US5226937A
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Void-containing sorbent pad
Assignee: Pall Corp
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Filing: 1991-11-21
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Granted: 1993-07-13
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Expires: 2011-11-21
Abstract
Abstract An air filtration device for removing undesirable gaseous components of an air flow comprises a pad of a sorbent material having disposed therein a plurality of zones of an open-celled foam. The provision of these zones decreases the pressure drop across the pad and prolongs the useful life of the pad.
Inventors
- 👤 Staffan B. Linnersten
- 👤 Donald H. White, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 00:50
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/02; B01D53/04; B01D53/0407; B01D53/0446; B01D53/0454; B01D2251/00; B01D2251/10; B01D2251/60; B01D2251/604; B01D2253/00; B01D2253/10; B01D2253/102; B01D2253/104; B01D2253/106; B01D2253/25; B01D2257/00; B01D2257/50; B01D2257/504; B01D2257/80; B01D2257/90; B01D2258/00; B01D2258/06; B01D2259/00; B01D2259/45; B01D2259/4566; B01D2259/4575; B01D53/26; B01D53/261; Y; Y02; Y02C; Y02C20/00; Y02C20/40; Y10; Y10S; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/42
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A sorbent pad having opposed inflow and outflow surfaces, said pad comprising a sorbent material and dispersed within said sorbent material a plurality of zones of an open celled foam that together occupy from one-eighth to one-half of the local thickness of the pad between said inflow and outflow surfaces, wherein the open celled foam occupies less than 50% of the total volume of the sorbent pad and wherein the pores of the open celled foam are smaller than the particles of the sorbent material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
A sorbent pad having opposed inflow and outflow surfaces, said pad comprising a sorbent material and dispersed within said sorbent material a plurality of zones of an open celled foam that together occupy from one-eighth to one-half of the local thickness of the pad between said inflow and outflow surfaces, wherein the open celled foam occupies less than 50% of the total volume of the sorbent pad and wherein the pores of the open celled foam are smaller than the particles of the sorbent material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A sorbent pad according to claim 1 in which the foam zones are all essentially spherical with substantially the same diameter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A sorbent pad according to claim 1 in which the foam zones are randomly dispersed in the pad.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A sorbent pad according to claim 1 in which the foam zones are made from a polyvinyl chloride polymer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
A sorbent pad according to claim 1 having sections in which the sorbent in the pad will be depleted at different rates, and an indicator means affixed to the outflow surface of the pad to provide a visual indication of the state of depletion of the sorbent material in the pad.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A sorbent pad according to claim 1 in which the foam zones have shapes selected from spheres, cylinders, cubes, and irregular shapes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A sorbent pad according to claim 1 in which the sorbent material contains a material that chemically changes an undesirable gas into an acceptable product.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A sorbent pad according to claim 1 in which the sorbent material is selected from active forms of alumina, silica, and carbon.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A filtration system comprising a housing and sealed within said housing a sorbent pad according to claim 1 and a particulate filter.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
109 words
A sorbent pad for removing undesirable components from a gas flow comprising an activated alumina sorbent material and dispersed within said sorbent material a plurality of spheres in a rigid open celled polymer foam such that a line through the thickness of the pad and in the direction of air flow through the pad would intersect such foam spheres such that up to 50% of length of such line would be within said spheres, wherein the open celled foam occupies less than 50% of the total volume of the sorbent pad and wherein the pores of the open celled foam are smaller than the particles of the sorbent material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
109 words
A sorbent pad for removing undesirable components from a gas flow comprising an activated alumina sorbent material and dispersed within said sorbent material a plurality of spheres in a rigid open celled polymer foam such that a line through the thickness of the pad and in the direction of air flow through the pad would intersect such foam spheres such that up to 50% of length of such line would be within said spheres, wherein the open celled foam occupies less than 50% of the total volume of the sorbent pad and wherein the pores of the open celled foam are smaller than the particles of the sorbent material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A filtration system comprising a housing and sealed within said housing a sorbent pad according to claim 10 and a particulate filter.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
98 words
A sorbent pad having opposed inflow and outflow surfaces, said pad comprising a sorbent material and dispersed within said sorbent material a plurality of zones of an open celled foam that together occupy from one-eighth to one-half of the local thickness of the pad between said inflow and outflow surfaces, wherein the pad further includes sections in which the sorbent in the pad will be depleted at different rates and an indicator means affixed to the outflow surface of the pad to provide a visual indication of the state of depletion of the sorbent material in the pad.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
98 words
A sorbent pad having opposed inflow and outflow surfaces, said pad comprising a sorbent material and dispersed within said sorbent material a plurality of zones of an open celled foam that together occupy from one-eighth to one-half of the local thickness of the pad between said inflow and outflow surfaces, wherein the pad further includes sections in which the sorbent in the pad will be depleted at different rates and an indicator means affixed to the outflow surface of the pad to provide a visual indication of the state of depletion of the sorbent material in the pad.
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