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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7748138 | Particle removal method for a substrate transfer mechanism and apparatus A substrate transfer mechanism for transferring a substrate includes a mounting table on which the substrate is mounted; an arm member connected to the mounting table and moving it. The substrate transfer mechanism further includes a temperature control unit for con... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7571554 | Heat recovery and ventilation system for dryers According to one embodiment, a ventilation system includes a heat-recovery device for pre-heating make-up air with exhaust air from multiple drying chambers (e.g., dry kilns for drying lumber). The ventilation system includes ductwork connecting the drying chambers ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7360534 | Heated replacement air system for commercial applications Apparatus and a method for providing heated replacement air to a paint spray booth or other commercial process which requires heated make-up air to replace exhausted air. A blower draws outside air through a filter and an injection chamber prior to delivering the ai... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347006 | Processing apparatus and method for removing particles therefrom A processing apparatus includes a first detection unit for detecting a temperature of an inner wall of the vacuum vessel, a second detection unit for detecting a temperature of the processing unit, and a first control unit for controlling a temperature of the gas. T... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347007 | Low pressure high capacity dryer for resins and other granular and powdery materials A vacuum dryer and method for drying granular or powdery material including at least one canister for holding said material being movable among a series of locations including material heating and vacuum drying locations, means for moving said canister among said lo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347008 | System and method for controlling the operating parameters of a setting system A system includes a device for setting a material, such as ink, deposited on a textile or graphic. A programmable logic controller includes a power intensity selector and an application module and is operably connected to the device. The application module is capabl... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343700 | Automatic control of the drying of particulate material A method and apparatus for drying particulate material in which the drying and discharge of the particulate material may be superimposed in such a way as to permit continuous drying of particulate material even when the supply is not continuous. The quantity of heat... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337553 | Lint detector methods and apparatuses Methods and apparatuses of for detecting lint are disclosed. In one embodiment, a light is directed to a plate. The light can be being emitted by a light source. A reflectometer is calibrated to a specific thermal emissivity of the plate. The thermal emission result... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7310893 | Household appliance with user selected default settings A household appliance functions according to multiple operating cycles, wherein each operating cycle comprises at least one step characterized by a parameter having a factory-set default value. A user can access a controller of the household appliance through a user... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7146747 | Timber drying kiln A multichamber timber drying kiln in which different conditions are maintained in each chamber and methods of drying timber using such a kiln. In one aspect timber is rapidly heated within a first chamber (2; 202; 207) and then transferred to a further chambe... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7082695 | Power-saving drying machine control A power-saving drying machine control method used in a drying machine is disclosed to include the steps of (a) enabling the temperature (or relative humidity) control unit of a central control unit to start working and to detect the temperature (or relative humidity... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080464 | Detection of synthetic fabric loads in an automatic dryer A method for detecting the presence of a synthetic fabric load during an automatic drying cycle in an automatic dryer avoids premature termination of the automatic drying cycle and ensures that the synthetic fabric items are dried according to a user's desired dryne... | 07/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6944968 | Method and apparatus for heating nonwoven webs A process for drying/heat-treating nonwoven webs in which the web is partially dried under tension in a first drying zone and further heat treated under low tension or in a substantially tensionless state a second drying zone. The process significantly reduces the o... | 09/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6910284 | Wood accelerating drying process based on its rheological properties The objective of the present invention is an accelerated drying process for wood, capable of use with all species and of maintaining the quality of the dried wood intact, in which the temperature of the system is kept within the glass transition temperature range, f... | 06/28/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6745495 | Clothes dryer apparatus and method A dryer tumble drying articles includes a drum including a cavity configured to hold articles to be dried, a first motor drivingly coupled to the drum to rotate the drum, a heat source in flow communication with the cavity, and a variable speed motor drivingly coupl... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6725570 | Apparatus and method for a clothing dryer having a fire protective system A clothes dryer having a fire protection system. The clothes dryer chamber has an inlet which receives drying air and an exhaust for removing moisture laden air. The temperature within the drying chamber is monitored, and a determination is made from the dryer elect... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6694638 | Dryer vent check strip A vent check strip for checking a dryer or a vent pipe connected to a dryer. The vent check strip has a temperature sensitive area that changes its color at a threshold temperature within a working temperature range of the dryer when the dryer functions n... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6634118 | Method and apparatus for vacuum drying wood in a collapsible container in a heated bath Wood is disposed in a container having at least one flexible wall, and vacuum is applied to the container. The flexible wall presses against a surface of the wood. The container and wood are them immersed in a heated bath (e.g. comprising water, air, or o... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6625901 | Apparatus and method for drying a thin substrate A dryer for drying a substrate includes: a bath containing a fluid; a chamber; and an isopropyl alcohol delivery system supplying isopropyl alcohol vapor to the interface between the substrate and the fluid when the substrate is removed from the fluid of ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6620368 | Sol-gel process for production of oxide-based glass and ceramic articles A process which uses sol-gel to process oxide-based monoliths which are virtually free of cracks, without nullifying the desired attributes of the oxide-based monoliths. The method comprises substantially drying a wet porous gel monolith by removing a por... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6519871 | Self programming clothes dryer system A method and apparatus for operating an automatic cycle of a clothes dryer wherein after initiation of an automatic cycle, a CPU displays the expected time remaining during the current cycle. At various times during the cycle, the expected time remaining ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6381873 | Method for drying a polymer coating on a substrate An method for the formation of coating films on substrates which consists of a main high-temperature and high pressure drying chamber with two additional chambers located in front and behind the working chamber, respectively. The front drying chamber, whi... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6357142 | Method and apparatus for high-pressure wafer processing and drying A system for high-pressure drying of semiconductor wafers includes the insertion of a wafer into an open vessel, the immersion of the wafer in a liquid, pressure-sealing of the vessel, pressurization of the vessel with an inert gas, and then the controlle... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6345450 | Process for treating green wood and for accelerating drying of green wood A process for drying or curing green wood including the heating of green wood in a heating enclosure to a predetermined temperature over about 120 F while maintaining the moisture content of the wood close to the original moisture content of the felled wo... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6286231 | Method and apparatus for high-pressure wafer processing and drying A method and apparatus for high-pressure drying of semiconductor wafers includes the insertion of a wafer into an open vessel, the immersion of the wafer in a liquid, pressure-sealing of the vessel, pressurization of the vessel with an inert gas, and then... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6270839 | Device for feeding raw material for chemical vapor phase deposition and method therefor A raw material feeding apparatus is provided for a film-forming apparatus in which a thin film is formed from a solid matter as a raw material during chemical vapor-phase deposition. The apparatus includes sub-containers each having an opening for introdu... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6216362 | Method and apparatus for control of the cooling rate of cast steel railway wheels The disclosure provides an apparatus for controlling the rate of heat transfer from as-cast railroad wheels after their removal from the mold utilizing a plurality of vertically adjustable caps with a cap positioned over each wheel to control the rate of ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6192601 | Method and apparatus for reducing particle contamination during wafer transport The present invention provides method and apparatus for reducing particulate contamination during the processing of a substrate. In one embodiment, the step of preheating a substrate in a preheater to a desired temperature. The preheated substrate is tran... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6158148 | Method for detecting impermissible operating states in a hot-air clothes dryer, and a dryer with such a detection method The method detects impermissible operating states in a hot-air clothes dryer with a laundry drum. The temperature in the incoming air flow is detected periodically downstream of an incoming air heater and upstream of the drum. A differential value (differ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6145219 | Room and method for defrosting products A room for bringing products to a specific desired temperature. The room is provided with a heat or cold source and detectors for measuring temperature in the room at a plurality of locations. A number of fans are positioned in the room in the region of a... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6131307 | Method and device for controlling pressure and flow rate A pressure and flow rate of a gas flowing into or out of a processing chamber are controlled, so as to decrease or increase an atmosphere in the processing chamber higher or lower than a target pressure to obtain a target pressure. During a first period, ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6105278 | Method and apparatus for drying timber Timber drying apparatus comprises a housing defining a microwave cavity (4) for containing a quantity of timber, a microwave generator (1) coupled to the housing for introducing microwave energy into the cavity, temperature sensing means (13) arranged to ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6047486 | Control system for a dryer A hybrid control for a clothes dryer which combines an electromechanical timer and a microprocessor. The electromechanical timer has a plurality of switches connected to a plurality of input ports of the microprocessor. The timer switches are driven by a ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6014819 | Process for treating green wood A green wood treating process for treating wood in a green stage prior to curing for preventing or minimizing staining of the wood. The process includes the heating of green wood in a heating enclosure (30, 40) within a maximum time period after felling o... | 01/18/2000 |
