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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7966742 | Air dryer for ozone aided combustion A method for increasing the efficiency of an internal combustion engine utilizes three three-way valves, one that receives ambient air through an air cleaner, a second that receives hot exhaust from a catalytic converter of the internal combustion engine, and a thir... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7946055 | Dryer A drying apparatus has a casing, a cavity formed in the casing for receiving an object, and a fan located in the casing and creating an airflow. At least one slot-like opening communicates with the fan and is arranged in the casing so as to direct an airflow transve... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7721460 | Micro-cycle energy transfer systems and methods A carrier supports property-transferring material and includes a first portion exposed to a first property and a second portion exposed to a second property. The first property is different from the second property causing the property-transferring material to devel... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7448144 | Air treatment device for agricultural buildings An apparatus for treating air from an exhaust port of a building. The apparatus includes an enclosed pathway having an inlet for communication with an exhaust port, a discharge outlet, and a non-linear pathway portion between the inlet and discharge outlet. The non-... | 11/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7368039 | Distiller employing cyclical evaporation-surface wetting A distillation unit (10) employs a rotary heat exchanger (32) forming a multiplicity of evaporation chambers (56) into which a liquid to be purified is sprayed for evaporation. Spray arms (58) spray at a steady rate into all of the evapor... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367136 | Umbrella and shoe drying device An umbrella and shoe drying device, for use removing moisture, dirt, and debris from shoes and umbrellas, having a mat portion, a blower housing, and an umbrella holder. The mat portion has a substantially flat top surface having a grating upon which shoes are place... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363728 | Shrink wrap tunnel with variable set points A shrink wrap machine has a shrink wrap tunnel with an entrance and an exit. A conveyor transports products to be shrink wrapped from the entrance through the tunnel to the exit. A source of gas is coupled to the inside of the tunnel and bathes the products. A heate... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353623 | Solvent removal apparatus and method A solvent removal apparatus and method is provided that can dry a coat on a workpiece in a uniform thickness. The solvent removal apparatus includes a support base for supporting a substrate provided with a liquid phase film-forming coat containing a film material a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7343699 | Method and apparatus for drying The method of removing moisture from a material contained within a dryer (3) comprises heating a first stream of gas (A3); passing the heated stream of gas through a dryer (3) to extract moisture from the material to be dried; returning a first ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7325332 | Clothing dryer A clothing dryer capable of removing impurities, such as dust, accumulated in a hot air outlet duct thereof. The clothing dryer includes a drying tub to dry laundry contained therein using hot air supplied thereto, a hot air outlet duct to discharge the hot air, com... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323035 | Dehumidifying device A dehumidifying device for absorbing water vapour from ambient air comprising a container having an opening to permit water vapour to enter the container, the container having a water-absorbing agent disposed therein for absorbing water vapour, wherein a first porti... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311763 | Gas separation vessel apparatus An improved gas separation vessel apparatus is provided. The gas separation vessel apparatus is adapted to separate oxygen and other process gases, and it employs both vertically-, or alternatively, horizontally-positioned vessels. The gas separation vessels disclos... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7264649 | System for allergen reduction through indoor humidity control The invention provides a humidity control system (HCS) to control indoor humidity within a specified range so as to reduce indoor house-dust mite allergen levels. The invention also provides a hydrogel absorber/desorber for reversibly absorbing water vapor from air ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7207123 | Dry air-supplying apparatus and treating apparatus Two rotors 18a, 18b each housing a honeycomb structure 25 carrying an absorbent is driven for rotation by a common motor 19. Partitioning members 17 define an absorbing zone S and a recovery zone U in the rotor depend... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7194821 | Vacuum processing apparatus and vacuum processing method The downtime of a vacuum processing apparatus due to wet cleaning is reduced. In a vacuum processing apparatus that requires aging for its chamber or process container after vacuum evacuation of the apparatus and before actual processing of a workpiece, when the cha... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188434 | Molecular filter dehumidification apparatus and plant A dehumidification apparatus including an outer tubular container (2) closed at its ends, a first (5) and a second (9) transverse grids located inside the tubular container (2), one grid element being spaced from the other and from a resp... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7181863 | Wafer dryer and method for drying a wafer A wafer dryer and method featuring a nebulizer which emits a pressurized drying liquid stream that converges with an opposed pressurized non-reactive carrier gas stream to produce a drying liquid fog. The pressurized non-reactive gas spray device is disposed partial... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182820 | Methods and apparatus for cleaning a hearing aid device Methods and apparatus for cleaning hearing aid devices are disclosed. Drying is facilitated in hearing instruments through a novel combination of heater and desiccant in an essentially closed system. Greater efficiency is obtained by minimizing the volume of gas, e.... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178355 | HVAC desiccant wheel system and method An HVAC system includes a desiccant wheel, wherein the wheel's speed varies with airflow, the wheel is energized for at least a set period at startup, and/or a heat recovery system (e.g., an air-to-air heat exchanger) upstream of the wheel enhances the system's abil... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7166149 | Adsorption process for continuous purification of high value gas feeds Using a high pressure rotary adsorbent wheel, a high value compressed gas feed can be purified by concentrating the impurity such as water, condensing it out, before final purification. Instead of exhausting gas from the system, the effluent can be put back into the... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160362 | Method and device for cleaning air A method of cleaning air, including a humidifying operation for humidifying the air containing chemical contaminants by a humidifier and taking a part of the gaseous contaminants in the air into excessive moisture to remove the contaminants from the air, and a dehum... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7143524 | Desiccant cartridge having desiccant cap This invention relates to a desiccant cartridge (10) adapted for use in a canister (14) of an integrated receiver/dryer or accumulator assembly of an automotive air conditioning system wherein the canister (14) has an offset inlet port (16 | 12/05/2006 |
| 7139139 | Optical module An optical module includes a package, which accommodates an optical system. A package main body has an opening. A lid is attached to the main body to close the opening of the main body. The lid seals the package. An anti-deterioration agent for preventing deteriorat... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7124516 | Device for removing water drops from an umbrella and foundation promotion system of the device The device for removing water drops from an umbrella is constituted such that a number of water absorption members with elastic property are disposed at certain intervals radially in the inserting opening for an umbrella of the device body, the inserting space for t... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118614 | Air dryer An air dryer comprises a base member, a main cartridge and an intermediate cartridge. The air dryer is capable of drying and possibly filtering and/or cleaning air passing there through. The intermediate cartridge, capable of drying and possibly filtering and/or cle... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114266 | Apparatus and method for moisture control A housing assembly includes first and second sides and first and second panels spaced apart from each other by an interior of the housing and traversing the first and second sides. A first porous desiccant retention plate and a second porous desiccant retention plat... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7103990 | Rotary silicon wafer cleaning apparatus It is an object of the present invention to provide a rotation type silicon wafer cleaning device to further raise the stability of a silicon wafer by providing a better hydrogen termination on the silicon wafer after completion of chemical and pure water cleaning t... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100305 | Air dryer mounting assembly An improved system and method for mounting an air dryer is provided. The improved system and method employs a single centralized special fitting that secures the air dryer manifold to a reservoir. The bore in which the fitting is disposed is used to communicate air ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097696 | Dual cartridge air dryer with oil separator and readily changeable valves An air dryer system including two substantially identical canister-type air dryer units. Each includes a moist air inlet, a first desiccant, a dry air outlet, and means for supplying dry air to a storage facility. The system also includes a bleed valve supplying a s... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7082262 | Integral manifold for liquid material dispensing systems A manifold for a liquid material dispenser has a unitary manifold body with process air and liquid material passages formed therethrough. Heaters for heating the process air and liquid material are both coupled directly to the manifold body and cooperate to simultan... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7051455 | Chemical compositions and methods for absorbing water vapor and combating malodor within a cavity The invention relates to a method of absorbing water vapor and malodor from a cavity, for example a drawer or wardrobe or the inside of a shoe. This is achieved by placement in the cavity of a package permeable to water vapor and retaining a particulate dehumidifyin... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050837 | Mobile communication terminal apparatus including moisture detection A mobile communication terminal device is disclosed having elements for detecting moisture in the device. These elements include the following precautionary features: a memory for recording a circumstance under which the detection of moisture takes place, a shutdown... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7017280 | Clothes dryer apparatus and method A method of controlling the operation of a dryer including both a variable heat source and a variable speed blower includes varying only one of the variable heat source and the variable speed blower, while maintaining the other one in a fixed state. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017356 | HVAC desiccant wheel system and method An HVAC system includes a desiccant wheel, wherein the wheel's speed varies with airflow, the wheel is energized for at least a set period at startup, and/or a heat recovery system (e.g., an air-to-air heat exchanger) upstream of the wheel enhances the system's abil... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017276 | Hearing aid dryer An apparatus is disclosed for removing moisture from electronic devices such as hearing aids, using a desiccant material. The desiccant material is regenerated in place with heat from an embedded heater when the apparatus is open to the atmosphere. Drying of the hea... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014690 | Expandable desiccant element An expandable desiccant element for removal of moisture from an air stream. Such expandable desiccant element includes at least one first expandable containment section capable of expanding a first predetermined amount, at least one second expandable containment sec... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007402 | System and method for drying particulate materials using heated gas A system and method for drying particulate material in a dual flow hopper employs multiple flow paths by which heated gas is inserted into the hopper at different levels. Gas is extracted from the hopper and is divided for flow along two flow paths, one of the flow ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6996453 | Substrate processing apparatus and method of processing substrate while controlling for contamination in substrate transfer module A substrate processing apparatus for processing substrates prevents the substrates from contaminating as they are transferred. The apparatus includes a container, like a FOUP, for containing substrates, at least one processing chamber where the substrates are proces... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6990908 | Transportation subassembly for materials destabilized in presence of destabilizing contaminants A transportation subassembly is provided for transporting a material that is destabilized in the presence of a destabilizing contaminant. The subassembly has a structural body having a cavity constructed and arranged to receive the material to be stored, a breather ... | 01/31/2006 |
