Gas separation: apparatus inventions 08/07

20070199449 - Active field polarized media air cleaner: Improvements in active field polarized media air cleaner include an aerodynamic front cowling to reduce static air resistance, a rear double hinge to reduce blow by, a resistive center screen permitting the sharing of high voltage power supplies while reducing the tendency to arc and allowing for a higher operational... Agent: Allan Jacobson Intellectual Property Law

20070199451 - Conductive bead active field polarized media air cleaner: A pleated filter media includes a plurality of parallel conductive beads to support the media and space the pleated surfaces apart. A high voltage differential applied between adjacent conductive beads induces an electrostatic field within the filter media, thereby increasing the efficiency of the filter.... Agent: Allan Jacobson Intellectual Property Law

20070199450 - Filter media for active field polarized media air cleaner: Filter media for an active field polarized media air cleaners includes two layers of dielectric material with a higher resistance air permeable screen sandwiched between the lower resistivity electric layers. The filter media may further include a mixed fiber filter layer having fibers from different sides of the triboelectric scale.... Agent: Allan Jacobson Intellectual Property Law

20070193448 - Air purification device: An electric power supply means (45) of a discharge device (40) which generates a streamer discharge is provided with a discharge control part (63). By virtue of the discharge control part (63), the discharge electric power of the discharge device (40) is increased or decreased depending on the treatment amount... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070193449 - Method and apparatus for preventing wear in an electrostatic precipitator: An apparatus for preventing wear of an electrode holder on a discharge electrode frame of an electrostatic precipitator comprises an electrically conductive member having a central portion generally contoured to a shape of an electrode holder; and a means for fastening the central portion to at least one of the... Agent: Timothy J. Olson Alstom Power Inc.

20070186775 - Low-profile surface mount filter: Embodiments of the present invention provide low-profile surface mount filters. One embodiment of the present invention includes a filter housing adapted to mount on a substrate block having a plurality of flow paths and a filter cavity defined therein. The filter cavity is defined to extend in a generally horizontal... Agent: SprinkleIPLaw Group

20070186776 - Planar micromachined valve and thermal desorber: This invention describes the combination of an electrostatically operated valve and an electrically heated desorber, comprising a movable flap carrying a chemically adsorbing coating, suspended by an elastic element above an orifice in an insulated substrate. The device is constructed by planar processing. The flap can be deflected towards the... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery LLP

20070186777 - Air cleaning and filtering system: The present invention relates to an air cleaning and filtering system, comprising an air intake filtering part and an air outlet filtering part, wherein the air intake filtering part further comprises filtering devices which connect with the air inlet and the air outlet of the air intake filtering part, wherein... Agent: GlobalIPServices

20070186778 - System and method for suppressing dust and odors: A system and method for suppressing dust and/or odors. The system includes a fan-propelled mister that propels air through one or more discharge tubes to create a high velocity airflow. A misting ring having a plurality of nozzles adjacent the end of the discharge tube acts to create a mist... Agent: Patzik, Frank & Samotny Ltd.

20070180991 - Methods for providing thin hydrogen seperation membranes and associated uses: The present disclosure is generally related to providing thin hydrogen separation membranes coated on porous substrates that are useful in membrane steam reformers and methods for making same. These reformers can be integrated with protein exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells to form power systems.... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20070180994 - Solvent resistant asymmetric integrally skinned membranes: There is provided an asymmetric integrally skinned membrane comprising a polyimide and another polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone, sulfonated polyetheretherketones and mixtures thereof. The membrane which is substantially insoluble in an organic solvent and substantially defect-free can be useful as a separation membrane. Methods for preparing asymmetric... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070180995 - Air cleaning device ii: The device according to the invention comprises a drip chamber, which is adapted for connecting to the ordinary water mains, a metal plate and a nozzle that is connected to the drip chamber and disposed above the metal plate and a collecting vessel. The object of the drip chamber is... Agent: Christian D. Abel

20070180996 - Tower air cleaner with improved airflow: A tower air cleaner is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The tower air cleaner includes a base portion, a tower portion extending substantially vertically above the base portion, an air inlet extending substantially around a circumference of the tower portion, wherein an inlet airflow is admitted around... Agent: The Ollila Law Group LLC

20070180997 - Electrets and compounds useful in electrets: An electret filter media that includes a thermoplastic resin and a compound of the formula Y2-A(R1)n—Y1, where A is benzene, naphthalene or anthracene, Y1 and Y2 are each independently R2-R3, R2 is an ester linking group or an amide linking group, R3 is an alkyl group having from 10 to... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070180998 - Apparatus for optimal adsorption and desorption of gases utilizing highly porous gas storage materials: An apparatus for selectively adsorbing gas during adsorption processes and desorbing gas during desorption processes. A tube has a porous sidewall, and at each end is an end-fitting sealingly connected thereto. A particulate porous gas storage material is located within the tube, wherein the porosity prevents the material, but allows... Agent: Cary W. Brooks General Motors Corporation

20070180999 - Air dryer cartridge: An air dryer cartridge (10) is provided with an inlet connectable to a compressed air source, an outlet connectable to a reservoir and a desiccant (18) provided intermediate the inlet and outlet adapted to remove moisture from air passing through the air dryer cartridge (10), wherein the air dryer cartridge... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070181000 - Air quality device: An air quality device includes a housing defining an airflow path, a humidity control module in flow communication with the airflow path, and an air contaminant removal module. The air contaminant removal module comprises at least one of a particle removal module arranged within the housing, an odor removal module... Agent: John S. Beulick (13307)

20070181001 - Adsorptive filtering material having biological and chemical protective function and use thereof: The invention relates to an adsorptive filtering material with biological and chemical protective function, in particular with protective function with regard to both chemical and biological poisons and noxiants, such as chemical and biological warfare agents, the adsorptive filtering material having a multilayered construction comprising a first outer supporting layer... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070175329 - Chemical filter: A chemical filter, characterized in that it uses, as an adsorption layer, an organic porous ion exchanger which has an open pore structure wherein a meso pore having an average diameter of 5 to 1,000 μm is formed in the wall between a macro pore and a macro pore connected... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070175331 - Portable degasser, flare tank and fluid storage system: A portable degasser, flare tank and fluid storage system for use during oil well exploratory drilling which when connected to the fluid blow-out prevention hardware of an active drilling operation prevents the accidental spillage of liquid ejected under pressure from the drill bore hole.... Agent: Antony C. Edwards

20070175332 - Gas purifying device: A gas purifying device has a re-circulating section configured to re-circulate liquid discharged from an element positioned on a downstream side of an airflow to reflow to a liquid circulation system path of an element positioned on an upstream side of the air flow. The liquid dissolves and removes low-concentration... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070175333 - System for recovering water from flue gas: A power plant may include a combustion apparatus (11) producing an exhaust gas (12), an absorber (20) receiving the exhaust gas (12), the absorber (20) including a desiccant and producing a first stream of desiccant solution containing water and a first concentration of desiccant, and an apparatus (29, 70, 94)... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department