Gas separation – With inflow gas control or distribution
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-28
2006-03-28
Hopkins, Robert A. (Department: 1724)
Gas separation
With inflow gas control or distribution
C055S429000, C055S467000, C055S502000, C055S507000, C055S521000, C015S353000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07018438
ABSTRACT:
A vacuum cleaner having a reduced velocity chamber with a high velocity air inlet, an electric motor, a rotary blade driven by the motor to create a vacuum in the chamber, an outlet for exhausting air from the chamber, which air flows in a selected path from the air inlet, through the chamber and out the air exhaust outlet, a disposable porous sheet filter layer in the chamber for removing large solid particles from the air, and a disposable noncollapsible filter liner in the chamber and connected to the filter.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1921085 (1933-08-01), Korittke
patent: 2003833 (1936-03-01), Kent
patent: 2139736 (1938-12-01), Durham
patent: 2242278 (1941-05-01), Yonkers, Jr.
patent: 2394923 (1946-02-01), Little
patent: 2608268 (1952-08-01), Gerber
patent: 2627936 (1953-02-01), Martinet
patent: 2627937 (1953-02-01), Martinet
patent: 2763886 (1956-09-01), Brown, Jr. et al.
patent: 3343344 (1967-09-01), Fairaizl et al.
patent: 3545181 (1970-12-01), Young
patent: 3724181 (1973-04-01), Benson, Jr.
patent: 3804942 (1974-04-01), Kato et al.
patent: 3853512 (1974-12-01), Hayashi
patent: 3870495 (1975-03-01), Dixson et al.
patent: 3925043 (1975-12-01), Matrone et al.
patent: 3953184 (1976-04-01), Stockford et al.
patent: 3966597 (1976-06-01), Omori et al.
patent: 3998916 (1976-12-01), van Turnhout
patent: 4121916 (1978-10-01), Fricke
patent: 4229193 (1980-10-01), Miller
patent: 4276070 (1981-06-01), Hug
patent: 4339250 (1982-07-01), Thut
patent: 4365980 (1982-12-01), Culbert et al.
patent: 4377399 (1983-03-01), Bryson
patent: 4378234 (1983-03-01), Suzuki et al.
patent: 4385911 (1983-05-01), Popeil et al.
patent: 4477270 (1984-10-01), Tauch
patent: 4504290 (1985-03-01), Pontius
patent: 4507819 (1985-04-01), Martinec
patent: 4514197 (1985-04-01), Armbruster
patent: 4531956 (1985-07-01), Howorth
patent: 4627862 (1986-12-01), Frei et al.
patent: 4629482 (1986-12-01), Davis
patent: 4650505 (1987-03-01), Magdelain
patent: 4687579 (1987-08-01), Bergman
patent: 4687697 (1987-08-01), Cambo et al.
patent: 4702753 (1987-10-01), Kowalczyk
patent: 4737173 (1988-04-01), Kudirka et al.
patent: 4749390 (1988-06-01), Burnett et al.
patent: 4750924 (1988-06-01), Potter
patent: 4784676 (1988-11-01), Hale
patent: 4810269 (1989-03-01), Stackhouse et al.
patent: 4874659 (1989-10-01), Ando et al.
patent: 4886527 (1989-12-01), Föttinger et al.
patent: 4900344 (1990-02-01), Lansing
patent: 4902306 (1990-02-01), Burnett et al.
patent: 4909815 (1990-03-01), Meyer
patent: 4917942 (1990-04-01), Winters
patent: 4921510 (1990-05-01), Plooy
patent: 4927437 (1990-05-01), Richerson
patent: 5037455 (1991-08-01), Scheineson et al.
patent: 5090976 (1992-02-01), Dyson
patent: 5108470 (1992-04-01), Pick
patent: 5141706 (1992-08-01), Clark
patent: 5188646 (1993-02-01), Nolen, Jr.
patent: 5221573 (1993-06-01), Baigas, Jr.
patent: 5240478 (1993-08-01), Messina
patent: 5248323 (1993-09-01), Stevenson
patent: 5287591 (1994-02-01), Rench et al.
patent: 5288298 (1994-02-01), Aston
patent: 5290330 (1994-03-01), Tepper et al.
patent: 5306534 (1994-04-01), Bosses
patent: 5307538 (1994-05-01), Rench et al.
patent: 5350620 (1994-09-01), Sundet et al.
patent: 5358443 (1994-10-01), Mitchell et al.
patent: 5399319 (1995-03-01), Schoenberger et al.
patent: 5435817 (1995-07-01), Davis et al.
patent: 5443625 (1995-08-01), Schaffhausen
patent: 5478377 (1995-12-01), Scavnicky et al.
patent: 5498272 (1996-03-01), Leon
patent: 5515573 (1996-05-01), Frey
patent: 5593479 (1997-01-01), Frey et al.
patent: 5603741 (1997-02-01), Frey
patent: 5641343 (1997-06-01), Frey
patent: 5647881 (1997-07-01), Zhang et al.
patent: 5651811 (1997-07-01), Frey et al.
patent: 5658362 (1997-08-01), Frey
patent: 5837020 (1998-11-01), Cartellone
patent: 5840103 (1998-11-01), Dyson
patent: 5874052 (1999-02-01), Holland
patent: 5931991 (1999-08-01), Leon
patent: 6003196 (1999-12-01), Wright et al.
patent: 6010550 (2000-01-01), Song
patent: 6090184 (2000-07-01), Cartellone
patent: 6197096 (2001-03-01), Cartellone
patent: 6243915 (2001-06-01), Nakai et al.
patent: 6488744 (2002-12-01), Cartellone
patent: 27 11 111 (1979-08-01), None
patent: 42 40 172 (1994-06-01), None
patent: 2 653 354 (1991-04-01), None
patent: 2-187114 (1990-07-01), None
patent: 4-197460 (1992-07-01), None
patent: 8-66341 (1996-03-01), None
patent: 11-309204 (1999-11-01), None
Article entitled3M Brand Substrate Blown Microfiber Filter Media, from brochure entitled3M Filtration Products, 1994.
Fay Sharpe Fagan Minnich & McKee
HMI Industries Inc.
Hopkins Robert A.
Turung Brian E.
Vickers Robert V.
LandOfFree
Filtering system does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Filtering system, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Filtering system will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3583498