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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7396433 | Process and arrangement for separating oil from oil containing materials The process separates oil and water from a sludge mixture by directing the sludge mixture into a rapidly rotating friction dryer having a cylindrical chamber with a smooth inner surface and a rotating rotor having rotor arms extending into closely spaced relation to... | 07/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 6968807 | Cage arrangement for poultry The invention relates to a cage arrangement for poultry having cage batteries arranged above a manure pit, each battery displaying two cages facing each other, the cages being placed one atop another in tiers, in which arrangement ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6928749 | Laundry dryer A laundry drier determines an amount of laundry placed in the drier's drum and controls a dry pattern based on the amount of laundry. The laundry drier includes a rotatable drum having an interior for holding laundry; a moisture sensor, installed with respect to the... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6875289 | Semiconductor wafer cleaning systems and methods An immersion processing system is provided for cleaning wafers with an increased efficiency of chemical use. Such a system advantageously uses less cleaning enhancement substance that may be provided as gas, vapor or liquid directly to a meniscus or wafer/liquid/gas... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6766592 | Chicken manure processing apparatus A manure processing apparatus which has a circular processing bin and a plurality of augers, with the augers arranged vertically and adapted to move in a circular path within the processing bin, and to raise and mix the manure continuously. The apparatus further com... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6716959 | Device and method for treating plastic material The invention relates to a method for treating plastic material, especially polyethylene terephthalate, wherein the relatively low temperature material is initially crystallized by heating before subjecting said material to heating or condensation in the solid phase... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6560895 | Chicken manure processing apparatus A manure processing apparatus is defined which has a processing bin and a plurality of augers, with the augers arranged vertically and adapted to move back and forth along the length and width of the processing bin. The apparatus further comprises an air ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6533872 | Method and arrangement for drying substrates after treatment in a liquid A method for treating substrates, such as silicon wafers, wherein the substrates are immersed for some time in a bath containing a liquid and are taken therefrom so slowly that practically all of the liquid remains in the bath. The substrates are brought ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6505417 | Method for controlling airflow on a backside of a semiconductor wafer during spin processing In a method for controlling airflow on a backside of a semiconductor wafer during spin processing, a wafer backing plate is first disposed below a semiconductor wafer. Air is then supplied to the volume defined by the wafer backing plate and the semicondu... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6139645 | Method and arrangement for drying substrates after treatment in a liquid A method and an arrangement is provided for treating substrates, such as, for example, silicon wafers (1), in which the latter are immersed for some time in a bath (2) containing a liquid (1) and are then taken therefrom so slowly that practically the who... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5775004 | Process and apparatus for drying a solid-liquid mixture A process and an apparatus is disclosed for drying sludge or other materials, more specifically, sewage sludge, in which a mixture of base material and wet material is introduced to a drier and passing hot gas or hot air passed over the mixture. The proce... | 07/07/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5636447 | Apparatus and method for moving articles to desired locations Apparatus for moving articles, such as lids for containers, from one location to other locations depending on processing requirements of a manufacturing operation wherein a continuous supply of lids are separated into units, each having a plurality of lid... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5604994 | Drying hopper and powder drying method using the same Disclosed is a drying hopper comprising, disposed in its lower position, a cone portion having diameters gradually decreasing toward a lower end thereof, in which a high temperature gas is injected toward powder descending in the cone portion to thereby d... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5395595 | Fluidized bed reactor The present invention relates to a fluidized bed reactor in which olefins are polymerized or copolymerized in a bed formed by particles being polymerized and fluidized with the aid of a circulating gas. In the reactor, a circulating gas is fed from a gas ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5143626 | Sludge dehydrater having specially designed augers and infrared heater elements The invention discloses an apparatus and process for destroying pathogens and dehydrating streams of waste in one, continous process. More particularly, the invention contains an auger with specially modified, variably angled blades which agitates a strea... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5050232 | Movable heat treating apparatus utilizing proportionally controlled infrared lamps An apparatus for heat treating the surface of a body includes at least one infrared lamp carried on a stand. A circuit is provided for controlling the energization of the lamp. The circuit includes a parameter input mechanism for permitting an operator to... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4642906 | Method and apparatus for roasting small quantities of coffee The invention relates to a method for roasting small quantities of coffee, in which the unroasted coffee is fed into a roaster and supplied with hot air via a controlled burner until roasting is completed; after roasting is shut off, the roasted coffee is... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4525936 | Flux drying apparatus and method An apparatus and method for drying welding flux in which flux to be dried is fed downwardly by gravity onto the uppermost of a vertically staggered, interleaved array of shelf plate support members within a drying chamber; and the drying chamber is swung ... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4242809 | Method and apparatus for preserving protein in animal droppings A method and apparatus for collecting and drying animal droppings at room temperature to substantially prevent the decomposition of the protein and urea therein. The droppings are collected on boards positioned beneath cages for the animals, and air at am... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4143471 | Method and apparatus for conditioning tobacco The moisture content of tobacco, particularly greenleaf tobacco, is reduced to an accurately determined value by conveying a continuous tobacco stream through three successive sections of a transporting system wherein the tobacco is contacted by air curre... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4086706 | Feeding and treating system A feeding apparatus has a vessel with a floor on which is provided a support lining defining with the floor a generally closed space and constituted as a gas-impervious foil formed with a multiplicity of throughgoing holes and a gas-pervious textile sheet... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4070767 | Apparatus and method for aerating, vibrating and aligning sheets of paper and the like An apparatus and method for the stacking and restacking of printed paper, cardboard and the like are disclosed. Included in the apparatus is a turnover mechanism which receives stacks of sheets on a pallet or skid and, after clamping, turns this skid abou... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4031252 | Doctoring and drying method An apparatus and method comprised of a plurality of doctoring units, each of which is a pivotally supported combination doctor blade and V-shaped member, is described. In each unit the leading edge of the doctor blade is parallel to the plane of the surfa... | 06/21/1977 |
| 4006533 | Treating gas and granular material in panel bed There is provided a puffback technique for cleaning a panel bed contactor suitable for chemical or physical treatment of gas and granular material. Free surfaces for entry of gas are supported cooperatively by louvers. A puffback technique is provided for... | 02/08/1977 |
| 3950183 | Production of annealed pigments In the production of annealed products such as inorganic pigments wherein pigment-forming starting materials are mixed, optionally with the addition of auxiliary substances, thereafter annealed, optionally ground, washed and then dried, the improvement wh... | 04/13/1976 |
