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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7571553 | Control user interface for laundry appliances A control user interface for laundry appliances, such as a clothes dryer or washing machine, enables a user to control multiple modes of operation and a variable associated with at least one mode of operation by manipulating a single control element. In one arrangem... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7380348 | Material dewatering apparatus The invention provides a pneumatic dewatering apparatus (1) for wet product. The apparatus (1) comprises essentially a cyclone chamber (2) connected to a centrifugal fan (3). Various vortex flow forming stations (6), each followed ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7308798 | Dehumidification system The present invention relates to dehumidification equipment and more particularly, to a dehumidification system and method for use in hazardous locations. In particular, there is provided a desiccant wheel assembly for use in a dehumidification system. The desiccant... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7261208 | Method and installation for drying sludge Apparatus and method for drying sludge, in particular sewage sludge, by creating a granulate from the dried product. A mixture of a carrier material consisting of recycled sludge which has already been dried and liquid sludge is fed to a dryer 6. The dried pr... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7101414 | Rotary bed sorption system including at least one recycled isolation loop, and methods of designing and operating such a system A method of reducing the sorbate concentration of a process fluid stream using a sorption bed system includes the following steps. A mass of a sorbent material is rotated so that, in a cycle of operation, a given volume of the sorbent mass sequentially passes throug... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7070693 | Process for treating septage A process and apparatus for the treatment of septage, particularly grease trap waste, is disclosed. The inventive process will convert the septage into Biosolids (sludge) and water dischargeable to the environment. The treated septage achieves pathogen reduction, an... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7014683 | Method for the regeneration of humidity-laden process air and arrangement for carrying out said method A method for the regeneration of humidity-laden drying cartridges includes heating to 220 to 300° C. and introducing it into a drying cartridge for regeneration. Subsequent cooling of the drying cartridge is achieved by a partial stream of air diverted from the dri... | 03/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7001512 | Closed loop processing system for waste and crops A process for treating waste products discharged in a waste water from an animal operation, such as a swine confinement facility includes a holding tank for receiving waste water from the flushing of the facility in which solids to accumulate at the bottom thereof; ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6978725 | Process and apparatus for treating biogenic residues, particularly sludges The invention relates to a process and apparatus for treating biogenic residues, particularly sludges, preferably in the area of a clarification plant. Biogenic residues with a variable dry substance are subjected to aerobic drying until an energy-independent therma... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6951065 | Method and apparatus for controlling gas flow through granulate in drying hoppers Method and apparatus for drying granulate material in a hopper by controlling the amount of gas which flows through the hopper to heat and to dry the granulate. The control allows to use a minimum amount of gas for heating the granulate to the drying temperature and... | 10/04/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6622398 | Method of ozone conversion in semiconductor manufacturing A method for processing semiconductor wafers and similar articles has an ozone remover connected to a processing chamber. The ozone remover has a light chamber surrounded by reflectors. Ozone and other processing gases and vapors flow out of the processin... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6461481 | Process for removing water from organoborane compounds A method of removing water from wet organoborane by dissolving the wet organoborane in an organic solvent in which water is incompletely soluble, decanting any insoluble water, and distilling the organic phase to remove water which may be contained therei... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6167636 | Process for thermally utilizing spent grains In a process for thermally utilizing wet spent grains (1), the wet spent grains (1) are mechanically predried in a first drying stage (2), thermally dried in a further drying stage (4) and finally thermally utilized by burning or gasification. In order to... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6151799 | Citrus peel processing system A system and method is described for processing waste citrus peel to remove oil from the peel in a highly efficient manner for subsequent processing, where the temperature of the peel is elevated, the peel is then finely fragmented to create a slurry, the... | 11/28/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6006440 | Process and apparatus for drying a slurry The invention is directed to a process and apparatus for drying a slurry, particularly a sludge, such as sewage sludge, in which a sludge mixture of recycled dried sludge and wet sludge is fed to a drier. The quantity of wet sludge or recycled dried sludg... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6000144 | Method for heating and cooling food products A method and device for heating and cooling, such as for the sterilization, pasteurization, drying and/or roasting, of food products, such as nuts and beans, for example whole and crushed peanuts and coffee and cocoa beans, comprising bringing the raw foo... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5915816 | Method and apparatus for preparing an adsorbent A method of preparing an adsorbent which contains a medium, which medium may comprise water. The medium is removed from the adsorbent by a hot regeneration gas, and the adsorbent is then cooled, wherein heat recovered during said cooling is used to heat t... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5915815 | Method and apparatus for drying organic material An apparatus method of separating organic mass into its component parts in environmentally contained hygienic conditions at high thermal efficiency. One example is extraction of aromatic oils from citrus fruit. Organic materials derive from plants which c... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5913589 | Combination product cooling and flux management apparatus A combination product cooling and flux management apparatus is mounted above a reflow soldering oven. The apparatus has a sealed housing with four openings: an ambient air inlet, an ambient air outlet, a recirculating gas inlet and a recirculating gas out... | 06/22/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5814234 | Integrated soil and fluid decontamination system A method for decontaminating both soil and mixed waste water polluted by hydrocarbons in a single integrated process is disclosed. Contaminated mixed waste fluid is separated into water and hydrocarbons which are then used in the thermal decontamination o... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5773061 | Method and apparatus for making agglomerated product An agglomerated powder is produced in an apparatus where the product is agglomerated in two stages. First, a liquid concentrated feed of the product is atomized by an atomizer in a drying chamber. The fine particles are transferred to a separating device ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5675910 | Recirculating batch peanut drying apparatus A recirculating batch peanut drying apparatus including a drying station for heating the peanuts, a tempering station for cooling the peanuts after heating, and a recirculating device which transports the peanuts in a continuous flow between the drying st... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5659974 | Method for regeneration of an adsorbent material containing moisture and apparatus therefor A method and apparatus for preparing and regenerating an adsorbent material which material contains a medium (particularly moisture). The medium is removed from the adsorbent material by a hot regeneration gas, following which the adsorbent material is co... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5596815 | Material drying process A process is provided for drying raw material that comprises solids and a substantial amount of moisture. The process in its basic form involves the steps of forming the raw material into pellets by extrusion under pressure through a forming die into pell... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5575085 | Apparatus and method for controlling the rotary airlocks in a coal processing system by reversing the motor current rotating the air lock An improvement to a coal processing system where hard materials found in the coal may cause jamming of either inflow or outflow rotary airlocks, each driven by a reversible motor. The instantaneous current used by the motor is continually monitored and co... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5557859 | Continuous process for harvesting, solar drying and accumulating hay or other crops A method and apparatus for processing a crop growing in a field by continuously cutting the crop with a transportable cutter and forming a layer of the cut crop on a moving conveyor. A stream of solar heated air is continuously forced onto the moving crop... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5535528 | Agglomerating waste sludge and yard waste A process and apparatus which mixes yard waste and municipal waste sludge to form fuel, fertilizer, or animal feed supplement. The yard waste and sludge are thoroughly mixed in a mixer and fed into a thermal dryer. A portion of the dried material is then ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5337496 | Sludge treatment process A system is described for producing small uniform pellets of predetermined size which are substantially free of fines from mechanically dewatered sewage sludge. The system includes a process and apparatus for mixing the dewatered sludge with previously dr... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5215670 | Process of drying and pelletizing sludge in indirect dryer having recycled sweep air Dewatered municipal sludge is dried and simultaneously pelletized in an indirect dryer. A sweep air is introduced into the dryer to extract a water vapor and air mixture. The water vapor and air mixture is condensed and cleaned in a condensor and a scrubb... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5069801 | Indirect heat drying and simultaneous pelletization of sludge Municipal sludge is dried in an indirect heating dryer to simultaneously dry and pelletize the sludge while preventing the escape of malodorous gases. The product exiting the dryer contains pelletized, undersized and oversized fractions. The dried product... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5059308 | Installation for processing raw fruit, particularly plums Raw plums fed into a receiving tank and washer (1) are conveyed by a platform elevator (2) to a cord-type sizing device which enables their distribution toward two tray-carrying chains (5A and 5B). The trays are stacked on carts carried by platform elevat... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4989344 | Particulate removal for a sludge treatment process A system is described for producing small uniform pellets of predetermined size which are substantially free of fines from mechanically dewatered sewage sludge and a means for controlling odor from the production of said pellets. The system includes a pro... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4956926 | Sludge treatment process A system is described for producing small uniform pellets of predetermined size which are substantially free of fines from mechanically dewatered sewage sludge. The system includes a process and apparatus for mixing the dewatered sludge with previously dr... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4953478 | Odor control for a sludge treatment process A system is described for producing small uniform pellets of predetermined size which are substantially free of fines from mechanically dewatered sewage sludge and a means for controlling odor from the production of said pellets. The system includes a pro... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4829678 | Sludge treatment process A system is described for producing small uniform pellets of predetermined size which are substantially free of fines from mechanically dewatered sewage sludge. The system includes a process and apparatus for mixing the dewatered sludge with previously dr... | 05/16/1989 |
