IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0968925
(2001-10-03)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Neu, Bernard T.
- Smolarek, James
- Rosinski, Andrew C.
- Ackley, Mark William
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
19 인용 특허 :
16 |
초록
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A pressure swing adsorption process for recovery of a more readily adsorbable component, such as nitrogen, and a larger amount of a less readily adsorbable component, such as oxygen, from a feed gas mixture, such as air, wherein the ratio of nitrogen to oxygen is less than about 3:1 and the ratio of
A pressure swing adsorption process for recovery of a more readily adsorbable component, such as nitrogen, and a larger amount of a less readily adsorbable component, such as oxygen, from a feed gas mixture, such as air, wherein the ratio of nitrogen to oxygen is less than about 3:1 and the ratio of the co-purge:feed gas of the process is maintained at less than about 1.15:1.
대표청구항
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A pressure swing adsorption process for recovery of a more readily adsorbable component, such as nitrogen, and a larger amount of a less readily adsorbable component, such as oxygen, from a feed gas mixture, such as air, wherein the ratio of nitrogen to oxygen is less than about 3:1 and the ratio of
A pressure swing adsorption process for recovery of a more readily adsorbable component, such as nitrogen, and a larger amount of a less readily adsorbable component, such as oxygen, from a feed gas mixture, such as air, wherein the ratio of nitrogen to oxygen is less than about 3:1 and the ratio of the co-purge:feed gas of the process is maintained at less than about 1.15:1. the periphery of the body. 2. Prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein the fluid comprises a gas. 3. Prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein the cushion is arranged such that a fluid pressure is applied directly to the plates. 4. Prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein the cushion exhibits a hysteresis-shaped curve of mechanical reaction to a compression as a function of a variation in a dimension of the cushion in the direction of the compression. 5. Prosthesis according to claim 4, wherein the cushion reaction to the compression is less for relatively low reaction values than for relatively high reaction values. 6. Prosthesis according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the cushion reaction to the compression diminishes more for relatively high reaction values than for relatively low reaction values. 7. Prosthesis according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the cushion reaction to the compression has higher values when the cushion grows than when it diminishes. 8. Prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein the prosthesis is a lumbar intervertebral disk prosthesis. 9. Intervertebral disc prosthesis, comprising: two plates; and a cushion interposed between the plates, the cushion comprising a compressible body and including a compressible fluid, wherein the fluid has a pressure such that the fluid is more compressible than the body. 10. Intervertebral disc prosthesis, comprising: two plates; and a cushion interposed between the plates, the cushion comprising a compressible body made from a viscoelastic material and including a compressible fluid. 11. Prosthesis according to claim 10, wherein the viscoelastic material is silicone. 12. Intervertebral disc prosthesis, comprising: two plates; and a cushion interposed between the plates, wherein the cushion comprises a compressible body and includes a compressible fluid, and wherein the body has at least one end defining a contact zone with one of the plates and the prosthesis is arranged such that the contact zone has a surface area which increases whenever a stressing of the plates in the direction of the body is increased. 13. Prosthesis according to claim 12, wherein the contact zone is defined by a face of the plate and an end face of the body, one of the faces being curved and convex and the other face being flat. 14. Prosthesis according to claim 13, wherein the end face of the body is curved and convex and the face of the plate is flat. 15. Prosthesis according to claim 12, wherein the contact zone is defined by a face of the plate and an end face of the body, the plate face and the body face being curved in at least one common direction and being concave and convex, the concave face having at least one radius of curvature greater than a corresponding radius of curvature of the convex face. 16. Intervertebral disc prosthesis, comprising: two plates; and a cushion interposed between the plates, wherein the cushion comprises a compressible body and includes a compressible fluid, and wherein the body has at least one end in contact with one of the plates, the at least one end being free to move relative to the plate in a direction parallel to the plate. 17. Prosthesis according to claim 16, wherein the end is accommodated in a recess of the plate forming a lateral abutment for the body. 18. Intervertebral disc prosthesis, comprising: two plates; and a cushion interposed between the plates, wherein the cushion comprises a compressible chamber containing a compressible fluid such that the chamber has a cross-sectional area parallel to the plates which is essentially invariable when variation occurs in a compression of the cushion between the plates. 19. Intervertebral disc prosthesis, comprising: two plates; and a cushion interposed between the plates, wherein the cushion comprises a compressible chamber containing a compressible fluid and extending around the periphery of the body and a distance from the body. 20. Prosthesis according to claim 18 or 19,
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