Gas separation: processes inventions 08/07

20070199443 - Method for dehumidifying air and air dehumidifier for oil-insulated transformers, reactance coils and step switches: The invention relates to a method for dehumidifying air and to an air dehumidifier. To this end, a filter element is provided that is filled with granular material that can be regenerated by baking out. For effecting this baking out, a heating device is provided that is only actuated when... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20070199444 - Vehicle air system and method with forced purging: A method and apparatus provide multiple consecutive purges of an air dryer in a vehicle compressed air system. A dryer throughput sensor has an output indicative of the amount of compressed air that is passed through the dryer. In response, a CPU determines the number of purges needed to purge... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070199445 - Novel polyimide based mixed matrix composite membranes: A polyimide MMC membrane useful for the production of oxygen-enriched air or nitrogen-enriched-air, for the separation of carbon dioxide from hydrocarbons or nitrogen, and the separation of helium or hydrogen from various streams. Membranes of polyimide polymers, such as polyimide polymers sold under the tradename P-84, are mixed with molecular... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20070199446 - Production of carbon monoxide-free hydrogen and helium from a high-purity source: The invention provides vacuum swing adsorption processes that produce an essentially carbon monoxide-free hydrogen or helium gas stream from, respectively, a high-purity (e.g., pipeline grade) hydrogen or helium gas stream using one or two adsorber beds. By using physical adsorbents with high heats of nitrogen adsorption, intermediate heats of carbon... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20070199447 - Air cleaner including ozone removal: An air cleaner including ozone removal is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The air cleaner includes an air channel in the air cleaner, an air moving unit located in the air channel and configured to create an airflow, and an ozone decomposing element located in and extending... Agent: The Ollila Law Group LLC

20070199448 - Lithium-exchanged faujasites for carbon dioxide removal: A process for removal of carbon dioxide from air using lithium-exchanged X-zeolites at low carbon dioxide partial pressures is provided. The process is particularly useful in applications where fresh air is not available and exhaled air needs to be recycled. An apparatus for carrying out the process is also provided.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070193446 - Method of restarting feed air purifier: A method of restarting a TSA apparatus includes, in the case where the TSA apparatus was stopped when or after when a temperature of a purge gas which flows out from a first adsorption column (5a) during a regeneration process became a peak temperature, in the first adsorption column (5a),... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070186768 - Recovery of water vapor using a water vapor permeable mixed ion conducting membrane: An apparatus for separating water vapor from a water-vapor containing gas mixture is described. The apparatus may include a mixed ion conducting membrane having at least a portion of one surface exposed to the water-vapor containing gas mixture and at least a portion of a second surface, that is opposite... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070186769 - Equipment and method for removing nitrogen oxide: The present invention provides a nitrogen oxide removal equipment, a nitrogen oxide removal method, a container used for the removal of nitrogen oxide, and a method for filling the container. A nitrogen oxide removal equipment 94 according to the present invention supplies gas with the unevenness of flowing amounts eased... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070186770 - Natural gas vapor recovery process system: The present invention provides for a natural gas well vapor recovery processing system and method comprising recovering gaseous hydrocarbons to prevent their release into the atmosphere including providing a method for preventing the gaseous hydrocarbons from returning to a liquid state.... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.C.

20070186771 - Method for the selective extraction of acids, bases and polar salts: A process for the extraction of an unwanted material from a gas or liquid comprising the steps of introducing an extraction liquid into the fluid having an unwanted liquid therein to form a physical microdispersion comprising a plurality of extraction liquid droplets and the fluid, allowing the plurality of extraction... Agent: Thomas A. O'rourke Bodner & O'rourke

20070186772 - Vacuum deaerator: Vacuum deaerators and methods of using for deaeration comprise a vessel having side walls and a cover. The vacuum deaerator further comprises at least one vacuum source coupled to the vessel, and an open-ended distributor plate comprising outer edges spaced from the walls of the vessel. Additionally, the vacuum deaerator... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP One Dayton Centre

20070186773 - Apparatus for separating elements in the air: An air elements separating apparatus having a plurality of hollow-fibers for separating nitrogen containing gas and oxygen containing gas having a flexible structure, and an outer sleeve having a flexible structure for covering the plurality of the hollow-fibers member and an opening for releasing the oxygen containing gas separated by... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070186774 - Multistage air cleaner including pulse cleaning system: A V-pack filter includes a frame construction having a first frame structure and a second frame structure. The V-pack filter also includes first and second panel sections mounted in extension between the first and second frame structures. The first panel section has first and second ends. The second panel section... Agent: Attention Of Randall A. Hillson Merchant & Gould P.C.

20070180989 - Method for separating/recovering oxygen-rich air from air, its apparatus and gas separation membrane module: A method for separating and recovering oxygen-rich air from the air, comprising, using a gas separation membrane module where a laminate consisting of a permeate-side spacer for forming a permeate gas channel communicated with a hollow section in a core tube for collecting and discharging a permeate gas and two... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070180990 - Dynamic halogenation of sorbents for the removal of mercury from flue gases: A halogen-containing gas is injected into a flowing transport air/sorbent stream at a point close to the point where the sorbent and transport air first mix to maximize the residence time available for the halogen-containing compound to be adsorbed onto the sorbent surface prior to the sorbent being injected into... Agent: Eric Marich Patent Department

20070175328 - Jet pulse chamber venturi dust collector: A jet pulse chamber venturi collector wherein a venturi is provided between the upper end portions of adjacent columns of filter stacks mounted in a dust collector housing wherein particulate laden gases flow downwardly through the venturi and are accelerated to such a degree so as to be pushed directly... Agent: James G. O'boyle, Esq.