Gas separation: processes inventions 12/06

20060288865 - Method for improving the air quality in the limited space and the equipment using thereof: The present invention provides a method for improving the air quality in the limited space and the equipment using thereof. The said method is that the air suctioned from the limited space is transferred to the outside of the limited space and acts as an air source for making oxygen.... Agent: Philip K. Yu

20060288866 - Application of sonic particle scavenging process to threat aerosols: A process and a system applying sonic particle scavenging to threat aerosols, particularly threat aerosols of chemical and biological origin, in both confined and unconfined, open air situations. The effectiveness of sonic particle scavenging is improved by adding a secondary aerosol that neutralizes chemical and biological aerosol particles upon impact... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20060288867 - Valve operation diagnostic method for pressure swing adsorption systems: Method of operating a pressure swing adsorption system having a plurality of parallel adsorber vessels and a plurality of valves and gas manifolds adapted to introduce gas into each adsorber vessel and withdraw gas from each adsorber vessel in a cyclic series of sequential process steps. A leaking valve may... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20060288868 - Retention device for filter screen: A retention device for use with a filter apparatus having a main frame and an intermediate frame member, and a plurality of parallel filter elements in a filter zone being spaced one from another at a selected distance and forming a filter screen known as a harp screen, is disclosed.... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20060288869 - Process and apparatus for generating and delivering an enriched gas fraction: An improved sieve bed design to manage breakthrough and the mass transfer zone by way of volumetric division. An empty space in the product end is separated from adsorbent-filled sieve space in the feed end by a mid-diffuser plate. The ratio of the empty product end void space to the... Agent: Mueller And Smith, Lpa Mueller-smith Building

20060283323 - Polyoxometalate material for gaseous stream purification at high temperature: A method for purification of a gaseous stream having at least one impurity in which a porous material having at least one polyoxometalate-based material is contacted with the gaseous stream and the at least one impurity is passed through the porous material, producing a purified gaseous stream.... Agent: Mark E. Fejer Gas Technology Institute

20060278072 - System and method for attaching a substantially three dimensional structure to a substantially two dimensional structure: A method and system for transporting a fluid, gas, semi-solid, cryogen, or particulate matter, or combination thereof, between a three-dimensional structure and a substantially two-dimensional structure is disclosed. A system and method for electrically coupling a three-dimensional structure to a substantially two dimensional structure is also disclosed.... Agent: Jones Day

20060278073 - Fuel deoxygenation system with non-planar plate members: A fuel system for an energy conversion device includes a multiple of fuel plates, oxygen permeable membranes, porous substrate plates, and vacuum frame plates which define a wave pattern configuration. The wave configuration enhances deoxygenation by increasing the efficiency and integrality due to higher surface volume ration, increase of flow... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20060278075 - Air purifier and related methods for residential dwellings: Cost-effective and efficient filtration technology is disclosed by which airborne pollution and contaminants are significantly removed from air circulated through furnaces and/or air conditioning systems in residential dwellings. Filters comprising both an anti-microbial ultra-violet lamp, for irradiation of airborne viruses and bacteria, and an electrostatic filter pad for trapping and... Agent: Lynn G. Foster

20060278074 - Electrostatic air purifier with a laterally removable collection grid module: An air purification system includes an electrostatic collection grid module inside the housing of the system to remove particulate matter from the air flowing through the housing. The collection grid module is removable from a side of the housing. The collection grid module is equipped with a handle and a... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20060278076 - Methods and systems for cooling a chromatographic column: Systems and methods for cooling a chromatographic column is disclosed generally, comprising heating a chromatographic column, supplying fluid into the column via the inlet end of the column at an inlet pressure, decreasing the temperature of the column, thereby causing the fluid in the column to contract, and controlling the... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20060278077 - Gas separation method using adsorbent: A gas separation method for separating a specific component gas from a mixed gas using an adsorbent comprises (1) a contact step of bringing a mixed gas into a vessel to contact at a first pressure the mixed gas with an adsorbent whose adsorption property with respect to a specific... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20060278078 - Methods and systems for generation of gases: A method of operating a nitrogen generator is provided, wherein the method includes providing a source of compressed air and operating a plurality of pneumatic valves with the compressed air. The method also includes operating at least one pneumatic timer to toggle the nitrogen generator between a production mode where... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20060278079 - Isothermal gas-free water distillation: The present invention provides a method of and apparatus 1 for water desalination comprising transferring water vapour from salt-water in a vapourization zone 7, via a water vapour transfer zone 12, to a condensation zone 11, and condensing said water vapour into fresh-water. The water vapour transfer zone 12 is... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20060272499 - Gas filtration media: A gas filtration media comprises a microporous membrane. The microporous membrane includes an ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), an inorganic material, wherein the ratio of inorganic material to polymer is in the range of 4:1 to 1:4, and less than 30% by weight of the membrane being a processing oil.... Agent: Hammer & Hanf, PC

20060272500 - System and method for removing volatile and semi-volatile compounds from an aqueous stream: A method of removing volatile and semi-volatile compounds from an aqueous stream is provided which may include injecting a scale reducing gas having a primarily inert gas containing carbon dioxide into the aqueous stream; flowing the stream past a first surface of a wall of a microporous, hydrophobic gas separation... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20060272501 - Sintered adsorbents, preparation method thereof and use of same for the drying of organic compounds: The present invention relates to agglomerated molecular sieves based on a molecular sieve with a pore opening equal to approximately 3 Å, to a process for their preparation and to their use in the drying of organic compounds, particularly alcohols and/or esters, in the gas or liquid phase, by passing... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, PC

20060272502 - Process for the removal of s02, hcn and h2s and optionally cos, cs2 and nh3 from a gas stream: The invention relates to a process for the removal of SO2, HCN and H2S and optionally one or more compounds from the group of COS, CS2 and NH3 from a first gas stream, which process comprises the steps of: (a) removing SO2 from the first gas stream by contacting the... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20060272503 - Micro processing system for multi-phase flow: A system for processing of multi-phase fluid, comprising a plurality of portable proximately arranged modules disposed over and spaced from a working pad where each module contains at least one separate processing element of a system for producing degassed and dehydrated crude oil and having a plurality of fluid carrying... Agent: Hanes & Schutz, LLC