Hewlett-packard Company

Compaq Computer Corporation, Inc.

Burndy, LLC

Sylvan Source, Inc.

Douglas Michael Thom

Heinz Piorunneck

Francis A Felcman

Eugene Thiers

Geoffrey G Moyer

James P Paschal

Richard J Deep

Robert L Johnson

Guy William Gladden

Michael T Kennedy

Robert J Johnson

Guy M Gladden

Jocelyn M Weber

Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for water purification. Embodiments can generally be applied to demister cyclones (). Some embodiments allow for more of the pressure change which occurs in demister cyclones to occur in the separating chamber () of the demister cyclone. Some embodiments include a demister cyclone having an internal perforated wall (). Some embodiments include a groove () or a baffle () on the underside of a boiler cover.

Contaminant prevention

Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for water purification. The systems have a preheater, a degasser, an evaporation chamber, a demister, and a control system, wherein the control system permits operation of the purification system through repeated cycles without requiring user intervention or cleaning. The system is capable of removing, from a contaminated water sample, a plurality of contaminant types including: microbiological contaminants, radiological contaminants, metals, salts, volatile organics, and non-volatile organics.

Water purification system

A card edge connector for printed circuit boards is disclosed which employs a double-decker design. The connector may have the same length and width as conventional connectors used on Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) personal computers but is deeper. Conventional 8- and 16-bit ISA accessory circuit boards may be plugged into a corresponding socket which is also disclosed herein until they reach a stop upon which they rest, working as they would in an ISA personal computer. 32-bit Extended Industry Standard Architecture accessory circuit boards have a second row of connectors and a notch so they slide farther down into the socket, lining up with a second row of contacts. This design uses less physical space for connectors, allowing more room for logic circuitry on the motherboard.

Extended card edge connector and socket

Fiber optic component

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Woodside, CA, United States of America

Douglas Michael Thom