Manual of U.S. Patent Classification
as of June 30, 2000

Class
096
GAS SEPARATION: APPARATUS

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Subclass		Title
ClassTitle		===> GAS SEPARATION: APPARATUS
1		MAGNETIC SEPARATING MEANS
2		. Electromagnet
3		. And electric field separation apparatus
4		APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVE DIFFUSION OF GASES (E.G., SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANE, ETC.)
5		. Immobilized liquid membrane
6		. Membrane to degasify liquid
7		. Plural separate barriers
8		. . Parallel hollow fibers or cylinders (e.g., bundled, etc.)
9		. . Barriers connected in series
10		. Hollow fiber or cylinder
11		. Plural layers (e.g., laminated barrier, etc.)
12		. . Organic compound containing layer
13		. . . Ring containing organic compound
14		. Membrane having ring containing organic compound
15		ELECTRIC FIELD SEPARATION APPARATUS (E.G., ELECTRICAL PRECIPITATOR, ELECTROSTATIC TYPE, ETC.)
16		. And radioactive or ultraviolet light ionizer
17		. Electric charge produced by friction (e.g., by gas flow, etc.)
18		. With control means responsive to sensed condition
19		. . Concentration or temperature sensing means
20		. . Arc, spark, or flashover sensing means
21		. . . Current sensing means
22		. . Current sensing means
23		. . . And voltage sensing means
24		. . Voltage sensing means
25		. With programmed, cyclic, or time responsive control means
26		. With indicating, signal, or alarm means
27		. With means to add charged solid or liquid particles to gaseous fluid mixture
28		. Electrode cleaner, apparatus part flusher, discharger, or wet collector (e.g., wet film electrode, etc.)
29		. . Electrode or part thereof moved on or against another
30		. . With shutdown or voltage adjustment means interrelated with cleaning (e.g., cutting off flow of gaseous fluid mixture or electrical current, etc.)
31		. . . Sequential operation
32		. . Vibrating, jarring, or rapping means
33		. . . Mounted on rotatable shaft (e.g., swinging arm or hammer, etc.)
34		. . . . Having reciprocating rod or piston type activating or rapping means
35		. . . . Activated by second swinging or rotatable means
36		. . . Magnet or solenoid activating means
37		. . . Reciprocating rod or piston type activating or rapping means
38		. . . Horizontal striking means
39		. . Movably mounted electrode
40		. . . Nonliquid contact cleaning means
41		. . . Liquid bath for immersion of electrode
42		. . . . Endless belt carried or belt type electrode
43		. . Fluid contacting means (e.g., suction means, etc.)
44		. . . Liquid applying means for electrode (e.g., projection type, etc.)
45		. . . . Weir or overflow wet film type
46		. . . . Having movable spraying means for liquid
47		. . . . Including means to recirculate liquid
48		. . . . Including baffle for directing gas flow
49		. . . . Cylindrical electrode
50		. . . Apparatus purging or flushing means using gas or liquid
51		. . Electrode scraping, brushing, or wiping means
52		. With means for vapor or liquid contact (e.g., for gas separation, cooling, conditioning, etc.)
53		. . Liquid spray means
54		. Having alternating electrostatic field
55		. And serially arranged nonelectrical separator
56		. . Bypass or modification of flow of gaseous fluid mixture to second stage
57		. . Precedent nonelectrical separator
58		. . . Separator is single porous filter
59		. . Total flow of gaseous fluid mixture through porous collector electrode
60		. Including gas flow distribution means
61		. . Spiralling inflow, centrifugal, or whirl generating surface means
62		. . For contact with ionizing electrode or uniform flow in treating zone
63		. . . Having means for driving gas flow (e.g., fan, blower, etc.)
64		. . . Perforated baffle or gas diffuser
65		. . Collecting electrode modifies gas flow
66		. . . Total flow of gaseous fluid mixture through interstitial or porous collector
67		. . . . Zigzag running length
68		. . . . Particle type collector
69		. . . Layered, laminated, or coated
70		. . . Plural separate electrode members aligned in direction of gas flow
71		. . . Segmented electrode
72		. . . Continuous electrode with integral or attached projections
73		. . Flow distribution means for parallel sections
74		. With nonelectrical gas treating or conditioning means
75		. Plural diverse electric fields
76		. . One or more electrodes common to plural fields
77		. . Serially arranged ionizing and collecting or agglomerating fields
78		. . . Adjacent parallel collector electrodes are differently charged
79		. . . . Collecting electrodes are flat plates
80		. With details of voltage supply means or circuitry
81		. . Closure interlock or removable section
82		. . Circuit portions
83		. Electrode retaining or supporting means
84		. . Plural electrode unit assembly type (e.g., unitized, etc.)
85		. . . Disposable (e.g., collapsible or foldable cardboard, etc.)
86		. . . Parallel disk or plate collector unit
87		. . Parallel disk or plate collector
88		. . With insulation feature
89		. . Tensioning means
90		. . . Spring or expansible bellows
91		. . . Hanging weight
92		. . Suspensory means
93		. . . Nonrigid support (e.g., hanging electrode, etc.)
94		. . Movably supported during use or for orientation
95		. Ionizing electrode details (e.g., coil, mat, corona suppression, etc.)
96		. . Filamentary or filar form
97		. . Sharpened point, serrated, or tip discharge
98		. Collecting electrode details (e.g., sheet type, running length web, etc.)
99		. . Dielectric material containing or covering
100		. . Multiple similar elements or sections (e.g., built up, etc.)
101		CHROMATOGRAPHY TYPE APPARATUS
102		. With control means responsive to sensed condition
103		. With programmed, cyclic, or time responsive control means
104		. Plural separate and distinct stages
105		. Including injection system or inlet fluid distributor
106		. Having system connector or coupling
107		. Having imbedded baffle or flow distributor
108		SOLID SORBENT APPARATUS
109		. With control means responsive to sensed condition
110		. . Fluid flow sensing means
111		. . Concentration sensing means
112		. . Temperature sensing means
113		. . Pressure sensing means
114		. . . And programmed, cyclic, or time responsive control means
115		. With programmed, cyclic, or time responsive control means
116		. . Regulating or metering means
117		. . Indicating, signal, or alarm means
117.5		. With indicating means (e.g., color change indicator, etc.)
118		. Soluble or deliquescent type (e.g., calcium chloride, etc.)
119		. . Supported by holder with drip openings
120		. . . Including liquid contacting means
121		. Plural solid sorbent beds
122		. . With recovery or separation means for desorbing fluid
123		. . . Movable solid sorbent bed (e.g., fluidized bed, etc.)
124		. . With rotating gas distributor
125		. . Rotating solid sorbent bed
126		. . With heat exchange means
127		. . . And means for driving gas flow (e.g., pump, blower, compressor, etc.)
128		. . . . Compressor
129		. . Zigzag arrangement of flat solid sorbent beds for parallel flow
130		. . With means for regenerating solid sorbent
131		. . Serial
132		. . . Diverse type
133		. . Plural canisters
134		. Plural diverse separating means
135		. . At least one a dispersed or impregnated solid sorbent bed
136		. . Plural housings or casings for separating components
137		. . With means to compress or compact solid sorbent bed
138		. . Including means to access or replace solid sorbent
139		. . Including baffle for modifying gas flow (e.g., flow vanes, diffuser, etc.)
140		. . . And means for driving gas flow
141		. . . And means regenerating solid sorbent
142		. . With means for driving gas flow
143		. With means regenerating solid sorbent
144		. . Gas contacting means
145		. . . Means applies steam to solid sorbent
146		. . Heat exchanger to regenerate
147		. Having mountable casing
148		. . Storage or food receptacle
149		. With means to compress or compact solid sorbent bed
150		. Movable solid sorbent bed (e.g., fluidized bed, etc.)
151		. Including means to access or replace solid sorbent
152		. Including baffle for modifying gas flow (e.g., imbedded in solid sorbent, etc.)
153		. Dispersed or impregnated solid sorbent bed
154		. Layered or laminated (e.g., solid sorbent on support material, etc.)
155		DEGASIFYING MEANS FOR LIQUID
156		. With control means responsive to sensed condition
157		. . With liquid level sensing means
158		. . . Separator inlet or outlet valve responsive to float level
159		. . . . Plural floats
160		. . . . . And temperature sensing means
161		. . . . . And pressure sensing means
162		. . . . Plural float-controlled valves
163		. . . . . At least one is gas outlet valve
164		. . . . . . And pressure sensing means
165		. . . . Gas outlet valve responsive to float level
166		. . . . . And pressure sensing means
167		. . . . . Centrifugal separating means
168		. . . . Liquid outlet valve responsive to float level
169		. . . . . And pressure sensing means
170		. . . . . And recycle means (e.g., for degasified liquid, etc.)
171		. . . . . And tangential flow or centrifugal separating means
172		. . . . With pressure sensing means
173		. . With temperature sensing means
174		. . With pressure sensing means
175		. Sonic means (i.e., using sound waves)
176		. Defoaming means
177		. . Centrifugal or rotating separator
178		. . . Having flow-through foam restrictor or eliminator (e.g., screen, etc.)
179		. . Having flow-through foam restrictor or eliminator (e.g., screen, etc.)
180		. . Having recycle means (e.g., for foam or separated liquid, etc.)
181		. And liquid contact means
182		. With separator for multiple liquids
183		. . Reservoir with three or more outlets, each for different fluid
184		. . . Horizontal reservoir
185		. . . With heat exchange means
186		. . . . And internal filter or screen (e.g., coalescer, etc.)
187		. Tank or tank part movably mounted on support (e.g., for deaerating aircraft lubricating oil, etc.)
188		. Including means to remove mist entrained in gas
189		. . Baffle, filter, or screen
190		. . . Plural, serially arranged
191		. . . . Concentric tubular members
192		. . . . Alternate central and peripheral gas paths
193		. Pressure reducing means
194		. . And liquid flow modifier
195		. . . Centrifugal type
196		. . . . Rotating means
197		. . . Baffle
198		. . . . Plural baffles in series
199		. . . . . With heat exchange means
200		. . . Spray nozzle
201		. . With heat exchange means
202		. With gas contacting means
203		. . Spray nozzle
204		. Liquid flow slinger, spreader, deflector, disperser, or rotation modifier
205		. . And preliminary heat exchange means
206		. . At inlet to separator
207		. . . Plural, serially arranged
208		. . . Centrifugal type
209		. . . . Tangential inlet
210		. . . . . Including tangential outlet
211		. . . . . Split or plural inlets
212		. . . . . Including inner and outer casings or plural compartments
213		. . . . Tangential outlet
214		. . . . Rotating means
215		. . Plural, serially arranged
216		. . Centrifugal type
217		. . . Impeller or screw on rotating shaft
218		. Heat exchanger to degasify
219		. And fluid filter
220		. Including baffle
221		COLD WALL-HOT WALL THERMAL DIFFUSION-TYPE SEPARATOR
222		WITH MEANS TO ADD FRAGRANCE OR SCENT
223		WITH STERILIZING MEANS
224		. Germicidal lamp (e.g., ultraviolet light, etc.)
225		. Heater (e.g., electrical, steam, etc.)
226		. Means uses chemical antimicrobial agent
227		. . Liquid agent
228		WITH MEANS USING LIQUID TO CLEAN SEPARATING APPARATUS
229		. Movably mounted cleaning liquid distributor
230		. Movable separating media
231		. . Immersion cleaning
232		. Parallel vanes or baffles
233		. Filter
234		GAS AND LIQUID CONTACT APPARATUS FOR GAS SEPARATION INCLUDING MEANS TO REGENERATE, PURIFY, OR SEPARATE CONTACT LIQUID
235		. Means to add conditioning agent to contact liquid
236		. Gravitational separator for contact liquid
237		. . With heavier component mechanical mover, trap, chamber, or recess in gravitational separator
238		. . With lighter component removal means in gravitational separator
239		. . With baffle, plate, or weir within gravitational separator to aid contact liquid regeneration, purification, or separation
240		. Filter for contact liquid
241		. . Including filter adjusting or removal means
242		. Heating or cooling means
243		WITH GAS AND LIQUID CONTACT APPARATUS
244		. With control means responsive to sensed condition
245		. . Contact liquid level sensing means
246		. . . By pressure sensing means
247		. . . Valve responsive to float level
248		. . . . Plural floats
249		. . . . Contact liquid inlet valve responsive to float level
250		. . . . Contact liquid outlet valve responsive to float level
251		. . Temperature sensing means
252		. . Gas flow rate sensing means
253		. . Pressure sensing means
254		. . . Pressure sensitive diaphragm
255		. With programmed, cyclic, or time responsive control means
256		. Contact liquid movement by flowing gas force
257		. Including means varying gas flow to control saturation or dispersion
258		. . Pivotal means
259		. . . About an end
260		. . Axially movable means
261		. . . Conically or frustoconically shaped
262		. Having contact liquid level maintaining means (e.g., weir, wall openings, tubes, gates, etc.)
263		. For portion of total gas flow
264		. . Utilizing a valve
265		. Including means to control contact liquid return flow to supply or sump
266		. . With heat exchange means
267		. Diverse means for adding liquid for gas and liquid contact
268		. . Moving apparatus part for liquid contact
269		. . . And liquid bath or reservoir for contact
270		. . . And contact liquid sprayer
271		. . Means forming free-falling contact liquid curtain
272		. . Means forming flowing contact liquid film on apparatus surface
273		. . . And contact liquid sprayer
274		. . Means to apply contact liquid to solid or porous sheet or tube
275		. . . Venturi passage
276		. . . And liquid bath or reservoir for contact
277		. . . And contact liquid sprayer
278		. . Liquid bath or reservoir for contact
279		. . . Submerged inlet for subsurface contact
280		. . . And contact liquid sprayer
281		. Movably mounted contact liquid distributor
282		. . Rotatable solid disc or surface
283		. . . Partially immersed within contact liquid
284		. . . Rotation causes contact liquid to be drawn from liquid reservoir (e.g., suction, etc.)
285		. . . Rotation caused by flowing contact liquid or gas
286		. . Rotatable porous disc or surface
287		. . . Partially immersed within contact liquid
288		. . . . Belt type
289		. . . . Drum type
290		. Particulate media, shaped packing elements (e.g., Raschig rings, Berl saddles, etc.), or porous media for gas and liquid contact
291		. . Moving
292		. . In engine air inlet
293		. . In fuel dispersal means (e.g., in carburetor, etc.)
294		. . Humidifier or evaporative cooler
295		. . Gas dehydrator (e.g., glycol type, etc.)
296		. . Mesh or fabric screen, fibrous or filamentary pad, or perforated plate
297		. . . By sprayer
298		. . Foam
299		. . Parallel plate, sheet, or member
300		. . Downstream gas separation means (e.g., mist eliminator, etc.)
301		. Fixed gas whirler or rotator for gas separation
302		. . Having conical baffle with apex facing upstream
303		. . Contact liquid applied in central gaseous flow path of concentric gaseous flow paths
304		. . . Baffle, vane, or plate in outer gaseous flow path
305		. . . Baffle, vane, or plate in central gaseous flow path
306		. . Liquid contact preceding whirler or rotator
307		. . . Means forming free-falling contact liquid curtain
308		. . . Means forming flowing contact liquid film on apparatus surface
309		. . . Liquid bath or reservoir for contact
310		. . . . And downstream filter
311		. . . Contact liquid spray
312		. . . . Within a venturi passage
313		. . . . Tangential gas inlet into whirler or rotator
314		. . Liquid contact within whirler or rotator
315		. . . Means forming free-falling contact liquid curtain
316		. . . Means forming flowing contact liquid film on apparatus surface
317		. . . Liquid bath or reservoir for contact
318		. . . . And downstream filter
319		. . . Contact liquid spray
320		. . . . Baffle means for producing or aiding contact liquid spray formation
321		. . Having tangential gaseous fluid mixture inlet
322		. Means forming flowing contact liquid film on apparatus surface or free- falling contact liquid curtain for gas and liquid contact
323		. . Venturi type
324		. . Curved impingement surface
325		. . Impingement baffle or pan
326		. . Liquid flow surface perforated for gas flow therethrough
327		. . Imperforate film supporting surface
328		. . . Inclined
329		. Liquid bath or reservoir for contact
330