Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
096143000 | With means regenerating solid sorbent | 54 |
20080264259 | NANOFIBER FILTER FACEMASKS AND CABIN FILTERS - A filtration medium includes a fine filter layer having a plurality of nanofibers and a coarse filter layer having a plurality of microfibers attached to the fine filter layer. The coarse filter layer is positioned proximal to a direction of fluid flow, and the fine filter layer is positioned distal to the direction of fluid flow. | 10-30-2008 |
20100319547 | RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR AND OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR - A reciprocating compressor includes a motor having a motor shaft, four cylinders provided in perpendicular directions relative to an axial direction of the motor shaft, and four pistons Each piston has a piston head part and a rod part formed integrally with the piston head part. Each piston head part is fitted into one of the four cylinders in a reciprocable fashion. Each rod part is rotatably mounted to an eccentric shaft that is fixed to the motor shaft. | 12-23-2010 |
20110079149 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING CARBON DIOXIDE FROM AIR - A method and apparatus for extracting CO | 04-07-2011 |
20110079150 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING CARBON DIOXIDE FROM AIR - A method and apparatus for extracting CO | 04-07-2011 |
20110239867 | ADSORBING/DESORBING DEVICE AND ADSORBATE EXCHANGE STATUS MONITORING METHOD - A moisture exchange status monitoring device is provided. The moisture exchange status monitoring device is provided with: a temperature difference detecting portion; an evaluating portion; a setting value storing portion; and an evaluation result outputting portion. The temperature difference detecting portion detects a temperature difference Δt in the air on the treating side before and after passing through a desiccant rotor. The evaluating portion receives the temperature difference Δt from the temperature difference detecting portion and compares the temperature difference Δt to a setting value Δtth that is stored in the setting value storing portion, to evaluate the status of moisture adsorption of the moisture from the air on the treating side of the desiccant rotor. The evaluation result outputting portion outputs the evaluation result for the status of moisture adsorption, from the evaluating portion, as the monitoring result for the status of exchange of the moisture of the desiccant rotor. Similarly, on the regenerating side, the temperature difference Δt in the air on the regenerating side before and after passing through the desiccant rotor is detected to enable monitoring of the status of desorption of the moisture. | 10-06-2011 |
20110315016 | DRY EXHAUST-GAS TREATING APPARATUS - An exhaust-gas treating apparatus, which includes an adsorption tower for removing various harmful substances in an exhaust gas using an adsorbent, a regeneration tower for releasing adsorbed substances from the adsorbent, a first transfer passage for transferring the adsorbent from the adsorption tower to the regeneration tower, a second transfer passage for transferring the adsorbent from the regeneration tower to the adsorption tower, a lock hopper connected to one end of the regeneration tower on a higher differential pressure side of a first differential pressure between an inside of the regeneration tower and an inside of the first transfer passage and a second differential pressure between the inside of the regeneration tower and an inside of the second transfer passage to thereby secure gas-tightness, a sealing unit connected to the other end of the regeneration tower on a lower differential pressure side to thereby secure gas-tightness, and an adjusting unit for maintaining the differential pressure in the sealing unit within a fixed range. | 12-29-2011 |
20120204725 | Systems for Water Extraction from Air - A system for water extraction from air is provided. The system includes a housing having a plurality of openings allowing an air flow to enter into an inner space defined by the housing. The system also includes a sponge disposed within the inner space defined by the housing. The sponge includes a water absorbing/adsorbing material for absorbing/adsorbing water vapor from the air flow. The system further includes a presser disposed above the sponge and configured to compress the sponge to discharge water from the sponge. | 08-16-2012 |
20120279397 | AIR COLLECTOR WITH FUNCTIONALIZED ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FOR CAPTURING AMBIENT CO2 - An apparatus for capture of CO | 11-08-2012 |
20130319247 | EVAPORATED FUEL TREATMENT APPARATUS - In an evaporated fuel treatment apparatus, for achieving common use of a casing, having a simple structure, the evaporated fuel treatment apparatus comprising: a casing having one or more adsorption chambers filled with an adsorbent that adsorbs and desorbs evaporated fuel generated in a fuel tank or the like; a tank port; a purge port; and an atmosphere port, and the casing is configured by directly connecting a first member that constitutes one end of the casing, and is provided with at least the tank port and the purge port, a second member that constitutes the other end thereof, and one or more cylindrical members provided between the first member and the second member. | 12-05-2013 |
20140216262 | RECIPROCATING PUMP AND OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR - A reciprocating pump includes a motor having a motor shaft, four cylinders, four pistons disposed in the cylinders and reciprocated by the motor shaft, a casing accommodating the motor shaft, and eight ducts. The four cylinders are disposed at positions offset 90 degrees from each other about the motor shaft. Cylinder shaft directions are perpendicular to a motor shaft direction. The eight ducts include four intake ducts and four exhaust ducts. Gas is introduced into the cylinders through the intake ducts and discharged from the cylinders through the exhaust ducts. The eight ducts are disposed in a region surrounded by the cylinders when viewed along the motor shaft direction. The eight ducts are arranged in four pairs with each pair disposed between adjacent cylinders about the motor shaft. The four pairs of ducts disposed between the adjacent cylinders extend along the motor shaft direction. | 08-07-2014 |
20150298046 | Falling microbead counter-flow process for separating gas mixtures - A method and reactor for removing a component from a gas stream is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes providing the gas stream containing the component that is to be removed and adsorbing the component out of the gas stream as the gas stream rises via microbeads of a sorbent falling down an adsorber section of a reactor. | 10-22-2015 |
20150336048 | SYSTEMS FOR WATER EXTRACTION FROM AIR - A system for water extraction from air is provided. The system includes a housing having a plurality of openings allowing an air flow to enter into an inner space defined by the housing. The system also includes a sponge disposed within the inner space defined by the housing. The sponge includes a water absorbing/adsorbing material for absorbing/adsorbing water vapor from the air flow. The system further includes a presser disposed above the sponge and configured to compress the sponge to discharge water from the sponge. | 11-26-2015 |
20190145691 | REFRIGERATING AND FREEZING DEVICE | 05-16-2019 |
096144000 | Gas contacting means | 21 |
20110056377 | CARBON DIOXIDE RECOVERY SYSTEM - A carbon dioxide recovery system according to the present embodiments includes: an absorber bringing exhaust gas containing carbon dioxide into contact with absorbent reversibly absorbing or releasing carbon dioxide at above or below a predetermined temperature, and making the absorbent absorb carbon dioxide in the exhaust gas; a regenerator releasing carbon dioxide in the absorbent by heating the absorbent absorbing carbon dioxide at the absorber; a reflux pipeline flowing back the absorbent regenerated at the regenerator to the absorber; and a filter introducing at least a part of the absorbent, removing solids accumulated in the introduced absorbent, and returning the absorbent after the solids are removed to a vicinity of a portion where the absorbent is introduced. | 03-10-2011 |
20110088557 | REGENERATION REACTOR OF CO2 CAPTURE SYSTEM - A regeneration reactor of a CO | 04-21-2011 |
20120000365 | Apparatus for removing carbon dioxide from a gas - Exhaust gas after coal or oil burning has moisture, which hinders carbon dioxide adsorption. It is necessary to completely remove this moisture with the minimum use of energy. The exhaust gas from the burning apparatus is first lowered of its temperature by passing through an total heat exchanger rotor, and the resultant gas which has low temperature and humidity is sent to a carbon dioxide adsorption rotor, thereby removing carbon dioxide from the gas, which is then sent through the total heat exchanger rotor with the resultant desorption of moisture adsorbed there and is exhausted to outside atmosphere, while the carbon dioxide adsorption rotor is desorbed of its carbon dioxide using water vapor, with the resultant very humid carbon dioxide to be sent to a processing system such as for underground burial. | 01-05-2012 |
20120125198 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRYING OF A GAS - Device for drying gas includes a dryer with a vessel which has at least three compartments at a first axial end of a rotor rotatably disposed in the vessel, the rotor arranged for conduction of at least three gas flows, including a main flow, a regeneration flow and a cooling flow, respectively. A first compartment of the vessel has an outlet for said main flow, a second compartment has an inlet for the cooling flow and a third compartment has an inlet for the regeneration flow. The vessel at the second axial end of the rotor has a first compartment which includes an inlet for the main flow and a second compartment with an outlet for the cooling flow and the regeneration flow. | 05-24-2012 |
20120272827 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PURIFIED HYDROGEN GAS BY A PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION PROCESSES - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing purified hydrogen gas by a pressure swing adsorption process. Further the invention relates to detecting an operating life of adsorbents in a adsorption tower. The method and the apparatus have a gas supply unit for adding an inert gas to an unpurified hydrogen gas and a detector for measuring an inert gas in a purified hydrogen gas discharged from the adsorption tower. | 11-01-2012 |
20130025460 | FUEL VAPOR PROCESSING APPARATUS - A fuel vapor processing apparatus may include a case defining an adsorption chamber containing adsorbent, so that fuel vapor introduced into the adsorption chamber is adsorbed by the adsorbent and fuel vapor is desorbed from the adsorbent by air flowing through the adsorption chamber. A desorption promoting unit may include a retaining frame and a desorption promoter configured to promote desorption of the fuel vapor from the adsorbent. The desorption promoter may be fitted into the retaining frame. The retaining frame may be fitted into the adsorption chamber, so that the desorption promoter does not directly contact an inner wall of the case defining the adsorption chamber. | 01-31-2013 |
20130087047 | DRY CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED ENERGY EFFICIENCY - Disclosed is a dry CO | 04-11-2013 |
20140069278 | DRYER FOR COMPRESSED GAS - A compressed gas dryer is provided with a drying zone and a regeneration zone, and a drum rotatable in the housing containing a drying agent that is transferred successively through the drying zone and the regeneration zone, whereby said regeneration zone comprises a first subzone having a first inlet to supply a first regeneration gas flow, and a second subzone having a second inlet to supply a second regeneration gas flow of which the relative humidity is lower compared to that of the first regeneration gas flow; and that an outlet of said drying zone is connected via a connection conduit to the second inlet of the second subzone. | 03-13-2014 |
20140165843 | FUEL VAPOR TREATMENT DEVICE - A fuel vapor treatment device including a casing including a gas passage formed in the casing, a granular adsorbent filled in the gas passage, the granular adsorbent serving to adsorb and desorb fuel vapor, and a desorption promoting structure to promote desorption of the fuel vapor in a central portion of a cross-sectional area of the gas passage as compared to an outer peripheral portion of the cross-sectional area of the gas passage. | 06-19-2014 |
20140366737 | DEHUMIDIFICATION APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF REGENERATING DESICCANT MATERIAL OF A DEHUMIDIFIER - The present invention relates to dehumidification apparatus and a method of regenerating desiccant material of a dehumidifier. The apparatus comprises a boiler and a desiccant dehumidifier, in which the boiler is coupled to the dehumidifier such that a heated air stream produced by the boiler is channelled to the dehumidifier to provide regeneration air for desiccant material of the dehumidifier. The present invention provides an advantage that low grade heat from a boiler is being used as a cheap heat source for the absorption dehumidifier. The dehumidifier may be a separate part for retrofitting to a boiler, or may alternatively be integrated with the boiler as a single unit. | 12-18-2014 |
20150053087 | ROTATING REGENERATIVE SCRUBBER AND SEALING ARRANGEMENT - A sealing arrangement for sealing a gas leakage path between a first gas flow and a second gas flow at an end of a rotating rotor disposed in a stationary housing ( | 02-26-2015 |
20150298044 | Carbon Dioxide Capture and Separation System | 10-22-2015 |
20150298050 | ROTARY REGENERATIVE SCRUBBER WITH PINION GEAR AND SPUR GEAR DRIVE ARRANGEMENT - A rotary regenerative scrubber includes a rotor assembly and a pinion gear and spur gear drive arrangement for rotating the rotor assembly. The drive arrangement includes a spur gear extending circumferentially about an exterior surface of the rotor assembly, a pinion gear engaging the spur gear in intermeshing drive relationship, and a motor for driving the pinion gear. | 10-22-2015 |
20150328578 | Method And Apparatus For Removal of Oil From Utility Gas Stream - The present application is directed to a method and system for preparing gaseous utility streams from gaseous process streams, particularly, removing oil contamination from such streams prior to use in a dry gas seal. The methods and systems may include at least one kinetic swing adsorption process including pressure swing adsorption, temperature swing adsorption, calcination, and inert purge processes to treat gaseous streams for use in dry gas seals of rotating equipment such as compressors, turbines and pumps and other utilities. The adsorbent materials used include a high surface area solid structured microporous and mesoporous materials. | 11-19-2015 |
20160082383 | REGENERABLE SORBENT CO2 SCRUBBER FOR SUBMARINE VESSELS - Systems, devices and methods for submarine CO | 03-24-2016 |
096145000 | Means applies steam to solid sorbent | 6 |
20090145301 | Gas concentrator - A revolving gas adsorption concentrator uses about 300 degree centigrade of hot desorption air. The revolving gas adsorption concentrator prevents leakage of such hot desorption air. An elastic seal which has elasticity divides a honeycomb shape rotor into a desorption zone and an adsorption zone and touches the honeycomb shape rotor. A heat-resistant seal comprises of material whose heat resistance is higher than elastic seal. The heat-resistant seal has two plates which has a mutually opened spacing to prevent hot gas from going to the elastic seal based on the labyrinth effectiveness. The elastic seal is formed in the outside of desorption zone from heat-resistant seal. The seal of the hot desorption air is almost blocked by heat-resistant seal and the desorption air which leaked slightly can be thoroughly blocked completely by elastic seal. | 06-11-2009 |
20120174793 | CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE/REGENERATION APPARATUS - New and useful system and method concepts are provided, for removing carbon dioxide from a flow of carbon dioxide laden air. More specifically, a sorbent structure is used in new and useful structures and techniques to bind carbon dioxide in a carbon dioxide laden air stream, and process heat is used to separate carbon dioxide from the sorbent structure and regenerate the sorbent structure. | 07-12-2012 |
20130152794 | Dry Carbon Dioxide Capturing Device with Multistage Supply Structure - Disclosed is a dry carbon dioxide capturing device which can improve sorption efficiency by supplying sorbent for absorbing carbon dioxide or exhaust gas containing carbon dioxide to a recovery reactor in multistages at various heights, The dry carbon dioxide (CO | 06-20-2013 |
20140331864 | CARBON DIOXIDE SEPARATION APPARATUS - There is provided a moving bed type CO2 separation apparatus that is capable of achieving steady recovery of CO2, and that is energy-efficient. An adsorbent hopper that supplies a CO2 adsorbent of a moving bed to an adsorption tower that adsorbs CO2 from a treatment-target gas is provided. Below the adsorption tower, a moving bed-type regeneration tower for regenerating the CO2 adsorbent having adsorbed CO2 and a moving bed-type drying tower that dries the regenerated CO2 adsorbent are provided. Desorption-purpose steam generated from the drying tower is supplied to the regeneration tower. By allowing the desorption-purpose steam to be condensed on the CO2 adsorbent, CO2 is desorbed from the CO2 adsorbent. Thus, CO2 adsorbent forming a moving bed is used in a circulating manner through the CO2 separation apparatus, and the energy used for drying the condensed water contained in the CO2 adsorbent is used for desorbing CO2. | 11-13-2014 |
20150013543 | CO2 Separation Unit | 01-15-2015 |
20160250583 | A DEHUMIDIFIER SYSTEM FOR REGENERATING A DISSICANT WHEEL BY MEANS OF STEAM AND A DEHUMIDIFIER COMPRISING SAID SYSTEM | 09-01-2016 |
096146000 | Heat exchanger to regenerate | 20 |
20080229928 | SORPTION PUMP WITH INTEGRATED THERMAL SWITCH - A sorption pumping system includes a conductive inner vessel having a sorbent material therein to adsorb gas molecules. An outer vessel is positioned about the inner vessel and includes a heat transfer flange connected thereto. A gas chamber is formed between the inner vessel and the outer vessel. The gas chamber is constructed to sealably contain a thermally conductive gas therein. | 09-25-2008 |
20080302245 | CANISTER - A canister includes a casing made of a material including a polyamide resin. The casing includes a charge port to let in fuel vapor, a purge port to let out desorbed fuel and an atmospheric air port to let in air. Granular adsorbing agent and granular heat storing agent are held in the casing. The adsorbing agent includes a granular activated carbon. The granular heat storing agent is mixed with the granular activated carbon in the casing, and the granular heat storing agent including the material of the casing. | 12-11-2008 |
20100147152 | FUEL VAPOR PROCESSING APPARATUS - One aspect according to the present invention includes a fuel vapor processing apparatus having a case containing a mixture of an adsorption material and a heat storage material therein. A mixing ratio of the heat storage material to the adsorption material is set to be higher for a central area away from a circumferential wall of the case or a flow passage defined in the case than for an outer peripheral area close to the circumferential wall. | 06-17-2010 |
20100175557 | LOW POWER CONSUMING DESORPTION APPARATUS AND DEHUMIDIFIER USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a low power consumption desorption apparatus, which utilizes a pair of electrodes coupled to an absorbing material to provide an electric current flowing through the absorbing material so as to desorb the substances absorbed within the absorbing material. By means of the desorption apparatus of the present invention, the absorbing material is able to enhance the desorbing efficiency and reducing power consumption during desorption. The present invention further provides a dehumidifier using the low power consumption desorption apparatus for providing a continuous dry air flow to desorb and regenerate the moisture from the absorbing material so that the dehumidifier is capable of removing moisture in the air repeatedly to reduce the humidity. | 07-15-2010 |
20100258007 | Gas Treatment Units - A gas treatment unit includes an absorber, a liquid-jet ejector, a gas-liquid separator, a regenerator and a pump. A liquid outlet of the regenerator is connected to an inlet of the pump. An outlet of the pump is connected to a liquid inlet of the absorber. A liquid outlet of the absorber is connected to a liquid inlet of the jet-ejector. A regenerator gas outlet is connected to a gas inlet of the liquid-jet ejector. A liquid-gas outlet of the liquid-jet ejector is connected to an inlet of the separator. A liquid outlet of the separator is connected to a liquid inlet of the regenerator. | 10-14-2010 |
20110005395 | Carbon Dioxide Absorber And Regeneration Assemblies Useful For Power Plant Flue Gas - Disclosed are apparatus and method to treat large amounts of flue gas from a pulverized coal combustion power plant. The flue gas is contacted with solid sorbents to selectively absorb CO | 01-13-2011 |
20110232493 | METHOD OF PROTECTING A SOLID ADSORBENT AND A PROTECTED SOLID ADSORBENT - The present application provides a protected solid adsorbent that includes a solid adsorbent substrate and a surface layer at least partially coating the solid adsorbent substrate, the surface layer being generally permeable to an active agent. Additionally, a process for protecting a solid adsorbent and an adsorption system that includes a vessel containing the protected solid adsorbent is provided. | 09-29-2011 |
20110308394 | CANISTER WITH HEATER - The present invention provides a canister mounted in a vehicle to reduce the discharge of fuel gas and, more particularly, a canister with a heater configured such that fuel gas adsorbed onto active carbon filled in the canister is more easily desorbed from the active carbon and introduced into an engine. The canister with the heater according to the present invention includes a canister housing including a tank port and a purge port, which are provided at the top thereof, and a plurality of inlet holes provided on one side thereof to introduce air; and a heater connected to the top of the plurality of inlet holes of the canister housing and including an air port provided at the top thereof, an open bottom, and a heater module provided therein. | 12-22-2011 |
20110315017 | REGENERATION TOWER AND DRY APPARATUS FOR EXHAUST-GAS TREATMENT - A regeneration tower including a regeneration tower main body having a long trunk, and desorbed gas discharge passages through which a desorbed gas is discharged. The regeneration tower main body is configured so that a heating unit that heats an adsorbent, a separation part that separates desorbable substances as a desorbed gas from the heated adsorbent, and a cooling unit that cools the adsorbent from which the desorbable substances have been desorbed by heating are communicatively disposed in one direction and the heating unit and the cooling unit have approximately the same sectional outer diameter. | 12-29-2011 |
20120125199 | Generator heat recovery for diesel fuel heated dessicant reactivation - Dessicants employed in dehumidifying moisturized air present within a water-damaged building are themselves dehumidified to liberate collected moisture through the use of heated air vented from an on-site electric generator to be drawn over and about a heat exchanger fired by diesel fuel. | 05-24-2012 |
20120132078 | Dry Carbon Dioxide Capture Apparatus - Disclosed is a dry carbon dioxide capture apparatus with improved carbon dioxide capture efficiency through preventing gas backflows into vertical transport lines. The dry CO2 capture apparatus includes a capture reactor having a capture buffer chamber on the bottom side, a capture diffusion plate on top of the capture buffer chamber, and adsorbent particles in a space above the capture diffusion plate; a first separator connected to the capture reactor through a vertical transport line; a regenerator having a regeneration buffer chamber on the bottom side, a regenerating diffusion plate on top of the regeneration buffer chamber, and adsorbent particles in a space above the regenerating diffusion plate; a second separator connected to the regenerator through a gas separation line; and a second particle transfer line connected to the regenerator at one end and connected to the capture reactor at the other end. | 05-31-2012 |
20130174739 | INORGANIC OXIDES FOR CO2 CAPTURE FROM EXHAUST SYSTEMS - This invention relates to the utilization of regenerable water tolerant solid materials for the abatements of CO | 07-11-2013 |
20130319248 | FUEL VAPOR PROCESSING APPARATUS - A fuel vapor processing apparatus may include a container including an atmospheric introduction portion, through which the atmospheric air can be introduce into the container. An adsorption material may be contained in the container and configured to adsorb feel vapor and to allow the adsorbed fuel vapor to be desorbed as the atmospheric air introduced into the container flows through the adsorption material. A heater may directly or indirectly heat a part of the adsorption material located at an upstream end with respect to the flow of the atmospheric air. | 12-05-2013 |
20130319249 | FUEL VAPOR PROCESSING APPARATUS - A fuel vapor processing apparatus may include a container including an atmospheric introduction portion, through which atmospheric air is introduce into the container. An adsorption material may be contained in the container and may be configured to adsorb fuel vapor and to allow the adsorbed fuel vapor to be desorbed from the adsorption material as the atmospheric air introduced into the container flows through the adsorption material. A heater may heat the adsorption material for promoting desorption of fuel vapor and may have a heating value decreasing along a length of the heater in a flow direction of the atmospheric air through the adsorption material for desorption of fuel vapor. | 12-05-2013 |
20150343245 | AIR CLEANING APPARATUS AND HEALTH EXAMINATION SYSTEM USING THE SAME - The cleaning filter includes a gas trapping member ( | 12-03-2015 |
20150367280 | DEHUMIDIFICATION DEVICE AND ELECTRIFIED DESORPTION DEVICE THEREOF - A dehumidification device and an electrified desorption device thereof are provided. The electrified desorption device includes a conductive water-absorbing material containing titanosilicates; a conductive layer containing a metal component or a mixture of the metal component and graphite, attached to end surfaces at two sides of the water-absorbing material; a pair of electrode structures, coupled to the two sides of the water-absorbing material respectively and each having multiple sub-electrodes insulated from each other; and a voltage source, coupled to the pair of electrode structures. The electrodes are coupled to the conductive water-absorbing material, and the conductive water-absorbing material is directly electrified with a current, so that the conductive water-absorbing material generates heat to achieve a desorption effect, and further maintains a re-adsorbing capability to continue operation. | 12-24-2015 |
20160084208 | VAPORIZED FUEL PROCESSING APPARATUS - A vaporized fuel processing apparatus includes a case and a heating unit removably attached to the case by a twist lock structure. The case has a tank port and a purge port and contains an adsorbent therein. The tank port communicates with a fuel tank. The purge port communicates with an internal combustion engine. The heating unit has an atmospheric port and a heater. The atmospheric port is open to the atmosphere. The heater is disposed between the atmospheric port and the adsorbent. | 03-24-2016 |
20160169162 | CANISTER | 06-16-2016 |
20160199808 | CARBON-DIOXIDE CAPTURING MATERIAL, AND CARBON-DIOXIDE RECOVERY APPARATUS USING SAME | 07-14-2016 |
20180021717 | CO2 CONCENTRATION REDUCING DEVICE | 01-25-2018 |