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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5076205 | Modular vapor processor system A system for multichamber processing of semiconductor wafers providing flexibility in the nature of processing available in a multi processing facility. To accommodate changing processing demands and chamber replacement, a mobile processing chamber select... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4972607 | Central blow-dryer system A hair-drying system for use primarily in homes and other locations which employs a central forced air blower to disperse air through an air ducting system to air terminals disposed primarily in bathrooms. The air terminals are covered over when in the no... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4961271 | Apparatus for treating furniture Disclosed is an apparatus for treating furniture that has been wet cleaned or damaged by water or smoke. The apparatus is a tent having a floor, a plurality of sides, and a top, forming an enclosed chamber. The furniture is placed on the floor within the ... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4868998 | Tumble dryer A tumble dryer for small articles of clothing having no motor or heater utilizes the output of a hair dryer to both rotate a drum containing the articles of clothing and to dry the articles. Turbine blades mounted on the periphery of the drum slowly rotat... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4856206 | Drying center A drying center comprises a cabinet and a drop board pivotally secured to the cabinet and movable between a dropped position wherein the board is substantially horizontal and a raised position wherein the board is substantially vertical. The drop board de... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4815219 | Disposable attachment for portable hair dryers for drying delicate items of wearing apparel The invention relates to attachments for portable hair dryers for drying other than hair, and specifically to a flexible, inflatable attachment into which can be placed delicate items of apparel, which can then be attached to a portable hair dryer for dir... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4802287 | Two-purpose device of hand and hair dryers A dual purpose hand and hair dryer, and a cabinet for mounting the hair dryer on a wall for use as a hand dryer. The cabinet has a swing-down front part which receives the hair dryer and which has electric circuitry for operating the hair dryer including ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4785162 | Multiple-function electric dryer having an adjustable position discharge nozzle A multiple-function electric dryer includes a casing having a nozzle extending outwardly through opening formed in the front and bottom walls thereof and arranged for upward and downward angular movement about a horizontal axis within the confines of the ... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4636613 | Combination dryer and iron A combination hair-dryer and garment ironing apparatus includes a housing having an air inlet and a pair of air outlets. A blower and electric heater in the housing create a flow of heated air through the housing. A permanent, non-removable iron assembly ... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4634836 | Electric travel iron using a hair-dryer as a component An electric travel iron includes as an upper component a hand-held hot-air type hair dryer having a hand grip, an electric heating unit for heating a stream of air and an outlet duct through which a hot air stream is discharged. The lower component of the... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4524263 | Electric travel iron using portable hair-dryer as the heat source An electric travel iron includes as an upper component a hand-held hot air type hair-dryer having a hand grip, an electric heating unit for heating a stream of air and an outlet duct having an open end through which a hot air stream is discharged. The low... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4479311 | Hair removing apparatus Hair removing apparatus for a hand held hair dryer including a housing with an air inlet opening therein, the hair removing apparatus including a body portion, a dryer connecting portion, a hair collecting portion and a hair pickup portion; the body porti... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4406071 | Portable garment dryer Foldable garment dryer for use with a conventional hand-held hair dryer comprises a flexible bag for holding the garment. The air intake of the bag is connected to the air outlet nozzle of the hair dryer, and the humid air is expelled out of the bag throu... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4361966 | Portable hair dryer A lightweight, compact hair dryer is provided having a rigid case to contain a blower-heater arrangement for the provision of hot air, a collapsible hood structure having a structural support connected to the case in supported relation thereby, the case h... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4358901 | Multipurpose basic apparatus for treating powders A multipurpose basic apparatus for treating powders which is applicable to various powder treatments including spray drying, fluidized bed drying and granulation and fluidized bed continuous drying, which apparatus comprises a lower frame provided with a ... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4314138 | Apparatus for applying a mixture of air and vapor to the face or hair An apparatus for applying a mixture of air and vapor to the face or hair includes an evaporator comprising a closed tank partially filled with water to leave a residual space thereabove and provided with an electric heater immersed in the water for genera... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4247992 | Grain-tobacco curing barn A convertible barn for grain or tobacco curing formed from a structural rail-like frame supporting metallic walls and roof made of corrugated sheets and the like and providing a floorless base frame arrangement that includes a longitudinally extending cen... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4199873 | Foldable panty hose dryer Apparatus for drying small laundered garments, such as women's pantyhose, characterized by a box-like compartment through which hot air may be delivered by a conventional portable hair dryer. Its walls are connected by hinges so that it may be folded to f... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4186755 | Tobacco drying apparatus Apparatus for drying tobacco which is caused to pass through a steam-heated rotating drum has a blower for admission of hot air into a first conduit which discharges hot air into the inlet of the drum or into a second conduit which discharges hot air into... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4029110 | Hair styling implement A vapor generating hair styling implement is arranged to style hair in contact with a cylindrical adaptor tube. The adaptor tube is detachably coupled to a handle and is in thermal contact with a heat and steam generating means. The adaptor tube may be ro... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4003388 | Hair dryer variable control In a hair dryer having an electric selectively variable motor driven fan, and plural wattage heaters in the fan stream for selectively heating the air and having thermostat means sensing air temperature to shut off the dryer on an over-temperature conditi... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3990460 | Drying hair curler A drying hair curler for use with an electric hair dryer having a tubular end through which pumped heated air is expelled. The curler comprises a coupling section mountable on the tubular end and an axially aligned concentric and smaller tubular section a... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3947659 | Hair dryer with a vapor ejection means A hair dryer with a vapor ejection means, the vapor ejection means includes a vapor nozzle, a tank adapted to contain liquid therein, an evaporation chamber heated by a heater and a feeder for feeding the liquid from the tank into the evaporation chamber.... | 03/30/1976 |
| 3937231 | Hair dryer A portable hair dryer which includes an air inlet and air outlet and a rotor for drawing air through the dryer in combination with a comb detachably secured to the dryer housing. Cooperative means on the comb and dryer housing for detachably securing the ... | 02/10/1976 |
