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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7225560 | Computer to plate curing system A system for curing printing plates with controlled radiant energy sources. A conveyor moves a printing plate through a chamber having energy radiators above and below the conveyor. Power to the radiators is controlled for each radiator or to groups of radiators def... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7082875 | Dust collection apparatus of printing press A dust collection apparatus of a printing press comprises: delivery chains equipped with gripper devices for holding a printed sheet; spray nozzles for spraying a powder toward a printed surface of the sheet being transported by the delivery chains; a blowing device... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7060163 | Device for continuous drying of a pulp sheet The invention relates to a device for continuous drying of a pulp sheet 10, particularly a tissue web, with a drying drum 1 and an air circulating system. It is mainly characterised by the drying drum 1 having a shell 12 with a perforated... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6941675 | Hair dryer employing far infrared radiation and negative ions Devices and methods of drying hair are provided. The devices and methods of the present invention employ a material or a combination of materials capable of emitting far infrared radiation and negative ions during hair drying. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6877247 | Power saving automatic zoned dryer apparatus and method A computer controlled power saving automatic zoned dryer for a printing press has a dryer head facing the substrate travel path, having a multiplicity of IR lamps connected individually or in groups to form a plurality of heating zones running longitudinally and eac... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6868623 | Process for controlling the temperature of a web and a device to use for said temperature control The present invention relates to a process for controlling the temperature of a product in the form of a web (12) that is influenced by an IR ramp (9) for surface treatment of the web (12). With the help of a number of temperature sensors (26... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6560893 | Method and apparatus for heat treating webs A rotary cylinder for heat-treating a web bearing against its outer surface is heated by an internal stationary assembly of IR burner modules that heat lengthwise distributed annular bands of the cylinder, the burners having air-fuel mixture supplies that... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6481116 | Hair dryer employing far-infrared radiation A hair dryer employing a radiator made of a ceramic adapted when heated to radiate far-infrared radiation comprises an elongate body, which has an inlet end defining an inlet and an outlet end defining an outlet, a fan, which is adapted when driven to dra... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6401358 | Method and device for drying a rapidly conveyed product to be dried, especially for drying printing ink A method and an apparatus for drying a substance that is being rapidly conveyed in a conveyor apparatus, in particular for drying layers of printing ink on rapidly transported paper, wherein in a drying zone by means of incident electromagnetic radiation ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6393730 | Drier, drier assembly and drying method The drying assembly includes a drying apparatus with a far-infrared-ray radiator and ultraviolet irradiator. This ultraviolet irradiator is provided in the rear of the drying apparatus and the irradiation amount irradiated from the device is about 300 to ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6378225 | Hair dryer employing far-infrared radiation Employing a radiator made of a ceramic adapted when heated to radiate far-infrared radiation, a hair dryer comprises an elongate body, which has an inlet end defining an inlet and an outlet end defining an outlet, a fan, which is adapted when driven to dr... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6223452 | Clothes dryer with emissive coating An improved clothes dryer has a rotatable drum with an emissive coating on the drum to reflect energy from a heat source, such as a radiant infrared lamp, inside the dryer. By reflecting the energy inside the rotatable drum, the rate of heat transfer is i... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6170427 | Radiation curing system An apparatus and method for rapidly drying and curing a waterborne coating as applied by a spray gun, or other means, to a product traveling on a moving continuous conveyor track. The conveyor track passes through a drying section which uses recycled filt... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6088931 | Interstation infrared heating unit A dryer is disclosed in a compact design for interstation use on printing presses, particularly lithographic presses. High velocity air is combined with intense infrared radiation to heat, evaporate and scrub vapor from freshly printed substrates. Air und... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6049995 | Infrared dryer with air purge shutter A combination infrared/air convection dryer or oven for travelling webs. A shutter assembly is provided between the infrared radiation source and the moving web in order to selectively expose the web to infrared radiation, and to create a sealed air chamb... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5974688 | Apparatus 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... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5966835 | Method and apparatus for heat treating webs A web to be heat-treated bears against a rotary cylinder containing a stationary complement of IR burner modules in an assembly that is axially removable from the cylinder. The IR burner complement extends all along--but only partway around--the cylinder,... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5953831 | Infrared-radiating clothes dryer The present invention is categorized into the technical field of structural design of a clothes dryer, especially relating to the improvement of heating component in the clothes dryer. The present invention includes a stationary housing, a rotatable drum,... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5946817 | Method of, and apparatus for drying shaped ceramic bodies Method and apparatus for quickly drying shaped ceramic bodies (3) having a complex surface (3a, 4a) with enriched unevenness, and a simple surface (3b, 4b) which is less uneven as compared to the complex surface (3a, 4a), without causing drying cracks and... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5937535 | Dryer assembly for curing substrates A dryer (10) for printed textiles and substrates is disclosed having a plurality of infrared-based sensors (60) therein for monitoring the temperature of the products as opposed to the ambient environment. Each sensor (60) is positioned within a projectin... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5921002 | Radiation curing system An apparatus and method for rapidly drying and curing a waterborne coating as applied by a spray gun, or other means, to a product traveling on a moving continuous conveyor track. The conveyor track passes through a drying section which uses recycled filt... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5867920 | High speed infrared/convection dryer A combination infrared/convection dryer or oven for drying travelling webs. A shutter assembly is provided between the infrared radiation source and the moving web in order to selectively expose the web to infrared radiation. Drying efficiency is optimize... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5840187 | Device for filtering, washing and drying a solid material-liquid mixture In a device for filtering, washing and drying a solid material-liquid mixture, using a liquid permeable filter cloth the mixture is first subjected to a pressure difference above and below the filter cloth, whereafter liquid is supplied to the mixture. Th... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5815945 | Pit membrane-broken wood drying method and apparatus The present invention is intended to artificially break pit membranes in cell membranes of cells constituting wood and then to readily attain dryness of the wood. In view of the fact that one pit or the other pit of pits in the form of a pair is blocked w... | 10/06/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5497562 | Radiant heater system for solid phase crystallization and polymerization of polymers A system for the solid phase polymerization of polymers comprising a crystallizer, and wherein cold amorphous polymer is introduced to the crystallizer. A source of infrared radiation is associated with the crystallizer, and the polymer is heated by apply... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5375344 | Apparatus for removing moisture from a wet material using a radiant heat source An improved method and apparatus for removing moisture from a wet material. The apparatus is of the type having: an elongated trough having at least one level for containing the material, the trough having an upward open portion, a downward closed portion... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5367786 | Method and apparatus for monitoring the processing of a material A method and apparatus are provided for determining a process parameter of a material in a processing system having two containers. The material being monitored is disposed in one container and a single thermal energy control device is applied to both con... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5010659 | Infrared drying system An infrared drying system for monitoring the temperature, moisture content, or other physical property at particular zone positions along the width of a traveling web, and utilizing a computer control system to energize and control for finite time periods... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4809608 | Infrared dryer for printing presses An infrared dryer for printing presses has a main body (12), an ink shield (14), and a control box (16). The main body (12) has infrared lamps (30) positioned below a multiple-layer roof of sheet metal aluminum. The infrared lamps (30) are oriented toward... | 03/07/1989 |
