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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7306680 | Method of cleaning by removing particles from surfaces, a cleaning apparatus and a lithographic projection apparatus A lithographic mask is placed in a chamber which is then sealed. The gas pressure in the chamber is reduced to dislodge contaminant particles on the mask surface. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7024796 | Process and apparatus for manufacture of fertilizer products from manure and sewage This invention discloses systems and methods for conversion of manure to novel fertilizer and/or soil builder products useful as input for organic farming operations. The equipment systems comprise a gas turbine generator unit (preferred heat source), a dryer vessel... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7007402 | System and method for drying particulate materials using heated gas A system and method for drying particulate material in a dual flow hopper employs multiple flow paths by which heated gas is inserted into the hopper at different levels. Gas is extracted from the hopper and is divided for flow along two flow paths, one of the flow ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003965 | Method for directly cooling fine-particle solid substances The invention relates to a method for directly cooling fine-particle, powdery solid substances by using a cooling medium provided in the form of low-boiling condensed gases or of cold gases obtained therefrom, whereupon bulk material packings are subsequently filled... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6931757 | Method for conditioning fibrous substances The invention relates to a method for conditioning fibrous substances, especially wood fibers that are dried in a dryer. In a substantially closed drying circuit (1) a vapor-gas mixture is guided in said dryer as a circulating gas (referred to as vapors) that... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6748670 | Method and apparatus for drying a porous matrix Method of drying a medium for producing a porous matrix from a solution, a paste, an extract, a granulated material or such, where a liquid inert agent is fed into a vessel (5) at controlled pressure and amount through a valve (7), transferring the pre... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6415528 | Drying device for drying bulk material A drying device for drying bulk material has one or more storage containers for the bulk material and a heating device for heating the drying air for drying the bulk material. A drying air conduit is connected to the heating device and the storage contain... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6374512 | Method for reducing contamination of a substrate in a substrate processing system Method and apparatus for reducing contamination of a substrate in a substrate processing system. The apparatus has a substrate support, a gas directing shield circumscribing the substrate support and a shadow ring disposed vertically above the substrate s... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6270708 | Agglomerating and drying apparatus Apparatus for agglomerating and drying particulate material, including an agglomerator (4) for forming and discharging wet granules of a predetermined size or smaller, and a dryer (12). The agglomerator utilizes a rotary blade assembly (100) that repeated... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6249989 | Method and apparatus for heat transfer A method and apparatus of heating or cooling a charge of a solid material are disclosed. The method includes the steps of supplying a charge of the material to form a packed bed of solids in a process vessel having one or more passageways through which a ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6237247 | Apparatus and method for a spray dryer A spray dryer apparatus and method suitable for the production of detergents, cleaners and components thereof wherein the inner wall of the drying chamber is provided with an air-permeable textile material lining at a distance from the inner wall, and at ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6185841 | Enhanced heat transfer system A method and apparatus for heating or cooling a solid material (93) in a process vessel (80) is disclosed. The Method includes supplying a working fluid to a vessel which holds a packed bed (93) of the solid material. The method is characterised by revers... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6154979 | Method and apparatus for the removal of liquid from particulate material Method and apparatus for the removal of liquid from particulate material by evaporation through the supply of heat, said heat being transferred substantially by superheated vapours or steam of the liquids existing in the particulate material, and where sa... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6143221 | Agglomerating and drying apparatus Apparatus for agglomerating and drying particulate material, including an agglomerator (4) for forming and discharging wet granules of a predetermined size or smaller, and a dryer (12). The agglomerator utilizes a rotary blade assembly (100) that repeated... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6085440 | Process and an apparatus for producing a powdered product by spin flash drying A process and an apparatus for drying of a material in the form of a paste or a filter cake in a spin flash dryer. Particles are separated by a classifier (6) in the chamber (1) in such a way that oversize fraction is withheld in the chamber (1) and the d... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5950325 | Method and apparatus for low temperature continuous drying of temperature sensitive materials (granular agricultural pesticides) at atmospheric pressure using radio frequency energy The present invention provides a method and apparatus for agitation-free, low temperature drying of fragile, temperature sensitive, granular materials at atmospheric pressure using Radio Frequency (RF) energy to provide the heat of evaporation. A relative... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5899003 | Method and apparatus for drying of materials containing volatile components A method and apparatus for drying of a material containing a volatile component, in which the material is disposed in a bed in a drying zone which is in communication with a closed circuit in which a gaseous drying medium is circulated. Associated with th... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5862609 | Method and apparatus for drying solid foodstuffs A method and apparatus for drying solid foodstuffs is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a housing in which a gas permeable conveyor carrying the foodstuffs is arranged. The housing is divided into at least one drying section and at least one cooling sect... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5832848 | Fluidized bed heat treatment furnace A fluidized bed heat treatment apparatus is provided to be heated by combusting fuel gas in a manner to minimize or prevent the exhaust of carbon monoxide, the apparatus including a retort containing refractory particles to be fluidized, a first inlet in ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5637336 | Process for drying malt A process and apparatus for the drying or kilning of malt in a substantially continuous operation. The malt is transported through one or more separate drying zones by means of fluid bed dryer units at which time tempered or conditioned air at a predeterm... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5561916 | Process and apparatus for efficiently drying wet-milled corn germ and for processing other materials A flowable solid material, such as wet-milled corn germ, is continuously fed into the upper portion of a large vessel having a cylindrical shell with a vertical axis and a series of vertically spaced horizontal decks. Each deck has concentrically spaced a... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5553395 | Bubbler for solid metal organic source material and method of producing saturated carrying gas A cone-shaped bubbler for use with solid metal organic source material used in metal organic chemical vapor phase deposition systems, and a method of producing carrying gas saturated with source material that is injected into such systems. The bubbler com... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5526582 | Pressurized reactor system and a method of operating the same A method and apparatus are provided for operating a pressurized reactor system in order to precisely control the temperature within a pressure vessel in order to minimize condensation of corrosive materials from gases on the surfaces of the pressure vesse... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5513445 | Method of operating a drier for powdered, granulated and pourable materials and a drier operating in accordance with the method A process and device for operating a drier for at least one of powdered, granulated and pourable materials. During operation of the drier, a drying air current is introduced into a drier and rises through the material to be dried, thus removing moisture t... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5440823 | Process and apparatus for efficiently drying wet-milled corn germ and for processing other materials A flowable solid material, such as wet-milled corn germ, is continuously fed into the upper portion of a large vessel having a cylindrical shell with a vertical axis and a series of vertically spaced horizontal decks. Each deck has concentrically spaced a... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5373648 | Process and device for drying solid materials in an indirectly heated fluidized bed A process and apparatus are disclosed for drying solid materials, which allows the thermal energy used for drying to be recovered and the emissions produced during degassing and gasification to be reduced. A solid material which contains an evaporable mat... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5361513 | Method and apparatus for drying and briquetting coal The subject invention is an integrated process for economically drying and briquetting coal to produce strong briquettes. The subject invention utilizes a conditioner to output dried coal having a selected moisture content and temperature and mean particl... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5353517 | Process of drying water-containing solids in a fluidized bed Water-containing solids are dried in a fluidized bed, which is indirectly heated by at least one heat exchanger. Water vapors having a high water vapor content are withdrawn from the fluidized bed and a part of the vapors is passed as a fluidizing fluid t... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5351749 | Process for cooling fluid solid particles An arrangement of apparatus and process thereof for cooling hot fluid solid particles, especially hot regenerated catalytic particles are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a substantially vertical, cylindrical and close ended heat removal vessel through ... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5333392 | Process and apparatus for thermal treatment of a mixture of solid substances and gases An apparatus known per se for the thermal treatment of a mixture of solids and gases, comprising a vessel having an axially symmetrical interior, which vessel has in the lower part and in the upper part in each case at least one tangentially arranged open... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5302318 | Method for increasing the cohesiveness of powders in fluid beds This invention concerns the addition of fibrous alumina material to a phosphor or phosphor mixture before fluidization as a means of increasing the cohesiveness of the phosphor or phosphor mixture. The increase in cohesiveness can be controlled by varying... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5119570 | Method for continuously crystalizing polyester material Polyester granulates, in particular slowly crystallizing adhesive copolyesters are crystallized in two fluidized beds (1, 2) arranged in series and are guided into an impact apparatus (3) for the subsequent comminution of the small agglomerates. The first... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5033230 | Method for passivating particulate coal A method is disclosed for drying and passivating wet coals, for example bituminous, subbituminous or lignite. The wet coal is introduced into a heating zone at a controlled rate, then is contacted with a heavy hydrocarbonaceous treatment material having a... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4860536 | Power plant with drying means for fuel A power plant burning a fuel, primarily coal, in a bed vessel with a fluidized bed of a particulate material at a pressure exceeding atmospheric pressure. Consumed bed material and/or ashes separated from combustion gases are removed through a pressure-re... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4674564 | Fluidizing apparatus with built-in heat exchanger Fluidizing apparatus comprises a grid defining cavities and main fluidizing gas blower channels connected to these cavities. Complementary channels pass through openings in swellings at the intersections of the cavities. Their upper ends are above the lev... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4606793 | Method for the operation of a carbonization plant A method is disclosed for operating a carbonization plant in which coking furnaces are periodically charged with preheated coal and the obtained coke is subjected to a dry cooling by a gaseous cooling medium, heat discharged from the dry cooling of the co... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4602438 | Method and apparatus for fluidized steam drying of low rank coals with wet scrubbing A method and apparatus for drying low-rank coals, such as lignite, where the coal is passed through a sealed vessel in a plurality of heated fluidized beds, with fluidization effected by superheated steam flowing countercurrent to the coal flow. A composi... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4583985 | Process for the recovery of solvents in the treatment of textiles In this process the organic solvents which are obtained in a liquid state in the drying phase are pumped away. The solvents present in the form of a solvent vapor/air mixture are partially condensed by cooling and the fractions of solvent still remaining ... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4470878 | Method for drying coal and cooling coke In a coking process, coal to be coked is preheated in a cascaded whirling bed drier into which the coal is charged from above and exposed to an indirect heat transfer while whirling in a coal-stream mixture. Hot gas applied to the heating pipes in respect... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4445976 | Method of entrained flow drying An improved process and system for drying moist particulate carbonaceous materials. The invention has particular application to staged drying processes wherein the particulate material is entrained in one or more serially connect hot gas streams having a ... | 05/01/1984 |
