Gas separation: apparatus inventions 03/07

20070068387 - Ballast circuit for electrostatic particle collection systems: The present invention provides a ballast circuit and method for fabricating the same for multi-electrode corona discharge arrays. The circuit comprises a conductive plastic material and at least one corona electrode protruding from the conductive plastic material. The distance between the plastic material and the corona electrode varies and controls... Agent: Patent Docket Administrator Lowenstein Sandler P.C.

20070068388 - Integrated air cleaner and vapor containment system: An air cleaner for an engine that includes a fuel tank and an air-fuel mixing device. The air cleaner includes a housing that defines an internal filter space and a canister at least partially formed as part of the housing. The canister is substantially non-permeable to fuel vapor. A first... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070068389 - Metal-organic frameworks with exceptionally high capacity for storage of carbon dioxide at room-temperature: A carbon dioxide storage system includes a container and a conduit attached to the container for introducing or removing a carbon dioxide-containing composition from the container. A carbon dioxide storage material is positioned within the container. The carbon dioxide-storage material includes a metal-organic framework, which has a sufficient surface area... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070068390 - Filter structure of an industrial dust-collector: A filter structure is provided in the liquid-collecting tank of an industrial dust-collector, and a floating ball and an air-exhausting exit are provided in the filter structure. A soft rubbery cushion ring is provided to sleeve on the elongated portion at the bottom of the screwing section of the filter... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070068391 - Biological home defense system: The invention relates to biological home defense systems for use by populations at risk of widespread biological attack via biological weapons of mass destruction, especially biological weapons involving aerosol attacks. The present invention is also related to methods for using such biological home defense systems wherein meteorological data is used... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070062373 - Safety system and process for its operation: The invention relates to a safety system for prevention of the escape of noxious media such as explosive gas mixtures and/or ignitable substances, a safety system having at least one interception element (10; 30) which at least partly encloses and seals off a potential escape point (12) for the respective... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070062374 - Gas separator: A combination liquid and gas separator and jetting tool includes a housing containing a rotatable drum, a stator in the inlet end of the housing for swirling a liquid/gas mixture, a rotor attached to the drum for rotation by the mixture; whereby the gas and liquid are separated. The liquid... Agent: Dunlap, Codding & Rogers P.C.

20070056443 - Self-flushing electrostatic seperator: The invention relates to an electrostatic separator (1) for separating particles containing oil out of a gas stream, having an emission electrode (2) and a deposition electrode (3), wherein the emission electrode (2) has a front corona region (4) extending into the gas stream and a rear deposition region (5).... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070056444 - Electronic enclosure filter containing fluted media: A filter for removing contaminants from an electronic enclosure. The filter includes fluted filter media for increasing the filter surface area. The filter may be configured in a flow by configuration or a flow through configuration. The filter may further include a scrim. A disk drive assembly includes an enclosure,... Agent: Pauly, Devries Smith & Deffner, L.L.C.

20070056445 - Filter assembly for a pneumatic tool: A filter assembly for a pneumatic tool has an inner housing, a cover, an inner tube and a connecting post. The cover is attached to the inner housing and has a connecting portion and at least one air passage. The connecting portion has an inner space. The at least one... Agent: Thomas E. Sisson Jackson Walker, LLP

20070056446 - Self cleaning filter assembly and circulation system: There is provided a self cleaning filter assembly for use in an exhaust system, including: a casing for placement in the path of an air flow, the casing containing: a first filter; a second filter; a barrier for placement adjacent to the casing to prevent a cleaning fluid from dripping... Agent: Loren G. Helmreich Browning Bushman P.C.

20070051240 - Nano-scale filter and method for making the same: A nano-scale filter (10) includes a porous supporting component (14) and a carbon nanotube filtration membrane (12) sintered on a top surface of the porous supporting component. The porous supporting component has a number of micro-scale pores. The filtration membrane is configured as a network formed by aggregating a number... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070051242 - Configurations and methods for assisted condensation: A condensation enhancer has a carrier to which carbonaceous nanostructured material is coupled such that a compound in gas phase contacting the enhancer condenses at a temperature that is higher than a condensation temperature of the compound on the condensation enhancer without the nanostructured material.... Agent: Robert D. Fish Rutan & Tucker LLP

20070051241 - Hydrogen supply system: A hydrogen supply system (FIG. 1) comprises a first hydrogen storage material (1), which may be an AB5 type material, and a second hydrogen storage material (2) which may be a MgH2 type material; wherein the two hydrogen stores are separate. The first hydrogen storage material can be activated to... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070051243 - High efficiency heating and drying using shielded radiant heater: An apparatus and method of conditioning humidity and temperature in the process air stream of a desiccant dehumidifier used to dry moisture-laden spaces and structures by replacing moisture-laden air with dehumidified air to increase the rate of water evaporation within the affected areas. An air-dehumidifier comprises a dehumidification assembly having... Agent: Patent Department Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, L.l.p

20070051244 - Door mount air conditioning apparatus: A door mount air conditioning apparatus includes: a casing defining an accommodating space; a fan unit mounted in the accommodating space; a control panel mounted on the casing and connected electrically to the fan unit; a flow-guiding mechanism including an air-collecting conduit connected to and extending downwardly from the casing... Agent: Banner & Witcoff

20070051245 - Wet type air purification apparatus utilizing a centrifugal impeller: This invention relates to a wet type air cleaner utilizing a centrifugal impeller with an electric motor instead of using filters, thus the separation of particular dust, mist can be absolutely eliminated from air with the difference of specific gravity between gas and pollution liquid under centrifugal force. An wet... Agent: Ipla P.a.

20070044661 - Fuel cell separator, manufacturing method of same, and fuel cell and vehicle using the separator: A fuel cell separator is provided with a separator substrate made of metal which has at least one open portion through which a fluid can pass provided in a predetermined position, and a film coating member that coats a predetermined area including the open portion of the separator substrate. A... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070044662 - Method for fabricating dense thin film cermet hydrogen separation membrane: A method of making a hydrogen permeable in which a colloid suspension of metal powder and ceramic oxide powder dispersed in an organic carrier is contacted with a porous ceramic substrate to deposit a thin film of the colloid suspension on the substrate. The film is then dried and sintered... Agent: Harry M. Levy, Esq. Emrich & Dithmar, LLC

20070044663 - Method for fabricating a hydrogen separation membrane on a porous substrate: A hydrogen permeable composition having a porous ceramic substrate, and a two part membrane adhered thereto. The two part membrane has a metal powder part and a ceramic oxide part, with the metal powder part being Ni, Pd, Pd alloys, Nb, Ta, Zr, V or mixtures thereof. The oxide part... Agent: Harry M. Levy Emrich & Dithmar, LLC