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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7975399 | Perpendicular view three dimensional electronic programming guide A method and apparatus of displaying an Electronic Programming Guide (EPG). In one embodiment, an EPG is constructed of a three dimensional virtual mesh, in which independent objects representing television programs are situated. The virtual mesh is displayed perpen... | 07/12/2011 |
| 6871418 | Apparatus and related method for rapid cure of sol-gel coatings This invention resides in an apparatus and related method for rapidly curing thin film sol-gel coatings, particularly such coatings adhered to low melting temperature plastic substrates, whether rigid or flexible, without deforming the substrate. The curing is achie... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6848196 | Method of monitoring a freeze drying process A method of monitoring a freeze-drying process in an apparatus (1) holding one or more samples (9) of a material to be freeze dried, comprises the steps of directing input radiation onto the sample (9), the input radiation forming output radiati... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6732451 | UV curing module for label printer A UV curing module for use with a label printer. UV curing lamps/radiation emitters are located to cover the label media path. The UV curing module may be integrated into the label printer or similar devices including a label applicator or a label rewinder. ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6647640 | Drying station and method for drying printed sheets and printing machine having a drying station A drying station for drying printed sheets transported by a transport belt includes an irradiation device for irradiating the printed sheets, a deflection section located in vicinity of the irradiation device for guiding the transport belt away from the i... | 11/18/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6557268 | Dryer and method for drying continuously conveyed products The invention relates to a dryer (1) for drying continuously conveyed products, e.g. a warp, comprising essentially a first dryer array (2) and a second dryer array (3). A passage (4) for passing through the product (W) is formed between the dryer arrays ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6487789 | Heated cylinder and process of using same Heated cylinder and process of using same for heating a fibrous material web in machines for one of producing and refining the fibrous material web. The heated cylinder includes a cylinder jacket having an outer jacket layer with good heat conductivity, a... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6463674 | Hot air impingement drying system for inkjet images A dryer uses a two-phase drying system having a brief water condensation interval, followed by impinging parallel laminar recirculating hot air jets which impinge on wet ink to increase the copy rate of inkjet printing and to increase the quality of the p... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6463677 | Method and device for moisture profiling Method and device for moisture profiling of fibrous material web to be dried in machines for manufacturing and/or refining of fibrous material web. Method includes subjecting fibrous material web to electromagnetic waves in the form of high-frequency wave... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6449871 | Semiconductor process chamber having improved gas distributor A process chamber 25 for processing a semiconductor substrate, comprises a support for supporting a substrate 50. A gas distributor 90 provided for introducing process gas into the chamber 25, comprises a gas nozzle for injecting process gas at an incline... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6425190 | Method and device for moisture profiling A method and device for moisture profiling of a fibrous material web to be dried in machines for manufacturing and/or refining this web that includes subjecting the fibrous material web to electromagnetic waves in the form of microwaves and/or high-freque... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6412190 | Infrared and hot air dryer combination A combined infrared and hot air dryer includes a pressurized hood which is fed with combustion air through an air delivery duct. Each cross-direction zone of the hood includes a mixer. The air enters the mixer without any direct connection between the del... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412192 | Device and method for ventilating an offset pocket space in a papermaking machine The device (10) and method are used for ventilating an offset pocket space (12) located in a drying section of a papermaking machine by injecting air from at least one heated dry air supply inlet (11). The offset pocket space (12) is situated between thre... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6401360 | Apparatus and method for drying photosensitive material using a radiant heat assembly A drying apparatus and method utilizes the combination of radiant heat and air to quickly dry photosensitive material. The arrangement of the drying apparatus is such that radiant heat said assembly including a heating bar and a reflective cover positione... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6401356 | Method of drying wood veneer A method of drying veneer sheets by continuously shingling discrete wood veneer-sheets to form a layup where the leading edges of adjacent sheets are offset by a distance X with the lower, veneer sheet leading in the direction of movement the one there ab... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6401358 | Method and device for drying a rapidly conveyed product to be dried, especially for drying printing ink A method and an apparatus for drying a substance that is being rapidly conveyed in a conveyor apparatus, in particular for drying layers of printing ink on rapidly transported paper, wherein in a drying zone by means of incident electromagnetic radiation ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6293788 | Thermal processing unit for the preparation of plastisol-based floor coverings A thermal processing unit for the processing of plastisol-based floor coverings comprising a radiant heat transfer section which raises the temperature of a plastisol-based floor covering to an approach temperature followed by a convection heating section... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6237248 | Convection drier and method of use for manufacturing a material web A dry end of a machine for manufacturing a material web, in particular a paper or cardboard web, includes at least one convection drier, having at least one drying section. The material web passes through the at least one drying section, and is guided bet... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6237245 | Microwave flower press A device for pressing and drying organic materials in a microwave oven. The organic material is inserted between two sheets of thin cloth which are, in turn, sandwiched between two thick felt pads. These pads are then sandwiched between platens made from ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6223452 | Clothes dryer with emissive coating An improved clothes dryer has a rotatable drum with an emissive coating on the drum to reflect energy from a heat source, such as a radiant infrared lamp, inside the dryer. By reflecting the energy inside the rotatable drum, the rate of heat transfer is i... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6207941 | Method and apparatus for rapid drying of coated materials with close capture of vapors A method and apparatus for the removing solvents from coated materials while capturing evaporated vapors in a confined space and maintaining non-explosive conditions within the space. Microwave energy may be applied to a coated material as the coated mate... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6195909 | Infrared dryer with air purge shutter A combination infrared/air convection dryer or oven for travelling webs. A shutter assembly is provided between the infrared radiation source and the moving web in order to selectively expose the web to infrared radiation, and to create a sealed air chamb... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6148542 | Method for curing an adhesive between two layers of an information carrier A method of manufacturing an information carrier which cures an adhesive by means of UV radiation in an inert-gas atmosphere. The adhesive is interposed as an adhesive layer between two superposed layers of a disc-shaped information carrier. The device in... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6128829 | Method for drying substrates In a method for drying substrates, in particular, semiconductor wafers, an especially residue-free drying of the substrates results when, during removal of the substrates from a liquid, a meniscus of the liquid forming at the transition between the substr... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6098309 | Machine and process for manufacturing or treating a material web Apparatus and process for manufacturing or treating a material web that includes at least one heatable cylinder and a combustion unit. The combustion unit is adapted to heat the at least one heatable cylinder with at least one of combustion gases and infr... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5981022 | Apparatus and method for drying or curing web materials and coatings A method for drying and/or curing a traveling web including a RF generating means for delivering RF through field and RF stray field to the web to heat the web, air bars to direct air flow to the web for cooling to facilitate emission of moisture therefro... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5771602 | Method and device for drying a coating on a paper web or equivalent A method and device for drying a coating on a paper web or equivalent in which the direction of running of the paper web is turned, free of contact, by blowings produced by a turning device and the coating on the paper web is dried free of contact by blow... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5737851 | Thermal processing unit for the preparation of plastisol-based floor coverings A thermal processing unit for the processing of plastisol-based floor coverings comprising a radiant heat transfer section which raises the temperature of a plastisol-based floor covering to an approach temperature followed by a convection heating section... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5606805 | Process for drying a coated moving web A process for drying a web of material moving at a speed of at least about 150 feet per minute. In the first step of the process, a web of material is contacted with a first mixture of air and flue gas while passing the web under a first air nozzle. There... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5589321 | Method of and apparatus for controlling drying of photographic material A method of and an apparatus for controlling drying of a photographic material in which, by controlling respective temperatures of a contact-heating device and warm air, temperatures can be controlled to the minimum temperature necessary to provide the ph... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5557858 | Infrared wood product dryer An infrared wood product dryer apparatus (10) constructed in accordance with the invention broadly includes enclosure structure (12) defining an interior (20), a conveyor assembly (14) configured for conveying a particulate material along a material flow ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5537925 | Infra-red forced air dryer and extractor An infra-red dryer utilizes high velocity air jets which scrub and break up the moist air layer which clings to the surface of a freshly printed and/or coated sheet. The high velocity air jets are directed through multiple air flow apertures across an arr... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5495680 | Curing line oven with variable in-line UHF module A continuous extrusion and curing line has a linear hot air curing furnace which includes at least one UHF module which is selectively linearly movable along a length of the furnace.... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5496406 | Coating device having infrared and suspension drying sections A device for coating a paper web includes two applicator rolls disposed parallel to one another, forming a roll gap for the passage of a paper web therethrough. At least one applicator for applying a coating onto a surface of at least one of the rolls is ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5447566 | Paper coating and drying machine A paper tinting and drying machine has a tinting module and a dryer module spaced apart from one another by a predetermined distance so that aqueous liquid ink with less than five percent volatile organic compounds by volume applied to the underside of th... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5440821 | Method and a device of treating a continuous material web with infrared light and heated air A method and a device (1) to treat a paper web (12) by using air, which flows around and cools the infrared lamps (4), to impinge against the paper web and thereafter be removed. A glass plate (9), supported by a pair of glass holders (8), is used to shie... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5390428 | Film transport means for use in a film dryer The emulsion surface of a film may be damaged as it is pushed into or pulled through a dryer unit. Described herein is a transport arrangement for transporting a film through a dryer which comprises a conveyor belt for transporting the film, and air jets ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5373647 | Method and a system for drying sludge A method and a system serve to completely or partially dehydrate sludge by evaporation which originates from e.g. sewage. The sludge is dried with addition of heat in a drying chamber (2), the sludge being transported on an endless travelling grate (3) fr... | 12/20/1994 |
