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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322126 | Apparatus and method for controlling a clothes dryer A clothes dryer has a degree of dryness control system that is responsive to moisture level of clothing articles tumbling in a drum and a target moisture value to control the drying cycle of the clothes dryer. The clothes dryer has a load size parameter producing mo... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7162781 | Tenter device A clip has a frame and a flapper. Two dry bearings are inserted into a hole formed in the flapper. Then an attaching shaft is inserted from one of the holes in the frame to the other through the dry bearings, so as to swingably attaching the flapper to the frame. DA... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7082695 | Power-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 |
| 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 |
| 6931759 | Apparatus for sensing dryness degree in exhaust type clothes dryer and control method using same An apparatus for sensing a dryness degree in an exhaust type clothes dryer and a control method using the same, includes an electrode sensor for sensing a clothes drying state based on the humidity of the clothes in the drum, and a thermistor for sensing the tempera... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6751888 | Clothes dryer adaptive heater control A control system for a clothes dryer including a temperature sensor and a thermostat for regulating at least one dryer heating element is provided. The control system includes a microcomputer programmed to compensate for a conflict between the thermostat temperature... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6739069 | Cool 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 |
| 6161306 | Method and apparatus for drying a load of moist fibrous material, particularly a load of laundry A method and an apparatus is described for drying a load of moist fibrous material, particularly a load of laundry washed and placed in a washer/drier machine or a clothes drier, wherein a closed-circuit flow of superheated steam at 102-180° C. and subst... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6098311 | Air heating and control system An air heating and control system, which in one application controls the diameter of a calender roll in the paper making process, includes a row of heater packs proximate to the various zones of the calender roll. Each heater pack has a plurality of elect... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5735061 | Autoclaving process and apparatus Apparatus and process for sterilizing and drying products comprising a first step of autoclaving and a second step of cyclic pressurizing with a substantially dry contaminant-free gas. The second step obviates the problem of recontamination after steriliz... | 04/07/1998 |
| 4920250 | Fusing apparatus with self-learning heater An apparatus for fusing toner images to suitable substrates or copy sheets of paper includes a self-learning heater that substantially prevents "droop" or drops from a desired setpoint in the fusing temperature of the apparatus. The heater itself has a va... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4866859 | Transducerized pressurized hot-vapor spraying device In a preferred embodiment, a commercial dry-cleaning or pressing apparatus has a perforated horizontal substrate with a heated pressing iron pivotably mounted thereon for lowering onto and pressing a garment positioned on the upper face of the perforated ... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4788775 | Dryers and control systems therefor Dryers with a timed drying cycle of user selectable duration and a continuous drying cycle which is terminated only upon receipt of an input from the user of the dryer. An optional module allows the user to select the maximum temperature wanted in the dry... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4763425 | Automatic clothes dryer An automatic clothes dryer that initially determines the upper regulating or cycling temperature in accordance with the fabric type and desired dryness as input by the operator. If no desired dryness is input, a default dryness is assumed. Then, the contr... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4753017 | Heat control of steam-heated rollers A system to maintain the BTU output of a rotary drum, in which steam is supplied to the drum, and in which saturated steam and condensate is drained therefrom. An upstream flow meter and a downstream flow meter measure fluid flow, and in view of the small... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4700493 | Dryer differential pressure controller A control apparatus for controlling the differential pressure between steam inlet and outlet lines of a web dryer and includes a selectively controllable outlet valve disposed in the outlet line for selectively controlling the flow of blow-through steam, ... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4642907 | Thermal bias and timer run-out for automatic dryer control A control circuit for a clothes dryer wherein a resistor connected in series with a timer to reduce supply voltage to ensure proper operation of the timer, is mounted adjacent an operating thermostat to provide thermal bias. Timer run-out is provided by t... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4640022 | Clothes dryer A clothes dryer of the dehumidifying type in which exhaust air from a drying space containing a load being dried is subjected to heat exchange with external air for removing moisture from the exhaust and, after being re-heated by a heater, the exhaust air... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4633594 | Optical-probe control device for drying ovens for mirror protective paint An infrared-sensitive optical probe disposed above the mirror (glass sheet) senses the paint temperature and provides an output to a circuit which, if necessary, adjusts the preset temperatures of the temperature controllers for the various sections of th... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4557057 | Apparatus for the drying of tobacco materials A stream dryer comprises in addition to the control bypass which bypasses the heat source a second ready-use bypass which is in parallel with the control bypass and bypasses the heat source. In the event of short-duration interruptions in working, the sup... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4545857 | Louvered steam box for controlling moisture profile of a fibrous web A steam box or hood for controlling the moisture profile of a fibrous web such as paper during forming and pressing is described. The steam hood includes a plenum filled with nonturbulent, substantially atmospheric pressure steam which delivers the steam ... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4531307 | Fabric dryer control with cycle interrupt A fabric drying apparatus including a fabric tumbler is provided which includes control circuitry for interrupting a cycle upon detection of temperature signals outside a predetermined range. A power supply energizes the fabric drying apparatus. A heater ... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4493158 | Method and apparatus for removing condensate from a cylinder, in particular a cylinder for drying paper A method and apparatus for the removal of condensate from a cylinder, in particular a cylinder for drying paper by means of steam supplied under pressure to the interior of the cylinder via a first conduit. The steam, partially condensed to water, is remo... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4302888 | Rotary steam dryer control The disclosure relates to a product moisture control system for use in a product steam dryer of the type which removes moisture from wet product material, wherein the wet product material is contacted with steam tubes for heating the material and evaporat... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4258731 | Hair waving appliance controlled by a microcomputer A heating type hair waving appliance includes a bonnet in which the hairline area of the head of a patron is inserted and a plurality of infrared radiation lamps serving as a source of heat for heating the hairline area. A controller is implemented with a... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4253245 | Device for controlling the flow of steam in paper machine dryers This disclosure is of a device for controlling the flow of steam in paper machine dryers wherein a positive displacement pump is used to create differential and condensate evacuation from the paper machine dryers. This invention is applicable to a single ... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4222178 | Method and apparatus for controlling a drying cylinder The present invention is a system for controlling the blow through steam in cylindrical dryers such as those used in the paper industry. The flow rate of the condensate is measured as is the flow rate of the steam blown through the drying cylinder. The ra... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4106211 | Apparatus for operating a drying cylinder of a paper making machine The inflow line to the drying cylinder is provided with a quantity measuring means to determine the amount of steam being delivered to the cylinder as well as a pressure-regulating means for controlling the pressure prevailing in the cylinder. A signal em... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4020563 | Slab gel dryer and method An apparatus for drying slab gels having a metal platen with electrical strip heaters mounted on one side thereof and a depression formed in the other side which serves as a drying chamber. The slab gel is laid on a sheet of porous filter paper over which... | 05/03/1977 |
| 3991482 | Superheat apparatus for drying textile products Apparatus and method for removing moisture from textile products which are sufficiently porous to permit a substantial flow of heated fluid through the product. Two separate drying regions are provided through which a web of textile product is serially mo... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3943538 | Developing apparatus with automatic temperature control In an apparatus for developing light-sensitive material with a gaseous medium comprising a developing station in communication with a vaporizer, at least one heater in each of said developing station and vaporizer, at least one temperature control inside ... | 03/09/1976 |
