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Class 34/543 - With heater


Subclass of Class 34 - Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids
Definition: Apparatus wherein one of the operations controlled is the
No. of patents: 27
Last issue date: 09/16/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7425688Heating assembly for a tumble dryer
A heating assembly for heating a hot air stream flowing in a flow passage of a tumble dryer. The heating assembly is configured for installation in the flow passage and comprises at least one heating element and at least one temperature sensor. The heating element i...
09/16/2008
7299663Washing machine
The shaft axis of a detergent-solution pump in a washing machine is pivoted about a vertical such that, as seen in the forward direction, it forms an acute angle α with a perpendicular center plane running from the front surface to the rear wall of the machine hous...
11/27/2007
7082695Power-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
7049714Method for determining the condition of a rotary switch
In a combination switch having both rotary and pushbutton momentary switches, a method for determining which switch has been selected by a user. The method also includes distinguishing between the selection of a rotary switch from a pushbutton switch. ...
05/23/2006
7013799Calender
Calender that includes at least one supporting bracket, and a roll stack having at least two rolls. At least one axial end of each of the at least two rolls are supported by the at least one supporting bracket. A connection arrangement includes a fluid connection co...
03/21/2006
6999293Safety device for a delta-connected three-phase electric appliance
A safety device for use in conjunction with a delta-connected three-phase electric appliance. The electric appliance is supplied in a delta connection so that the loads (100, 101, 102) of the appliance with their respective control switches (100a
02/14/2006
6946624Heated tray for razor
A tray for holding a razor has a cradle formed and configured for nested engagement with the handle of the razor and the blade face of the cartridge carried on the razor head. Electric heating elements in the cradle warm the blades of the razor when the razor rests ...
09/20/2005
6936794Apparatus for controlling the drying of previously baked goods
A merchandiser for displaying and warming previously baked dough products, such as a filled pastry shell or other baked dough product, under controlled drying conditions, including an enclosure having one or more wall members that define an interior space, with at l...
08/30/2005
6810602Drier module
A drier module, for use in a drier having a drier motor and one of two heat generation devices, namely gas or electric, is an interchange module of a drier of a gas or electric type and may be connected to a drier motor and to a gas control circuit of a gas drier or...
11/02/2004
6775924Heater control system for a clothes dryer
A clothes dryer is provided with control elements which enable a user to set both a drying temperature and the amount of power sent to a main heating element of the dryer during a dryer cycle. In accordance with the most preferred form of the invention, an infinitel...
08/17/2004
6757988Control system for a clothes dryer heater
A control system for a clothes dryer includes a control circuit adapted to set the amount of power sent to a main heater of the dryer during various cycles of operation. The control circuit automatically controls the maximum temperature reached in a particular dryer...
07/06/2004
6739069Cool down temperature control system for clothes dryer
An automatic clothes dryer has a drying cycle followed by a cool down cycle where the cool down cycle is terminated when the sensed output temperature of the dryer drum falls below a default temperature value preselected or altered by user. This permits the user to ...
05/25/2004
6684527Veneer dryer and method of drying
A wheel includes a peripheral outer wall onto which are sequentially loaded veneer panels. The panels are held in place by cable runs against a heated outer surface of the wheel outer wall. Drying of the veneer panels occurs during wheel rotation. A heate...
02/03/2004
6418638Dryer control system
A control system and method for a dryer used to dry a line of gypsum boards. The control system automates control of the dryer by measuring the amount of water used at the mixer to produce board segments and determining a desired amount of water to be eva...
07/16/2002
6405453Material drying arrangement
An arrangement for drying material in a selected drying location by a heated and flowing drying stream wherein the temperature and relative humidity levels of the drying stream are sensed upstream and downstream of such selected drying location and are re...
06/18/2002
6216362Method 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
6154978Apparatus and method for confirming initial conditions of clothes drying equipment prior to start of drying cycle
A method and apparatus for confirming the initial conditions of a clothes dryer prior to the start of the drying cycle is provided. The clothes dryer comprises a drying chamber with air inlet and outlet ports. A blower powered by a first motor is arranged...
12/05/2000
6047486Control 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
5782012Wrinkle out cycle for a dryer
In a wrinkle release arrangement for a dryer, a heater heats articles to be wrinkle released, and a timer times the heating of the articles. The timer establishes a wrinkle out cycle. A temperature sensor senses a temperature related to a temperature of t...
07/21/1998
5589321Method 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
5551170Refuse treating apparatus
Refuse 21 in a refuse container 2 is heated by a heater 16, and the steam generated from the refuse 21 is condensed by a condenser 8. The ambient temperature near the refuse container 2 is detected by a first temperature detector 6, and the output of the ...
09/03/1996
5505009Heated product merchandiser
The present invention relates to a food storage, display, and warming apparatus having a first storage compartment for holding bulk food at a predetermined temperature above ambient temperature and including one or more door members for accessing the bulk...
04/09/1996
5388348Drying machine and method with a predrying object-separating function
A drying machine has a predrying operation. In the predrying operation before heated air is supplied to the drying chamber to dry clothes in the drying chamber, the drum repeats the rotation of the clockwise and counterclockwise alternately in a short cyc...
02/14/1995
5315765High-efficiency fabric dryer
A fabric drying system has an exterior housing and a rotating chamber for containing fabric laden with moisture that is to be dried and uses a combination of microwave energy and an auxiliary convection air heater to heat and vaporize the moisture and exp...
05/31/1994
4916291Electric drying apparatus automatic controller
This invention relates to an electric drying apparatus automatic controller which automatically controls an electric drying apparatus in order to dry the articles put therein within a shortest period of time and with minimized power consumption. The contr...
04/10/1990
4674197Heat treatment tunnel
A heat treatment tunnel for the treatment of fibers, threads slit film or the like fibrillary material used in the textile field is arranged to extend horizontally. The material to be heat treated is transported along a travel path, in endless length form...
06/23/1987
4286391Control system for an automatic clothes dryer
Inlet and outlet air temperatures are provided to a preprogrammed microcomputer first to maintain the inlet air temperature at a fixed value and second to sense when the outlet air temperature has risen above a sensed plateau value on the outlet air tempe...
09/01/1981
 
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