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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7316080 | Methodology and apparatus to reduce fuel consumption in conveyor dryers and ovens A method and apparatus for reducing fuel consumption in conveyor ovens by creating a barrier to the infiltration of heated air from a heating section of the oven into a cooling section of the oven thereby reducing the loss of heated air and reducing consumption of f... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7295935 | Analyzing and/or displaying power consumption in redundant servers A method of analyzing power consumption in an information handling system is provided. A voltage associated with a current share signal may be determined. A power load associated with the information handling system may be determined based at least on the determined... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7272895 | Double flow cage compactor dryer apparatus and method of compacting and drying wastes A cage drying—compacting apparatus for wastes, includes a cylindrical shape and at least a pair of pressure plates, the cylindrical body having heating longitudinal tubes, coursed by a thermal carrier fluid, provided along the generatrixes of the cylinder and spac... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7260901 | Device for controlling the temperature of objects The invention relates to a device for controlling the temperature of objects, especially for drying or cooling objects, said device comprising a housing containing at least two tempering units which are arranged in a functionally parallel manner. Each tempering unit... | 08/28/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7103996 | Agitator for removing wrinkles from clothing An agitator mechanism for a clothes finishing cabinet provides a pendulum mounted hanger bar that may reciprocate under the application of a periodic force by an actuator without rigid connection between the cabinet housing and the hanger bar. Quiet operation is obt... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7098465 | Integrated inert gas for electromagnetic energy spot curing system The present invention provides an electromagnetic energy spot curing method and system which integrates the UV radiation with an inert gas to disperse the gas and the radiation energy simultaneously to cure an adhesive surface on a target or work piece. The system p... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6988325 | Bidirectional forage bale dryer and method of operation A forage bale dryer is described, which is particularly adapted to dry large bales of forage material, such as hay, alfalfa, etc. The dryer has a bale support platform disposed between a lower and an upper plenum chamber, and the upper plenum chamber is spaced from ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6962007 | Method and device for drying substrate A device for drying substrates which stores a plurality of substrate (1) and which comprises a processing container (3) to which cleaning fluid (2) after cleaning the substrates (1) is drained and an injection nozzle (5) for inject... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6922910 | Exposure apparatus An exposure apparatus is provided for performing exposure processes with high accuracy by accurately performing pressure control inside a chamber having a plurality of air-conditioning chambers. The inside of the main chamber which accommodates the exposure apparatu... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6839983 | Heating oven for dynamo-electric machine component manufacture A heating oven for use in dynamo-electric machine component manufacture is provided. The oven uses forced air heating to raise the temperature of in-process component subassemblies to suitable process temperatures. The heating oven includes a rotating drum mounted i... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6837706 | Unit for drying gypsum plaster board Modern drying units for gypsum plaster board have a feed device, comprising several roller feed units (1) arranged in levels one above the other. The drying section is generally divided into several zones (3 to 7), in particular three longitudin... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6772534 | Apparatus and method for moisture control An apparatus for removing moisture from air which includes a moist air inlet area, a dry air outlet area, a regeneration air inlet area, a regeneration air outlet area and a desiccant medium. A drying fan is provided for drawing the moist air through the moist air i... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6760981 | Compact convection drying chamber for drying printed circuit boards and other electronic assemblies by enhanced evaporation The invention provides a compact drying chamber for drying printed circuit boards and electronic connectors and components mounted thereto by enhanced evaporation to remove residual water and completely dry printed circuit boards. The compact drying chamber comprise... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6725564 | Processing platform with integrated particle removal system Embodiments of the invention generally provide a multistage semiconductor processing tool, wherein the processing tool includes a first transfer chamber having a first substrate transfer robot positioned therein and at least one load lock chamber in communication wi... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6715217 | Microfilm jacket drying device and method A microfilm drying device and method are presented for salvaging and drying microfilm which has become wet due to excessive moisture resulting from high water, floods and the like. The device includes a needle assembly which is slidably affixed within a frame to dir... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6688018 | Apparatus for bulk drying of sliced and granular materials A heated airflow dryer system for drying granular, crushed, and in particular, sliced fruit and other crops and materials where granules are of at least about one quarter inch diameter or slices are about one quarter inch or more thickness. An integral or... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6684526 | Process for removing trace solvent from a material An improved process for removing trace solvent from a material comprises rewetting the product with water during the drying process. Finished products such as suramin are produced efficiently to a high quality on a factory scale.... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6598313 | Equipment for drying bales for forage of any shape whatsoever The invention produces equipment for drying bales of forage comprising: at least one unit for generating hot air (30) channeled onto at least one pair of treatment units (A, B) stack one over the other, each having a rectangular bottom chamber (2, 5) and ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6493961 | Processing unit for a substrate A processing unit for a substrate has a vertical thermal processing furnace 4 having a bottom and an opening 4a provided at the bottom. A boat 3 holding substrates W in vertical multistairs can be placed on a first lid 17, and the first lid 17 can open an... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6484416 | Apparatus for producing cement clinker It is required with respect to the production of cement clinker from wet slurry raw materials that are calcined to cement clinker in a drying-rotary pipe furnace, which is preceded by a cyclone suspension type heat exchanger system, after the materials ha... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6467189 | Method of transferring a material from first apparatus to second apparatus in the clean room and an assembly line A transport enclosure arranged between a first apparatus and a second apparatus, all located in a clean room, is shielded from the clean room and maintained a degree of cleanliness which is cleaner than that of the clean room. Accordingly, the volume of s... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6430839 | Method of transferring a material from first apparatus to second apparatus in the clean room and an assembly line A transport enclosure arranged between a first apparatus and a second apparatus, all located in a clean room, is shielded from the clean room and maintained a degree of cleanliness which is cleaner than that of the clean room. Accordingly, the volume of s... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6421931 | Method and apparatus for drying iron ore pellets In the present method of drying iron ore pellets, e.g., magnetite pellets, moisture-containing iron ore pellets are formed into a bed comprising a multiplicity of the pellets. A current of drying gas is forced through the bed of pellets to at least partia... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6390378 | Centralized humidification controlled container system for transporting and holding perishable goods A centralized humidification controlled container system including one or more containers to confine perishable goods in a humidification controlled environment, a portable master unit container which confines the controlling equipment with a source of hu... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6363626 | Method and device for treating items stored in containers and storage apparatus equipped with such a device This device for treating items stored in at least one container (12), comprises means (14) for supplying the containers with a treatment gas and means (16) for continuously purging the containers, the supply means being equipped with means (22) for regula... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6357139 | Washing device for cleaning machines incorporating at least one of said washing device A steam washing device comprising a metal body having a recess housing the part to be washed, the recess being provided with ducts for introducing the steam into the recess and discharging it from the recess; there being provided three ducts for introduci... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6357142 | Method and apparatus for high-pressure wafer processing and drying A system for high-pressure drying of semiconductor wafers includes the insertion of a wafer into an open vessel, the immersion of the wafer in a liquid, pressure-sealing of the vessel, pressurization of the vessel with an inert gas, and then the controlle... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6336299 | Food storage building floor and method of constructing the same A storage floor air vent may comprise at least two vent walls positioned in substantially parallel relation to thereby define a channel; a plurality of angular baffle members, each angular baffle member composed of two segments forming an apex therebetwee... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6321760 | Industrial cleaning facility The invention relates to an industrial cleaning facility comprising at least one treatment chamber (8) which can be put in an open position or a closed position (operating position). To ensure that the treatment chamber (8) can be loaded and unloaded with... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6311526 | Modular U-turn tunnel finisher An expandable tunnel garment finishing apparatus including a front module having an entrance for receiving garments on hangers for being conveyed through the apparatus, an initial treatment zone downstream from the entrance for treating the garments with ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6308437 | Humidor with environmental control unit Disclosed is a humidor having means for controlling the humidity therein and having one or more transparent surfaces permitting viewing of the interior thereof. The humidor has means for lateral access to the contents therein and the depth of said contain... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6286231 | Method and apparatus for high-pressure wafer processing and drying A method and apparatus for high-pressure drying of semiconductor wafers includes the insertion of a wafer into an open vessel, the immersion of the wafer in a liquid, pressure-sealing of the vessel, pressurization of the vessel with an inert gas, and then... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6282812 | Multi air-knife box and method of use An apparatus is provided for the drying of electronic components. The invention provides multiple holes through which air is passed before striking the components. This provides the apparatus of the invention with multiple air knives, thereby breaking maj... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6279249 | Reduced particle contamination manufacturing and packaging for reticles A method of transporting a reticle is disclosed. The reticle is placed in a reticle carrier that has an ionizer. Moreover, the reticle may be attached with a pellicle. The pellicle consists of a pellicle frame and a pellicle film stretched over the pellic... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6272767 | Environmental test chamber An environmental test chamber comprises a first chamber and a second chamber separated by a partition. The first chamber receives one or more electronic components to be tested. The first chamber includes an exhaust area through which air is introduced to... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6263591 | Sports equipment drying container The portable sports equipment drying container comprised: a box shaped body; a cover for the body; the body having opposed side walls and opposed end walls; an input fan mounted in one of the walls; an output fan mounted in a another one of the walls; a h... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6249988 | Particulate drying system A blending chamber for blending fluids used to dry particulate matter has a chamber body with a first inlet opening, a second inlet opening, a third inlet opening, an outlet opening and a blending section. The blending section is arranged in a flow direct... | 06/26/2001 |
