公开(公告)号：EP1463577A1

公开(公告)日：2004-10-06

申请号：EP02801001.5

申请日：2002-10-10

申请人： Honeywell International Inc.

发明人： ROHRBACH, Ronald ,  ZULAUF, Gary ,  BAUSE, Daniel ,  JONES, Gordon ,  UNGER, Peter ,  JOHNSON, Russel, Dean

IPC分类号： B01D39/00 ,  F02M37/00 ,  C10G53/00 ,  F02M37/22 ,  C10G27/00 ,  C10G29/04

CPC分类号： B01D37/025 ,  B01D39/02 ,  B01D39/04 ,  B01D39/06 ,  B01D39/1623 ,  C10G25/003 ,  C10G29/04 ,  C10G29/16 ,  C10G31/09 ,  F02M25/00 ,  F02M37/22 ,  Y10S210/902 ,  Y10S210/916

摘要： A fuel for removing fuel impurities, particularly thiophenes, includes a hollow housing having a filter element therein. The filter element includes a substrate, which my include a nonwoven fiber web, a plurality of particles, or both of these. Where particles are used, the substrate may be homogeneous or may be a mixture of different particles. The substrate may include a sorbent selected from the group consisting of metals, metal oxides, metallic salts, organometallic compounds, catalysts, and oxidizing agents. Optionally, a sulfur-treating reactant may be operatively associated with the substrate to reduce the concentration of thiophenes in fuel passing through the filter.

公开(公告)号：EP1379772A1

公开(公告)日：2004-01-14

申请号：EP02757809.5

申请日：2002-03-27

申请人： Honeywell International Inc.

发明人： LOBOVSKY, Alex ,  MATRUNICH, James ,  UNGER, Peter ,  ROHRBACH, Ronald ,  BAUSE, Daniel ,  ZULAUF, Gary ,  JONES, Gordon

IPC分类号： F02M35/024 ,  B01D46/52

CPC分类号： B01D53/0407 ,  B01D2253/102 ,  B01D2253/30 ,  B01D2257/702 ,  F02M25/08 ,  F02M35/0218 ,  F02M35/024 ,  F02M35/10013 ,  F02M35/10019 ,  F02M35/10222 ,  F02M35/10281 ,  F02M35/10334 ,  Y10S55/19 ,  Y10T428/2975

摘要： A filter, for use in removing residual fuel vapors from within an engine's intake system, includes a filter element having a plurality of fibers, for placement in communication with an intake air flow passage. Each of the fibers includes a hydrocarbon-absorbing material. The hydrocarbon-absorbing material may be a solid material such as, e.g., carbon, or may be a liquid such as a relatively non-volatile polar solvent, or it may be part of the fiber polymer itself. Alternatively, the material may be a combined solid and liquid. In one embodiment, each of the elongated fibers includes a longitudinal open channel that holds the hydrocarbon-absorbing material. In another embodiment, each of the elongated fibers includes a central stem and a plurality of lobes extending outwardly from the central stem, with a longitudinally extending slot defined between adjacent lobes.

公开(公告)号：EP1301951A2

公开(公告)日：2003-04-16

申请号：EP01954790.0

申请日：2001-07-19

申请人： Honeywell International Inc.

发明人： MACFADDEN, Kenneth, O. ,  UNGER, Peter, D. ,  BAUSE, Daniel, E. ,  ROHRBACH, Ronald ,  XUE, Lixin ,  JONES, Gordon, W.

IPC分类号： H01M2/14

CPC分类号： H01M2/162

摘要： A battery separator, for placement between conductive plates (14, 16) within a battery, includes a non-woven fiber mat (12) made up of one or more nonwoven fibers (20), which have a specific cross-sectional shape and exhibit a microcapillary action. The fibers are preferred to be made of a thermoplastic selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, fluoropolymers, polyimides, polysulfones, polyesters, polyamides, and mixtures thereof. Each of the fibers includes an outer surface, a hollow internal cavity, and an extended slot. The hollow internal cavity communicates with the outer surface by way of the extended slot. Capillary forces within the fibers are greater than those on the fiber surface, such that a liquid electrolyte readily moves through the interior of the fiber via a wicking action. As a result, the battery separator tends to direct fluid to adjacent battery plates even when an electrolyte level, within the battery, drops below the tops of the plates.