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Combination main reservoir and air system

CA 2234776 C · Owner: Cunkelman, Brian L. · Inventors: Cunkelman, Brian L.

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A combination gas drying and reservoir apparatus includes a reservoir, a membrane dryer disposed inside the reservoir and a control scheme that reduces the amount of gas lost as sweep gas from the dryer. The reservoir has an inlet flange that receives moisture laden gas from a compressor an outlet, flange from which dried gas discharges to a pneumatic system and a purge flange. The dryer includes a vessel encasing a membrane unit between its inlet and outlet ends. A purge port of the vessel communicates with the purge flange to form a purge channel. The inlet end of the vessel is connected to the inlet flange from which it receives the moisture laden gas. The moisture laden gas then flows …

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  • Filed April 15, 1998 and granted January 29, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 15, 2018.
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FiledApril 15, 1998
GrantedJanuary 29, 2002
Term endedApril 15, 2018
Patent numberCA 2234776 C
Classification (IPC)B01D53/22 +1 more

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