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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061056 | Apparatus and method for drying a solid or liquid sample This disclosure describes a sample drying system and method that provides a high rates of evaporation and sublimation that is commonly employed in compound processing procedures. The drying increases the sample-solute concentration and removes the solvent completely... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8042281 | Hyperbaric centrifuge system A centrifugal bowl separator, including a bowl, a source of pressurized gas in selective flow communication with the bowl and operable to selectively supply pressurized gas to an interior portion of the bowl, and first and second pressure seals selectively establish... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7877896 | System for making plants for drying solid organic substances in aqueous phase capable of causing explosive reactions safe and process for drying said substances The present invention refers to a process for drying solid organic substances in aqueous phase including the steps of: feeding a continuous flow of such organic substances having a water content=50% by weight into a turbodrier havi... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7421802 | Self-cleaning centrifugal dryer system and method thereof A self-cleaning centrifugal dryer system and method for removing surface moisture allow complete removal of plastic pellets, flakes and particles from the dryer and water-conveying or water processing system during or after each drying cycle. By eliminating plastic ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7353622 | Method and device for the drying of laundry The invention proposes a spin dryer which makes it possible to drain the laundry to approximately the same extent as a laundry press. For this purpose, a rotatable drum of the spin dryer is driven at a high rotational speed such that the laundry inside the drum is e... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7326294 | Preparation of small crystals Small crystals are made by mixing a solution of a desired substance with an anti-solvent in a fluidic vortex mixer in which the residence time is less than 1s, for example 10 ms. The liquid within the fluidic vortex mixer (12) is subjected to high intensity u... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7171762 | Self-cleaning centrifugal pellet dryer and method thereof A self-cleaning centrifugal pellet dryer and method for removing surface moisture from pellets and enabling complete removal of all pellets from the dryer after each drying cycle. By eliminating dried pellets retained in the dryer, contamination of different type pe... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7127828 | Lockdown rotor for a processing machine A rotor that may be used by itself or in a processing machine for processing semiconductor wafers includes two pairs of combs. A lock down mechanism has a lock bar, temporarily engaged and moved by a loading/unloading robot, drives a retainer against the edges of th... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7100304 | Megasonic cleaner and dryer An apparatus for drying a generally flat substrate that has been cleaned has a rotatable support for supporting the substrate, a substrate drying assembly, and a controller. The substrate drying assembly includes a substrate drying assembly support arm, an outlet fo... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7080463 | Food drying, mixing and serving apparatus A salad spinner and mixer may be made from two substantially identical transparent bowls that can be joined together at their rims to define a chamber; two substantially identical colanders that can be joined together at their rims and received within the chamber; a... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7056392 | Wafer chucking apparatus and method for spin processor A wafer chuck is configured to hold a wafer efficiently for spin process cleaning of wafer edges and back sides. A first group of retractable tips extend to hold the wafer during a first portion of the cleaning period. A second group of retractable tips extend to ho... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7028415 | Canted manually loaded produce dryer A drying apparatus for use with many kinds of objects, but is particularly suited for use in drying most kinds of produce and vegetables including leaf vegetables. In one embodiment, the dryer includes a canted drum design which provides a number of benefits and adv... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6993855 | Method for drying compact containing metal oxide, method for reducing metal oxide, and rotary-hearth-type metal reducing furnace The present invention provides: a method for drying compacts containing water so as not to cause explosion and powdering; a method for reducing the compacts after being dried with great efficiency in a rotary-hearth-type reducing furnace; and a rotary-hearth-type me... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993854 | Centrifugal dryer, manufacturing method for semiconductor device and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus A centrifugal dryer of the present invention includes: a chamber for performing drying processing for plural substrates; a cradle, installed inside chamber, and drying plural substrates by rotation driving in a state of being held therein; and an elastic wave sensor... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6938357 | Forced air circulation for centrifugal pellet dryer An improved centrifugal pellet dryer that employs forced air in the direction opposite that of the pellet travel through the dryer. The air may be preheated depending on the particular product. The resulting airstream reduces water spray and lowers the humidity leve... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6821459 | Information-recording medium and method for producing the same Disclosed is a method for producing an information-recording medium comprising, on a substrate, a dye recording layer capable of recording information, the method comprising the step of drying the substrate formed with the dye recording layer by allowing clean air t... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6754975 | Microelectronic substrate retainer apparatus providing reduced microelectronic substrate damage An apparatus for attenuating physical damage to a substrate, along with an attendant method, comprises as a first component a base plate having defined therein a location for receiving a substrate cassette. The apparatus also comprises a substrate retainer movably a... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6665951 | Method and apparatus for drying a stack of flats Spin drying of a stack of flats such as egg trays is performed within a housing by movement of a rotatable lifting head into engagement with the undersurface of the stack. A stack lifting device lifts the lifting head and the stack of flats positioned the... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6662466 | Method for two dimensional adaptive process control of critical dimensions during spin coating process A process for drying a polymeric material present on a substrate is provided. Temperatures of the polymeric material is measured and the ambient temperature in the vicinity of the substrate. A temperature of the substrate is also measured. A variation in ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6658761 | Method and apparatus for centrifugally dehydrating workpiece In a method for centrifugally dehydrating a pallet or the like, the pallet or the like is held on a diagonal line thereof, and is rotated in a state where the diagonal line is substantially aligned with an axis of rotation, thereby removing a liquid adher... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6506311 | Method and apparatus for processing wet material A wet material treatment apparatus includes an inlet hopper for introducing the wet material into the apparatus. The hopper feeds the wet material into an injector auger that physically directs the wet material into a high velocity air stream produced by ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6503335 | Centrifuge and method for centrifuging a semiconductor wafer A centrifuge for a semiconductor wafer has a centrifuge plate for holding a semiconductor wafer, has a drive for setting the centrifuge plate in rotation, and has a device for supplying a medium to a front side and a rear side of the semiconductor wafer. ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6438866 | Flow disrupter for dryers The present invention provides a flow disrupter within the flow path of a slurry comprising a desired particulate matter and a transport fluid so as to impart a force angularly disposed to an otherwise obtained direction of travel, thereby preventing the ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6412191 | Method and apparatus for the removal of liquid from materials A process for de-watering foodstuffs, such as leafy vegetables, includes moving the foodstuffs along a path, creating an upwardly moving air vortex which intersects the path, thereby raising the foodstuffs upwardly from the path while swirling them in a v... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6408536 | Process for drying protein crystals The present invention relates to a process for drying protein crystals starting from an aqueous protein crystal suspension, which comprises drying the protein crystal suspension in a centrifugal dryer, where the protein crystals, after they have been filt... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6368512 | Process for the filtration and drying of solid particles out of liquids In a housing (1), a hollow shaft (3) is located for rotation, driven by a motor (5). Rigidly attached to the shaft (3) is a pressure vessel (6). Fitted to the shaft (3) inside the vessel (6) is a filter comprising a number of tube-shaped filter elements (... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6327793 | Method for two dimensional adaptive process control of critical dimensions during spin coating process A process for drying a polymeric material present on a substrate is provided. Temperatures of the polymeric material is measured and the ambient temperature in the vicinity of the substrate. A temperature of the substrate is also measured. A variation in ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6263586 | Device and method for planarizing a thin film A device and method for planarizing a film layer device on a silicon wafer. The device has a circular track whose surface faces the track center, a carrier capable of moving along the track and carrying wafers around with their front surfaces facing the c... | 07/24/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6038787 | Paint brush and roller cleaning adapter The disclosed invention is an improved means of cleaning paint brushes and paint rollers. The device consists of a base with at least two pliable longitudinal extensions which are held together by a series of ring segments. This combination of extensions ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5987769 | Centrifugal dryer There is provided an improved centrifugal dryer that includes a motor section or portion, a dryer section or portion disposed therebelow, and a reservoir section or portion disposed below the dryer portion, the dryer portion being hingedly attached to the... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5950327 | Methods and apparatus for cleaning and drying wafers The present invention relates to a wafer cleaning machine having an input station, a water track, a cleaning station, a rinsing station, a spin-dry station, and a load station. The input station includes two or more wafer supply areas for a continuous sup... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5784797 | Carrierless centrifugal semiconductor processing system A centrifugal semiconductor processing system having a rotor which holds articles for centrifugal processing. The rotor includes a rotor frame with a receiver for holding the wafers or other articles in a spaced array without a wafer carrier to improve fl... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5784802 | Semiconductor processing systems A processor for processing semiconductor articles, such as integrated circuit wafers, flat panel displays, semiconductor substrates, and data disks. The processor has an interface section which receives articles in article carriers. The interface section ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5678320 | Semiconductor processing systems A processor for processing semiconductor articles, such as integrated circuit wafers, flat panel displays, semiconductor substrates, and data disks. The processor has an interface section which receives articles in article carriers. The interface section ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5664337 | Automated semiconductor processing systems A semiconductor processing system for wafers or other semiconductor articles. The system uses an interface section at an end of the machine accessible from the clean room. A plurality of processing stations are arranged away from the clean room interface.... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5647140 | Produce centrifugal spin drying apparatus An apparatus for drying vegetables, fruits, and other produce having a support including a base and at least two upstanding posts. A housing element is secured to the support. A roller conveyor for transferring a container from outside of the housing elem... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5386645 | Rotary-type wafer drying apparatus with anti-deflection cover A rotary-type wafer drying apparatus includes a deflection prevention protecting plate attached to a cradle for a wafer, for diminishing rebounding of dewaterized water. A free side of the protecting plate in the cradle containing wafer maintains an appro... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5378377 | Process and apparatus for removing liquid from fast moving threads Excess liquid is removed from a fast-moving thread, in that the latter is deflected, so that the liquid is hurled off, the hurled off liquid is removed from the thread, in that the thread is passed through a closed chamber, where a vacuum is produced in o... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5150532 | Lid member having a filter medium for a spin dryer A lid member having an annular filter therein is mounted so as to open on a spin dryer body and serves to filter air introduced therein. The lid member has a top surface which is upwardly convex to prevent turbulence of air above the top surface and intro... | 09/29/1992 |
