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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6243967 | Bag dryer A bag dryer comprising a pair of identical members, each having a central portion, and integral faucet-engaging portion, and an integral bag-engaging portion. The two members are pivotally connected and spring-biased so that the faucet-engaging portions t... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6223447 | Fastening device for a purge ring A fastening device which prevents rotational and vertical displacement of a purge ring caused by purge gas exiting the purge ring or caused by other processing conditions. The fastening device comprises a clamp which releasably holds the purge ring togeth... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6212793 | Apparatus and method for drying and storing laboratory containers An apparatus and method are presented for drying and storing laboratory containers which significantly reduce the introduction of contaminants into the containers. A laboratory container system includes one or more containers and a rack for holding the co... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6163977 | Room air gel dryer Room Air Gel Dryer contains a system of hinges for movement and alignment of frames. It has another system of latches and thumb screws for tightly holding or releasing different frames. Both of the above described systems keep various separate components ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6134803 | Flexible wood sticker The instant device is an elongated four-sided, solid high molecular weight polyethylene wood sticker unit serving to separate, within a wood kiln unit, the lowermost surfaces of uppermost laid in planking from the uppermost surfaces of lowermost laid-in p... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6131303 | Body dryer A body dryer for drying the body with blown warm air. The body dryer includes a blower housing with inlet and outlet openings. The blower housing has a heater and a fan therein for drawing air into the blower via the inlet opening and out of the blower ho... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6052918 | Portable unitary drying device A portable rigid and unitary device for drying articles placed thereon. The device is a frame made of two side supporting members that are rigidly connected by crosspieces or rungs. Each free end of the supporting member is bent so as to form a semi-circl... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5992045 | Collapsible drying apparatus and method for forming and collapsing said apparatus A collapsible drying apparatus and method for forming and collapsing such apparatus, said apparatus comprising a frame having an expanded state and a collapsed state, a web substantially stretched over the frame, at least one support member coupled to the... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5992050 | Desolventizer Improved desolventizer of the countercurrent type. Solvent laden solids enter a closed chamber wherein they are continuously agitated by stirrers. Steam from below rises up through a porous deck and the solids thereon whereupon the steam condenses to rele... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5983518 | Golf glove drying attachment for a golf cart or a golf bag A golf glove drying attachment for a golf cart or a golf bag, intended to improve air circulation through the glove while the user is on the golf course. The glove drying attachment includes a slightly tapered shell for holding the glove, and a clamp for ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5953830 | Apparatus for drying clothing, jackets or the like The invention pertains to an apparatus for drying protective clothing, jackets or the like, in which the clothing is hung up over carrying elements which are coathangerlike in shape, where one or more carrying elements 2, 2', 2" which are formed by tubes ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5845414 | Drying equipment with retractable rod clips Drying equipment including a plurality of drying arms radially expanded around a body. Each drying arm has a clip for clipping and fixing the washing, and the clip is released by operating a constraining part in liaison with rotation for folding the dryin... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5829161 | Electrothermal drying rack An electrothermal drying rack including a main support, a retaining cover pivotally connected with the main support and a heating tube disposed in the retaining cover. Ventilating devices such as fans are disposed on the main support. The retaining cover ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5791064 | Bar for drying pasta Hanging bar for drying long lengths of pasta, having in cross-section a profile which narrows from the top down, and the surface of which has a raised pattern with a repeating motif such that the lengths of pasta rest on several successive asperities of t... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5729909 | Method and apparatus for drying an article of clothing A clothes drying apparatus has the general shape of a drying sleeve with sufficient length and width to hold an article of clothing for drying. The article of clothing is placed in the drying sleeve and synch lines on each end of the drying sleeve are clo... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5701745 | Cryogenic cold shelf A cryogenic cold shelf for use in a freeze drying system having a cryogen distributor for passing cryogenic fluid into the shelf volume of the cold shelf at differing rates so as to even refrigeration provided over the entire shelf resulting in a uniform ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5689898 | Freeze dryer shelf The present invention provides a shelf for a freeze dryer which includes a pair of first and second flat plates spaced apart from one another, and a plurality of ribs located between the first and second plates and spaced from one another so as to define ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5623769 | Device for drying objects in a dryer of clothes A device for holding an object within a dryer comprises a thin magnetic sheet having an inner surface and an outer surface. The magnetic sheet is flexible to substantially conform to the inner surface of a generally cylindrical dryer drum mounted for rota... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5604993 | Glove drying devices and methods The present invention provides devices and methods for drying the inside surfaces of gloves. The glove drying devices include a perforated hollow drying form in the shape of a hand. A tube is mounted to the inside of the drying form in order to improve th... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5570515 | Handwear and footwear drying device A light weight, portable, and totally self contained unit for drying footwear, gloves and the like. A motor driven fan is energized by a battery pack by way of a switch to draw in air and through ports in a housing and to direct the air into a Y-divider a... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5566838 | Shoe-rack assembly with a heating device A shoe rack assembly with a heating device which can heat a number of shoes simultaneously and economically. The shoe-rack assembly comprises: a supporting device including two inverted U-shaped brackets with a flat top portion having a central hole and t... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5519946 | Freeze dryer shelf The present invention provides a shelf for a freeze dryer which includes a pair of first and second flat plates spaced apart from one another, and a plurality of ribs located between the first and second plates and spaced from one another so as to define ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5444923 | Quick cure exhaust manifold The invention is directed to a manifold 10 that is used in conjunction with a die attach cure station for providing a "quick cure" of the die mount adhesive, and for forcing contaminants away from the semiconductor die 33 surface. The manifold has an air ... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5437106 | Clothes dryer utilizing air conditioning waste heat This device consists of a clothes rack that attaches to the residential Air Conditioning Condenser Unit and is readily portable, rotates for easy loading, and embodies an adjustable mounting base that clamps or fastens to the existing Condenser Unit. The ... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5406717 | Drying rack for utility gloves A compact, break apart drying rack for utility gloves includes a drain basin (1) for collection of fluid and moisture drips, said drain basin having a pour off flange (2) for disposal of accumulated liquid. Situated on the floor of the drain basin are two... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5404419 | Wall-mounted cordless dryer for the hands with battery charging circuit, AM/FM radio, and vertical positioning means A cordless versatile dryer consists of an operating unit for blowing heated air carried within a housing for mounting onto a wall and having an optional radio housed therein. A manually adjusted L-shaped nozzle is rotatively affixed to the housing to dire... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5394619 | Portable clothes dryer and room humidifier A clothes dryer designed to rest over the register of a floor duct delivering hot air from a forced hot air heating system. The dryer is a vertical hollow column, closed at the top and open at the bottom, to which are attached one or more foldable drying ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5379525 | Drying stand for ski boots, gloves and the like A drying stand for ski boots, gloves and other clothing items, includes a generally planar, horizontally-disposed top wall having an opening formed therethrough dimensioned to accommodate a portable hair dryer nozzle. The top wall is supported such that i... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5369893 | Soap dish clothes drying apparatuses A clothes drying apparatus is adapted for use in association with a soap dish of the type having a planar, generally rectangular back section with a front surface and a rear surface. The vertical back section has parallel horizontal long sides, parallel v... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5365675 | Expandable strut for holding tennis shoes in a dryer A more economical, efficient, portable and versatile apparatus for drying tennis shoes within rotary drum dryers, which comprises a fixed main tube (11), a pair of telescoping members (12), a pair of heel support crossbars (14), and an urging means (20) t... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5355592 | Pasta making accessory A pasta making accessory includes a base for placement upon a table or counter top, an elongated hollow tubular post supported at a bottom end on the base and extending upright therefrom to a top open end, the tubular post an interior storage cavity exten... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5345695 | Method and apparatus for drying wood Pieces of wood to be dried are stacked in an oven with a space provided between horizontal layers of the wood to permit air flow between the pieces of wood. Means providing the spacing are channel-shaped, non-moisture absorbing strips of metal or plastic ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5287636 | Tubular drying apparatus for footwear or handwear The dryer comprises a plurality of extendible air conducting tubes each of which is independently pivotally connected to the hot air supply, in order to dry footwear while the footwear is resting on the floor and being partly supported by the tube, and th... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5247752 | Foldable bag dryer A Foldable Dryer which includes a stem that defines a vertical axis, a plurality of hangers which radiate outwardly from the stem, and a one-piece dilator ring with plural holes for receiving each hanger. A central hinge is located towards the base of the... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5222308 | Boot drying apparatus A manifold mounts a plurality of drying manifolds thereon, wherein the manifold tube includes a delivery conduit permitting selective removal and additional positioning of drying manifolds relative to the primary manifold tube. Each drying manifold includ... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5220734 | Apparatus comprising straps with end attachments for removably fastening objects to be dried within dryer drum An apparatus for drying shoes, soft toys, or similar objects in a commercial dryer with a rotating drum (116) comprises a pair of strong nylon straps (20) and (22) with hook-and-loop fasteners to interconnect both straps. On their respective free ends the... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5179790 | Hot air boot dryer A hot air boot dryer is provided which consists of a mechanism for applying hot air within the interior and towards a toe area of a boot to remove moisture therefrom. Another mechanism is for exhausting the hot air and moisture out of the boot, so that th... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5177881 | Golf accessory for use with a golf bag for drying a golf glove and displaying the logo of a golf course or event A golfing accessory capable of being attached to the exterior of a golf bag includes a plate-like portion providing space for the name of the golfer and the logo of a particular golf course or golfing event. The plate-like element is attached to a first s... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177878 | Apparatus and method for treating flat substrate under reduced pressure in the manufacture of electronic devices Apparatus and method is set forth for treating a flat substrate (10), more particularly a semiconductor wafer in the manufacture of integrated circuits, under reduced pressure comprising a vacuum chamber (2a, 2b) provided with a substrate support (11) hav... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5168642 | Tobacco drying apparatus A tobacco drying apparatus for holding stalks of tobacco in a drying barn, in which a stalk of tobacco may be inserted upwardly into the drying apparatus and is automatically held against undesired downward removal therefrom. The drying apparatus includes... | 12/08/1992 |
