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A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7886457 | Cooler for bulk material having a sealing device between adjoining conveying planks An apparatus for cooling bulk material with a grate flowed through by cooling gas. The apparatus comprises a plurality of planks configured to move forward and back in the direction of conveyance and, between the planks, a sealing device having spatially separate ou... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7475494 | Hybrid thermal management system A hybrid thermal management system for providing simultaneous spray cooling and dry cooling for a plurality of cards. The hybrid thermal management system includes a chassis having a global spray chamber, a hybrid chamber, a first opening within a rear portion of th... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7404261 | Dry-wet thermal management system A dry-wet thermal management system for providing simultaneous spray cooling and dry cooling for a plurality of cards. The dry-wet thermal management system includes a chassis having a dry chamber and a spray chamber, a first opening within a rear portion of the cha... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7367134 | Dishwasher vent assembly A mechanized vent for a dishwasher employs a vent plate moving about a hinge axis as driven by a cam mechanism at a surface of the vent plate removed from the hinge axis. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| RE40123 | Removal of heat and water vapor from commercial dishwashing machines A water-driven jet or venturi extraction means is used to remove, capture and cool the hot, highly humid air created within commercial dishwashers during a wash rinse or sanitization cycle. A cold water spray is used to create a pressure reduction zone which serves ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322122 | Method and apparatus for curing a fiber having at least two fiber coating curing stages The present invention provides a method and apparatus for curing a coated fiber, comprising either two fiber coating curing stages separated by a cooling stage, or two fiber coating curing stages separated by a distinct time interval, or both. One of the two fiber c... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7272894 | Drum dryer A drum dryer provided with a liquid splash and scatter preventing equipment, which enables continuous operation by preventing a scattering liquid from making dry powder in the case in which the equipment is provided above a neighborhood of a liquid concentration sec... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7263787 | Laundry dryer with improved tumbler air flow passage openings A laundry dryer having a tumbler with airflow openings of generally triangular shape with rounded transverse sides and opposed ends configured to permit passage of round heads of standard drywall screws when oriented parallel to the long dimension of the opening, wh... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7155841 | Rotary impinging stream dryer An improved rotary shell or drum dryer (10) is provided having an elongated, horizontally disposed, axially rotatable shell (12) with product and air inlets (14, 18) and an outlet (16) at opposite ends of the shell. Internally, the dryer ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150109 | Dry-wet thermal management system A dry-wet thermal management system for providing simultaneous spray cooling and dry cooling for a plurality of cards. The dry-wet thermal management system includes a chassis having a dry chamber and a spray chamber, a first opening within a rear portion of the cha... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146744 | Method and apparatus for surface treatment The present invention provides method and apparatus for surface treatment which, when employed in process steps of manufacturing semiconductor devices, can result in the final products having enhanced reliability. According to the surface processing method, an obeje... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7047666 | Clothes dryer and method for utilizing an ultrasound atomizer A clothes dryer includes at least one clothes drum for receiving textiles and at least one ultrasound atomizer disposed in the dryer for generating an aerosol from a liquid. The invention further relates to a method for introducing an aerosol into the clothes drum o... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6935944 | Air systems for vehicles A vehicle with an air system for directing a flow of air at the rear of a head and/or neck of a person occupying the vehicle and/or for directing a flow of air to a space under a roof or canopy of the vehicle to dissipate hot air beneath the roof or canopy. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6931754 | Freeze-drying apparatus A drying unit for removing solvent from moist material, and a method for drying moist material with the drying unit. The unit comprises at least one drying chamber (23) having at least one stand plate (2) for holding vessels (3), which are fille... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6920703 | Microstructure drying treatment method and its apparatus and its high pressure vessel The object of the present invention is to provide a microstructure drying treatment method by which a substrate having a microstructure has a fine pattern of less than 30 nm and a large-caliber substrate of 100 mm or more can be dried uniformly and in a short time w... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6920702 | Cooling grid for bulk material A cooling grate for bulk material, having a carrying plate for accommodating a layer of the material for cooling, and having conveying elements by means of which the material for cooling is conveyed in a conveying direction on the resting carrying plate and which co... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6829844 | Evaporative desorption soil treatment apparatus and process Treatment apparatus and a process for thermal desorption of hydrocarbon contaminants from excavated soil provides efficient contaminant removal by handling the soil in a thermally conductive treatment vessel that fits within an insulated treatment chamber. The soil ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6826848 | Apparatus for drying nails A method and apparatus for completely drying polished nails without any smudging or nicking. The method utilizes first warm air and then very cold air preferably followed by a brief return to warm air. The apparatus for performing the method includes a temperature c... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6729039 | Process dehumidifier regeneration control method and apparatus A method and an apparatus for controlling airflow in a desiccant drying system having two desiccant beds (10, 12). A first diverter valve (14) communicates with each of the desiccant beds, a regeneration air inlet (22), and a press air outlet ( | 05/04/2004 |
| 6691428 | Air dryer A separator for removing contaminants from compressed air, the separator including an elongate enclosure having an inlet end and an opposite outlet end, the inlet end of the separator being in flow communication with a source of compressed air, the separa... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6578287 | Substrate cooling system and method A method and apparatus is disclosed for staging or cooling a substrate between high temperature thermal processing steps. In the disclosed embodiment, one or more cooling stations are located off-line within a wafer handling chamber, outside the thermal p... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6560896 | Apparatus, method and system for the treatment of a wafer Apparatus, method and system for the treatment of a wafer. After a treatment at elevated temperature, a wafer is taken out of the reactor in question with the help of a mechanical transport apparatus which preferably grips the wafer around the circumferen... | 05/13/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6408537 | Substrate cooling system A method and apparatus is disclosed for staging or cooling a substrate between high temperature thermal processing steps. In the disclosed embodiment, one or more cooling stations are located off-line within a wafer handling chamber, outside the thermal p... | 06/25/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6334266 | Supercritical fluid drying system and method of use A method and apparatus for fabricating and drying wafers, including micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) structures, in a second, supercritical processing fluid environment. The apparatus utilizes an inverted pressure vessel connected to a supercritical... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6309483 | Method and device for eliminating strip vibration in zones into which gas is blown, particularly cooling zones Method for eliminating vibration of strip travelling continuously through zones of a heat treatment or coating line in which gas is blown onto a strip travelling continuously, particularly through devices which effect cooling by blowing gas in jets with w... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6289604 | Environmental protection compliant, higher productivity footwear vacuum dryer and conveyance apparatus An environmental protection compliant, higher productivity footwear vacuum dryer and conveyance apparatus having a conveyor belt on which is disposed a plurality of footwear placement rod support and footwear placement tray units that convey the footwear ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6276072 | Method and apparatus for heating and cooling substrates A method and apparatus for heating and cooling a substrate are provided. A chamber is provided that comprises a heating mechanism adapted to heat a substrate positioned proximate the heating mechanism, a cooling mechanism spaced from the heating mechanism... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6253465 | Multi-chamber fluidized bed-carrying classifier A multi-chamber fluidized bed classifying apparatus comprising; a main chamber having a fluidized bed arranged on wind boxes, through a perforated gas distributing plate is divided into a drying chamber and a classifying chamber by a partition plate, and ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6249988 | Particulate drying system A blending chamber for blending fluids used to dry particulate matter has a chamber body with a first inlet opening, a second inlet opening, a third inlet opening, an outlet opening and a blending section. The blending section is arranged in a flow direct... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6243968 | Turning device for sludge and deposits and solar drier having a turning device A turning device (8) for sludge and deposits (3) is proposed which moves along differing paths spread out on a floor (6), through the sludge or deposit (3). The turning device (8) can be used in a solar drier for sewage sludge or other deposits.... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6243966 | Air amplifier with uniform output flow pattern An air amplifier device has a body with two pieces which fit together and have an inner wall defining a generally cylindrical cavity with a center axis and with an entrance opening at its upper end and an exit opening at its other end. The two pieces have... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6223449 | Apparatus for extracting plasticizer An apparatus for extracting plasticizer from polymer structures includes, in one embodiment, a evacuation chamber, a heat source and a cooling chamber are all coupled to a conduit having a motorized fan for cycling gases through the components. The plasti... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6223448 | Device for conditioning a paper web In a device for conditioning a preferably freshly printed paper web (2) with a dryer (1) and a remoistening device, wherein the dryer (1) exhibits a heating zone (3), a temperature maintenance zone (4) and a cooling zone (5) and the remoistening device ex... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6216358 | Gas-quenching cell A cell for gas-quenching a load is provided, including guiding plates and a stirring element driven by an engine to cause a gas flow between the load and an exchanger. The stirring element is an adjustable pitch blade propeller.... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6209220 | Apparatus for cooling substrates Methods and apparatuses are provided for cooling semiconductor substrates prior to handling. In one embodiment, a substrate and support structure combination is lifted after high temperature processing to a cold wall of a thermal processing chamber, which... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6170166 | Removal of heat and water vapor from commercial dishwashing machines A water-driven jet or venturi extraction means is used to remove, capture and cool the hot, highly humid air created within commercial dishwashers during a wash rinse or sanitization cycle. A cold water spray is used to create a pressure reduction zone wh... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6161309 | Heat shrink tool holder cooler A cooling unit reduces the temperature of heat shrink tool holders and extensions to ambient temperature. The cooling unit includes a housing with a removable cooling tray. The cooling tray is formed with a plurality of receptacles configured to accommoda... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6158140 | Golf cart fan with multiple positions A golf cart fan with multiple positions for providing a cooling fan for occupants of a golf cart that may be pivoted about two axes for enhanced positionability of the fan. The golf cart passenger cooling system for use with a suitable golf cart generally... | 12/12/2000 |
