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| 20130118027 | VARIABLE AIRFLOW IN LAUNDRY DRYER HAVING VARIABLE AIR INLET A laundry treating appliance and a method for operating the appliance to supply air into a treating chamber through an air inlet and controlling the supplied air by varying the effective area of the air inlet.... | 05/16/2013 |
| 20130111780 | AIR DRYER An air dryer for supplying a decontaminated air stream. The air dryer includes a housing comprising a handle and an air frame body, a fan assembly structured and arranged in the air frame body, and an air filter arranged in the air frame body downstream of the fan assem... | 05/09/2013 |
| 20130104416 | DRYING DEVICE AND DRYING METHOD FOR HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES Disclosed is a drying device for a hollow fiber membrane, including: a tubular drying member that is formed with an opening portion through which a hollow fiber membrane is input and output at at least one end thereof in a length direction, the hollow fiber membrane pas... | 05/02/2013 |
| 20130086741 | Hand Dryer with Point of Ingress Dependent Air Delay and Filter Sensor A lavatory system includes a hand dryer with at least a first proximity sensor and a second proximity sensor to detect an object for drying. A controller is communicatively linked to the first and second proximity sensors. The controller activates a drying operation aft... | 04/11/2013 |
| 20130081301 | Stiction-free drying of high aspect ratio devices A method of removing a water-comprising rinse/cleaning material from the surface of a device which includes high aspect ratio features (an aspect ratio of 5 or greater) where sidewalls of the feature are separated by 50 nm or less without causing stiction between the fe... | 04/04/2013 |
| 20130074361 | Drying Arrangement and Method for Drying a Moving Web Moisture profiling is carried out in the transverse direction of a moving paper or board web. An air dryer has a first air supply channel extending transverse to the web and second air supply channels which are connected with the first air supply channel, and into which... | 03/28/2013 |
| 20130061493 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE AIR-BASED SOLAR THERMAL GENERATION OF PROCESS HEAT A device is provided for the air-based solar thermal generation of process heat in order to assist in drying processes. The device may add the solar-thermally generated hot air as a function of the relative temperature of the solar-thermally generated hot air as a parti... | 03/14/2013 |
| 20130055585 | DRYING METHOD AND DRYING APPARATUS A drying method includes a step of heating an object to be dried provided in a drying chamber to a predetermined temperature, a step of maintaining the predetermined temperature, a step of increasing an air pressure inside the drying chamber to a predetermined air press... | 03/07/2013 |
| 20130031798 | DRYING APPARATUS AND WASHING MACHINE HAVING THE SAME AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF A drying apparatus having a structure capable of improving condensation efficiency, and a washing machine having the same. The washing machine including a cabinet, a tub installed inside the cabinet, a drum rotatably installed inside the tub, a condenser duct configured... | 02/07/2013 |
| 20130025154 | CLOTHES TREATMENT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF A clothes treatment apparatus (100) includes a cabinet (10) configured to define an accommodating space (12) where clothes are accommodated, an air supply device (22) configured to supply air to the accommodating space (12) of the cabi... | 01/31/2013 |
| 20130019905 | SUPERCRITICAL DRYING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND SUPERCRITICAL DRYING APPARATUS According to one embodiment, a supercritical drying method for a semiconductor substrate, comprises introducing the semiconductor substrate into a chamber in a state, a surface of the semiconductor substrate being wet with alcohol, substituting the alcohol on the semico... | 01/24/2013 |
| 20130000142 | FUEL SYSTEM AND METHOD A fuel system comprising a fuel tank, a vent tank having a duct open to the ambient atmosphere, a first vent line fluidically connecting the fuel tank ullage to the vent tank, a gas drying system including a pump and a dehumidifying device disposed within the vent tank,... | 01/03/2013 |
| 20120304486 | Drying Silicon Particles and Recovering Solvent Apparatus to dry milled silicon particles has solvent spray nozzles, solvent drainage, gas inlet, and gas exhaust. This drying can occur, for example, following an acid etch and a deionized water rinse. The drying apparatus is an enclosed system with a lid that contains... | 12/06/2012 |
| 20120297639 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRYING VEGETABLE AND LETTUCE LEAVES The invention concerns a device for drying vegetable and lettuce leaves comprising a first transport belt that is permeable for air with a belt drive, an air circulation system with a dry air nozzle for blowing air through the first transport belt and a hood for sucking... | 11/29/2012 |
| 20120285035 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOAD SIZE IN A CLOTHES DRYER USING AN INFRARED SENSOR A method for controlling the operation of a clothes dryer by determining a load size estimation based on at least one of a temperature variation of the laundry load and a delay time wherein the delay time is a time it takes for the temperature variation to satisfy a pre... | 11/15/2012 |
| 20120266486 | Method of Controlling a Tumble Laundry Drier A method of controlling a tumble laundry drier (1), the method including the steps of: starting a drying/ironing cycle and feeding drying air into the drum (5) from a drum input to a drum output; continuously measuring the electrical resistance/conductivit... | 10/25/2012 |
| 20120260518 | DRYER A dryer comprising an enclosure and a transporter for transporting one or more components therethrough between a first and a second opening. The dryer includes one or more heating elements and a first and a second duct within the enclosure. The first and said second duc... | 10/18/2012 |
| 20120233875 | GELATIN CAPSULE FORMULATION AND DRYING SYSTEM A gelatin capsule drying system that includes a structure divided into first, second and third zones, a first air handler unit positioned to discharge air into the first zone, a second air handler unit positioned to discharge air into the second zone and a third air han... | 09/20/2012 |
| 20120222327 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRYING SPORTS PADS AND APPAREL A drying apparatus for drying sports pads or apparel is provided. The drying apparatus may include a first member and a second member. The first member may be aligned substantially perpendicular to the second member and slid into the second member to form the drying app... | 09/06/2012 |
| 20120219694 | Production Of Pulverulent Coating Compositions For Stable Protective Coatings For Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms Described are processes for producing pulverulent coating compositions comprising providing an aqueous polymer dispersion comprising
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| 20120210595 | HIGH TEMPERATURE LUMBER TREATMENT SYSTEM High-temperature method for the treatment of lumber, the method comprising the steps of providing stacks (10) of lumber, restraining those stacks, subjecting the stacks to a first conditioning phase, drying the stacks in an air stream at a temperature of not less... | 08/23/2012 |
| 20120186097 | SUPERCRITICAL DRYING DEVICE AND METHOD Certain embodiments provide a supercritical drying device, comprising a sealable first vessel; a fluorine adsorbent provided inside the first vessel; a second vessel being provided inside the first vessel and housing a semiconductor substrate; a heater heating the insid... | 07/26/2012 |
| 20120174429 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD A substrate treatment method employs a substrate holding unit, a gas ejection nozzle, and a gas supply unit. The substrate holding unit is configured to hold a substrate. The gas supply unit is configured to supply a gas to the gas ejection nozzle. The gas ejection nozz... | 07/12/2012 |
| 20120174431 | Reduced Fossil Fuel In An Oxidizer Downstream Of A Biomass Furnace Method of extracting syngas between the zone in a furnace where oxygen-starved combustion of biomass occurs and the zone in the furnace where secondary air is added to complete combustion, conditioning and cleaning the extracted syngas, and delivering it in a metered am... | 07/12/2012 |
| 20120167410 | SPRAY DRYING TECHNIQUES The present invention generally relates to microfluidics, and to spray drying and other drying techniques. In some aspects, an article containing one or more channels or microfluidic channels is used to mix one or more fluids prior to spray drying. The mixing may occur ... | 07/05/2012 |
| 20120167408 | Application of Material Properties to Improve Grain Drying A method for drying grain with a single drying step is based on the glass transition temperature (Tg) hypothesis. The air used to dry the grain is maintained at a sufficient temperature and relative humidity (RH) such that the grain remains entirely in the rubbery state... | 07/05/2012 |
| 20120131815 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WAFER WET PROCESSING A gas dispenser in a process module for wet processing of wafer-shaped articles is substantially smaller than the article to be processed and is movable laterally of the article as it dispenses inert gas above the article.... | 05/31/2012 |
| 20120096737 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOISTURE SENSOR NOISE IMMUNITY A method of controlling the operation of a clothes dryer with a moisture sensor having a conductivity circuit with spaced contacts.... | 04/26/2012 |
| 20120084995 | Energy efficient clothes dryer A system for controlling a clothes dryer whereby the user selects a desired time of drying and the heat used to dry the clothes is adjusted during the operational time such that the clothes are not dried unnecessarily quickly. Accordingly, the energy efficiency of the c... | 04/12/2012 |
| 20120079735 | CLOTHES TREATING APPARATUS WITH HEAT PUMP SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF A clothes treating apparatus includes a drum, an air suction unit forming a flow path of air introduced into the drum, an air exhaustion unit forming a flow path of air exhausted from the drum, a condenser heating air sucked into the drum through the air suction unit, a... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120042534 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRYING A SHOWER An application for a shower drying system that directs air downwardly onto the walls, surfaces and/or shower curtain of a shower enclosure. In one embodiment, the air is heated. The movement of the air in the downward direction helps urge droplets of water on the shower... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120036734 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INHIBITING PITCH FORMATION IN THE WET SEAL EXHAUST DUCT OF A VENEER DRYER A method and apparatus for operating a dryer used to reduce the moisture content of sheet material. A drying chamber is provided and includes a plurality of drying sections and a single point exhaust system. A seal section located at the input end of the dryer includes ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20110289794 | CONTROL METHOD OF DRYER A control method of a dryer is disclosed. A control method of a dryer including a heat pump having a inverter compressor includes determining a driving condition of the dryer; and adjusting at least one of an electric power supplied to the inverter compressor and a driv... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110219639 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE HEALTH RISK OF A TEST SUBJECT A method for drying a material to be dried is described, which is acted upon inside a drying chamber by a drying gas guided in a circuit and heated by means of a heat exchanger (8) to remove the evaporated liquid. In order that a low external energy input is suff... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110209356 | DRYER AIR CIRCULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD A novel clothes dryer, and an adaptor for a conventional clothes dryer, are disclosed. The novel clothes dryer and the adaptor enable a method for operating a clothes dryer located inside a building. The method comprises the steps of drawing air directly from outside th... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110198405 | DRYER HAVING A HEAT PUMP, METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR AIR CONDITIONING A ROOM A dryer is provided that includes a drying chamber for items to be dried; a supply air duct; a process air duct; an exhaust air duct; and a heat pump having a heat sink and a heat source, wherein the supply air duct and the exhaust air duct can be connected to each othe... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110167669 | WALL DRYING METHOD AND APPARATUS A system for drying walls includes a panel which has a first portion, a second portion, and a body portion, the body portion joining the first portion and the second portion, the first portion being in contact with a floor and the second portion being in contact with a ... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110167666 | Method and means for drying grain in a storage bin An apparatus is disclosed for drying grain in a storage bin as well as the method of drying the grain. The apparatus includes an air blower positioned outwardly of the storage bin which has an air inlet end and an air discharge end. The air discharge end of the air blow... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110162229 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING FLUIDS AND/OR SOLIDS A device for removing fluids from particulate materials, including a container having a circular process chamber with a cylindrical external contour, an input device for inputting the materials into the process chamber, a discharge device for discharging the particulate... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110088279 | DRYNESS DETECTION METHOD FOR CLOTHES DRYER BASED ON CHARGE RATE OF A CAPACITOR A dryer having an improved automatic dryness detection circuit is provided. Wet clothing in the dryer bin contacts a sensor and causes a pulse to be sent to a microcontroller if the resistance of the clothes is low enough. The microcontroller disregards pulses which are... | 04/21/2011 |
