Class 34/558 - Of gas or vapor pressure in treating enclosure

Subclass of Class 34 - Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids
Definition: Apparatus in which the force of the gas or vapor within
No. of patents: 35
Last issue date: 05/15/2012

Number	Title	Issue Date
8176655	Vapor atmosphere spray dryer A vapor atmosphere spray dryer can include a closed-loop circuit having a dryer, a bag house filter system, a fan, and a heater system which are fluidly connected together for circulating a mass of superheated vapor therethrough. A centrifugal atomizer is disposed w...	05/15/2012
8061058	Remote restriction detecting system for clothes dryer exhaust systems A restriction sensor system for identifying the existence of blockages in exhaust conduits of clothes dryers. The restriction sensor system may be used as a retrofit system that is capable of being installed on existing clothes dryers. The restriction sensor system ...	11/22/2011
7404264	Method and device for treating seat covers for transport vehicles The invention relates to covers for seats used in transport vehicles, especially motor vehicles. The covers of the seats are automatically finished as the manufactured seats are transported by a conveyor through at least one treating chamber of a tunnel finisher. Al...	07/29/2008
6883247	Gas delivery system A submersible gas compressor is described which has a ceramic high pressure piston in contact with a ceramic sleeve, a drive piston mounted to the ceramic high pressure piston and a crank in mechanical connection with the drive piston. The submersible gas compressor...	04/26/2005
6785981	Restriction detecting systems for clothes dryer exhaust systems A restriction sensor system for identifying the existence of blockages in exhaust conduits of clothes dryers. The restriction sensor system may include a pressure sensing device having a body configured to be coupled to an exhaust conduit of a clothes dryer. The pre...	09/07/2004
6745495	Clothes dryer apparatus and method A dryer tumble drying articles includes a drum including a cavity configured to hold articles to be dried, a first motor drivingly coupled to the drum to rotate the drum, a heat source in flow communication with the cavity, and a variable speed motor drivingly coupl...	06/08/2004
6729041	Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method This substrate processing apparatus supplies wafers W accommodated in a closed processing container 10 with ozone gas and steam for processing the wafers W. The apparatus includes an ozone-gas generator 40 for supplying the ozone gas into the processin...	05/04/2004
6688020	Substrate processing apparatus A substrate processing apparatus and method which can prevent accidents in advance so as to ensure safety against interruption of operations of the apparatus and leakage of processing substances. In a substrate processing method in which wafers W are proc...	02/10/2004
6678968	Supercritical point drying apparatus for semiconductor device manufacturing and bio-medical sample processing A critical point drying apparatus for sample preparation in electron microscopy and semiconductor wafer production includes a computer system to automate the operational modes in drying the specimen. These operational modes controlled by the computer syst...	01/20/2004
6640463	Vehicle air supply systems A vehicle air supply system having a compressor, an air dryer, a reservoir adapted to receive air from the compressor via the air dryer, and control means operable to cause a standard regeneration of the air dryer when a predetermined system condition is ...	11/04/2003
6598316	Apparatus to reduce contaminants from semiconductor wafers A line for processing semiconductor wafers into integrated circuits (ICs) is provided with an input-output (I-O) chamber to help purge residual contamination from the wafers before they are transferred into a processing line. After a cassette containing s...	07/29/2003
6493964	Supercritical point drying apparatus for semiconductor device manufacturing and bio-medical sample processing A critical point drying apparatus for sample preparation in electron microscopy and semiconductor wafer production includes a computer system to automate the operational modes in drying the specimen. These operational modes controlled by the computer syst...	12/17/2002
6487788	Continuous process and apparatus for the drying and gel formation of solvent-containing gel-forming polymers A continuous process for the drying and gel formation of solvent-containing gel-forming polymers, in particular polysaccharide derivatives, by flash cooling of suspensions of the polymers, and an apparatus for the drying of solvent-containing products are...	12/03/2002
6415528	Drying device for drying bulk material A drying device for drying bulk material has one or more storage containers for the bulk material and a heating device for heating the drying air for drying the bulk material. A drying air conduit is connected to the heating device and the storage contain...	07/09/2002
6401361	Apparatus and method for drying wafers by a solvent An apparatus for drying semiconductor wafers in a solvent drying chamber and a method for drying are disclosed. The apparatus is equipped with an alarm/interlocking system such that when a flow of the solvent vapor into the drying chamber is stopped, the ...	06/11/2002
6401359	Vacuum processing method and apparatus A semiconductor wafer (W) is mounted on top of a mounting stand (3) within a vacuum vessel of a vacuum processing apparatus such as a vacuum film-formation apparatus or an etching apparatus for semiconductor wafers. A heat-transfer gas such as helium is s...	06/11/2002
6381866	Continuous process and apparatus for the drying and gel formation of solvent-containing gel-forming polymers A continuous process for the drying and gel formation of solvent-containing gel-forming polymers, in particular polysaccharide derivatives, by flash cooling of suspensions of the polymers, and an apparatus for the drying of solvent-containing products are...	05/07/2002
6357142	Method and apparatus for high-pressure wafer processing and drying A system for high-pressure drying of semiconductor wafers includes the insertion of a wafer into an open vessel, the immersion of the wafer in a liquid, pressure-sealing of the vessel, pressurization of the vessel with an inert gas, and then the controlle...	03/19/2002
6286231	Method and apparatus for high-pressure wafer processing and drying A method and apparatus for high-pressure drying of semiconductor wafers includes the insertion of a wafer into an open vessel, the immersion of the wafer in a liquid, pressure-sealing of the vessel, pressurization of the vessel with an inert gas, and then...	09/11/2001
6192601	Method and apparatus for reducing particle contamination during wafer transport The present invention provides method and apparatus for reducing particulate contamination during the processing of a substrate. In one embodiment, the step of preheating a substrate in a preheater to a desired temperature. The preheated substrate is tran...	02/27/2001
5722183	Apparatus for drying a paper web at elevated ambient pressures A method and apparatus for drying a fiber web is provided by pressing the web, preferably by impulse drying and then introducing the web into a gas pressurized zone followed by reducing the pressure in the zone, the reduction preferably being effected wit...	03/03/1998
5709039	Motor vehicle dryer The dryer for a motor vehicle washing and drying system includes three downwardly-facing nozzles. The nozzles oscillate in a synchronized manner, with two side nozzles oscillating over a limited range only. A center nozzle, disposed between the two side n...	01/20/1998
5644855	Cryogenically purged mini environment A portable contamination-sensitive component transport container provides a continuously purged environment for the components. The container includes an attached cryogenically liquefied inert gas insulated storage vessel from which vaporized liquefied in...	07/08/1997
5299366	Fluidized bed transport apparatus for coating small hardware items Transport apparatus for small sized hardware items includes a fluidized bed with a sloping gas permeable base (6) at the inlet end of the bed. Gas feed chambers (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d) are located on the lowerside of the base (6) and are sealed from one another ...	04/05/1994
5279045	Minute particle loading method and apparatus The present invention is to define an enclosed space by covering a holder which can hold numerous minute particles, and introduce a fluid into the enclosed space to stir up the numerous minute particles within the enclosed space with a turbulent flow of t...	01/18/1994
5169498	Atmospheric pre-steaming chip bin vacuum and pressure relief device The proper pressure conditions are maintained within an atmospheric pre-steaming chips bin used in the production of paper pulp. Extending upwardly from the top of the chips bin is a vertical section of conduit, an elbow section, and a horizontal section....	12/08/1992
5016362	Coffee bean roasting device A coffee bean roasting device includes a heating oven and a roasting drum in the heating drum, infrared heaters attached to inner walls of the heating oven, and a cooling drum provided under the roasting drum. The device further includes agitating blades ...	05/21/1991
4977687	Drip free steambox The specification discloses a steambox for assisting in the drying of sheet material. The steambox has a means for preventing steam which condenses inside the steambox plenum from dripping onto the sheet. The steam is jetted from the plenum toward the she...	12/18/1990
4942676	Control system for air flotation dryer with a built-in afterburner A control system for a compact efficient air flotation dryer with a built-in afterburner for combustion of solvent-laden air within a dryer-enclosed combustion chamber. An internal exhaust fan propels internal solvent-laden air across a burner where it co...	07/24/1990
4487576	High-temperature, high-pressure article treatment apparatus, and method To separate combustion within a combustion chamber for deburring or high-temperature, high-pressure article treatment from gas supply valves, the combustion chamber is formed of a dual wall structure, having an outer wall (21) which is telescopically slid...	12/11/1984
4358193	Diazo development apparatus The present invention relates to diazo copiers and is concerned with the supply of gaseous developing agent to a developing section of a copier, and the removal of surplus developing agent from this section of the copier, and from the developed copy mater...	11/09/1982
4326343	Apparatus and method for recovering volatile compounds It has been known that volatile organic compounds evaporated in a substantially closed drying oven may be recovered by condensing part of the vapors in a cooler and recycling the mixture of the non-condensed vapor and inert gas back to the oven. However, ...	04/27/1982
4137648	Driers for textile materials A machine for drying textile materials, which comprises a casing, electrically driven means for feeding the textile material through the casing, electrically driven means for circulating hot gas within the casing, a gas turbine engine, an alternator drive...	02/06/1979
4065857	Dehydrator and method for dehydrating foodstuffs A dehydrator comprises an enclosure having a door pivotally mounted on a front side thereof to normally close a chamber defined in the enclosure. A tubular manifold is disposed in the chamber and defines an inlet passage therein which communicates with th...	01/03/1978
4031593	Hot shelf seed cotton tower dryer apparatus and method A seed cotton dryer system of the parallel flow tower type, having hollow vertically spaced horizontal shelves alternately extending from opposite sides of the tower to locations near but spaced from the opposite side to define a continuing zig-zag cotton...	06/28/1977

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