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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7779556 | Drying apparatus and method of using the same Exemplary mobile drying containers and related methods are provided. In one embodiment, the mobile drying container includes a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end wall, a second end wall having a gate, an interior bottom, an upper volume and a lower vol... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7434332 | Method and apparatus for drying wet bio-solids using excess heat from a cement clinker cooler Method and apparatus for drying wet bio-solids by utilizing waste heat from a clinker cooler in a cement making process. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7377052 | Low temperature clothes dryer A low temperature clothes dryer having a drying chamber provides removable horizontal screens supporting clothing items and a hanging bar for hanging clothes to be dried. A timing control allows setting the time of operation of the drying cabinet. An electric heater... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367140 | Method of drying molds and apparatus for supplying drying air In a method of drying molds or mold parts for the manufacture of optical lenses, in particular ophthalmic lenses and especially contact lenses, the mold or mold part to be dried is exposed to drying air. For this purpose, humid pressurized air (T) is used to which t... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367136 | Umbrella and shoe drying device An umbrella and shoe drying device, for use removing moisture, dirt, and debris from shoes and umbrellas, having a mat portion, a blower housing, and an umbrella holder. The mat portion has a substantially flat top surface having a grating upon which shoes are place... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7293369 | Appliances having built-in water dispenser An appliance is provided with a water dispenser. A fan or heater assembly, a hair dryer assembly, and a brush assembly are disclosed. Each of these assemblies includes a water dispenser incorporated therein. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7251905 | Condensed water storing apparatus of a dryer Disclosed is a drawer structure for storing condensed water generated during the drying procedure. The drawer prevents the condensed water form being leaked out of the dryer though the condensed water is fully filled in the drawer and overflowed from the drawer. Thu... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243442 | Apparatus for drying ground A method for drying a surface comprises supporting a fabric cover above the surface, and holding side edges of the fabric cover against the surface such that an air channel is formed between the fabric cover and the surface. The air channel has an inlet end and a di... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234590 | Ergonomic load table for washers A loading device for a tunnel washer having a primary conveyor for conveying articles to be washed through the tunnel washer. The loading device includes a frame having a pair of spaced apart legs attached thereto and a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt has an upper ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228646 | Article drying support apparatus An article drying support apparatus includes a perimeter wall defining a housing and enclosing an interior space. The perimeter wall includes a backside having an elongated slit therein defining an opening extending into the interior space. The perimeter wall compri... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7210245 | Football warming and drying device Football warming and drying device with a housing, a propane powered heat source, the housing including a plurality of drawers for gaining football access, the housing also including a battery powered fan affixed to one wall, the fan wall including apertures to allo... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7191546 | Low temperature clothes dryer A low temperature clothes dryer having a drying chamber provides removable horizontal screens supporting clothing items and a hanging bar for hanging clothes to be dried. A timing control allows setting the time of operation of the drying cabinet. An electric heater... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7140121 | Garment drying cabinet and system A garment drying cabinet and a garment dryer utilizing the garment drying cabinet. The garment drying cabinet includes a housing through which at least one heater mounting opening and at least one exhaust hole are disposed. At least one heater mount is attached to t... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124517 | Process for drying and immunizing and furnace for carrying out the process One is a process to dry and to immunize guadua twigs based upon the recirculation of smoke within a furnace provided this one with a coil that provides vaporized water to conform a humid atmosphere in a temperature of between the 30 and 50° c. The fur... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7117879 | Rain cover for hay enclosures A rain cover (10) to protect bales of hay (200) within a hay enclosure framework (100) having horizontal top (101) and bottom (102) framework segments connected to one another by vertical support struts (103) wherein, the ra... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104788 | Device for purifying and/or decontaminating polyester The invention relates to an apparatus for cleaning and/or decontaminating polyester, in particular polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The apparatus has an at least partially heated rotary tubular furnace to be fed with a mixture of polyester and an alkaline material ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7076887 | Body drying apparatus A body drying apparatus includes a housing for dissipating heated air outwardly therefrom and is situated within a plenum having at least one rear wall abutted against an interior surface of the plenum. The housing further has a front wall including a vent formed th... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7069668 | Portable tank and process for drying hygroscopic materials A transportable portable tank for storing, transporting and drying a hygroscopic material and a transportable portable tank assembly. The portable tank comprises an upper, a middle and a lower region. The upper region comprises a materials inlet, a gas inlet and a g... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7039301 | Method and apparatus for hand drying After washing, the hands are dried rapidly and comfortably by using a shaped high speed flow of heated air. The air flows in a direction controlled by an air outlet shaped to retain much of the exiting forceful air flow and temperature at a distance where the hands ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033167 | Device for purifying and/or decontaminating polyester The invention relates to an apparatus for cleaning and/or decontaminating polyester, in particular polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The apparatus has an at least partially heated rotary tubular furnace to be fed with a mixture of polyester and an alkaline material ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7024798 | Low-pressure dryer and low-pressure drying method A low-pressure dryer dries a substrate applied a coating solution thereon at low pressure. The dryer includes an airtight chamber installing a substrate table to place the substrate thereon; a diffuser plate, provided as facing the substrate placed on the substrate ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017276 | Hearing aid dryer An apparatus is disclosed for removing moisture from electronic devices such as hearing aids, using a desiccant material. The desiccant material is regenerated in place with heat from an embedded heater when the apparatus is open to the atmosphere. Drying of the hea... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6990749 | Modular paint oven An oven assembly for drying paint on a product transported by a conveyor includes a plurality of modules positioned in a generally abutting relationship. Each of the modules includes a roof, side walls, and a floor having a length and a width. The floor is formed fr... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6986214 | Low-pressure dryer and low-pressure drying method A low-pressure dryer dries a substrate applied a coating solution thereon at low pressure. The dryer includes an airtight chamber installing a substrate table to place the substrate thereon; a diffuser plate, provided as facing the substrate placed on the substrate ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6928752 | Combination tumble and cabinet dryer A combination tumble and cabinet dryer appliance includes a housing with a tumble dryer and a cabinet dryer therein. The tumble dryer and cabinet dryer are operable independently of one another. Separate sources of hot air are provided to each of the tumble and cabi... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6860735 | Rotary kiln Disclosed is a rotary kiln that can be used efficiently in drying, dry distillation and incineration of various garbage and industrial wastes. The rotary kiln comprises a cylindrical furnace body (10) disposed to incline at a small angle from the horiz... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6857200 | Supercritical point drying apparatus for semiconductor device manufacturing and bio-medical sample processing A critical point drying apparatus for sample preparation in electron microscopy and semiconductor wafer production includes a computer system to automate the operational modes in drying the specimen. These operational modes controlled by the computer system are: coo... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6802136 | Beverage pouch dryer The present invention provides an apparatus and method for drying the interior of a flexible beverage container. The apparatus includes a housing having an inlet and outlet. A blower is disposed intermediate between the inlet and outlet and is operative to draw air ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6796054 | Low-pressure dryer and low-pressure drying method A low-pressure dryer dries a substrate applied a coating solution thereon at low pressure. The dryer includes an airtight chamber installing a substrate table to place the substrate thereon; a diffuser plate, provided as facing the substrate placed on the substrate ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6792693 | Wafer dryer system for PRS wet bench A wafer dryer system which is suitable for drying rinse water from substrates in the event of a system malfunction or failure during or after rinsing of the substrates. The wafer dryer system typically includes a pair of drying chambers, each of which is fitted with... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6772536 | Accelerated degradation evaluation method and apparatus An apparatus and method are provided for measuring the physical strength and ability of a solid sample, to resist breakdown into fines after repeated cycles of hydration and regeneration of temperatures in excess of 100° C. The test samples are evaluated using an a... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6766592 | Chicken manure processing apparatus A manure processing apparatus which has a circular processing bin and a plurality of augers, with the augers arranged vertically and adapted to move in a circular path within the processing bin, and to raise and mix the manure continuously. The apparatus further com... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6725561 | Apparatus for the treatment of workpieces An apparatus for treating workpieces comprises a treatment chamber enclosing a treatment zone for workpieces. A conveyor guides workpieces through the chamber. Said conveyor comprises drive elements located outside the chamber, and a carrier arm, extending through a... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6658760 | Bag for home dry cleaning process A flexible container in the form of a bag is described for use in a non-immersion dry cleaning process. Bag walls that are appropriately stiff and slick are preferred (preferred Kawabata Evaluation System stiffness and surface friction values are given), ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6615508 | Floor drying system A floor drying system that includes a housing have rollable wheels and a combination heater/blower mechanism for generating a heated air flow wherein ambient temperature air flow caused to enter the housing from the top, heated within the housing and forc... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6606801 | System and process for drying a shoe A system and process for drying a shoe, for example a leather shoe comprising a fan operable to produce an air flow, a heating element and at least one duct having at least one outlet, which is adapted to direct a portion of the air flow into a shoe. Addi... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6598313 | Equipment for drying bales for forage of any shape whatsoever The invention produces equipment for drying bales of forage comprising: at least one unit for generating hot air (30) channeled onto at least one pair of treatment units (A, B) stack one over the other, each having a rectangular bottom chamber (2, 5) and ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6536135 | Carbon-enhanced fluoride ion cleaning A method and system for cleaning a metal article. The system is used to employ a method that comprises placing the article in a means defining a chamber; subjecting the article to a gaseous atmosphere in the means defining a chamber, where the gaseous atm... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6425191 | Apparatus and method for reducing solvent residue in a solvent-type dryer for semiconductor wafers An apparatus and a method for reducing solvent residue in a solvent-type dryer for drying semiconductor wafers have been disclosed. The apparatus is constructed by a tank body, a wafer carrier, an elevator means, a tank cover, a solvent vapor conduit and ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6393723 | Forced convection heat exchangers capable of being used in kilns A kiln chamber has an air moving device for circulating air in the chamber interior space along a flow path, and pipe banks positioned in the chamber interior space. Each pipe bank includes finned pipes for having a heated medium flow interiorly therethro... | 05/28/2002 |
