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A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7003898 | Lumber sticker A lumber sticker for separating lumber, comprised of an elongated generally rectangular shaped block with sides shaped such that the lumber sticker will not come to rest on the sides. The lumber sticker has channels cut into the top and bottom surfaces, traversing t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6910835 | Modular fiber log erosion and sediment control barrier A linear modular erosion and sediment control barrier is constructed of fiber logs joined end-to-end, the logs having a maximum length of about 8 feet long. Each fiber log is made of a quantity of loose fibers retained in a tubular casing by a plug. The tubular casi... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6865821 | Vacuum lumber drying kiln with collapsing cover and method of use A lumber drying kiln employs outside air pressure uses a flexible collapsing bag or cover alone or in combination with walls. The collapsing bag seals against a base to maintain the vacuum. The air pressure against the flexible top keeps the lumber layers from warpi... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6725566 | Drying plant and method for drying wood The invention relates to drying equipment and can be used in wood and wood treatment industries, etc., whenever parameters and procedures necessary to dry materials such as wood are used. The invention allows the drying process to achieve a higher degree of environm... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6490812 | Active microchannel fluid processing unit and method of making The present invention is an active microchannel fluid processing unit and method of making, both relying on having (a) at least one inner thin sheet; (b) at least one outer thin sheet; (c) defining at least one first sub-assembly for performing at least o... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6370792 | Structure and methods for introducing heated ari into a kiln chamber A kiln system includes a kiln chamber defining a chamber interior space, a furnace capable of providing heated air, one or more air moving devices capable of circulating air in the chamber interior space along a recirculating flow path, and a plenum posit... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6243970 | Stack of lumber having low resistance to airflow therethrough and associated method A stack of lumber that can be efficiently dried includes a plurality of layers of lumber that are arranged one above the other and extend longitudinally and laterally. Each layer of lumber includes a first edge that extends in the longitudinal direction a... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6219937 | Reheaters for kilns, reheater-like structures, and associated methods Elliptically shaped reheater conduits extend downward into a portion of a flow path that extends through a lower chamber interior space of a kiln chamber. Each of the reheater conduits has opposite ends, defines a length that extends between the opposite ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 5943880 | Cooling apparatus, cooling method, and processing apparatus A refrigerant is directly contacted to a substrate to be processed that was heated so as to quickly cool the substrate. Thus, the temperature of the substrate is dropped to a predetermined temperature level. The substrate is cooled by a cooling device and... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5813137 | Lath for lumber stacking This invention relates to an improved separator, commonly referred to as a "lath", "stick", "sticker", or "crosser", that is used in the lumber industry to separate pieces of lumber in a stack or bundle. The separator features, in one embodiment, a plural... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5704134 | Trim block drying rack and method A rack assembly for drying short lumber pieces is provided. The rack assembly includes unitary racks for supporting each tier of lumber pieces in a stack. Each rack includes transverse stickers to separate it from the preceding tier and a number of longit... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5692317 | Method and facility for dehydrating plants particularly, for dehydrating forage A method and a facility for dehydrating plants, particularly for dehydrating forage. The method consists in introducing the forage to be dehydrated in a drier with a retention time and a temperature that are suitable to achieve the at least partial drying... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5671551 | Hay storage device and method A protective device for use in protecting hay bales and preventing spoilage thereof, the device comprising a cover designed to substantially cover an upper surface of the hay bale, the cover being spaced from the upper surface thereof and having a vent to... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5304333 | Concrete product molding and curing plant methods and apparatus Green concrete products, such as building products, are placed on pallets. Those pallets are transported to a kiln for curing and from the kiln after cure by an overhead crane. Pallets are lowered into and removed from open top kilns layer by layer being ... | 04/19/1994 |
| 4924599 | UV curing apparatus A UV curing apparatus includes a single UV lamp providing a source of UV energy for irradiating ink on a substrate being conveyed through a UV curing station. Substantial reductions in the amount of energy absorbed by the substrate and substantial increas... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4823480 | Semiconductor heat-treating apparatus A semiconductor heat-treating apparatus comprising a heat treatment furnace main, gas discharging means surrounding the port for carrying semiconductors into or out of said furnace main therethrough, an internal cylindrical partition of said gas dischargi... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4817300 | Apparatus for uniformly subjecting a flow-traversable heatable material to a fluid flow An apparatus for uniformly subjecting a flow-traversable heatable material, in particular a stack of plates, rods, tubes, pipes, or the like, to a fluid flow comprises a radial-flow fan which serves as flow drive and which is disposed above the plane of f... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4788777 | Dry kiln wood spacing sticker A sticker for spacing wood products apart vertically in a dry kiln is formed as an elongated, hollow, internally reinforced extruded rectangular profile of synthetic resin reinforced with glass fiber. The internal reinforcement is provided by one or more ... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4766678 | Vertical apparatus for heat treating a semiconductor substrate A vertical apparatus for heat treating a semiconductor apparatus which is provided with an opening at one end, wherein the opening of a reactor provided with a reaction gas inlet and outlet is fitted with a cap which is designed to be tightly fitted to or... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4640021 | Hay drying apparatus An apparatus for drying a stack of hay bales which includes a movable dryer for placement against a first end of the stack and an air and moisture impervious flexible sheet for covering the dryer and a top and sides of the stack. An air fan coupled to the... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4629417 | Process and furnace for reheating slabs, billets, blooms and the like A reheating furnace has a row of heating chambers and a mobile roof whose sections can be moved relative to each other so as to expose the tops of selected chambers for admission or evacuation of slabs. The slabs are lowered into and lifted out of selecte... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4597189 | Packaged kiln dried firewood A process for kiln drying firewood comprises splitting essentially uniform lengths of green tree logs to form firewood pieces. The green firewood pieces are placed in a kiln drying oven and dried at temperatures in excess of 150° F. by moving heated air ... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4529497 | Disposal of spent oil shale and other materials A process is provided for retorting synthetic fuels, such as oil shale, and disposing of the tailings in an environmentally acceptable manner. In the process, raw synthetic fuels are retorted in a surface retort to produce synthetic oil. The synthetic oil... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4357759 | Method of removing water from water base can sealant A method for removing water from water base can end lining compound after application without the use of a dryer. The method comprises the steps of arranging the lined can ends in a stack, wrapping the stacked can ends in a suitable absorbent material, an... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4339884 | Apparatus for drying fish, especially squid A novel apparatus and method are provided for drying or otherwise processing fish. The apparatus includes a generally prone or slightly sloped frame having an upper perforated bed or flake and a lower pair of parallel tracks or rails. An upright framework... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4199870 | Method for preventing sticker marks on architectural grade plywood and lumber Herein disclosed is an improved method of kiln drying architectural grade plywood and lumber which has been treated with a water borne agent. The improved method utilizes coated wire mesh as the kiln stickers. Use of the coated wire mesh stickers greatly ... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4182049 | Method and apparatus for the conditioning of products This application relates to a method for conditioning products that are stacked in containers which are partially open and in which there is disposed between two containers stacked one on top of the other and close to a side wall of these containers a ven... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4099337 | Method of curing concrete articles by water vaporization Concrete articles to be cured are charged into a kiln. A hot water bath is maintained on the kiln floor and the water is circulated through a heat exchanger and sprayed beneath the level of the concrete articles into the water bath to maintain the water b... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4021928 | Cross-flow modular tobacco curing system A curing module is provided of generally rectangular solid configuration of which the bottom is imperforate and includes runners to facilitate lifting by fork lift; the top is imperforate with means for minimizing air leakage between the tobacco and top i... | 05/10/1977 |
| 4017981 | Process for drying young grass and similar products and an apparatus for carrying out the process Young grass having a moisture content of about 80% is dried in layers by forcing a stream of air through the layer. The thickness of the layer and the conditions of the drying air are adjusted so that when most of the grass in the layer is sufficiently dr... | 04/19/1977 |
| 3945095 | Method and apparatus for aligning a stack of sheets An apparatus for aligning the edges of a stack of sheets comprises a base and two plates mounted on the base for movement independently of one another. An oscillatory drive arrangement imparts oscillatory motion to the plates, the amplitude, frequency and... | 03/23/1976 |
