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20080305731 | POSITIONABLE BACK DRAFT ASSEMBLY - A filter housing, a duct arm and a hood which is positioned near the fume source as the duct arm extends between the hood and the filter housing for conveying the fumes from the hood to the filter housing. The filter housing includes a motor for generating suction at the hood inlet and for propelling the fumes out of the filter housing through a housing outlet. The motor has a power ranging from 7.5 to 10.0 horsepower for moving air through the assembly at speeds exceeding 6000 feet per minute (fpm) and at flow rates exceeding 2100 cubic feet per minute (cfm). The hood has a depth of 12 inches and the hood inlet has a width of 36.44 inches and a height of 12.51 inches. | 12-11-2008 |
20100101155 | MODULAR WORK STATION WITH AIR COLLECTOR - A modular work station including a plurality of modular walls, each of which include a plurality of modular wall sections having a first and second lower frame member forming a lower frame section width and a lower frame section height. At least one lower panel element is included having a lower panel width configured to conform to the lower frame section width and is mounted to the frame members. An air collection unit is included which has an air intake width approximately equal to the lower panel width such that it may be mounted to any of the plurality of modular wall sections in place of the lower panel element. | 04-29-2010 |
20100115896 | PORTABLE AIR FILTRATION SYSTEM - A portable air filtration system used in industrial environments to filter and re-circulate fumes from a fume source includes a housing that filters the fumes from the fume source. The housing defines at least one housing inlet to receive the fumes and a housing outlet to dispense the fumes. A receiving assembly is releaseably engageable with the at least one housing inlet and includes a receiver inlet and a receiver outlet. The receiver outlet is in fluid communication with the at least one housing inlet. The receiver inlet receives the fumes from the fume source and transfers the fumes to the housing inlet. The system is capable of being modified between a plurality of configurations. | 05-13-2010 |
20110065370 | AIR COLLECTOR INTEGRATION WITH WORKSTATION - An air collector workstation assembly is provided comprising a plurality of workstation walls defining a work area. Each of the plurality of workstation walls comprises a plurality of wall panels mounted to a plurality of frame members. Each of the plurality of wall panels has a panel width and a panel height. At least one wall panel comprises an adjustable dimension wall panel having at least one removable panel portion to adjust the panel height. An air collector unit with a mounting profile having an air intake width and an air intake height is mounted to one of the workstation walls. The air intake width is approximately equal to the panel width. The removable panel portion can be removed and the mounting profile inserted to place the air collector in communication with the work area. | 03-17-2011 |
20120297741 | OPEN TOP WORK CELL HAVING A FLUID BARRIER - A work cell assembly such as welding cell assembly and a method for assembling the same is provided. The work cell has a perimeter wall including an upper wall edge defining an open top. A fluid filtration unit draws in fluid from the work cell and removes contaminants. A fluid moving device including an air blade assembly adjacent the upper wall edge and an inlet adjacent the upper wall edge and spaced downstream from the air blade assembly establish therebetween a sheet-like fluid barrier extending across the open top. The fluid barrier is defined by a continuous flow of fluid traveling across the open top for entraining the contaminant and creating a ceiling effect across the open top to prevent escape of the contaminant from the work cell through the open top. The fluid barrier has a narrow vertical extent to prevent disturbance of the fluid in the work cell. | 11-29-2012 |
20130239514 | Modular Work Station With Air Collector - A modular work station including a plurality of modular walls, each of which include a plurality of modular wall sections having a first and second lower frame member forming a lower frame section width and a lower frame section height. At least one lower panel element is included having a lower panel width configured to conform to the lower frame section width and is mounted to the frame members. An air collection unit is included which has an air intake width approximately equal to the lower panel width such that it may be mounted to any of the plurality of modular wall sections in place of the lower panel element. | 09-19-2013 |
20140076160 | CONTROLLED PULSE AIR FILTER SYSTEM - An air filtering system and method for self-cleaning the same is provided. The system has a plurality of air filters including a first filter and at least one neighboring filter. A blower fan pulls air through the filters. A plurality of compressed air injectors are provided adjacent the filters including a first injector and at least one neighboring injector. Self-cleaning is achieved while the blower fan is running by preforming several steps including activating the first injector to force compressed air into the first filter and discharge particulate from the first filter followed by deactivating the first injector. The steps further provide reactivating the first injector and simultaneously activating the neighboring injector while the discharged particulate is airborne to provide an air shield about the first filter and force the discharged particulate away from the first filter and the neighboring filter. These steps are repeated for each filter. | 03-20-2014 |
20140366719 | AIR QUALITY CONTROLLED AIR FILTERING SYSTEM - The present invention provides an air filtering system and method that continuously monitors and samples the air to measure the amount or concentration of suspended particulate matter in an area. Based on the information collected the air filtering system determines the need for and the amount and volume of air filtering that is required. In this way, the air filtering system only operates at the needed capacity to filter the air, and dynamically responds in real time to the fluctuating air contamination levels that occur during various work processes within the space, room or building. | 12-18-2014 |
20150068710 | INTEGRAL INDUSTRIAL AIR AND CONDITIONING FILTER ASSEMBLY - The present invention is an industrial air filtering and conditioning assembly for use in a workspace. The invention employs one blower and filter assembly to produce both filtered and conditioned air. The invention includes a high capacity filter assembly for filtering contaminants from air to produce filtered air within the workspace. A blower for drawing air from the workspace through the filter assembly and a condenser operatively positioned adjacent to the blower. The blower passes the filtered air over the condenser to condition the air by removing heat and humidity. The condensed air is passed back to the workspace to provide both filtered and conditioned air to the workspace. | 03-12-2015 |
20150089907 | CENTRIFUGAL SPARK ARRESTOR ASSEMBLY - A centrifugal spark arrestor having a main body portion with a first end and a second end spaced from one another. The main body has an interior wall defining a flow path for the flow of air through the main body and a longitudinal axis. An inlet is positioned at the first end and extends generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The inlet is in operative communication with the flow path. An outlet is positioned at the second end; the outlet is in operative communication with the flow path. At least one baffle is positioned within the main body portion between the first and second ends, partially extending into the flow path. Air is pulled into the inlet and forced initially in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and against the interior wall. The air is forced through the main body portion to the outlet in a centrifugal flow path. The baffle is engaged by the air flowing through the main body portion with any particles entrained within the air impinging upon the baffle. | 04-02-2015 |
20150209710 | AIR QUALITY CONTROLLED AIR FILTERING SYSTEM - The present invention provides an air filtering system and method that continuously monitors and samples the air to measure the amount or concentration of suspended particulate matter in an area. Based on the information collected the air filtering system determines the need for and the amount and volume of air filtering that is required. In this way, the air filtering system only operates at the needed capacity to filter the air, and dynamically responds in real time to the fluctuating air contamination levels that occur during various work processes within the space, room or building. | 07-30-2015 |
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20090294125 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING FLUIDS FROM A WELL AND/OR INJECTING FLUIDS INTO A WELL - Methods and apparatus for diverting fluids either into or from a well are described. Some embodiments include a diverter conduit that is located in a bore of a tree. The invention relates especially but not exclusively to a diverter assembly connected to a wing branch of a tree. Some embodiments allow diversion of fluids out of a tree to a subsea processing apparatus followed by the return of at least some of these fluids to the tree for recovery. Alternative embodiments provide only one flowpath and do not include the return of any fluids to the tree. Some embodiments can be retrofitted to existing trees, which can allow the performance of a new function without having to replacing the tree. Multiple diverter assembly embodiments are also described. | 12-03-2009 |
20090294132 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING FLUIDS FROM A WELL AND/OR INJECTING FLUIDS INTO A WELL - Methods and apparatus for diverting fluids either into or from a well are described. Some embodiments include a diverter conduit that is located in a bore of a tree. The invention relates especially but not exclusively to a diverter assembly connected to a wing branch of a tree. Some embodiments allow diversion of fluids out of a tree to a subsea processing apparatus followed by the return of at least some of these fluids to the tree for recovery. Alternative embodiments provide only one flowpath and do not include the return of any fluids to the tree. Some embodiments can be retrofitted to existing trees, which can allow the performance of a new function without having to replacing the tree. Multiple diverter assembly embodiments are also described. | 12-03-2009 |
20090301727 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING FLUIDS FROM A WELL AND/OR INJECTING FLUIDS INTO A WELL - Methods and apparatus for diverting fluids either into or from a well are described. Some embodiments include a diverter conduit that is located in a bore of a tree. The invention relates especially but not exclusively to a diverter assembly connected to a wing branch of a tree. Some embodiments allow diversion of fluids out of a tree to a subsea processing apparatus followed by the return of at least some of these fluids to the tree for recovery. Alternative embodiments provide only one flowpath and do not include the return of any fluids to the tree. Some embodiments can be retro-fitted to existing trees, which can allow the performance of a new function without having to replacing the tree. Multiple diverter assembly embodiments are also described. | 12-10-2009 |
20090301728 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING FLUIDS FROM A WELL AND/OR INJECTING FLUIDS INTO A WELL - Methods and apparatus for diverting fluids either into or from a well are described. Some embodiments include a diverter conduit that is located in a bore of a tree. The invention relates especially but not exclusively to a diverter assembly connected to a wing branch of a tree. Some embodiments allow diversion of fluids out of a tree to a subsea processing apparatus followed by the return of at least some of these fluids to the tree for recovery. Alternative embodiments provide only one flowpath and do not include the return of any fluids to the tree. Some embodiments can be retrofitted to existing trees, which can allow the performance of a new function without having to replacing the tree. Multiple diverter assembly embodiments are also described. | 12-10-2009 |
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20090025936 | Connection system for subsea flow interface equipment - A connection system for connecting flow interface equipment to a subsea manifold is disclosed. The connection system relates particularly to a connection apparatus adapted to land a conduit means on a subsea manifold in a first stage of the connection and to connect a conduit means of the connection apparatus to a choke body of the manifold in a second stage of the connection. | 01-29-2009 |
20110226483 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING FLUIDS FROM A WELL AND/OR INJECTING FLUIDS INTO A WELL - Methods and apparatus for diverting fluids either into or from a well are described. Some embodiments include a diverter conduit that is located in a bore of a tree. The invention relates especially but not exclusively to a diverter assembly connected to a wing branch of a tree. Some embodiments allow diversion of fluids out of a tree to a subsea processing apparatus followed by the return of at least some of these fluids to the tree for recovery. Alternative embodiments provide only one flowpath and do not include the return of any fluids to the tree. Some embodiments can be retrofitted to existing trees, which can allow the performance of a new function without having to replace the tree. Multiple diverter assembly embodiments are also described. | 09-22-2011 |
20110253380 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING FLUIDS FROM A WELL AND/OR INJECTING FLUIDS INTO A WELL - Methods and apparatus for diverting fluids either into or from a well are described. Some embodiments include a diverter conduit that is located in a bore of a tree. The invention relates especially but not exclusively to a diverter assembly connected to a wing branch of a tree. Some embodiments allow diversion of fluids out of a tree to a subsea processing apparatus followed by the return of at least some of these fluids to the tree for recovery. Alternative embodiments provide only one flowpath and do not include the return of any fluids to the tree. Some embodiments can be retro-fitted to existing trees, which can allow the performance of a new function without having to replace the tree. Multiple diverter assembly embodiments are also described. | 10-20-2011 |
20120160507 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING FLUIDS FROM A WELL AND/OR INJECTING FLUIDS INTO A WELL - Methods and apparatus for diverting fluids either into or from a well are described. Some embodiments include a diverter conduit that is located in a bore of a tree. The invention relates especially but not exclusively to a diverter assembly connected to a wing branch of a tree. Some embodiments allow diversion of fluids out of a tree to a subsea processing apparatus followed by the return of at least some of these fluids to the tree for recovery. Alternative embodiments provide only one flowpath and do not include the return of any fluids to the tree. Some embodiments can be retro-fitted to existing trees, which can allow the performance of a new function without having to replace the tree. Multiple diverter assembly embodiments are also described. | 06-28-2012 |
20120273214 | Connection System for Subsea Flow Interface Equipment - A connection system for connecting flow interface equipment to a subsea manifold is disclosed. The connection system relates particularly to a connection apparatus adapted to land a conduit means on a subsea manifold in a first stage of the connection and to connect a conduit means of the connection apparatus to a choke body of the manifold in a second stage of the connection. | 11-01-2012 |
20120312541 | Apparatus and Method for Processing Fluids from a Well - Provided is a system, including a first module ( | 12-13-2012 |
20130161020 | Apparatus and Method for Recovering Fluids from a Well and/or Injecting Fluids into a Well - Methods and apparatus for diverting fluids either into or from a well are described. Some embodiments include a diverter conduit that is located in a bore of a tree. The invention relates especially but not exclusively to a diverter assembly connected to a wing branch of a tree. Some embodiments allow diversion of fluids out of a tree to a subsea processing apparatus followed by the return of at least some of these fluids to the tree for recovery. Alternative embodiments provide only one flowpath and do not include the return of any fluids to the tree. Some embodiments can be retro-fitted to existing trees, which can allow the performance of a new function without having to replacing the tree. Multiple diverter assembly embodiments are also described. | 06-27-2013 |
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20140238687 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING FLUIDS FROM A WELL AND/OR INJECTING FLUIDS INTO A WELL - Methods and apparatus for diverting fluids either into or from a well are described. Some embodiments include a diverter conduit that is located in a bore of a tree. The invention relates especially but not exclusively to a diverter assembly connected to a wing branch of a tree. Some embodiments allow diversion of fluids out of a tree to a subsea processing apparatus followed by the return of at least some of these fluids to the tree for recovery. Alternative embodiments provide only one flowpath and do not include the return of any fluids to the tree. Some embodiments can be retro-fitted to existing trees, which can allow the performance of a new function without having to replacing the tree. Multiple diverter assembly embodiments are also described. | 08-28-2014 |
20140332222 | CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR SUBSEA FLOW INTERFACE EQUIPMENT - A system for connecting flow interface equipment to a subsea manifold is disclosed. The system relates particularly to an apparatus adapted to inject fluids into a well having a flow bore. The system includes a connection apparatus adapted to land a conduit means on a subsea manifold and to connect a conduit means of the connection apparatus to a choke body of the manifold. | 11-13-2014 |
20140332226 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING FLUIDS FROM A WELL AND/OR INJECTING FLUIDS INTO A WELL - Methods and apparatus for diverting fluids either into or from a well are described. Some embodiments include a diverter conduit that is located in a bore of a tree. The invention relates especially but not exclusively to a diverter assembly connected to a wing branch of a tree. Some embodiments allow diversion of fluids out of a tree to a subsea processing apparatus followed by the return of at least some of these fluids to the tree for recovery. Alternative embodiments provide only one flowpath and do not include the return of any fluids to the tree. Some embodiments can be retro-fitted to existing trees, which can allow the performance of a new function without having to replacing the tree. Multiple diverter assembly embodiments are also described. | 11-13-2014 |
20150027718 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING FLUIDS FROM A WELL - Provided is a system, including a first module ( | 01-29-2015 |
20150184511 | Well Testing and Production Apparatus and Method - A well testing device for conducting well test operations on an oil, gas, or water well including a production flowline. A conduit guides fluids from the production flowline to the well test device and then back to the flowline. The well test device may include, in various combinations, one or more of a flow measurement device, a sampling device, a sampling chamber to collect sampled fluids from the production flowline, a particle separator, a particle detector, a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, a controller or data storage module, a choke, and other components. | 07-02-2015 |