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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7526877 | Drying device and method thereof An operation method for a drying device is disclosed. More particularly, the present invention relates to a new type of a drying device which enables air in a drying drum and a cabinet for drying the laundry to circulate continuously, as well as capable of getting a... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7404261 | Dry-wet thermal management system A dry-wet thermal management system for providing simultaneous spray cooling and dry cooling for a plurality of cards. The dry-wet thermal management system includes a chassis having a dry chamber and a spray chamber, a first opening within a rear portion of the cha... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7367139 | Vacuum processing apparatus and method operation thereof This vacuum processing apparatus has a fixed processing chamber 24 and two movable load lock chambers 28a and 28b. A gate valve 26 is provided on the processing chamber 24, and gate valves 30 are respectively p... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7214274 | Method and apparatus for thermally insulating adjacent temperature controlled processing chambers A dual chamber apparatus including a first chamber and a second chamber which is configured to be coupled to the first chamber at an interface. Each of the first chamber and the second chamber has a transfer opening located at the interface. An insulating plate is l... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7202484 | Infant stimulation and environment sterilizing device A cognitive stimulating sterilizing device for providing visual, tactile and, or audible stimulation for infants while selectively sterilize select items and the surrounding ambient, including a housing adapted for removable connection to cribs, changing tables and ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7182820 | Methods and apparatus for cleaning a hearing aid device Methods and apparatus for cleaning hearing aid devices are disclosed. Drying is facilitated in hearing instruments through a novel combination of heater and desiccant in an essentially closed system. Greater efficiency is obtained by minimizing the volume of gas, e.... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7150109 | Dry-wet thermal management system A dry-wet thermal management system for providing simultaneous spray cooling and dry cooling for a plurality of cards. The dry-wet thermal management system includes a chassis having a dry chamber and a spray chamber, a first opening within a rear portion of the cha... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143528 | Dry converting process and apparatus A web converting process and apparatus employing a dry converting station and substrate-handling equipment for conveying the substrate through the dry converting station. The substrate is enveloped in the dry converting station by a close enclosure supplied with one... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7122085 | Sublimation bed employing carrier gas guidance structures Preferred embodiments of the present invention provides a sublimation system employing guidance structures including certain preferred embodiments having a high surface area support medium onto which a solid source material for vapor reactant is coated. Preferably, ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7107701 | Substrate drying method and apparatus There are provided a substrate drying method and apparatus by which an attachment amount of particles to surfaces of substrates can be reduced when the substrates are exposed from pure water, and occurrence of non-uniform drying can be prevented by improving drying ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100302 | Coating process and apparatus A web coating process and apparatus employing a coating applicator, dryer or curing station and web-handling equipment for conveying the web past the coating applicator and through the dryer. The web is enclosed from at least the coating applicator to the dryer or c... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089683 | Drying device The aim of the present invention is to create an efficient energy rational and consequently economical drying device, particularly the drying compartment unit, which could be used for drying processes for all wood products regardless to dimensions, with the ability ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7018201 | Dual-zone dehydration tunnel A dehydration tunnel for fruits, vegetables, and other products reduces the vulnerability of the products to damage from carmelization and case hardening by dividing a row of product vessels into two segments, passing heated air simultaneously over both segments but... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6996917 | Two stage apparatus for desolventizing food grain meal A desolventizing system for removing solvent from a quantity of solvent-laden particles such as flakes comprises first and second desolventizer units, each having an inlet port for receiving solvent-laden particles, an outlet port for discharging at least partially ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6988325 | Bidirectional forage bale dryer and method of operation A forage bale dryer is described, which is particularly adapted to dry large bales of forage material, such as hay, alfalfa, etc. The dryer has a bale support platform disposed between a lower and an upper plenum chamber, and the upper plenum chamber is spaced from ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6912800 | Autoclaving prefilled syringes A container which is to be autoclaved has a shiftable plunger that defines a compartment filled with a fluid. The container is confined in a pressurizable chamber and heated so as to change a pressure in the compartment of the container. The pressure in the compartm... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6895687 | Drier for continuous flow drying of food products A drier for continuous flow drying of food products, especially pasta, inside the drier with adjustable and/or conditioning zones along the continuous flow path of the product. The inside of the drier can be accessed by a maintenance technician and the respective ho... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6839983 | Heating oven for dynamo-electric machine component manufacture A heating oven for use in dynamo-electric machine component manufacture is provided. The oven uses forced air heating to raise the temperature of in-process component subassemblies to suitable process temperatures. The heating oven includes a rotating drum mounted i... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6716959 | Device and method for treating plastic material The invention relates to a method for treating plastic material, especially polyethylene terephthalate, wherein the relatively low temperature material is initially crystallized by heating before subjecting said material to heating or condensation in the solid phase... | 04/06/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6487794 | Substrate changing-over mechanism in vacuum tank A substrate changing-over mechanism in a vacuum processing apparatus which includes a substrate supporting means arranged within a vacuum tank which has at least two openings at a side wall of the tank, the openings being openable or closable by gate valv... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6484416 | Apparatus for producing cement clinker It is required with respect to the production of cement clinker from wet slurry raw materials that are calcined to cement clinker in a drying-rotary pipe furnace, which is preceded by a cyclone suspension type heat exchanger system, after the materials ha... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6463678 | Substrate changing-over mechanism in a vaccum tank This invention relates to a vacuum processing apparatus having vacuum processing chambers the insides of which must be dry cleaned, and to a method of operating such an apparatus. When the vacuum processing chambers are dry-cleaned, dummy substrates are t... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6311526 | Modular U-turn tunnel finisher An expandable tunnel garment finishing apparatus including a front module having an entrance for receiving garments on hangers for being conveyed through the apparatus, an initial treatment zone downstream from the entrance for treating the garments with ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6270839 | Device for feeding raw material for chemical vapor phase deposition and method therefor A raw material feeding apparatus is provided for a film-forming apparatus in which a thin film is formed from a solid matter as a raw material during chemical vapor-phase deposition. The apparatus includes sub-containers each having an opening for introdu... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6112429 | Method and apparatus for washing and drying harvested vegetables A method and apparatus for processing whole head vegetables, characterized by a core end, and an open leafy end, is disclosed. Whole head vegetables pass through a washer which has a bottom belt which runs through the length of the washing line and passes... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6023852 | Drying apparatus for coated objects A drying apparatus is provided for drying objects such as citrus fruit that has been coated with an aqueous coating such as wax. The apparatus includes a housing that is divided into four distinct zones, two each above and below a conveyor for conveying f... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5685710 | Barn and procedure for Virginia type tobacco curing The objects of the present invention are a barn and a procedure for curing Virginia type tobacco. The barn consists of an air heating device with an impulsion fan (9) connected by means of an inlet duct (10) to several curing units (1-8) where the Virgini... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5678323 | Apparatus and method for controlled drying of sludge A method and drying apparatus for drying a quantity of sludge. The drying apparatus is comprised essentially of a plurality of drying zones; a plurality of infrared emitters within each of the drying zones; a means for producing a flow of the sludge throu... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5673493 | Telecoping desiccant cartridge for an air dryer disposed in an air system An air drying cartridge for use in an air drying system is disclosed. The air drying cartridge comprises a telescoping casing resiliently self adjustable in height which has an inner cylindrical apertured wall and an outer cylindrical apertured wall. The ... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5596818 | Motor vehicle dryer The dryer for a motor vehicle washing and drying system includes three downwardly-facing nozzles. The nozzles oscillate in a synchronized manner, with two side nozzles oscillating over a limited range only. A center nozzle, disposed between the two side n... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5501735 | Apparatus for processing printed circuit board substrates Apparatus for contacting a circuit board substrate with etching fluid or some other chemical includes a conveyor system comprised of upper and lower rotating disks for receiving and transporting the circuit board substrate while the substrate is contacted... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5466290 | Drying systems for apparatus for gelatin coating tablets The present invention is directed to an apparatus for coating a product such as a medicament in the shape of a tablet. The apparatus includes a plurality of plates for receiving and retaining the products and means for advancing the plates on a conveyor t... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5456931 | Process and apparatus for the production of elongated pasta products, such as lasagna This invention pertains to a process as well as an apparatus for the production of elongated pasta products, particularly lasagna, wherein the pasta products are formed via a pasta production apparatus in parallel lines, positioned on drying rods, dried a... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5375511 | Food warmer An improved food warmer is provided and consists of a cabinet having a chamber therein. A pair of doors are hinged to the front of the cabinet, so as to gain access into the chamber. A mechanism is for emitting heat into the chamber of the cabinet, so as ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5244095 | Cake decorating utensil organizing container A cake decorating utensil organizing container is disclosed for providing a container to store a variety of cake decorating utensils in a secure, organized and readily accessible manner. Clean, wet pastry tips may be stored in an erect position in individ... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5197201 | Process for drying timber The invention relates to a process for drying timber in which the timber is fed gradually through a drying tunnel while at the same time being permeated by a drying air with a temperature below 80° C. transported primarily in the longitudinal direction o... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5182868 | Method and apparatus for drying the ends of a bundle of hollow fibers for a membrane device made up of hollow fibers The invention permits the ends of a hollow fiber bundle to be dried, without drying the intermediate portions of the bundles, thereby enabling the bundle to be potted. The apparatus includes at least one drying member having two couplings for coupling a s... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5060396 | Zoned cylindrical dryer A dryer used to remove a flammable solvent or vapors from a traveling web of material supported in flotation by opposing air bars. The dryer consists of a large metallic cylinder through which the web of material moves longitudinally. Seals in the ends of... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5007179 | Cold air lock vapor seal for process solvent vapor recovery and control A solvent vapor control apparatus used in conjunction with a degreaser or defluxer into which articles to be degreaser or defluxed are conveyed into intimate contact with liquid solvent and/or a vapor phase thereof is disclosed. The vapor control apparatu... | 04/16/1991 |
