261 |
Vehicle washing installation with artificial turf covered wash bay |
US12230961 |
2008-09-09 |
US20100059090A1 |
2010-03-11 |
G. Thomas Ennis |
A vehicle washing installation includes a wash bay having a floor for supporting a vehicle to be washed and a washing apparatus for washing a vehicle. An artificial turf covers the floor of the wash bay which functions to pre-filter dirt and debris from the water used to wash the vehicle before the water is passed thru a water filtration system. |
262 |
WATER SPRAY NOZZLE AND METHOD OF OPTIMIZATION OF WORKING PARAMETERS OF WATER SPRAY NOZZLE |
US12448516 |
2007-12-19 |
US20100044454A1 |
2010-02-25 |
Krzysztof Karazniewicz |
The nozzle contains at least one swirl chamber (8), which is cylindrical in shape and situated between the spin chamber (7) and the outlet opening (4), and the diameter (d1) of the first swirl chamber (8), connected with a spin chamber (7), is less than the diameter (D) of the spin chamber (7). When the number of swirl chambers (8) is greater than one, the diameter (d2) of each following swirl chamber (9) is less than that of the preceding swirl chamber (8). The nozzle has an outlet chamber (10), which sides have one or more air inlet. The method of optimization of the working parameters of the water spray nozzle consists in that the stream drawn from the water supply conduit is supplied into the spin chamber (7) entirely or at least 95% through the spin channels (6, 6′) and the stream is put through one or more successive cylindrical swirl chamber(s) (8, 9) having decreasing diameters (d2
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263 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STERILIZING AND DISINFECTING AIR AND SURFACES AND PROTECTING A ZONE FROM EXTERNAL MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION |
US11831667 |
2007-07-31 |
US20100028201A1 |
2010-02-04 |
S. Edward Neister |
This invention relates to a method, process and apparatus for disinfecting and sterilizing all types of surfaces contaminated with microorganisms and toxic substances to render both inactive. Furthermore, this invention relates to both a method and apparatus for disinfecting and/or sterilizing breathable air and then using this air to protect a confined space from external contamination. The apparatus consists of a new ultra-violet (NUV) source that is more effective than mercury based 254 nm light for destroying DNA of virus, bacteria, spores and cists. It is most effective in breaking chemical bonds in toxic gases and Biotoxins that are useful to terrorists. It is combined with other apparatus that remove particulates and byproducts sometimes produced by the NUV source and maintains positive pressure of the confined space so as to prevent the influx of air from outside the protected zone. |
264 |
Cement equipment washout system |
US12499341 |
2009-07-08 |
US07635010B1 |
2009-12-22 |
Joseph J. Manno; Tullio J. DeCollibus |
The present invention is directed to a unique portable system of washing out and cleaning the inside and outside of pipes and hoses along with the other equipment used when dealing with cement and mortar at a construction site where the residue and water must be contained and removed from the site. The system consisting of a base frame unit with a pivoting waste holding basin and one or more washout trays can easily pass through a three foot doorway and be used on the upper floors of high-rise buildings. |
265 |
WASH FLUID CONTAINMENT SYSTEM |
US12435953 |
2009-05-05 |
US20090211613A1 |
2009-08-27 |
James P. McCormick; Alan G. McCormick; Kerry G. Smith |
A wash fluid containment system includes an elevated, fluid impervious surface upon which items to be washed are placed for washing. The surface is configured to cause wash fluid to flow to an edge of the surface and off of the surface to prevent buildup of wash fluid on the surface. A collecting trough is positioned in fluid flow communication with the edges of the surface to which the fluid flows to catch and collect the fluid as it flows from the surface. Used wash fluid is taken from the collecting trough for disposal or recycling and solids and debris can be easily removed from the trough. |
266 |
Apparatus for airbrush waste removal |
US12232093 |
2008-09-10 |
US20090127352A1 |
2009-05-21 |
Daryl P. Hinther |
The apparatus for airbrush waste removal has an airtight canister with an inlet port having a tip suction nozzle into which the airbrush nozzle is inserted. The canister has a discharge port connected to a source of suction, which may be a vacuum pump, a venturi, or the like. A discharge conduit leads from the suction source to outside air, and may include a charcoal filter, catalytic converter, burn chamber, or other device for reducing volatile organic compounds from the air discharged from the canister. A vapor permeable filter is disposed in the discharge conduit to prevent solid and/or liquid particles from entering the suction source. |
267 |
Effluent Containment Device |
US12274308 |
2008-11-19 |
US20090126803A1 |
2009-05-21 |
Danny Earp |
Disclosed is a disposable drain device for containing seepage from a pipe-joint coupling as the coupling is broken open. The drain device has a wrap member made of a sheet material sufficiently pliant to be wrapped around the circumference of the pipe-joint coupling and resistant to the seepage composition. A drain means is disposed on the wrap member, having a drain port passing through the surfaces of the wrap member and a drain neck. The drain neck is disposed to direct seepage out of the installed wrap member. After use, the drain device can be disposed of as solid waste, rather than needing to be cleaned if the seepage was a hazardous material. The drain device being “disposable” allows the avoidance of creating an additional hazardous waste stream. |
268 |
Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing system |
US10669520 |
2003-09-24 |
US07531039B2 |
2009-05-12 |
Masanobu Sato; Kenya Morinishi |
Of a substrate-facing surface 24 of an atmosphere blocking member 2, a central area 241 which is faced with an approximately central portion of a substrate S is a flat surface while a periphery edge area 242 which is faced with a periphery edge of the substrate S is an angled surface which becomes closer to the substrate S with a distance toward a periphery edge of the substrate-facing surface 24. Hence, a micro-space SP between the substrate S and the atmosphere blocking member 2 becomes gradually narrower in a direction R which is toward the periphery edge of the substrate S. As an atmosphere gas is fed into the micro-space SP, the atmosphere gas is compressed in the vicinity of a periphery edge of the micro-space SP and a pressure rises. As a result, the micro-space SP becomes positively pressurized as compared with a mist-splashed atmosphere, which effectively prevents a mist from invading other major surface S2 of the substrate S. |
269 |
GREASE ABSORPTION SYSTEM AND METHOD |
US11935101 |
2007-11-05 |
US20090114094A1 |
2009-05-07 |
ROBERT V. CLAPP, III; CLAYTON VAUGHAN |
An improvement is provided in grease trap assemblies for grease traps to be positioned on the roof of commercial buildings such as restaurants. The improvement comprises a system for degreasing that uses, in combination, a grease absorbent material that is porous rock, preferably lava, and a grease digestible microbe capable of digesting fatty acids from cooking fats and oils. Each can as well be used alone, but best results are achieved with the combination. |
270 |
Closable containment berm wall support |
US11644390 |
2006-12-21 |
US07506777B2 |
2009-03-24 |
Gregory D. Ramp; Michael O. McCrosky; Dennis M. Hill |
A plurality of closable and removable containment berm wall supports are preferably each made from three flexible coated fabric layers and preferably each wall support incorporates three reinforcing members and incorporates a closure means that selectively can close the support into a closed triangular frame. Each berm wall support is designed to cooperate with a sleeve attached to a flexible sidewall of a containment berm unit and when the wall support is in a closed condition to hold the sidewall in an erected condition and when the wall support is in an open condition to allow the sidewall to assume a let down condition. The let down condition allows a wheeled vehicle or other object to conveniently transit over the wall for placement on a floor of the containment berm unit within the perimeter established by the sidewall. |
271 |
APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING A CLEAN BONDING ENVIROMENT |
US11846241 |
2007-08-28 |
US20090056761A1 |
2009-03-05 |
Po Lam Benny AU; Jonathan Charles MASTERS; Wing Chiu Derek LAI; Tak Wai Rick LAW; Ming Lok Benjamin YEUNG; Kei Him Davy LAU |
A bonding apparatus for bonding materials onto a substrate supported on a substrate support is provided with an air generator that is arranged and configured to direct an air flow onto the substrate during bonding. The air generator is located on one side of the substrate support, whereas a suction device is located on an opposite side of the substrate support which is operative to draw the air flow away from the bonding apparatus. The air generator further comprises an air knife that is operative to generate a unidirectional air flow over an entire length of the substrate during bonding. |
272 |
SYSTEM & METHOD FOR PREVENTING SCALING IN A FLUE GAS DESULPHURIZATION SYSTEM |
US12046613 |
2008-03-12 |
US20080223408A1 |
2008-09-18 |
Dennis J. Laslo |
A system & Method for Preventing Scaling in a Flue Gas Desulphurization System is provided. The system includes an injector configured to direct a barrier fluid toward a surface that is otherwise susceptible to scaling when it comes in contact with super-saturated alkaline solutions such as slurry used to capture CO2 from a flue gas stream. |
273 |
Concrete washout container |
US11519462 |
2006-09-11 |
US07406974B2 |
2008-08-05 |
Mark Jenkins |
A washout container to which are mounted inclined ramps that allow a transit mixer, concrete pumping truck or other concrete handling vehicle to drive up over a portion of the container for dumping excess concrete and washing out waste concrete. The container cross-section may be rectangular to semi-circular, and is preferably fabricated with a steel structure. A watertight latching door assembly is coupled to the container to prevent leakage of collected liquid concrete waste material while allowing solidified concrete materials to be unloaded at a disposal site. The interior of the container is preferably lined with a material to which concrete will not adhere. The liner may be applied as a coating to the interior of the container or as a solid material retained within the container. In this way, solidified waste concrete can be easily removed from the container at the disposal site and preferably crushed for recycling. |
274 |
Focused beam reflectance measurement to optimize desalter performance and reduce downstream fouling |
US11641753 |
2006-12-20 |
US20080149486A1 |
2008-06-26 |
Mark A. Greaney; Glen B. Brons; Chris A. Wright; Daniel P. Leta |
Performance of equipment, such as a desalter, in a refinery is monitored in real-time and on-line to minimize fouling of downstream equipment. Using an instrument to measure particles and droplets in-process allows monitoring of the various operations to optimize performance. Such measurement can also be used during crude oil blending to detect asphaltene precipitates that can cause fouling and can be used for monitoring other fouling streams. |
275 |
Mobile System For Treating of Objects, Collecting Pad and Method of Treating Objects |
US10593161 |
2005-03-17 |
US20080135064A1 |
2008-06-12 |
Karsten Knudsen |
Mobile unit for treating, cleaning, washing etc. of objects such as vehicles, aircrafts, machines, containers etc. The mobile unit comprises—transport means, —a flexible collecting pad (2) with barrier means including inflatable barrier means (4), —means (98) for supplying air for inflating said inflatable barrier means (4), —transferring means (14, 30) for fluids collected on said collecting pad 2, —a storage tank (78) for collected fluids, —a storage tank (76) for fluid, e.g. water, for washing said object, —means (90, 92) for delivering and applying said fluid, e.g. said water, wherein said flexible collecting pad (2) is stored on a separate handling device (60) that is movable in relation to said transport means. |
276 |
INHIBITION OF PARAFFIN WALL DEPOSITION IN OIL LINES |
US11531994 |
2006-09-14 |
US20080067129A1 |
2008-03-20 |
MICHAEL JUENKE; LAWRENCE RZEZNIK |
Disclosed herein is a method for treating hydrocarbon fluids to inhibit the deposition of paraffin compounds on the interior of pipes and other surfaces. The method includes injecting a catalyst fluid containing scale forming compounds into the hydrocarbon fluid. The scale forming compounds may be calcium carbonate, calcium bicarbonate, calcium, bicarbonate barium sulfate, or other compounds/ingredients. The catalyst fluid may be an aqueous or non-aqueous solution. The method further includes inducing an electromagnetic field in the fluid so as to cause the formation of seed crystals from the scale forming compounds. The paraffin will then adhere to the seed crystals, i.e., scale particles. The resulting particles can then be filtered out or otherwise removed from the solution. Paraffin deposition on the interior of pipes and other surfaces is therefore inhibited. Also disclosed herein are hydrocarbon wells and other piping systems constructed to take advantage of the described techniques. |
277 |
Wash fluid containment system |
US11810502 |
2007-06-06 |
US20070256712A1 |
2007-11-08 |
James McCormick; Alan McCormick; Kerry Smith |
A wash fluid containment system includes an elevated, fluid impervious surface upon which items to be washed are placed for washing. The surface is configured to cause wash fluid to flow to an edge of the surface and off of the surface to prevent buildup of wash fluid on the surface. A collecting trough is positioned in fluid flow communication with the edges of the surface to which the fluid flows to catch and collect the fluid as it flows from the surface. Used wash fluid is taken from the collecting trough for disposal or recycling and solids and debris can be easily removed from the trough. |
278 |
Debris collecting device |
US11497600 |
2006-08-02 |
US07270160B1 |
2007-09-18 |
Stanley R. Harris, Jr. |
A debris collecting device is disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the debris collecting device includes a winding frame having a rotatable panel shaft, a collection panel attached to the panel shaft and a collection receptacle carried by the collection panel. |
279 |
Wash fluid containment system |
US11116977 |
2005-04-28 |
US07258749B2 |
2007-08-21 |
James P. McCormick; Alan G. McCormick; Kerry G. Smith |
A wash fluid containment system includes an elevated, fluid impervious surface upon which items to be washed are placed for washing. The surface is configured to cause wash fluid to flow to an edge of the surface and off of the surface to prevent buildup of wash fluid on the surface. A collecting trough is positioned in fluid flow communication with the edges of the surface to which the fluid flows to catch and collect the fluid as it flows from the surface. Used wash fluid is taken from the collecting trough for disposal or recycling and solids and debris can be easily removed from the trough. |
280 |
OPTICAL PROPERTIES RESTORATION APPARATUS, THE RESTORATION METHOD, AND AN OPTICAL SYSTEM USED IN THE APPARATUS |
US11682794 |
2007-03-06 |
US20070158600A1 |
2007-07-12 |
Satoshi SAKAI; Shigenori Tsuruga; Hideo Yamakoshi; Shizuma Kuribayashi; Minoru Danno; Hiroshi Futami; Noriko Yamazaki |
The objectives of the present invention are to prevent or inhibit the deterioration of optical systems that determine the longevity of an optical apparatus which delivers effects such as light transmission, diffraction, reflection, spectrum generation, and interference, and these combinations, and by so doing, decrease the frequency of maintenance operations such as window replacement and to reduce the costs for such operations. This invention is characterized by steps of creating a near vacuum zone with a presence of active energy to excite an oxidation reaction of carbon wherein the near vacuum zone faces the lighting surfaces of the optical system; generating negative ions or radicals in the near vacuum zone such as unstable chemical seeds containing oxygen atoms, such as OH radicals, OH.ions, ozone, O2.ions, O-radicals; and removing or reducing the accumulated carbon which deposits on the lighting surface, by reacting the deposited carbon with the negative ions or radicals. More specifically, the method according to this invention is characterized by the step of supplying active energy while supplying a flow of gases containing oxygen atoms such as water gas or oxidizing gas (for example, water vapor, oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, ozone or mixtures of said gases with inactive gases (including air)) into the near vacuum zone, thereby removing or reducing the accumulated carbon which deposits on the lighting surface by exciting the oxidation reaction of the accumulated carbon with the supplied active energy. |