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| 8161662 | Method for operating a laundry appliance having a steam generator device, and laundry appliance A method for operating a laundry appliance including a housing having a substantially circular housing opening closable by a door, a substantially cylindrical container disposed within the housing and including a substantially circular container opening and configur... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7997005 | Antenna and blower system to remove precipitation from the antenna A blower system to remove precipitation from an antenna may include a blower air plenum extending substantially completely along one side of the antenna. A vent is in communication with the blower air plenum and extends substantially completely along the one side of... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7971369 | Shrouded floor drying fan A method and apparatus for drying floors and carpets using a fan for generating a pressurized air stream within a vertical cylindrical shroud that is spaced two to five inches away from the floor on a set of legs such that an opening is formed between the shroud and... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7469489 | Method gas burner and a combined gas burner and cooler with gas insulation The present invention relates to a method relating to the operation of a burner and/or cooler (3), wherein gases are caused to flow through an inner pipe (7), out into an outer pipe (5) which surrounds the inner pipe (7), and back through... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7421803 | Dryer venting apparatus, techniques and installation kit Venting through the walls of an interior room of a building to an external environment is facilitated by apparatus and techniques for mounting an in-wall unit for interfacing with the exhaust ports of equipment, such as dryers, using flexible pipe. The in-wall unit ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418789 | Combination dryer and method thereof A combination dryer and operation method are disclosed. The combination dryer and operation method for a combination dryer enable air in a drying drum and a cabinet for drying the laundry to circulate continuously and enable water generated in the circulation proces... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7398605 | Method of feeding particulate material to a heated vaporization surface A method for the vaporization of particulate material includes providing one or more containers each containing possibly distinct particulate materials each having at least one component, fluidizing the particulate material in at least one of the containers, and pro... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7374712 | Method for building three-dimensional models from thermoplastic modeling materials The present invention is a method and apparatus for building three-dimensional models by deposition modeling techniques from moisture-sensitive thermoplastics. A feedstock of thermoplastic modeling material is dried to a low moisture content and supplied to a dispen... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7363727 | Method for utilizing a meniscus in substrate processing A method for processing a substrate is provided. The method includes applying an active agent to an active region of a surface of the substrate. Then, the method includes generating a fluid meniscus on the surface of the substrate with a proximity head, where the fl... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7300038 | Method and apparatus to help promote contact of gas with vaporized material Structure helps support material in a container with an increased exposed surface area to help promote contact of a gas with vaporized material. For at least one disclosed embodiment, the structure may help support material for vaporization in the same form as when ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7254900 | Wafer edge wheel with drying function An edge wheel for supporting and rotating a disk-shaped substrate includes a wheel body having a peripheral groove configured to support an edge of a substrate and at least one radial channel extending into said wheel body from said peripheral groove. An edge wheel ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7222438 | Fabric treatment device A device for treating fabrics in a tumble dryer comprising: a reservoir (6) for storing a fabric treatment composition and transfer means (300) to expose fabric treatment composition from the reservoir to airflow generated inside the tumble dryer and/o... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220165 | Blasting materials and method of blasting It is an object of the present invention to provide a blasting method and a shot material, which are very practical both in the cost and the treatment performance. (a) A shot material containing a styrene ion-exchange resin or a waste material caused therefro... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7201572 | Ceramic fiber composite and method for making the same A ceramic fiber composite comprises ceramic fibers bonded together by an at least partially ceramic binder formed from a nanoclay and at least one of a ceramic precursor material or a ceramic material. The present invention also concerns methods of forming ceramic f... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191548 | Clothes tumbler with ozone generator A tumbler is provided for removing odors, such as smoke, from clothing. The tumbler comprises a rotating basket in which clothing tumbles, a blower which causes air to flow through said basket and an ozone source which releases ozone into the air which flows into th... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7181864 | Dehydration of body hem flanges As a metal assembly, which defines partially open voids in which liquid accumulates is conveyed through a heat-treating station, the hot air is blown across the open end of the void to produce a zone of low pressure at the surface of the liquid. The reduction in pre... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7169258 | Process and a fluffer device for treatment of a fiber stock suspension A device treats a fiber stock suspension with at least one additive, the fiber stock suspension being used for production of at least one of paper and cardboard. The fiber stock suspension includes a suspension medium and a fiber material. The fiber material has fib... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7143526 | Method for drying a ceramic formed body by hot air There is provided a method for drying a ceramic formed body by hot air, the formed body having a peripheral face and end faces constituting a columnar shape, and at least one through-hole extending in an axial direction and open at the end face, the formed body cont... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143527 | System and method for modulating flow through multiple ports in a proximity head A method of forming a dynamic liquid meniscus includes forming a meniscus at a first size, the meniscus being formed between a proximity head and a first surface and changing the meniscus to a second size by modulating a flow through at least one of a set of ports o... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137194 | Apparatus and method for maintaining a dry atmosphere in a surface mount device placement machine The apparatus and method of the present invention relates use a dry atmosphere in the component storage portion of the surface mount device placement machine. The dry atmosphere provides the benefit of eliminating the baking process and other moisture management iss... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7121017 | Dryer apparatus for boots and gloves A drying apparatus including a body portion including an upwardly extending drying member which has an upper portion for holding an item of apparel, and a platform coupled to the body portion. The platform can be moved into a first, generally horizontal position ove... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7101958 | Ketone-aldehyde resins having low water content, high thermal stability and yellowing resistance The invention described herein provides ketone-aldehyde resins, especially cyclohexanone-formaldehyde resins, with low water content and high thermal stability and yellowing resistance, and to a process for preparing them and their use. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100306 | Wafer guides for processing semiconductor substrates A wafer guide includes a horizontal support panel and at least three vertical panels attached on one surface of the support panel. Each of the vertical panels has a vertical body panel and a plurality of protrusions upwardly extended from a top surface of the vertic... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097051 | Hanger rod for drying cabinet A hanger rod for a clothes drying cabinet includes a plurality of notches, each adapted to receive a hanger. Each notch is V-shaped, with opposite side walls which converge downwardly to a substantially pointed apex. The rod has front and rear walls defining a thick... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7089687 | Wafer edge wheel with drying function An edge wheel for supporting and rotating a disk-shaped substrate includes a wheel body having a peripheral groove configured to support an edge of a substrate and at least one radial channel extending into said wheel body from said peripheral groove. An edge wheel ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089683 | Drying device The aim of the present invention is to create an efficient energy rational and consequently economical drying device, particularly the drying compartment unit, which could be used for drying processes for all wood products regardless to dimensions, with the ability ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7066412 | Apparatus, methods, and compositions for adding fragrance to laundry The invention provides an apparatus, methods, and compositions for dispensing a fragrance onto laundry in a dryer without substantial loss of that fragrance during the drying process. The apparatus includes an electrostatic vapor generator capable of dispensing a fr... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7047664 | Air blower to remove lint from dryer ducting A system and method for blowing lint from clothing dryer exhaust ducting. The system includes a high capacity electric blower, an adapter to connect the blower to a dryer exhaust hook-up, and a lint catcher to capture lint blown from the ducting. The lint catcher ma... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7050837 | Mobile communication terminal apparatus including moisture detection A mobile communication terminal device is disclosed having elements for detecting moisture in the device. These elements include the following precautionary features: a memory for recording a circumstance under which the detection of moisture takes place, a shutdown... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7043853 | Kiln with process water evaporation system A process and apparatus for drying a stack of lumber, wherein the dry comprises a condensation collection device for collecting liquid in the chamber interior space; and an evaporation system for evaporating collected liquid from the chamber interior space. Process ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7014441 | Fiber draw unit nozzles for use in polymer fiber production A nozzle is described for downwardly directing air from an air intake of a fiber draw unit into a longitudinal channel of the fiber draw unit for forming spunbond polymeric fibers. The nozzle includes an upper eductor connected to the fiber draw unit and a lower edu... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000333 | Animal byproduct conversion system and method A system for recovering nutrients from animal byproducts includes a grinder, a separator, and a dehydrator. The grinder is adapted to reduce the animal byproduct into smaller particles. The separator is adapted to separate the animal byproduct into water, oil and so... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6990750 | Apparatus and method for maintaining a dry atmosphere to prevent moisture absorption and allow demoisturization of electronic components The apparatus and method of the present invention relates use of a warm and dry atmosphere in electronic component storage areas. The warm and dry atmosphere provides the benefit of eliminating the baking process and other moisture management issues by removing mois... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6959504 | Emptying unit for recovering bottom residue, particularly in drying filters, drying units, and the like An emptying unit for recovering bottom residue, particularly in drying filters, drying units and the like, comprising, inside a container for treating and containing dried product, fluid introducing elements for moving the bottom residue of the dried product. A disc... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6921062 | Vaporizer delivery ampoule A vaporizer delivery system for use in semiconductor manufacturing processes including a plurality of vertically stacked containers for holding a vaporizable source material. Each of the vertically stacked containers includes a plurality of vented protuberances exte... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6912800 | Autoclaving prefilled syringes A container which is to be autoclaved has a shiftable plunger that defines a compartment filled with a fluid. The container is confined in a pressurizable chamber and heated so as to change a pressure in the compartment of the container. The pressure in the compartm... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913724 | Solvent casting process and apparatus therefor A process and apparatus for solvent casting which comprises, casting a polymer solution onto a casting support, cooling the polymer solution to gelatinize on the casting support to form web, stripping off the web from the casting support, thrusting side edges of the... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6877219 | Apparatus for placing components on printed circuit boards The apparatus and method of the present invention relates use a dry atmosphere in the component storage portion of the surface mount device placement machine. The dry atmosphere provides the benefit of eliminating the baking process and other moisture management iss... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6877250 | Apparatus, method and system for the treatment of a wafer In an apparatus for a treatment of a wafer at elevated temperatures, the wafer is taken out of the reactor after heat treatment with the help of a mechanical transport apparatus which preferably grips the wafer around the circumference and on the under side. The tra... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6830727 | Method for stocking and preserving green round wood and sawn timber The invention relates to a method for stocking and preserving green round wood and sawn timber, which is stored in an airtight and lighttight sealing cover. The oxygen inside the cover is decomposed by the respiratory process of fungi, bacteria and wood cells that a... | 12/14/2004 |
