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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7231887 | Milking installation A milking installation comprises a compressed air system with a compressed air line, a pneumatically controllable cylinder and a compressed air pump for supplying compressed air for the cylinder. The compressed air system comprises a dew point sensor for measuring t... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7201851 | Vacuum processing apparatus and substrate transfer method An etching processing apparatus 1 has a transfer chamber 2, a plurality of processing chambers 3 and 4, and a plurality of cassette chambers 7 and 8. Inside the transfer chamber 2, a transfer mechanism 14 is pr... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7194894 | Advanced HIT skid data collection An Advanced Data Logging kit for testing a generator's liquid cooled stator bar system for leaks is disclosed. The kit is installed in between the generator's header and the HIT Skid and in the generator's cooling system. The kit includes pressure and vacuum transdu... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7043940 | Method for making thin fused glass articles A method suited for producing thin fused glass articles includes, in preferred aspects, preparing a dry gel having edges configured to reduce or eliminate warping of the gel during densification of the gel. Preferred aspects include partially densifying the gel, mac... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6920703 | Microstructure drying treatment method and its apparatus and its high pressure vessel The object of the present invention is to provide a microstructure drying treatment method by which a substrate having a microstructure has a fine pattern of less than 30 nm and a large-caliber substrate of 100 mm or more can be dried uniformly and in a short time w... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6804900 | Method for drying microstructure member Method for drying a microstructure member having many micro concavities in a surface, the micro concavities containing water, includes adjusting the temperature of liquid inside the micro concavities to a temperature in the range of the cloud point of a surfactant Â... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6772537 | Pressure-heat drying method and an apparatus therefor An object of the present invention is to provide a pressure-heat drying method which allows a catalytic substance and the like to be deposited uniformly onto a workpiece to be dried in a dramatically short time as compared to a prior art method, and also an apparatu... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6670402 | Rapid aerogel production process Methods of more rapidly producing aerogel products by means of a rapid solvent exchange of solvent inside wet gels with supercritical CO2 by injecting supercritical, rather than liquid, CO2 into an extractor that has been pre-heated ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6588229 | Method for controlling heat treatment in process of fabricating high purity silica glass Disclosed is a method for controlling a heat treatment in the process of fabricating a high purity silica glass via a sol-gel process using a low temperature heater having an inhalation line and an exhaust line. Accordingly, the method includes the steps ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6579418 | Leakage control system for treatment of moving webs Pressurized web treatment systems include a moving web that passes through a pressurized treatment chamber having a sealing assembly with a leakage control system. Leakage control is achieved by the cooperative effect of localized leak detectors and leak ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6280573 | Leakage control system for treatment of moving webs Pressurized web treatment systems include a moving web that passes through a pressurized treatment chamber having a sealing assembly with a leakage control system. Leakage control is achieved by the cooperative effect of localized leak detectors and leak ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6253463 | Method of spray drying Spray drying is performed at increased pressure whereby advantages are obtained as to product characteristics and production capacity. Particulate materials of an amorphous structure and non-dusting high-bulk density powders can be obtained.... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6219936 | Wafer drying device and method Nitrogen gas is jetted into a space on the liquid level of pure water in a drying chamber in which wafers are immersed. Simultaneously therewith, liquid-phase isopropyl alcohol is jetted at a temperature higher than the temperature of the wafers and in th... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6134805 | Detecting liquid dry conditions for liquefied compressed gases A method [and an apparatus are] is disclosed for detecting an occurrence of a liquid dry condition in a container containing a liquefied compressed gas while the gaseous phase of the liquefied compressed gas is being removed from the container over time. ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5914183 | Porous semiconductor material Porous semiconductor material in the form of at least partly crystalline silicon is produced with a porosity in excess of 90% determined gravimetrically, and voids, crazing and peeling are substantially not observable by scanning electron microscopy at a ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5888307 | Method and means for hydrolysis of organic materials Hydrolyzing organic waste material in a multi-stage reactor comprising a heated first stage, a further heated second stage, a still further heated third stage, and a fourth stage, with a valved exit way connected to the fourth stage and a valve entryway c... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5736007 | Method of liquor removal from particulate solids Liquor removal from particulate solids such as wet wood pulp is achieved by applying a pneumatic or vapor pressure force through a pad of the wood pulp to compress the solids and to expel liquor from the solids. If air is used as a displacing medium, no w... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5692314 | Process for drying the insulation of stator winding rods of electrical machines with direct liquid cooling Winding rods, built into the stator of an electrical machine, are no longer safe to operate after leakages in a water chamber. After this waterchamber has been removed, as is necessary anyway, a flexible, gas-proof hose is pulled upon the rod end, and the... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5473826 | Process for drying sol-gel derived porous bodies at elevated subcritical temperatures and pressures A process is disclosed for drying sol-gel derived porous wet bodies without inducing cracks therein. The wet gel preferably is immersed in a liquid solvent before being placed inside a drying chamber capable of withstanding relatively high pressures and t... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5331747 | Hydraulic test apparatus and method for stator in electrical generator A hydraulic testing and drying apparatus for a water cooled-stator in an electrical generator. The apparatus is mounted on a sled (10) and comprises an air compressor (16), regenerative air dryer (18), receiver (20), vacuum pump (22) and associated piping... | 07/26/1994 |
| 4733478 | Method of dewatering brown coal This disclosure relates to a process for steam dewatering of brown coal, using a plurality of autoclaves, each of which, in cyclic sequence among the autoclaves, repeats a batch process comprised of an atmospheric pressure stage to unload the coal dewater... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4576712 | Maintaining gas flow during transfer of solids in hydrocarbon conversion and gas-solid contacting processes Method and apparatus are provided for maintaining a substantially continuous gas flow through particulate solids in two zones. The solids are moved from a low pressure zone to a high pressure zone by means of a valveless lock hopper system. Maintenance of... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4514910 | Dehydration of lignite or the like A method and apparatus are provided for the dehydration of low rank coal, such as lignite. The coal is formed into particles having a size of less than about 4 inches, is subjected to atmospheric steaming, and then preheating with steam at a pressure of a... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4368582 | Process for drying finely divided pigments A process for drying finely divided pigments contained in a press cake or a suspension, wherein a mixture of the pigment and a liquid whose critical temperature is below the decomposition temperature of the pigment is heated under pressure to above the cr... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4233753 | Method for preventing the splitting of logs during drying A method for treating whole logs to prevent them from splitting as they are dried to a desired moisture content. Whole green logs are placed in a pressure vessel which is sealed. Preferably the logs are debarked before they are placed in the vessel, but t... | 11/18/1980 |
