Gas separation: apparatus inventions 11/07

20070272083 - Filter saturation control system: A system for determining a level of saturation of a VOC filter in a filtering apparatus, including a weight sensor for sensing a weight of at least a portion of the filtering apparatus including the VOC filter and for producing a corresponding weight signal, a weight calculator for determining an... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20070266855 - Airplane air purifier: An airplane air purifier employs high voltage electrostatic ionic air charging grid and precipitator plates for the removal of particulates and contaminants, together with germicidal capabilities provided by an ultraviolet wavelength band UVC illuminator within the purifier. The purifier is adapted to operate from the aircraft passenger cabin electrical supply... Agent: Galasso & Associates, Lp

20070266859 - Filter cleaning apparatus: A filter cleaning apparatus having a canister body for at least partially containing a filter to be cleaned, the canister body having a central longitudinal axis with which the filter in use is located coaxially for cleaning, the filter being mounted for rotation about the central axis. The canister body... Agent: Kenton R. Mullins Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins, LLP

20070261553 - Capillary flow restrictor apparatus: A pump for use in operably evacuating a chamber in a vacuum degassing apparatus includes one or more pumping cavities that are in fluid communication with the chamber, and a continuous vent channel that has an outlet disposed in fluid communication with a respective one of the one or more... Agent: Haugen Law Firm Pllp Suite 1130

20070261554 - Air separation membrane module with variable sweep stream: A gas-separation module allows a sweep gas to be introduced at selectively variable locations, and in selectively varying amounts, along the length of the module. The sweep gas enters the module through a perforated conduit. A slotted sleeve, disposed within the conduit, selectively blocks and unblocks perforations in the conduit.... Agent: William H. Eilberg

20070261555 - Modular frame for air purification devices: A modular frame for use in air purification devices is described. In one aspect of the invention, a plurality of frame members are arranged in a linked stack to form a housing for components of an air purification device. The frame members are arranged to define a flow channel through... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070261556 - Gas treatment device: A gas treatment device (1), comprising a charging agglomeration part (10) which charges and agglomerates components targeted for collection in gas by utilizing corona discharge, and a filter part (20) which collects the agglomerated components. The charging agglomeration part (10) is disposed on the upstream side, and the filter part... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070261557 - Activated carbon honeycomb catalyst beds and methods for the use thereof: Disclosed herein, without limitation, are activated carbon honeycomb catalyst beds and systems for removing mercury and other toxic metals from a process stream, i.e, from flue gas of a coal combustion system. The activated carbon honeycomb can for example remove greater than 90% mercury from flue gas with a simple... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20070261558 - Building ventilator response system: A response system for managing indoor air quality in a structure is provided. The response system comprises an indoor air quality appliance and a hazardous gas detector. The indoor air quality appliance is for improving indoor air quality in the structure and the hazardous gas detector is for sensing a... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20070261559 - Analysis of a reactive gas such as silane for particle generating impurities: An improved process for supplying to a processing apparatus a gas containing at least one impurity that reacts and/or nucleates to form contaminating particles suspended in the gas is disclosed. The improvement includes sampling a flow of the gas upstream of the processing apparatus with a particle counter and/or particle... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20070256560 - Silver nanoparticle-containing polymer film for facilitated olefin transport and method for the fabrication thereof: Disclosed herein are a polymer membrane, based on a facilitated transport mechanism, for separating olefins from paraffins, and a method for fabricating the same. In the polymer membrane for facilitated transport, silver nanoparticles are partially cationized and play a role as a carrier for transporting olefins across the membrane, with... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20070256561 - Degassing apparatus: A degassing apparatus is provided that accomplishes the connecting of a degassing element and a connecting member and/or the joining of a vacuum (reduced-pressure) chamber and the connecting member without using a fastening structure effected by a fastening means screwed together with the connecting member. A degassing apparatus includes: a... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070256562 - Composite membranes and methods for making same: Composite membranes that are adapted for separation, purification, filtration, analysis, reaction and sensing. The composite membranes can include a porous support structure having elongate pore channels extending through the support structure. The composite membrane also includes an active layer comprising an active layer material, where the active layer material is... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20070256563 - Electrostatic ionic air emission device: The invention concerns an electrostatic ionic emission device for depositing on the surface of a plurality of particles aerosols within a fluid, a quasi-homogeneous amount of ions. The device comprises a discharge corona conductive electrode, and a non-corona conductive receptor electrode. The pseudo-planar active surface of its receptor electrode is... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070256564 - Positive pressure filtration kit apparatus and method: A positive pressure filtration kit (200) comprises a filtration unit (201), there being at least one filter (202) in the filtration unit and at least one air drawer (204) in the filtration unit. The filtration unit (201) is configured and arranged to sealingly fit into an existing opening of an... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070256565 - Air filter restriction indicator: An air filter restriction indicator may comprise an indicator tab, a spindle inserted into the retention hole, a spindle-biasing member situated coaxial with the spindle, a tab-biasing member connected to the indicator tab; and a tab housing; wherein the indicator tab is adapted to extend through an indicator hole. The... Agent: Law Offices Of Myoung K. Lee

20070251387 - Hydrogen purification membranes, components and fuel processing systems containing the same: Hydrogen-producing fuel processing systems, hydrogen purification membranes, hydrogen purification devices, and fuel processing and fuel cell systems that include hydrogen purification devices. In some embodiments, the fuel processing systems and the hydrogen purification membranes include a metal membrane, which is at least substantially comprised of palladium or a palladium alloy.... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070251388 - Hydrothermally-stable silica-based composite membranes for hydrogen separation: Thin layers of a mixed composition are deposited on a porous substrate by chemical vapor deposition in an inert atmosphere at high temperature. The resulting membrane has excellent stability to water vapor at high temperatures. An exemplary membrane comprises an amorphous mixed-element surface layer comprising silica and at least one... Agent: Conocophilips Company David A. Rose

20070251390 - Container for controlling odor and scent incident upon a hunter's clothing stored prior to hunting: The present invention discloses a container for controlling odor and scent incident upon a hunter's clothing stored prior to hunting to prevent the stored items from contamination with a human scent and as well inhibit human scent on the clothing escaping from the container. The container includes an open-topped housing... Agent: Arnold S. Weintraub The Weintraub Group, P.L.C

20070251392 - Filter element: A filter element comprising a filter medium which extends through an axial length between an end face at a clean air end and an end face at an unfiltered air end such that the filter medium separates an unfiltered air end of the filter element from a clean air end,... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070251393 - Device for removing particulate, various acids, and other contaminants from industrial gases: Exhaust gases enter the tank of a columnar vessel (12) and are subsequently forced through a diffuser (24) that is at least partially immersed in a column of solution.... Agent: William B. Gont Mcandrews, Held & Malloy