This invention relates to an ion exchange column for the removal of bacteria from a liquid medium wherein the column has, as an indicator to indicate when the column capacity for removal of bacteria is exhausted, a filter having submicron pores which will become plugged after a short period of usage with an exhausted bacteria-removing ion exchange column so that pressure build up will noticeably reduce the flow of liquid exiting from the filter thereby indicating to the user that the ion exchang...

A snowblower with a propeller drum seated on a free support axle that is disposed horizontally and perpendicular to the driving direction. The support axle is operated by a drive which is situated centrally within the drum. The snowblower also serves a lateral snowblowing function by the connection of a snowplow in place of the usual second drum. The side of the snowplow adjacent to the propeller drum is fixed rigidly to the housing. The back side of the snowplow is connected to a bushing which ...

This purification process has been developed for liquid polymer feed streams having one or more impurities present at levels of 2% or less by weight of the stream. This purification process comprises: (a) forcing the liquid polymer feed stream through a spray nozzle into an inert atmosphere at a temperature of from about 68.degree. F. to about 392.degree. F. where the pressure is at or below 1 atmosphere in such a manner to atomize the feed stream into particulate drops having a size in the rang...

To reduce damage to surrounding tissue while fragmenting some tissue such as for example not damaging the capsular wall while removing the lens during cataract removal surgery or not damaging artery or vein walls during bypass surgery while freeing the artery or vein to be transplanted, an incision is made for the insertion of surface-discriminating fragmenting handpiece. The surface-discriminating fragmenting handpiece fragments and permits aspiration of the tissue without damaging the surround...

An improved method for minimizing interferences from random noise and correlated fluctuations which obscure electrical signals converted from optical emissions. In particular, an improved method for the removal of interferences from optical emission signals during endpoint determination in dry etching processes for the fabrication of microelectronic devices which derives information in the presence of random noise, correlated fluctuations and periodic modulations of the plasma by maximizing the ...

Disclosed is a removal unit for removing metallic alien materials, which is adapted to remove metallic alien materials such as metal fragments contained in powder or liquid raw materials. The removal unit includes an outer plate, an inner plate spaced apart from the outer plate, and magnet members coupled between the inner and outer plates. Each magnet member includes a cylindrical stainless steel rod, a magnet received in the stainless steel rod to extend from one end of the stainless steel rod...

A developing cartridge is placed on a supporting member such that a lengthwise direction of the developing cartridge is inclined with respect to the vertical and horizontal directions, collecting toner remaining in the developing cartridge at the lowest part in the developing cartridge. Then, a suction tube is inserted into a toner chamber of the developing cartridge and sucks up toner remaining in the developing cartridge.

A gas removal filter has an ion exchanger for adsorbing a gas and at least a pair of electric resistance measuring electrodes disposed on the ion exchanger. By measuring a change in the electric resistance between at least the pair of electric resistance measuring electrodes disposed on the ion exchanger, it is possible to estimate an ion exchange group consumption ratio of the ion exchanger. The ion exchange group consumption ratio of the ion exchanger can be detected in a short period of time,...

An improved moisture removal pocket configuration is described that includes an axial extension of the moisture removal slot over the bucket cover. The pocket may omit the upstream gutter segment to achieve the desired slot extension. The modified moisture removal pocket configuration improves the moisture removal efficiency by providing access to the pocket for water that moves as a film along the nozzle outer side wall and is entrained in the leakage jet above the bucket cover.

Provided is a system for removing mercury from a mercury-containing exhaust gas, which contains a mercury chlorinating agent feed unit for feeding a mercury chlorinating agent to an flue exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxide, sulfur oxide and mercury, a reductive denitration unit for reducing the nitrogen oxide, and a desulfurization unit for removing the sulfur oxide, characterized in that the mercury chlorinating agent feed unit further comprises a heating unit for heating a non-gaseous agent ...