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Simon Newcomb, astronomer ; Said in 1902, less than two years before the first flight at Kitty Hawk
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6954994 | Moisture removal mechanism A moisture removal mechanism comprises a drying zone through which product to be dried passes. A fluid circulation path is in fluid communication with the drying zone. A forced fluid feed device directs drying fluid to and from the drying zone, the fluid feed device... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6332279 | Drying device A drying device in which temperature and humidity of a gas flow fed into each of plural helical dryers in the form of a cylinder (i.e., temperature and humidity of an exhausted gas flow) can be each controlled independent of the other dryers. The drying d... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6308437 | Humidor with environmental control unit Disclosed is a humidor having means for controlling the humidity therein and having one or more transparent surfaces permitting viewing of the interior thereof. The humidor has means for lateral access to the contents therein and the depth of said contain... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6280576 | After-dryer in a paper machine A method and arrangement for drying a paper to be surface-treated, in particular fine paper, in an after-dryer in a paper machine. The paper web is first dried in a forward dryer section of the paper machine by one or more groups with single-wire draw tha... | 08/28/2001 |
| 5813135 | Conditioning of fabrics by recirculating air/steam method and apparatus The present invention is directed to a coaxial waveguide applicator for an electromagnetic wave-activated sorption system which comprises at least one sorber having a metallic tubular housing defining an outer conductor and first and second ends which are... | 09/29/1998 |
| 4808365 | Method for reducing edge curl on green sheets A process for reducing edge curl in green sheets in which the sheets are first placed in a chamber at about 95% relative humidity for a period of about 2 weeks at room temperature. In this part of the process, the sheets absorb water which causes the inte... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4530167 | In-bin, controlled atmosphere, grain drying systems and the like An in-bin, controlled atmosphere, grain drying system has a storage chamber for holding a supply of grain or the like with a recycling duct leading from the upper end of the chamber back to a conduit for introducing air to the lower end of the chamber. A ... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4432147 | Energy efficient lumber dry kiln using solar collectors and refrigeration system Method and apparatus to control temperature and humidity in drying a material, for example green lumber, including a chamber to receive the lumber in stacked relation with air flow space between individual lumber pieces, a refrigeration system having a re... | 02/21/1984 |
| 3972128 | Process for drying hygroscopic materials A process for drying hygroscopic materials in which the atmospheric condition for removing the humidity from the hygroscopic materials by a suitable drying means is automatically adjusted to maintain a predetermined temperature difference between the dry ... | 08/03/1976 |