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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7089850 | Food holding cabinet assembly A holding cabinet assembly for holding pre-processed food products and a process for maintaining the product appearance of a pre-processed food product for a predetermined amount of time includes a steamer assembly and a cabinet housing coupled to the steamer assemb... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6973740 | Stationary clothes drying apparatus A stationary dryer, which may be used for drying clothes, is provided having a housing enclosing a space. A stationary support is located within the space for receiving articles to be dried. An air moving device is provided for generating an air flow through the spa... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6931756 | Combination dehydrator and condensed water dispenser A portable, atmospheric dehydrator and water condenser for dehydrating fruits and vegetables while producing pure atmospheric condensation from humidity found in the air and purifying the water for dispensing and drinking purposes. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921062 | Vaporizer delivery ampoule A vaporizer delivery system for use in semiconductor manufacturing processes including a plurality of vertically stacked containers for holding a vaporizable source material. Each of the vertically stacked containers includes a plurality of vented protuberances exte... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6796223 | Food drying machine The machine is operable for continuously extracting moisture or dehydrating food. A plurality of food tray are insertable into a main chamber having an air diffuser mounted on one side and an air collector on the opposite side. Air is drawn through the chamber by a ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6477786 | Apparatus for drying batches of disks Liquid is removed from batches of substrates by apparatus and methods for drying substrates that have been wet in an elongated liquid bath. The substrates are moved relative to the bath and an elongated gas-filled volume at rates of movement selected acco... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6430841 | Apparatus for drying batches of wafers Liquid is removed from batches of substrates by apparatus and methods for drying substrates that have been wet in an elongated liquid bath. The substrates are moved relative to the bath and an elongated gas-filled volume at rates of movement selected acco... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6068874 | Process of dehydrating biological products A dehydration apparatus and process utilizing a closed system are provided and enable substantial dehydration of biological products while enabling retention of the essential flavor and fragrance of the natural product. The apparatus comprises a heat exch... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6054686 | Uniform air flow oven An oven for warming food, which includes a carcass (2) delimiting a warming chamber; a rack (8) provided with two opposed perforated sidewalls (12) and placed inside of the carcass (2) so as to create first and second lateral spaces (13A, 13B); a blower unit (... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5950526 | Fruit dehydrator A fruit dehydrator is composed of a base, an isolator, a rotating frame, a screen and a cover. The base has a whirlwinder and a motor and on the top is covered with the isolator which has a blow hole. The motor has a spindle inserted through the center po... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5826498 | Structure of an apparatus for dehydrating fruits, vegetables and foods An apparatus for dehydrating fruits, vegetables and foods includes a stand having a recess, a blowing chamber having a top formed with a plurality of perforations, a fan chamber under the blowing chamber and communicated with the blowing chamber, and a tu... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5802735 | Dental model dryer A dryer for drying dental models includes a solid base member, a top member, a variable plurality of modular drying units, each of which includes a frame and a slidable, foraminous tray, an air blower and an articulated support arm. In use, the modular dr... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5680712 | System for drying objects to be dried A far infrared radiation heater 33 is disposed on the back of a ceiling of a drying chamber 11. The inside of the drying chamber 11 is evenly heated by the heat emitted from the far infrared radiation heater 33. The drying chamber 11 is provided with air ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5584127 | Solar fruit dryer A system for drying fruits, spices, vegetables and the like comprises a heating compartment having an inlet for introducing a flow of drying gas and heating arrangement for elevating the temperature of the drying gas. A drying compartment is connected to ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5529052 | Baking oven A baking oven comprises means forming an oven heating chamber, a heating means, a turbine that propels hot air toward the heating chamber, at least one hollow bridge located in the heating chamber and provided with hot air outlets, guides which guide the ... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5437108 | Food dehydrator and tray for a dehydrator The present food dehydrator may be substantially cylindrical in shape including a base member, an air heating and circulation means, a plurality of stackable trays, and a top. Each tray includes an outer wall structure and a platform section which may be ... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5423249 | Food dehydrator A food dehydrator for drying food with a heated airflow is disclosed, the food dehydrator having a base defining a base inlet, a plurality of stackable trays defining an outer duct along the circumference of each of the plurality of trays, and a top membe... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5421246 | Enclosure having a rack for heating or cooling food products An enclosure is disclosed for heating or cooling food products on a pan. The enclosure preferably has transparent side walls, a closure member and a rack comprising a plurality of vertically spaced-apart pan supports each comprised of a plurality of inter... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5235906 | Vegetable dehydrator A vegetable dehydrator has a base unit of a bow shape adapted to rest a whirlwind unit therein and a tray which is not limited in one, sitting on top thereon and capped by a cap. The whirlwind unit includes an upper and a lower air inlets which are passag... | 08/17/1993 |
| 4869872 | Process for drying and sterilizing goods in a closed circulating system A process for drying and sterilizing items, such as laundry articles, bed clothing, leather goods, hair care instruments, medical instruments, etc., in a cabinet having an internal air circuit and an external air circuit which are in contact with one anot... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4837945 | Dryer, particularly for the chemical industry A dryer having a drying chamber and an inlet housing structure wherein a heating device is located in the inlet housing structure. An outlet structure is provided with a main chamber and a secondary chamber wherein the flow of gas exiting the drying chamb... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4753020 | Dryer for wood A dryer, especially for wood, has at least two drying chambers separated from each other by at least one partition wall, at least one fan in each of the drying chambers, and at least two connection passages for the reciprocal connection of the drying cham... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4625432 | Apparatus and method for drying and sterilizing fabrics Apparatus for the drying and sterilizing of fabrics, the apparatus comprising a drier cabinet provided with means for suspending therein fabric articles, and with means for generating, distributing and circulating warm air for drying purposes and hot air ... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4587946 | Mobile baking oven and proofer A baking oven comprising a housing having a proofer compartment and a baking compartment. Doors are provided for access to the compartment. Support racks are disposed in the compartments for supporting dough products therein. A heating element and conduit... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4583454 | Side air flow food processor A food processor (20), such as a smokehouse, cooker, dryer or the like, includes a food receiving chamber (22) having left and right ports (24 and 26) closed and opened by air flow control means provided by pivoted perforated louvers (44 and 46). For righ... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4486961 | Hair dryer Apparatus and process for blow drying hair in which the air is dehumidified by passing it through a special housing fitted with a moisture-absorbing filter insert placed ahead of the air which impinges against the hair. A regeneratable drying agent such a... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4459763 | Tray drying chamber A novel tray drying chamber having a tray-truck is provided, wherein moist material supported on the trays supported on the tray-truck are dried by the gas circulation method. The tray-truck and the drying chamber proper are constructed to form a function... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4455478 | Portable unit for heating packaged food A portable unit for heating packages containing pre-cooked cold food, the unit acting to rapidly heat up the food to a service temperature level and to thereafter maintain this level. The unit includes a case having a rack therein divided by shelves into ... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4361968 | Apparatus for polymerization of adhesive resin applied to the junctions of tennis racket netting An apparatus for polymerization of adhesive resin applied to the junctions of tennis racket netting, comprising a container having a plurality of superimposed compartments communicating with one another and each arranged to receive a racket, a source of h... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4339928 | Freezing unit for pre-cooked food packages A freezing unit for use in a cold chamber to effect freezing of a load of pre-cooked food packages at a rate more rapid than the freezing rate of that load that would take place in the chamber in the absence of the unit. The unit includes a vertical plenu... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4249482 | Air conditioned laboratory rack for animal cages The rack comprises a plurality of hollow, sheet metal shelves supported in spaced, horizontal planes by four tubular corner posts. Two rows of animal cages of generally box-like configuration are removably suspended beneath each shelf, with the upper, ope... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4237623 | Humidified holding cabinet for foods A food holding cabinet having a closed loop air circulating system to control both heat and humidity, the system including a blower having an air inlet at the front-top-center of the interior of the cabinet, the outlet of the blower being connected to an ... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4236063 | Dehydrator An electrically operated dehydrator in the form of perforated trays stacked one on top of the other where the bottom tray is equipped with a blower-heater package and the top tray forms a solid cover. Air is drawn in by the blower from underneath the bott... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4190965 | Food dehydrator A cylindrically shaped food dehydrator is disclosed including a base member, a plurality of stackable trays and a top member. The base member has a blower for moving air through the trays. The air flow in the trays moves from the circumference of the tray... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4152842 | Dehydrator A cabinet dehydrator for home preservation of food under relative humidity, pressure, and temperature restraints. Intake air is obtained from the surrounding atmosphere and displaced into the dehydrator over heating elements by a blower. This heated air i... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4126775 | Heated food service system A food service system for institutional or other use is provided by a stack of insulated trays and a cart. In one embodiment the cart includes a heating and/or cooling source with an outlet and a return. The trays are provided with openings to permit the ... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4100682 | Treatment of commodities through contact with fluid media The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for subjecting commodities to treatment through contact with fluid media including a plurality of movable conveyances having walls and being arranged so as to form a conveyance train which forms a pa... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4060914 | Apparatus for treating material with a gaseous medium Shown is a baking oven or other gas treating apparatus having a novel gas distribution-box construction for circulation or impingement of a gaseous treating medium around or against goods conducted through the apparatus. The present invention is particula... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4052589 | Heated food service system A food service system for institutional or other use is provided by a stack of insulated trays and a cart. In one embodiment the cart includes a heating and/or cooling source with an outlet and a return. The trays are provided with openings to permit the ... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4039278 | Bakery oven A tunnel oven for bakery purposes has a plurality of horizontally- and vertically-spaced hot air supply orifices in each of its vertical walls. At least some and preferably all such orifices are individually adjustable slots. Each wall also has air extrac... | 08/02/1977 |
