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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980000 | Vapor dryer having hydrophilic end effector Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to an apparatus and methods for rinsing and drying substrates. One embodiment provides an end effector comprising a body having a contact tip for contacting an edge area of a substrate, wherein the end effector i... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7971368 | Hand drying apparatus In a hand drying apparatus, an infrared light absorber absorbs infrared light, when a hand is not present, emitted from an infrared light emitter provided on an inner surface of a drying space. ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7774953 | Athlete hand drying system Disclosed is a system to dry the hands of individuals. The system may include a pedestal, an air pedal and powder pedal hinged to the pedestal, a chamber having a dome connected to a shroud to define a chamber interior. The chamber interior may be divided into a fir... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7603791 | Conditioning apparatus A conditioning apparatus for conditioning a treated fluid includes a conditioning chamber for containing a flow of a treated fluid and an exchange element disposed within said conditioning chamber having one or more fluid passages formed therein filled with a saline... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7469486 | Heat pump type drying apparatus drying apparatus and drying method A drying apparatus has a heat pump comprising a compressor (31), a radiator (32), a throttle apparatus (33) and an evaporator (34), and also includes a structure in which drying air heated by heat of the radiator (32) is introduced... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7409776 | Drying machine with inner and outer drums and outside air introduction An object is to provide a drying machine capable of maintaining air discharged into a housing chamber while efficiently drying a matter to be dried in a short time. A drying machine provided with a housing chamber which houses the matter to be dried, and executing a... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7395611 | System processing a substrate using dynamic liquid meniscus A system and method of moving a meniscus from a first surface to a second surface includes forming a meniscus between a head and a first surface. The meniscus can be moved from the first surface to an adjacent second surface, the adjacent second surface being parall... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7367135 | Vacuum processing apparatus and operating method therefor This invention relates to a vacuum processing apparatus having vacuum processing chambers the insides of which must be dry cleaned, and to a method of operating such an apparatus. When the vacuum processing chambers are dry-cleaned, dummy substrates are transferred ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360546 | Cleaning apparatus for semiconductor wafer A cleaning apparatus for a semiconductor wafer comprising: a double container including an inner container with an upper opening for accommodating a substrate to be cleaned and an outer container having an airtight space accommodating the inner container therein, th... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347008 | System and method for controlling the operating parameters of a setting system A system includes a device for setting a material, such as ink, deposited on a textile or graphic. A programmable logic controller includes a power intensity selector and an application module and is operably connected to the device. The application module is capabl... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343922 | Wafer drying apparatus A wafer drying method includes submerging a wafer in a cleaning solution in a dry chamber. An organic liquid vapor from an organic liquid is supplied into the dry chamber at a first volumetric supply rate to form an organic liquid layer on a surface of the cleaning ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334421 | Air conditioner pad An air conditioning pad that is to be placed under an air conditioning unit to support it, raise it off the ground, and maintain it in a preferred position of use, even when subjected to strong winds or flooding. It has a plurality of openings therethrough for the i... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325333 | Heat pump device and drying machine There are disclosed a heat pump device and a drying machine using the device in which abnormal water supplying into a water-cooling heat exchanger for use in water-cooling of a heat pump can be easily detected without disposing any water amount gauge particularly. T... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322401 | Ventilator Ventilator including a case having a first flow passage and a second flow passage therein, at least one fan in the case for supplying room air to a room through the first flow passage, and guiding outdoor air to the room through the second flow passage, and a heat e... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322123 | Drying machine An object is to provide a drying machine which can accomplish delicate drying and reduce burdens on a matter to be dried during drying while securing a predetermined evaporation temperature in an evaporator. In summary, a dry cleaner equipped with a heat pump device... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7302815 | Washing machine and dryer having being improved duct structure thereof Disclosed is a washing machine and dryer having a condensation unit (700). A tub (200) is installed in a cabinet (100), and a drum is rotatably installed within the tub (200). A drying duct (610) has one end connected with an inter... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7275399 | Condensing apparatus for washing and drying machine A condensing apparatus of a washing and drying machine includes a casing that forms an accommodating space therein; a tub installed in the casing; an air duct of which one end is connected to the tub to thus introduce air into the tub; a blower fan that blows air al... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272961 | Washing machine A washing machine including a casing provided with an opening for introducing laundry into the washing machine; a tub supportably installed in the casing; a drum rotatably located in the tub; driving means for rotating the drum; and a door installed at the casing fo... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7254967 | Drum-type washing machine equipped with drying device A drum-type washing machine is equipped with a drying device, which increases condensing efficiency by increasing the contact of air flowing along a condensing duct with cooling water, and prevents water formed in a condensing duct from flowing into a fixed drum. Th... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7228647 | Drying machine and drying machine with washing function and method of controlling the same Disclosed herein is a drying machine or a drying machine with washing function. The drying machine or the drying machine with washing function comprises a heater for heating air introduced into an inlet channel of a drum, an outlet channel for allowing air in the dr... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7213349 | Heat recovery system for clothes dryer While venting clothes dryer heat outside may be acceptable during the summer months, it is desirable to reuse such heat once the outside temperature starts to fall. The disclosed heat recovery unit for a clothes dryer works towards meeting this need. The heat recove... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7197838 | Condensing-type dryer A condenser of a condensing-type dryer is provided. In the condensing-type dryer, a hydrophilic film is formed on a heat emission plate by a plasma discharge. In the heat emission plate, an indoor air can be heat exchanged with a circulation air cycling in a drum. A... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194823 | Clothes drier A clothes drying apparatus includes a heat pump mechanism, an air path for guiding drying air into a drying drum accommodating therein clothes, a blower for supplying drying air to the air path, and a controller for controlling a driving of a compressor, wherein the... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191543 | Drying device and method of operation therefor A drying apparatus comprising a heat pump apparatus in which a refrigerant circulates through a compressor, a radiator, a throttle apparatus and an evaporator in this order, in which air heated by the radiator is introduced into a dry chamber, the air coming out fro... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188437 | Drying unit for washing machines Disclosed herein is a drying unit for washing machines that is capable of fully drying the wet laundry using hot wind. A condensing duct and a drying duct are connected to a tub to circulate air in the tub. Between the drying duct and the condensing duct is disposed... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182972 | Water-soluble bean-based extracts This invention relates to a water-soluble bean-based extract including one or more isoflavone glycosides. Also INCLUDED is a method of preparing such a water-soluble bean-based extract. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7162812 | Clothes drying machine with clothes smoothing ability The present invention relates to a clothes drying machine, or combined clothes washing and drying machine, comprising a drum (1) holding the clothes to be dried, a conduit (2, 10) adapted to convey a flow of drying air into said drum and out thereof, a... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7103992 | Industrial dishwasher An industrial dishwashing machine with at least one essentially closed water circuit in which washing water is circulated, and with at least one water inflow which makes rinsing water available which is received into the water circuit after a rinsing operation follo... | 09/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7089683 | Drying device The aim of the present invention is to create an efficient energy rational and consequently economical drying device, particularly the drying compartment unit, which could be used for drying processes for all wood products regardless to dimensions, with the ability ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082793 | Drum-type washing machine having a laundry drum which can be loaded from the front A cylinder washing machine includes a front-loading cylinder, the shell of which is provided with holes and is surrounded by a container. The cylinder washing machine includes a cycle for spin-drying the laundry contained in the cylinder. To prevent water that has a... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7055262 | Heat pump clothes dryer A drying apparatus for drying articles such as clothing is provided. The drying apparatus includes a chamber for containing articles to be dried and a system for supplying heated dry air at a first temperature to the chamber. The air supplying system comprises an ai... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7043853 | Kiln with process water evaporation system A process and apparatus for drying a stack of lumber, wherein the dry comprises a condensation collection device for collecting liquid in the chamber interior space; and an evaporation system for evaporating collected liquid from the chamber interior space. Process ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7032322 | Method for processing infectious waste and system for the same A processor and method for treating infectious waste utilizes a processing chamber having an inlet for delivering processing water at an elevated temperature and under pressure into the processing chamber, an opening in the processing chamber for receiving of infect... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7024802 | Air flow structure of dryer Provided is an air flow structure for a dryer, which includes a drying fan, and an air guide having a bent and inclined shape so as to guide flow of a circulation air discharged by the drying fan. This air flow structure improves air circulation flow in the dryer, r... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7026582 | Vector transient reflow of lead free solder for controlling substrate warpage A system and method for reflowing lead-free solder to interconnect a plurality of electronic components to a substrate is disclosed. The system includes an oven for preheating the substrate and the plurality of electronic components disposed thereon, and a supplemen... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024799 | Method for treating products with air, a product treatment device and the products thus treated The invention relates to a method for treating products with air in order to enable the conservation, storage and use thereof. Said invention also relates to a device for treating such products and the products obtained using said treatment method. The products (P) ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7020985 | Multiple outlet air path for a clothes dryer A clothes dryer has a heat source, preferably a heat pump, a rotating drum, and means to generate flow of air from the heat source to an inlet in the drum. At least two outlets are separated from each other in the drum to enable higher air flow rates without increas... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021088 | Combination drier and washer and aeration apparatus thereof An aeration apparatus for a combination drier and washer comprises an air circulation duct connected from one portion of a tub to the other portion for circulating air in the tub; an aeration tube connected from the air circulation duct to outside of the case for in... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017282 | Drying apparatus and washing machine having the same A washing machine including a drying apparatus. The washing machine including the drying apparatus quickly dries wet laundry by efficiently condensing and adsorbing vapor from humid air of high temperature flowing from a water tub during a drying-mode operation. The... | 03/28/2006 |
