Gas separation: processes inventions 06/07

20070144344 - Gas separation using molecular sieve ssz-74: The present invention relates to new crystalline molecular sieve SSZ-74 prepared using a hexamethylene-1,6-bis-(N-methyl-N-pyrrolidinium)dication as a structure-directing agent, and its use in gas separations.... Agent: Chevron Texaco Corporation

20070144345 - Apparatus and method for reducing and removing airborne oxidized particulates: An apparatus (10) and method for recovering elemental carbon, elemental sulfur, elemental iron, elemental gold and other elemental materials from an air flow including a funnel-shaped receptor (14) and an inverted cone-shape electrode node body (12) spaced from the funnel receptor, a funnel-shaped reaction zone (45) between the outer surface... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070144346 - Thermal processor with contaminant removal cartridge: A thermal processor includes an oven for thermally developing an imaging media which produces gaseous contaminants during development. The gaseous contaminants includes odorous portions and condensable portions which have a condensation temperature. A contaminant removal cartridge has a housing configured to couple to the oven, a heat exchanger, and a... Agent: Pamela R. Crocker, Patent Legal Staff Eastman Kodak Company

20070144347 - Method and apparatus for generating an inert gas on a vehicle: An inert gas generating system for generating inert gas on a vehicle having a fuel tank and a fuel tank vent. The system includes an inlet for receiving a flow of gas having a nitrogen component and an oxygen component from a gas source, a heat exchanger downstream from the... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20070144348 - Aerosol separator; and method: An arrangement for separating a hydrophobic liquid phase from a gaseous stream includes a coalescer filter, a housing, a gas flow direction arrangement, and a liquid collection arrangement. The coalescer filter includes a non-woven media of fibers. The housing includes an interior having a gas flow inlet and a gas... Agent: Att: Randall A. Hillson Merchant & Gould P.C.

20070137477 - Metal oxide nanoparticle filled polymers: The present invention includes a method, composition and apparatus for forming a nanoparticle filled polymer having similar gas selectivity and greater gas permeability than the native polymer. The nanoparticle filled polymer includes one or more polymeric materials and one or more nanoparticles dispersed within the one or more polymeric materials... Agent: Chalker Flores, LLP

20070137478 - Ion transport membrane module and vessel system: An ion transport membrane system comprising (a) a pressure vessel having an interior, an exterior, an inlet, and an outlet; (b) a plurality of planar ion transport membrane modules disposed in the interior of the pressure vessel and arranged in series, each membrane module comprising mixed metal oxide ceramic material... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20070137479 - Apparatus and method for enhancing filtration: Disclosed is a filtration enhancement apparatus and an associated method. The apparatus includes a number of electromagnetic grids that are placed in series. The first grid conditions ambient particles to generate particles with both a positive and a negative charge. These charged particles are then delivered to a second and... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP Attn: Stefan V. Stein/IPDept.

20070137480 - Electrostatic filter having insulated electrodes: In various aspect of the invention, electrostatic filters having insulated electrodes are described. In such embodiments, care is taken to prevent the accumulation of opposing charges on the insulation, which, over time, would serve to significantly degrade the strength of the electrostatic field created in the dielectric, and thus reduce... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070137481 - Method to measure olefins in a complex hydrocarbon mixture: A method to measure the quantity of olefin species in a complex hydrocarbon mixture by means of comprehensive multi-dimensional gas chromatography, involves passing a sample of a hydrocarbon mixture through a first capillary column comprising a dimethyl-polysiloxane stationary phase, subjecting the sample to a thermal modulation before entering a second... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20070137482 - Co-current vapor-liquid contacting apparatus: The invention is a high capacity and high efficiency co-current vapor-liquid contacting apparatus for use in distillation columns and other vapor-liquid contacting processes. The apparatus is characterized by an arrangement of modules in horizontal stages rather than tray-like construction. The modules define a co-current contacting volume and in an exemplary... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20070131110 - Vacuum system for membrane fuel stabilization unit: Oil system components for a turbine engine are used to provide a vacuum system for a fuel stabilization unit (FSU). A vacuum system pulls oxygen and other contaminants from fuel into a vacuum chamber within the FSU. The vacuum system pumps the discharge through a vacuum outlet in the FSU... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070131111 - Fuel storage tank pressure management system and method employing a carbon canister: A carbon canister to adsorb hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon air mixture in a UST system to prevent fugitive emissions due to overpressurization. The carbon canister has an inlet port at one end coupled to the UST system. An outlet port on the opposite end of the canister is connected to... Agent: Withrow & Terranova, P.l.l.c.

20070131112 - Method for removing hydrogen sulphide and other acidic gas components from pressurized technical gases: The invention relates to a method for removing hydrogen sulphide and other acidic gas components from pressurized technical gases by means of a physical detergent and for obtaining sulphur from hydrogen sulphide by using a Claus system. The hydrogen sulphide and the other acidic gas components are removed in an... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn

20070131113 - Transporting apparatus: Methods and devices for transporting, cleaning or storing materials such as alternative fuels like shelled corn or wood pellets. Material is transferred to a first container through a transfer conduit as a result of negative pressure created by a vacuum. Small, lighter impurities such as corn dust, red-eyes, bees-wings and... Agent: Todd C. Gadbury

20070125228 - Rapid cycle syngas pressure swing adsorption system: Embodiments of a rapid cycle PSA apparatus are described that are useful for producing a hydrogen enriched product gas comprising not more than about 50 ppm carbon monoxide by volume and with a hydrogen gas recovery of at least about 70% by adsorptive separation from a syngas feed gas mixture... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070125229 - Carbon-dioxide-gas absorber, method for separating carbon-dioxide-gas using carbon-dioxide-gas absorber, and apparatus for separating carbon-dioxide-gas including carbon-dioxide-gas absorber: A carbon-dioxide-gas absorber includes a composite oxide as a main component, the composite oxide including Ti and a constituent X that is at least one of Sr and Ba, and the composite oxide having an (X/Ti) of about 1.8 to about 2.2 on a molar basis. A substance having a... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070125230 - Air purification apparatus and method: An indoor air purification apparatus and method includes a watertight chamber including a top portion having a water inlet, a first air portal, a second air portal, a bottom portion, and a plurality of shelves mounted between the top portion and the bottom portion. Water continuously flows from the water... Agent: Hasse & Nesbitt LLC