Gas separation: processes inventions 07/07

20070169624 - Carbon dioxide adsorption apparatus and adsorption element and method for manufacture thereof: A carbon dioxide adsorption element rapidly adsorbs a large amount of carbon dioxide, and regenerates amine groups for carbon dioxide adsorption rapidly and uniformly with high-temperature air. The carbon dioxide adsorption element 110 for adsorbing carbon dioxide in air comprises a foil-like or plate-like support member 111, a porous aluminum... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070163432 - Method and apparatus for treating a gas stream containing an acid gas: A method for treating a gas stream containing an acid gas, including immersing a permeable membrane having a plurality of pores in an absorption liquid containing a reactant chemical, and passing the gas stream through the pores in the permeable membrane so that the gas stream forms gas bubbles which... Agent: Rodman Rodman

20070163433 - Fuel deoxygenator with non-planar fuel channel and oxygen permeable membrane: A device for use in a fluid system includes a flow perturbation element within a fluid channel. The flow perturbation element has a gas permeable surface for removing dissolved gas from passing fluid. A gas permeable membrane is coated on the gas permeable surface and allows the dissolved gas transport... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20070163434 - Device and method for removing undesirable gases and particles from the air: This invention refers to a device and a method for removing undesirable gases and particles from the air, which device comprises a purifying chamber through which air (1) to be purified is arranged to pass and having an entrance end provided with a zone (2) producing water dust, said purifying... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070163435 - Residual gas removal method: A method of removing a residual gas from inside a conventional shipping container is disclosed. The method first involves the step of accessing the container by opening a door of the container and fitting a panel to the open door space. Next the method involves extracting at least some of... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20070157802 - Method to generate inert gas from exhaust gas on-site: Methods for extracting and compressing an inert gas from an exhaust gas of an engine relate to providing an inert gas processing system including a multi-stage gas compressor to receive the exhaust gas from an exhaust gas processing system, a cooling and extraction system to receive the exhaust gas from... Agent: Buskop Law Group, P.C.

20070157803 - Nitrogen inerting system: A gas separation module 25 is disclosed for separating air into nitrogen 27 and oxygen 26 enriched fractions. The nitrogen enriched fraction 27 may be used to inert an atmosphere inside a fuel tank 32. The air is separated into nitrogen 27 and oxygen 26 enriched fractions by providing a... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070157805 - Mixing chamber for the application of a surface action agent by vapour and related dispensing device: A mixing chamber, for the application of a disinfecting agent by vapour, exploits the combined and combined and synergistic action of the mixed product and comprises a calming zone, at least one section (15) for inletting vapour in said calming zone, at least one section (7) for outletting vapour, and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070157806 - Gas treating method and apparatus: A method and apparatus for treating natural gas comprises a contactor having a manifold for spreading gas in the contactor vessel, a plurality of perforated plates above the manifold, a spray system for spraying a treating liquid into an upwardly rising column of gas and a liquid level controller for... Agent: G. Turner Moller, Jr.

20070157807 - Apparatus and method for separating solids from gas streams: Disclosed herein is a cyclone for separating fine particles from a gas. The cyclone includes a cyclone body having an upper end with an inlet and a lower end with a particulate outlet, gas outlet tube with an upper end that extends upwardly into the lower end of the cyclone... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20070157808 - Filter with enhanced media area utilization: A filter assembly has a plurality of filter elements extending longitudinally in a housing interior volume and shaped to increase filter media area by reducing unused space in the interior volume as compared to filter elements having a cylindrical shape.... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20070157809 - Diesel particulate filter cleaning device and method: Multiple storage tanks and multiple valves that open simultaneously allow gas charges stored at superatmospheric pressure in the tanks to simultaneously discharge and form a single substantial percussion pulse that dislodges particulate matter from a diesel particulate filter.... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20070157810 - High capacity solid filtration media: A high capacity filtration media, method of preparing the media, and method of treating a fluid stream with the media are provided. The media contain a porous substrate impregnated with high concentrations of a permanganate. Preferably, the media includes a porous substrate impregnated with at least about 8% permanganate by... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070151446 - System and method for applying partial discharge analysis for electrostatic precipitator: A system for detecting partial discharge activity in an electrostatic precipitator is provided. The system includes one or more sensors configured to receive and transmit signals representative of voltage or current behavior of the electrostatic precipitator. The system also includes a processor configured to receive the signals from the one... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070151448 - Discharge electrode and method for enhancement of an electrostatic precipitator: Apparatus and method for producing an electrostatic precipitator that includes a discharge electrode having an enhanced design, the enhanced design for improving an electric field and particulate collection efficiency within the electrostatic precipitator.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070151449 - System, apparatus and method for concentrating chemical vapors: Apparatus for concentrating a vaporous substance, which comprises: a sorbent material capable of capturing said vaporous substance; a first housing in which the sorbent material is located, which housing is metallic and has an inlet port and an outlet port, said housing being fitted with a heating element proximate the... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070151450 - Methods for purifying gases having organic impurities using granulated porous glass: Methods and apparatus for purifying gases having organic impurities, including the use of granulated porous glass. The method of the invention includes the following steps. An impure gas comprising a first gas and an organic compound is provided. A packed bed of granulated porous glass is provided. The impure gas... Agent: Linda K. Russell - Air Liquide Suite 1800

20070151451 - Process for the cooling, concentration or purification of ethylene oxide: The invention provides for the utilization of microchannel apparatus in a process for the cooling of a gaseous mixture comprising ethylene oxide and in a process for the concentration or purification of ethylene oxide.... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20070151452 - Systems for purifying gases having organic impurities using granulated porous glass: Methods and apparatus for purifying gases having organic impurities, including the use of granulated porous glass. A system for purifying an impure gas includes a source of an impure gas, a purification element operatively associated with the source of impure gas for purifying the impure gas, and a conduit operatively... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20070151453 - Cyclone materials treatment system and method of introducing materials to be treated into a cyclone device: A cyclone system for treating materials in a fluid flow, and a method of introducing fluid containing materials to be treated into a cyclone body of the system are disclosed. The system includes a cyclone having a A method of cyclone body for swirling fluid, a fluid inlet for introducing... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.