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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7425688 | Heating assembly for a tumble dryer A heating assembly for heating a hot air stream flowing in a flow passage of a tumble dryer. The heating assembly is configured for installation in the flow passage and comprises at least one heating element and at least one temperature sensor. The heating element i... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7340848 | Ambient air clothes dryer The ambient air clothes dryer is an automated device providing axial flow of unheated ambient air through the dryer drum. The dryer may include different drum drive systems, timer and/or humidity detector controls, and a configuration utilizing a separate, portable ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331119 | Apparatus and method thermally removing coatings and/or impurities An apparatus for thermally de-coating and/or drying coated and/or contaminated materials comprises a support and an oven pivotally mounted to the support. The oven has charging portion for receiving material to be treated and a changeover portion. Incorporated withi... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322125 | Dry heater fixing unit of drum-type washing machine combined with drier A heater fixing unit of a drum-type washing machine is provided. The heater fixing unit more stably supports a heater installed in a dry duct to reduce vibration and a noise of the heater. For that purpose, the heater fixing unit includes a duct body, a heater, two ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7007404 | Heating element assembly for clothes drier A heating element assembly for a clothes drier, comprising: a heating wire coil adapted to be wired to a power source for heating air passing through a heating element housing of a drier for subsequent drying of clothes in a drum of the drier. The heating wire coil ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6964117 | Method and apparatus for adjusting a moisture profile in a web An apparatus for drying a travelling wet fibrous web is provided which comprises a rotating air-permeable drum. The drum is at least partially surrounded by a hood which has an interior space for receiving a flow of air and directing the flow of air through a permea... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6935048 | Device for supporting burner and dryer with the same A device for supporting a burner (20) and a dryer having the same are disclosed, in which a structure for supporting the burner is simplified, thereby decreasing the manufacturing price and fabricating of the device is easy. The device for supporting the burn... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6790315 | Drying section and method for drying a paper web A drying section for drying a web in a papermaking machine has a pre-drying section and a final drying section, wherein the pre-drying section includes a hot press formed by a first press member and a rotatable counter roll in engagement with each other so as to for... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6757986 | Portable (mini) clothes & hair dryer This invention is about portable mini clothes and hair dryer which is designed to collapse and fit into a standard suitcase. It possesses all the features of the standard clothes dryer but is approximately one tenth the size and weighs less than 25 pounds. The dryer... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6748772 | Washing/drying machine and clothes dryer A washing and drying machine and a clothes dryer including an air circulating duct for circulating air into the inner tub for washing or drying inputted clothes. An inner portion of a drum and an evaporator of the refrigerating cycle, may be positioned in the air ci... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6585861 | Device for producing an extensible paper having a three-dimensional pattern Device for producing a paper having a three dimensional pattern which has been given the paper web in connection with drying the paper web. The device comprises at least one press nip (12) comprising a rotatable heated roll (13) and a counter means (11,14... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6533124 | Quality control system for monitoring and control of contaminants in recycled plastics An apparatus and process for continuously discriminating between a contaminated plastic material containing trapped volatile contaminants and plastic material which contains an acceptable threshold of contaminants including first supplying a continuous so... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6488816 | Drying section for drying a paper web in a papermaking machine A drying section for drying a web in a papermaking machine has a pre-drying section and a final drying section, wherein the pre-drying section includes a hot press formed by a first press member and a rotatable counter roll in engagement with each other s... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6250207 | Apparatus for a heat treatment of a particular food product A chamber serving for a heat treatment of a particular food product, which for example can be pre-processed potato pieces which are to be prepared as French fried potatoes, and therefore have a content of evaporable substances, such as fat. In the chamber... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6223450 | Apparatus for multi-nip impulse drying A continuous process for the dewatering of a wide variety of solid-liquid matrices, including primary and secondary sludge, involves the simultaneous application of pressure and heat to solid-liquid matrices.... | 05/01/2001 |
| 5997288 | Apparatus for thermal removal of surface and inherent moisture and limiting rehydration in high moisture coals A flighted, horizontally inclined rotary retort, heated externally by flame, hot gases, steam or other sources of heat. The retort shall have sufficient flight area to transport the coal through the retort in the predetermined time. The coal being process... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5915815 | Method and apparatus for drying organic material An apparatus method of separating organic mass into its component parts in environmentally contained hygienic conditions at high thermal efficiency. One example is extraction of aromatic oils from citrus fruit. Organic materials derive from plants which c... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5908291 | Continuous cross-flow rotary kiln A direct heat rotary calciner and method for providing improved thermal treatment of particulate material comprises a rotary tube having a plurality of screened apertures along the length thereof. Material to be treated is passed through the rotating tube... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5891347 | Centrifugal filtration method and apparatus therefor Centrifugal filtration capable of improving recovery of crystal in a baskey. The basket is so arranged that a central axis thereof is inclined with respect to a horizontal direction to obliqely downwardly orientate a bottom wall of the basket. A crystal r... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5882381 | Thermal desorption system A thermal desorption system for the treatment of contaminated solids.... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5851288 | Apparatus for marking a continuous substrate A system and a method for marking a continuous substrate, such as a sheathed wire, are disclosed. An aqueous-based ink is deposited onto a continuous substrate passing through an ink deposition means. A gas, heated by a heater and directed by a blower acr... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5839206 | Drying station for liquid or damp waste using a pliable heating mat A drying station with low energy consumption and short drying time for drying liquid or damp waste, especially contaminated waste from a nuclear power station, includes at least one heating mat for delivering heat of evaporation into a container in order ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5666744 | Infrared paper drying machine and method for drying a paper web in an infrared paper drying machine A paper drying apparatus and method therefor including an infrared drying unit and a vacuum unit, wherein the infrared drying unit emits infrared radiation in a direction toward the vacuum unit. A fabric sheet for carrying a paper web is provided, wherein... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5617649 | Device and method for drying fluorescent material A device and method for drying a fluorescent material are provided. The device includes a container having a predetermined space for containing a fluorescent material, a first driver for rotating the container, a heater for heating the container, a vacuum... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5465503 | Dryer densifier A dryer densifier includes a hopper for receiving wet, dry and/or flaky thermoplastic waste material. The hopper feeds an auger barrel which is heated and insulated whereby material passing therethrough may be dried and fused together with other material.... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5460717 | Particle separation and drying apparatus An apparatus which performs solids particles separation from a liquids/solids slurry, and subsequent drying of such solids particles, within a single enclosure. Further processing functions, such as reslurry washing, plug washing, crystal growth and other... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5341577 | Drying method of and drying apparatus for powder and granular material Carbon black is introduced into a granulating machine 3 through an inlet 1 and water is introduced into the same through an inlet 2 to prepare granulated carbon black, which is fed to a cylindrical rotary type dryer 5 through a line 4 and is dried. A prod... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5134270 | Heater assembly for use in clothes dryers A heater assembly (10) is for installation in a clothes dryer (D). The assembly includes at least one open coil heating element (12), and a plurality of insulators (16) to each of which a convolution of the coil is attachable. The insulators are mounted o... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5088210 | Method and apparatus for drying brine shrimp cysts A method, and associated apparatus, for drying harvested brine shrimp cysts for storage for subsequent hatching for fish food. The cysts are washed with fresh water, and strained through a sieve to remove foreign material, flotation separated to eliminate... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4506453 | Enhanced heat transfer process by forced gas recirculation An enhanced heat transfer process whereby solid particles are heated, dried, or cooled by a gas: Particles are repeatedly lifted and dropped as, for example, in flighted rotary drums. By forced recirculation, gas is passed through showering particles gene... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4262429 | Method of and apparatus for drying materials An apparatus for drying two materials comprising two coaxial cylinders, means for rotating the coaxial cylinders, means for introducing a first material into one end of the inner cylinder, means for heating the first material, means for moving the first m... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4170251 | Method and apparatus for determining the weight and moisture content of materials The present invention relates to a novel and improved apparatus for controlling or obtaining the actual weight of materials which are charged to a receptacle or other receiving means such as a shipping container. The present invention also resides in a no... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4029572 | Air drum with drying means A rotary drum air classifier apparatus for separating light and heavy materials introduced into the drum by conveyor means, means for producing a flow of air at relatively high velocity through the drum for entraining light materials, heating means encirc... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4025754 | Electrically heated dryer An electrically heated dryer for articles comprises a drying container and an air duct leading thereto for directing air in a stream through the duct and into the container. An electric resistance heating element is provided in the duct and comprises an e... | 05/24/1977 |
| 3943637 | Apparatus for treating particulate material A readily portable apparatus for roasting, drying or otherwise treating grain or other similar particulate material on a continuous fully controlled basis. The material is metered into one end of a revolving drum containing structure for cascading the mat... | 03/16/1976 |
