Gas separation: apparatus inventions 09/07

20070221061 - Air purifier: An air purifier for removing particles from air and providing an aesthetically pleasing appearance includes a housing having an air inlet, an air outlet and an airflow path therethrough. An air filter is mounted within the housing in the airflow path and a motor is mounted within the housing. The... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070221062 - Air filtration media comprising metal-doped silicon-based gel and zeolite materials: An environmental control for use in air handling systems that provides highly effective filtration of noxious gases is provided. Such a filtration system utilizes a novel combination of at least one metal-doped silica-based gel and zeolite materials to trap and/or modify, and remove such undesirable gases (such as ammonia, ethylene... Agent: Carlos Nieves, Esq. J.m. Huber Corporation

20070221063 - Particle transport and near field analytical detection: Particle collection, transport, and detection systems are disclosed. The systems are uniquely adapted for collecting or concentrating particles from a flowing medium and then transporting the collected particles to a desired location or for subsequent analysis. Electrostatic traveling wave grids can be used in conjunction with sample concentrators.... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Xerox - Parc

20070221064 - Soft sculpture and method of making the same: A method of creating a soft sculpture by assembling a plurality of compositional units, wherein each compositional unit comprises a core made of a first material covered by a covering of a second material which covering is held in proximity to the core, either neatly or sloppily, and wherein at... Agent: Linda Egendorf

20070221065 - Heat recovery gas absorption process: Apparatus comprising an absorber device provided with a plurality of sequentially adjacent sections for flowing a gas stream therethrough. A conduit infrastructure comprising a section configured to ingress, communicate with and egress from each section of the absorber device, and a recovery and regeneration section, is configured with a plurality... Agent: Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP

20070214962 - Fluorination of a porous hydrocarbon-based polymer for use as composite membrane: Fluorination of a porous hydrocarbon-based polymer for use as a composite membrane and, more particularly, for use as a composite proton exchange membrane for a fuel cell. The composite membrane is formed by fluorination of the porous hydrocarbon-based polymer to yield a selectively fluorinated polymer, which is then loaded with... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070214963 - Charging system: A charging system used for supplying compressed air to a destination includes a compressor for generating the compressed air and a reservoir capable of being alternately discharged and recharged with the compressed air. A supply line fluidly connects the compressor, the reservoir, and the destination. A control valve positioned along... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070209515 - Filtering device and filtering method thereof and semiconductor fabricating method: A filtering device and a filtering method and a semiconductor fabricating method thereof. The filtering device is used for filtering a gas had a first temperature. The filtering device includes a casing, a cooling mechanism and at least one adsorbing element. The casing has an input opening, an output opening... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070209516 - Vacuum heat insulation tube: The present invention provides a vacuum thermal insulated pipe which is a double structure pipe including inner and outer pipes, the space between the inner and outer pipes being evacuated. In addition, a gas adsorber is provided between the inner and outer pipes. The gas adsorber includes a getter capable... Agent: Foley & Lardner

20070209517 - Air cleaner and method of manufacturing the same: There are provided an air cleaner in which an adsorption element for adsorbing vaporized fuel is surely fixed to a housing without additionally providing a special step, and moreover the performance of element and the performance of an air cleaner itself can be maintained, and a manufacturing method for the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070209518 - Pre-purification unit of cryogenic air separation unit, hydrocarbon adsorbent, and method of pre-treating feed air: A hydrocarbon adsorbent that includes a zeolite with either a H-FER structure or a MOR structure in which the pore diameter has been adjusted by ion exchange. A propane adsorbent that includes a zeolite with a MFI structure. A hydrocarbon removal unit that includes a TSA pre-purification unit having a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070209519 - Vacuum cleaner with an illuminated interior: A surface cleaning apparatus having an outer surface and comprises a dirt inlet, a handle, a cyclone separator having a cyclone separator interior and an outer wall having an inner surface, the cyclone separator comprising a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber, the dirt collection chamber and the cyclone... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070204752 - Base construction for an air handling unit: An apparatus and method for a panel construction for an air-handling unit includes at least one base member having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface and a skin having opposed surfaces. An insulator having opposed surfaces is disposed between the top surface of the at... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC