Gas separation: apparatus inventions 07/06

20060162563 - Membrane module for the separation of hydrogen and method for the production thereof: A membrane module for the separation of hydrogen is configured for parallel flows and contains a plurality of planar membrane cells which respectively comprise two hydrogen-selective planar membranes respectively surrounded by a flat membrane frame. An air-permeable distancing layer is arranged between the membranes for removal of the permeate gas...

20060162564 - Air cleaner with improved airflow: An air cleaner is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The air cleaner includes an air duct including an inlet end and an outlet end, a pre-filter positioned at the inlet end, an electrostatic precipitator positioned in the air duct downstream of the pre-filter, a post-filter positioned in...

20060162565 - Apparatus for producing oxygen and method for controlling the same: This invention concerns the apparatus for producing oxygen, comprising a zeolite bed system connected to an external air pressurizing means and a vacuum pump to increase or decrease the internal pressure for producing oxygen; a carbon molecular sieve bed system adsorbing oxygen generated in the zeolite bed system and supplying...

20060162566 - Heat regenerative deodorizing filter: A thermally regenerative deodorizing filter, which comprises a deodorizing filter comprising a deodorant which is adaptable to a thermal regeneration and a honeycomb base material having a heat conductivity which carries the deodorant, and a heating element for regenerating the deodorizing filter which is integrated in the deodorizing filter, wherein...

20060162567 - Distributor for rotary filter and rotary filter equipped therewith: A rotary filter is disclosed, comprising filtering cells rotating in a circular movement, including a fixed collector portion comprising at least two compartments each having an arc-shaped upward opening and a central separator chamber, including a downward opening communicating the separator chamber with each of said compartments, said downward opening...

20060162568 - Dust collector: A dust collector (10) has a main body (12), the interior of which is divided by a tubular partition wall (26) into a central filtration chamber (30) and an outwardly-located annular cyclone chamber (32). At the upper part of the cyclone chamber (32), there is provided a water supply pipe...

20060156925 - Electrostatic precipitator incorporated in another high-voltage device: A combination includes (1) a host device having a high voltage generator, where the host device is configured to perform a function other than dust collection or electrostatic precipitation; and (2) an electrostatic precipitator configured to share the output of the high voltage generator of the host device. A method...

20060156926 - Method and apparatus for odor control using panels of activated carbon cloth: A method of containing and reducing unwanted odors and fumes and removing those fumes from the immediate surroundings of the apparatus....

20060156927 - Filter apparatus, exposure apparatus, and device-producing method: A filter apparatus for improving gas temperature stability while maintaining a high impurity removal capacity. The filter apparatus includes a filter for removing impurities from a gas and a temperature adjuster for adjusting the temperature of the gas to a predetermined temperature. The filter apparatus further includes a humidity detector,...

20060150815 - Electric dust collector: The electric dust collector has an oblong holding unit provided on the air channel of an air conditioner or the like; a high-voltage applying device provided at an end of the holding unit; a front-open contact protector of substantially inverted U-shape that contains a high-voltage power feeding terminal connected to...

20060150816 - Low pressure drop deep electrically enhanced filter: A method and apparatus using deep pleated filters (1) to provide efficient and safe electrically enhanced filtering (EEF), with ultra low pressure drop, higher efficiency of particulate removal and higher dirt holding capacity over the life of the filter (1). An EEF may be constructed with a housing (24), with...

20060150817 - Venting system for minimizing condensation in a lighting assembly: In one aspect, the invention is a lighting assembly comprising a housing defining an internal space within the housing, and an ambient space surrounding the housing, a light source within the internal space; a high capacity desiccant within the internal space, the high capacity desiccant being nonregenerating at temperatures of...

20060150818 - Air cleaning member, air cleaning unit and air conditioner: An air purification member is provided that can reduce the generation of unpleasant odor or the occurrence of air contamination without necessitating frequent cleaning or replacement. The air purification member can be part of an air purification unit or an air conditioning apparatus. A first photocatalytic filter of an air...

20060150819 - Electro-optical air purifier with ionizer: This invention relates to an air purifier that uses both transportation vehicles battery and conventional indoor power supply, more particularly to an air purifier which employ UV tube to generate UV with wavelength of 253.7 nanometers, electronic circuit system is characterized by a high negative voltage output volume as stated,...

20060150820 - Granulator device for the treatment of powdered products: A granulator device (1) for the treatment of powdered products comprises at least one closed container (2) forming a chamber (3) for treatment of the products; filter elements (4, 5) projecting into the treatment chamber (3), the filter elements (4, 5) comprising at least one multi-layer filtering wall (5) through...

20060144235 - Apparatus and process for carbon dioxide absorption: Carbon dioxide is separated from a gas stream using a supported carrier liquid membrane having a selected concentration of carrier species, the method being especially suitable for use in anaesthesia under conditions of periodic flow....

20060144236 - Electrostatic filtering and particle conversion in gaseous environments: The invention concerns a device including at least a plurality of ionizing corona-effect electrostatic precipitators including emissive and collecting electrodes. The number of electrostatic precipitators is defined on the basis of a flux to be treated, considering that the slower the passage, the more efficient the collection is, and the...

20060144237 - Microminiature gas chromatograph column: This invention relates to the field of miniaturing gas chromatograph instruments using microfabrication technologies. In particular, the invention provides a gas chromatograph column, which column comprises at least two lid layers and a channel layer, wherein each of said layers comprises a compact material suitable for gas chromatograph, said channel...

20060144239 - Gas separating body and method for producing same: The present invention discloses a gas separator comprising a porous substrate composed of a first ceramic and a gas-separating layer containing zeolite, disposed on the surface of the porous substrate, wherein the gas-separating layer contains, in addition to zeolite, a thermal expansion coefficient-adjusting material composed of a second ceramic having...

20060144238 - Hydrogen storage apparatus: The present invention provides a hydrogen storage apparatus comprising a hydrogen storage canister defining a longitudinal axis, at least one first partition, and at least one second partition. The at least one first partition is adapted to divide the hydrogen storage canister into at least one compartment. The at least...

20060144240 - Gas concentrator: The present invention relates to a gas concentrator, which produces concentrated gas by applying a pressure difference to adsorbent having selective adsorption property to specific gas from mixed gas and by separating the specific gas. According to the present invention, there is provided the gas concentrator, comprising a filter for...

20060144241 - Method, device, and system for controlling dissolved amount of gas: A device for controlling a dissolved amount of gas. The device is formed of: a pressure reducing part which is constructed by connecting a hole provided at an upper part of a closed tank to a vacuum pump through a pipe; an injection supply part for injecting treated fluid pressurized...