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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8051579 | Dryer for hair shaving device A dryer for hair shaving devices includes a casing having a drying space for removably receiving a blade portion of a hair shaving device, and a heater and a fan for drying the blade portion received in the drying space. Also, a control unit is provided for controll... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7980003 | Heat processing apparatus and heat processing method A heat processing apparatus includes a heating plate configured to heat the substrate; a cover configured to surround a space above the heating plate; an exhaust gas flow forming mechanism configured to exhaust gas inside the cover to form exhaust gas flows within t... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7425688 | Heating 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 |
| 7231887 | Milking installation A milking installation comprises a compressed air system with a compressed air line, a pneumatically controllable cylinder and a compressed air pump for supplying compressed air for the cylinder. The compressed air system comprises a dew point sensor for measuring t... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7131159 | Method of controlling wobbling washing machine A method of controlling a wobbling washing machine which performs a washing operation, a rinsing operation, and a disentangling operation by wobbling a washing plate. The disentangling operation includes wobbling the washing plate at a speed higher than a wobbling s... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7109447 | Control system for cooking appliance employing convection and radiant cooking A cooking appliance includes a heating system which is preferably capable of combining radiant, convection, microwave and conduction heating techniques to perform a cooking operation. The cooking appliance includes a convection fan and at least one heating device. A... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093374 | Clothes dryer and method of controlling the same A clothes dryer and a method of controlling the clothes dryer. The method detects conditions of clothes using a sensor, and performs at least one of: a complex drying function to perform a drying operation, a deodorizing operation, and a wrinkle removing operation; ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7062366 | Method of controlling a compressor driven by the engine of a vehicle The invention relates to a method of controlling a compressor which is driven by the engine of a vehicle and which supplies at least one compressed air tank. The compressor is activated or de-activated according to a comparison which is made between the value of the... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6983552 | Laundry dryer and control method thereof A laundry drier and control method thereof are provided, by which a new reference voltage is set to perform a next drying procedure if, upon a determination of a completion of a current drying procedure, there is a difference between a voltage representing a sensed ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6957501 | Clothes dryer and method for controlling operation thereof A clothes dryer and a method for controlling its operation are disclosed, in which the clothes dryer includes a second motor being separately driven from a drum or a circulation fan to control a cooling fan for cooling a condenser. As for the second motor, a variabl... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6941677 | Portable air heating system A portable air heating system for use in remote areas is disclosed. The portable air heating system provides a stream heated air for use in heating the interior of a structure, such as a tent or camp trailer. The heating system generally comprises an air transfer as... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6928750 | Membrane dryer A system, method, and apparatus for supplying a gas-liquid vapor to a process tank for performing semiconductor manufacturing. In one aspect, the invention is a method of supplying a gas-liquid vapor to a process tank comprising: supplying a gas stream through at le... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6766595 | Apparatus and method for enhanced solvent recovery from solvent extracted material Apparatus and method for desolventizing particulate material having a solvent carried thereby wherein an upper indirect heating zone and a lower direct heating zone is provided. Each of the zones has a plurality of spaced apart horizontal trays for receiving particu... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6709499 | Air-routing household appliance with a washable filter An air-routing household appliance includes an improved removable and washable filter in that the filter is of a flexible fiber material and is finished such that it can bind and/or decompose odorous substances. Such a filter can be disposed, in particular, in the c... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6706150 | Method and arrangement of impingement for blowing compensation of a tendency of curling of a paper board web to be treated as well as a paper or board machine An air impingement arrangement and method for compensating for the curling tendency of a paper or board web which is being treated. Air impingement is disposed in connection with a paper or board process or with its finishing process and extends across the width of ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6700102 | Dryer control circuit A control circuit for a clothes dryer operating with a 120 volt power supply compensates for changes in the ambient temperature to compensate for premature advancement of the dryer timer motor during an automatic drying cycle. The control circuit has a th... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6647866 | Processing device for coffee beans A processing device for coffee beans to undergo a de-husking, bean-halving, membrane removing and roasting device to proceed with a de-husking, bean-halving, membrane removing and roasting step of coffee beans, wherein the de-husking, bean-halving and mem... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6539645 | Drying apparatus and methods Apparatus and method for drying a product comprising placing the product on a first side of a support surface, and directing dry radiant heat toward the second side of the surface to heat the product. A sensor can be included to measure at least one chara... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6405453 | Material 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 |
| 6382087 | Coffee bean roaster with recirculated, filtered exhaust airflow In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a coffee bean roaster with recirculated, filtered exhaust airflow. The coffee bean roaster includes a roasting drum sized and configured to receive coffee beans for roasting therein. The roasting... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6374892 | Heat transfer recording sheet producing apparatus and roll shaft supplying apparatus A sheet winding apparatus or a heat transfer recording sheet providing apparatus including the sheet winding apparatus, the sheet winding apparatus formed of a plurality of sheet winding devices arranged in multiple steps in a vertical direction. Each of ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6279250 | Apparatus for enhanced solvent recovery from solvent extracted material Apparatus and method for desolventizing particulate material having a solvent carried thereby wherein an upper indirect heating zone and a lower direct heating zone is provided. Each of the zones has a plurality of spaced apart horizontal trays for receiv... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6247246 | Microwave moisture analyzer: apparatus and method A toploading weighing instrumentality which determines loss on drying by a cylindrical microwave. The cylindrical cavity of the microwave includes a power supply, a magnetron, a power module operatively coupled between said power supply and said magnetron... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6192957 | Heat transfer recording sheet producing apparatus and roll shaft supplying apparatus A printing unit in a gravure printing portion prints a plurality of end marks on a web having a base film and a hot melt ink layer. The end marks printed on the web are dried by a drying apparatus. A sheet obtained from the web is wound around a roll shaf... | 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 |
| 6065226 | Coffee roaster filter, chaff collector and smoke reducer An exhaust particle and particulate containment system for a coffee roaster comprises a filter chamber for exhaust coffee roasting by-products including chaff and smoke particulates and oils is comprised of a screen for separating chaff from the exhaust c... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6064043 | Dryer control circuit A dryer timing control circuit includes a heater rated to operate at 240 volts and having one side connected to power. A thermostatic switch is connected between power and the other side of the heater. The thermostatic switch closes in response to a lower... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5851345 | Heat transfer recording sheet producing apparatus and a roll shaft supplying apparatus A heat transfer recording sheet producing apparatus and a roll shaft supplying apparatus. A web supplying unit supplies a web which is printed with end marks by a gravure printing unit. A drying unit dries the end marks, and then the web is wound onto a r... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5713138 | Coating dryer system A dryer system for drying a coating applied to a substrate includes a thermally conductive roll having a length and a peripheral surface for supporting the substrate, and a plurality of energy emitters disposed within the conductive roll along the length ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5675913 | Photosensitive material processing apparatus A photosensitive material processing apparatus is equipped with a drying section in which a photosensitive material processed with a processing solution is conveyed by a plurality of rollers and dried by drying air from a drying air blowing device. In the... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5673497 | Clothes dryer temperature control system A clothes dryer temperature control system or circuit is provided with a thermally biased thermostat adjacent to the air outlet of the drying drum. Further, a thermally biased control thermostat is provided adjacent the air inlet of the dryer drum. The tw... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5589321 | Method 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 |
| 5551170 | Refuse 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 |
| 5505009 | Heated 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 |
| 5502475 | Ink jet recording apparatus provided with fixating means An ink jet recording apparatus has means for heating a recording medium guide member disposed near the ink recording area by a recording head for discharging ink, and means for changing the rate of heat imparted to the unit length of the recording medium ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5498394 | Apparatus and method for a bio-conditioning germicidal dryer A bioconditioning germicidal dryer for the hands and lower arms has two portals which allows the hands and forearms to be comfortably extended laterally into the chamber. The working chamber has a source of ultraviolet light with a spectral output weighte... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5497562 | Radiant heater system for solid phase crystallization and polymerization of polymers A system for the solid phase polymerization of polymers comprising a crystallizer, and wherein cold amorphous polymer is introduced to the crystallizer. A source of infrared radiation is associated with the crystallizer, and the polymer is heated by apply... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5454171 | Clothes dryer automatically determining a period of crease-preventing, intermittent operation A clothes dryer includes a drum for accommodating clothes to be dried, a heater and a fan for supplying hot air into the drum in a drying operation, and a temperature sensor sensing the temperature in the drum. A drying operation includes a drying step in... | 10/03/1995 |
