| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 095266000 | By reduction of pressure (e.g., flashing, etc.) | 14 |
| 20090133579 | Method and Apparatus for Degassing Fluid in Enclosed Containers - Disclosed is a compressed air powered vacuum mechanism and method for enabling a user to lower atmospheric pressure in enclosed containers and thereby remove carbon dioxide and other entrained gasses from fluids, in this instance wine, in multiple enclosed containers. In a short time, the resulting wine will improve in taste and aroma and clarity, an improvement normally associated with wine that has been naturally aged for many months. A compressed air driven vacuum generator reduces the atmospheric pressure above the wine. When the atmospheric pressure is low enough the entrained gasses will quickly boil off the enclosed wine at room temperatures, disassociating from the fluid, without harming the wine. There are instances in the processing of wine and in keeping containers of food and drink fresh, where following the removing of gasses from the enclosed containers that the vacuum must be retained. This is optionally accomplished with a vacuum retaining on/off mechanism. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090301303 | Method and Apparatus for Degassing Coating Material - Coating material is fed into a vacuum container inside which are apparatus for separating gas from the coating material. The degassing apparatus ( | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100236409 | COMBINED GAS REMOVAL, DIRT REMOVAL AND CONTAMINATING LIQUID REMOVAL DEVICE - The present invention relates to a removal device for removing gas, dirt and/or particles from a contaminating liquid from a liquid in a liquid conduit system. The removal device includes a housing, a supply opening and a discharge opening, a resistance zone, at least one quiet zone and at least one return opening. The quiet zone allows dirt and/or particles of a relatively heavy contaminating liquid to settle to a bottom of the housing, and/or gas bubbles and/or particles of a relatively light contaminating liquid to rise to an upper end of the housing at least one bifurcation opening in the resistance zone and subsequently returns into the main flow at the merge point through the return opening. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20110113962 | Process Flowstream Collection System - A device and process for separating liquid and gas phases in a flowstream containing a liquefied gas or supercritical fluid under pressure mixed with a liquid. A splitter vessel separates the liquid from gas phases and transfers liquid to a collection container while conducting the gas phase out of the splitter. Separation of liquid phase out of the flowstream is provided without additional pressure schemes or solvent extractions imposed on the stream. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110265649 | Device and Method for Remediating and Separating Gas Accumulations in Waterways - The invention relates to a device for depletion of gases from waterways, including: a pipe system, which has i) an exploration pipe for receiving the fluid containing the gas, ii) an injection pipe for returning the fluid depleted of the gas, and iii) at least one gas trap which is arranged in the device such that a selected pressure can be generated in the gas trap, wherein the gas trap is functionally connected with both the exploration pipe and the injection pipe such that the fluid can be transferred from the exploration pipe via the gas trap into the injection pipe and the gas trap is configured so as to be functionally connectable with a gas receiving device, wherein I) the gas traps are connected with both the exploration pipe and the injection pipe such that the fluid can be transferred from the exploration pipe via the gas traps into the injection pipe, II) the gas traps are arranged at certain distances vertically on top of one another and relative to the fluidic deposit to be depleted and are functionally connected with one another such that the fluid rising from the exploration pipe reaches a first gas trap having a pressure level at which a first gas or gas mixture is separated, subsequently the enriched fluid reaches a second gas trap which also has a predetermined pressure level, in which a second gas/gas mixture is separated, wherein the first pressure and the second pressure are different from each other, and III) the individual gas traps are each functionally connectable with one or several gas receiving devices or the gas traps in one or more groups are connectable with a common gas receiving device, as well as corresponding methods and uses. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20130025452 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SCRUBBING MEDIUM REGENERATION IN GAS SCRUBBERS - The invention relates to a method and apparatus for regenerating a scrubbing medium used at elevated pressure in a physical gas scrubber for purifying a feed gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The scrubbing medium, loaded with carbon dioxide and sulphur components, is expanded to a pressure between 0.4 and 1.7 bar(a), liberating a carbon dioxide-rich, sulphur component-containing gas. This gas is compressed and introduced into a scrubbing column, in which sulphur components are scrubbed out of the carbon dioxide-rich gas using sulphur-free scrubbing medium. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130074696 | SPRAY TYPE DEAERATOR - The invention relates to a device for treating water of the spray type, such as a deaerator or preheater. According to the invention the connection between the vessel ( | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130180404 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR AN ACTIVE DRAIN FOR GAS-LIQUID SEPARATORS - An apparatus and process to effectively create an active drain for high and low pressure gas-liquid separator. The invention accomplishes a deterministic drainage rate of variable volume and viscosity liquid fractions from the separator. The mechanisms and methods thereof create a flow path from the separator that dramatically favors controlled liquid flow over a wide range of flow rates and viscosities while restricting gas flow. The invention is a superior method of drainage over conventional systems that employ pressure, vacuum, isolation valves and/or passive flow restrictors to achieve drainage of the separators. The embodiments are primarily directed to the fields of preparative supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) and supercritical fluid extraction (SFE). An advantage of one embodiment allows the economical conversion of typical HPLC systems to state of-the-art supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) systems with minimal modification to system components. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20140251141 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING GAS FROM A MIXTURE OF BIOMATERIALS - A device and method for removing gas from a mixture of biomaterials includes a vacuum pump movably positioned within a cavity of a syringe at least partially defining a vacuum chamber. The vacuum pump has a pump body with proximal and distal portions, a stopper connected to the distal portion, and a flow channel. The stopper includes an inlet, and the pump body includes a port. The flow channel extends from the inlet to the port and is in fluid communication with the vacuum chamber. A first valve is positioned within the flow channel between the inlet and the port. The first valve is operable to open and close the flow channel for selectively connecting a vacuum to the vacuum chamber such that gas is withdrawn from mixture of biomaterials within the vacuum chamber. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140338534 | SCREW MACHINE AND METHOD AS WELL AS PROCESSING INSTALLATION FOR THE PROCESSING OF BULK MATERIAL - A processing installation for the processing of bulk material has a vacuum filter insert for degassing of the bulk material. The vacuum filter insert is arranged in a casing of a screw machine downstream of the feed opening thereof and is provided with at least one filter element so that the vacuum filter insert forms a gas-permeable wall portion which defines the at least one casing bore of the screw machine. Seen in a degassing direction, a protective element comprising a plurality of through-openings is arranged upstream of the at least one filter element. The protective element acts as a granule protection for the at least one filter element and prevents granular bulk material from damaging the at least one filter element. As a result, the vacuum filter insert has a longer service life, thus ensuring a long operating time for the processing installation without interruptions. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150013540 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR TREATING AN ANAEROBICALLY-PROCESSED LIQUID - A system for treating an anaerobically-processed liquid, comprising: a solid-liquid separator provided with a filter submerged in the anaerobically-processed liquid; a gas-liquid separator retaining a filtrate passed through the filter, and having a gas-phase part which contains a gas and is positioned over the filtrate; a filtrate-flow passage connected to a filtrate discharge side of the filter and the gas-phase part of the gas-liquid separator; and a first gas-flow passage connected to the gas-phase part of the gas-liquid separator, and equipped with a depressurization means for depressurizing the gas-phase part. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20160008740 | DEVICE FOR PROCESSING A LIQUID UNDER VACUUM PRESSURE | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160038208 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING GAS FROM A MIXTURE OF BIOMATERIALS - A device and method for removing gas from a mixture of biomaterials includes a vacuum pump movably positioned within a cavity of a syringe at least partially defining a vacuum chamber. The vacuum pump has a pump body with proximal and distal portions, a stopper connected to the distal portion, and a flow channel. The stopper includes an inlet, and the pump body includes a port. The flow channel extends from the inlet to the port and is in fluid communication with the vacuum chamber. A first valve is positioned within the flow channel between the inlet and the port. The first valve is operable to open and close the flow channel for selectively connecting a vacuum to the vacuum chamber such that gas is withdrawn from mixture of biomaterials within the vacuum chamber. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160375379 | SEPARATION APPARATUS, FLUID DEVICE, SEPARATION METHOD AND MIXING METHOD - A separation apparatus separates a substance contained in a liquid, and includes a liquid storage part having a liquid storage structure, a discharge flow path disposed at a bottom surface of the liquid storage structure and discharges the liquid stored in the liquid storage structure, a discharge flow path valve installed at the discharge flow path, and an introduction flow path that introduces the liquid into the liquid storage part. | 12-29-2016 |
