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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176649 | Extraction cleaning with plenum and air outlets facilitating air flow drying A portable cleaning apparatus includes a base module having a base housing with a bottom base wall, and enclosing a fan. The base module is moveable along an external surface in a first direction. The fan can move air through the base housing from an interior of the... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8136262 | Drier information system A drier information system is provided including display means relating to a given region of the system which means serves, at least while a drying cycle is in operation, to provide a visual display indicating at least one of the following parameters: the extent of ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7958652 | Extraction cleaning with plenum and air outlets facilitating air flow drying A portable cleaning apparatus comprises a base module for movement along a surface and a plenum. The base module comprises a base housing enclosing a fan for moving air through the housing from the interior of the housing to the exterior of the housing through an ex... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7765713 | Water vapor monitoring apparatus A freeze-drying device for the monitoring and control of water vapor in a freeze-drying process, comprising an optical spectrometer, and methods of using same to monitor and control the amount of water vapor in said process under sterile conditions. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7313874 | Dryer and method for controlling the same A dryer is disclosed. The dryer includes dryer includes a door opening sensing unit sensing an opening of a door, a heater heating air provided in a drum, and a microcomputer determining an error in the heater based on an internal temperature condition of the drum, ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7249424 | Method and device for controlling the moisture or coating quantity profile in a paper web The narrow-scale moisture profile of a paper web is controlled by profiling nozzles (11) of a profiling device (10) which cover part of the width of the web and desired variations of the moisture profile are corrected by the profiling nozzles (11 | 07/31/2007 |
| 7234247 | Low pressure dryer A low pressure dryer for granular or powdery material includes a plurality of canisters rotatable about a common vertical axis serially among material heating, vacuum drying and material inventory discharge positions; pneumatic piston-cylinder means for rotating the... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7191545 | Apparatus to dry substrates The present invention disclosed herein is an apparatus for drying a substrate. In accordance with the present invention, the apparatus includes a measuring unit to detect a density of IPA vapor at predetermined regions in a process chamber or a pipe. The measuring u... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7097629 | Multi-layered sealed swab A cleaning swab is for wet or dry use. The swab includes an elongated handle defining a longitudinal axis. The handle has a cleaning head end and a grasping end. The swab includes a multi layer cleaning head having a core, a mid-layer and an outer layer. The core an... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7013577 | System and method for testing a fire suppression system in a clothes dryer A clothes dryer has a test button for testing the fire suppression system of the dryer. The test button is connected to the temperature sensor of the fire suppression system such that when the test button is actuated it presents a signal, such as by shorting the two... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6997966 | Lint trap A lint trap having an enclosure with an interior surface, an open end, with an inlet spaced from an outlet on the interior surface. A cover is removably mountable to the open end of the enclosure with a filter secured to the cover, where side edges of the filter sli... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6920781 | Gravimetric moisture-determination instrument with an air duct for cooling A gravimetric moisture-determination instrument which is cooled by an air stream includes a housing containing a balance and a radiant heater. The moisture content of a sample placed on the balance pan is determined by measuring the weight loss of the sample while i... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6902378 | Electronically controlled vacuum pump A vacuum system comprises, as an integral assembly, a vacuum pump with drive motor, a purge valve, a roughing valve and an electronic control module. A cryogenic vacuum pump and a turbomolecular vacuum pump are disclosed. The control module has a programmed processo... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6725732 | Clothes dryer with safety feature A clothes dryer with safety feature of lint airflow obstruction detection comprises a frame connectable to a conventional clothes dryer. An anemometer sensor grid connected to the frame. The anemometer sensor grid is capable of detecting airflow therethrough. A ligh... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6694638 | Dryer vent check strip A vent check strip for checking a dryer or a vent pipe connected to a dryer. The vent check strip has a temperature sensitive area that changes its color at a threshold temperature within a working temperature range of the dryer when the dryer functions n... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6655047 | Fire arrester for use with a clothes dryer A fire arrester for use with a clothes dryer includes a fire detector at the dryer vent to detect fires starting in the dryer and provides an electrical power disconnect means to break the flow of electrical power being supplied to operate the dryer. Opti... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6460414 | Automated acoustic micro imaging system and method An automated acoustic micro imaging system includes a part-storage station favoring a dry environment, a part-transport robot, and a wet-environment inspection station. The wet-environment inspection station has an ultrasonic beam generator, a coupling fl... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6220092 | Dryer with an air flow testing device An air flow testing device for use with a clothes dryer to indicate an obstruction in the exhaust system. Three potential states of exhausted air are monitored by the testing device when the dryer's lint screen is removed from its opening. In the first st... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6141888 | Monitoring wood sample weight with mechanical force proportioning In a monitoring system for a wood drying kiln having a housing with an interior area for placement of a charge of wood for drying the charge of wood, the interior area having a floor, environment devices for adjusting heat and humidity in the interior are... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6119506 | Apparatus and method for determining transport properties of porous materials An apparatus and method for measuring the mass transport properties of pos materials. The apparatus is a permeation or diffusion cell that comprises two outer portions with longitudinal channels therein, two clamping plates with openings therein, two flo... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6079122 | Weighing dryer A dryer is provided which is adapted to receive and dry polymeric material. The dryer comprises a support structure, a drying hopper assembly, a polymeric material supply device and a controller. The drying hopper assembly includes a drying hopper having ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5940986 | Heat staked moisture sensor electrodes An exhaust vent cover assembly and method of manufacture. The vent cover assembly includes a vent cover and a pair of heat stacked moisture sensor electrodes. The vent cover includes a perforated first portion defining a first plane and a solid second por... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5836087 | Footwear dryer support rod A footwear dryer support rod that includes an interconnectable rod assembly including a fixed length rod section, a circuit housing rod section, and a spring loaded telescoping rod section; an alarm circuit housed within the circuit housing rod section in... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5787600 | Dryer mounted in a housing A dryer mounted in a housing with a balance for determining the moisture content of material to be weighed which is in a dish placed in the balance and is subjected to a heat source. The dish is placed in a dish support device which can be placed in and r... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5709040 | Exhaust air particulate contamination sensing for tumbler dryers A dryer system comprising a particle counter that measures the level of particulates in the dryer is disclosed. The dryer system is particularly adapted for drying garments to be worn in clean room environments. The dryer system preferably comprises an en... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5685089 | Process and apparatus for production of ceramic powders by spray drying A process for spray drying of ceramic suspensions for the production of a powder which is dust free, sufficiently stable for storage and with good flow characteristics. The ceramic suspension is spray dried in a chamber (1) to a powder with a water conten... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5467077 | Method and means for indicating an appliance condition A display is provided for indicating changes between first and second operating conditions in an appliance such as a clothes dryer. A sensing circuit senses changes in operating conditions within the appliance. The sensing circuit creates an intermittent ... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5301440 | On-line type moisture measuring system for powdered or granular materials An on-line type moisture measuring system for powdered or granular materials wherein the moisture content of the materials is repeatedly measured by supplying a dehumidified and dried air each time the materials are sampled for measuring and thereafter au... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5291667 | Electronic control of clothes dryer A control system for a clothes dryer is disclosed. A microprocessor monitors the heated inlet air temperature and the exhaust temperature. If the inlet temperature exceeds a high limit value a given number of times, an air blockage indicator is activated.... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5274931 | On-line moisture control method for powdered or granular materials and a system to execute the method An on-line moisture control method for powdered or granular materials and a related system to practice the method. A fixed amount of materials are sampled by a material sampling means, transported into a heat treatment chamber having an airtight heating p... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5189812 | Moisture sensor for a continuous flow dryer The grain moisture sensor of the present invention includes a plurality of conductors for communicating a variable voltage between two points. The conductors are mounted on the continuous flow dryer wall between the exterior and interior walls, in the hea... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5165180 | On-line drying control method for powdered or granular materials and a system to execute the method An on-line drying control method for powdered or granular materials and a related system to execute the method. A fixed amount of materials stored and dried in a drying means such as a hopper dryer is sampled, transported into a moisture measuring/operati... | 11/24/1992 |
| 4925474 | Method and apparatus for on-line LOI measurement of fibers A method and apparatus constructed to measure the fluid present in a multifilament or fiber strand moving at high speed is described and involves conductive contact points along the strand path which contact the strand and generate signals. The signals wh... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4924604 | Drying device for garments A drying device for garments or other articles consists primarily of a frame composed of a pair of tubular heating elements, which support the garment or other article that is to be dried, and a thermostat is also included in the circuit of the heating el... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4831747 | Continuous drier for veneer The invention relates to a continuous dryer for veneer. In addition to terature sensors near the inlet and middle zones to determine heat demand and to control heat input in these zones, the dryer also has an infrared detector at the exit end to determin... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4709579 | Measurement of moisture content Nuclear fuel rods are processed to remove moisture in an oven which is evacuated. Measurement of the moisture content in each of a plurality of nuclear fuel rods (typically 44) is carried out by condensing the vapor derived from one randomly-selected cont... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4704806 | Apparatus for determining the timewise progress of the drying of a material sample The invention relates to apparatus for determining the timewise progress of the drying of a damp material sample. The material sample is continually connected to a movable part of a weighing mechanism during the drying process, and the delivery of the dry... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4649654 | Apparatus for controlling electric clothes dryer and method therefor Disclosed is an apparatus for controlling an electric clothes dryer having an electrical heater arranged to be supplied with electric power from a power source to generate heat so as to dry clothes by air heated by the heater, the apparatus comprising a s... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4616425 | Moisture measurement apparatus and method Apparatus and method for measuring the moisture content of wood and paper products utilizing the dependency of the resistance or capacitance of such products upon moisture content. A resistance or capacitance-controlled oscillator circuit is completed by ... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4608765 | Process and apparatus for simulating a rolling and drying operation An operation wherein a large amount of material is passed through the nip of two rolls and a dryer at high speed using only a small specimen of material is disclosed. A low mass carrier for the specimen is provided. The carrier and specimen are quickly ac... | 09/02/1986 |
