mounted to the chassis... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080054504 - Apparatus for adding humidity to gas: The hollow-fiber membrane 1 for the subject gas passing therethrough, the closed enclosure 4 for maintaining the water element containing liquid 5 in contact with the hollow-fiber membrane 1 while maintaining the water level at a specified level 11, the subject gas passing internal hollow-fiber membrane 1, and, pumps 10... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.