Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7841104 | Method and apparatus for drying objects in a washer The present invention provides a washer for washing articles. A housing of the washer defines a chamber. A partition divides the chamber into an upper compartment and a lower compartment. An outer peripheral edge of the partition generally conforms to side walls of ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7363728 | Shrink wrap tunnel with variable set points A shrink wrap machine has a shrink wrap tunnel with an entrance and an exit. A conveyor transports products to be shrink wrapped from the entrance through the tunnel to the exit. A source of gas is coupled to the inside of the tunnel and bathes the products. A heate... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7322166 | Apparatus for unwrapping and transporting frangible wafers for ice cream sandwiches and the like The present invention is an apparatus and method for unwrapping a package of frangible articles bearing a wrapping material, the wrapping material having a rear portion and a forward tab, the forward tab adapted to open the wrapping material when pulled, the apparat... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7269781 | Discrete universal denoising with reliability information A method of and system for generating reliability information for a noisy signal received through a noise-introducing channel. In one embodiment, symbol-transition probabilities are determined for the noise-introducing channel. Occurrences of metasymbols in the nois... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7225559 | Toothbrush dryer A toothbrush dryer includes a substantially hollow housing having a pair of side walls, a rear wall and an open front in communication with an interior chamber. A door hingedly engages one of the side walls and is pivotable to selectively enclose the interior chambe... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7200953 | Apparatus for treating articles with at least one tempered, directed air jet An apparatus for treating articles, in particular vehicle bodies, with at least one tempered, directed air jet comprises a housing, in which are formed a treatment chamber and at least one pressure chamber, which is separated from the treatment chamber by a partitio... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7171761 | Large plush towel warmer and dehumidifier An increased air pressure forced hot air towel warmer comprising a substantially airtight enclosure configured to be more desirable and user friendly when placed in close proximity to a tub or shower whether mounted within cabinetry, on the wall or when permanently ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7100303 | Apparatus and method for the heat treatment of lignocellulosic material There is provided an apparatus and a method for heat treatment of lignocellulosic material. The apparatus comprises a treatment chamber and devices for circulating and recovering gases from the treatment chamber such as to provide a uniform temperature within the ch... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7076887 | Body drying apparatus A body drying apparatus includes a housing for dissipating heated air outwardly therefrom and is situated within a plenum having at least one rear wall abutted against an interior surface of the plenum. The housing further has a front wall including a vent formed th... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6990749 | Modular paint oven An oven assembly for drying paint on a product transported by a conveyor includes a plurality of modules positioned in a generally abutting relationship. Each of the modules includes a roof, side walls, and a floor having a length and a width. The floor is formed fr... | 01/31/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6895687 | Drier for continuous flow drying of food products A drier for continuous flow drying of food products, especially pasta, inside the drier with adjustable and/or conditioning zones along the continuous flow path of the product. The inside of the drier can be accessed by a maintenance technician and the respective ho... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6865821 | Vacuum lumber drying kiln with collapsing cover and method of use A lumber drying kiln employs outside air pressure uses a flexible collapsing bag or cover alone or in combination with walls. The collapsing bag seals against a base to maintain the vacuum. The air pressure against the flexible top keeps the lumber layers from warpi... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6860032 | Stationary clothes drying apparatus with jet nozzles A stationary dryer, useful as a clothes dryer, is provided comprising a housing enclosing a space and a stationary clothes support located within the space. An air moving device is provided for generating an air flow through the space from an air inlet to an air out... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6772535 | Humidity generating system and method and use in wood drying kiln An apparatus and method for generating water vapor or humidity, useful in a variety of applications, including a wood drying kiln. The apparatus may contain a hydrophilic disk, a water supply structure that supplies water so that the water is deposited on the hydrop... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6647866 | Processing device for coffee beans A processing device for coffee beans to undergo a de-husking, bean-halving, membrane removing and roasting device to proceed with a de-husking, bean-halving, membrane removing and roasting step of coffee beans, wherein the de-husking, bean-halving and mem... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6601317 | High-efficiency drying kiln particularly for wood-like material A high-efficiency drying kiln, particularly for wood-like material, constituted by an internal chamber, which is covered with thermally insulating material and is provided with at least one opening for loading and extracting the material to be treated; tw... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6564470 | Roasting appliance An appliance for thermally processing granular material, especially for roasting food items such as coffee beans. The granular material lies on a perforated base through which gas flows upwardly to create a fluidized bed. The exhaust gas is fed to a cyclo... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6499229 | Vacuum processing apparatus This invention relates to a vacuum processing apparatus having vacuum processing chambers the insides of which must be dry cleaned, and to a method of operating such an apparatus. When the vacuum processing chambers are dry-cleaned, dummy substrates are t... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6487791 | Vacuum processing apparatus This invention relates to a vacuum processing apparatus having vacuum processing chambers the insides of which must be dry cleaned, and to a method of operating such an apparatus. When the vacuum processing chambers are dry-cleaned, dummy substrates are t... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6418834 | Apparatus for treating an item during travel of the item along a treating trough An apparatus for treating items such as for freezing, drying, or baking food items, includes an inclined track or trough with a perforated bottom through which pressurized treating gas flows to raise the item and hold it suspended above the bottom of the ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6382087 | Coffee bean roaster with recirculated, filtered exhaust airflow In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a coffee bean roaster with recirculated, filtered exhaust airflow. The coffee bean roaster includes a roasting drum sized and configured to receive coffee beans for roasting therein. The roasting... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6349484 | Body dryer with mirror A body dryer is provided including a housing having an elongated height. Also included is a mirror mounted on the housing. A heating mechanism is situated along the height of the housing for expelling heated air therefrom.... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6332280 | Vacuum processing apparatus This invention relates to a vacuum processing apparatus having vacuum processing chambers the insides of which must be dry cleaned, and to a method of operating such an apparatus. When the vacuum processing chambers are dry-cleaned, dummy substrates are t... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6323462 | Conveyor oven usable as pre-bake oven in a print plate imaging and processing system and method of using same A conveyor oven has two insulated cabinets, each cabinet having two plenums for conducting heated air toward a printing plate that rests on a conveyor. The two plenums in each cabinet face each other and are substantially identical. Each plenum has a supp... | 11/27/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6263693 | Alternating horizontal air flow chiller An air flow chamber for cooking or chilling using alternating horizontal air flow has an air heating or cooling apparatus and an air recirculating flow control mechanism for forcing heated or cooled air through an enclosure wherein said air is alternating... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6192877 | Blown air distributor for a convection oven A blown air distributor for use in a convection oven having a blower that draws air from the baking chamber, a heat source to heat the drawn air and a plenum downstream from the blower to recirculate the heated air in the baking chamber. The blown air dis... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6185835 | Apparatus for conditioning of commodities for vacuum packing Apparatus is provided for the conditioning of a commodity (12) such as clothing suitable for vacuum packing in which there is provided a conditioning tunnel (2) including a floor (4), a ceiling (6) and two side walls (8), through which tunnel runs a conve... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6182374 | Drying machine A drying machine includes a rectangular housing, a plurality of tubular heater spacedly disposed on lower portion of the housing, a plurality of seasoning containers releasibly disposed above the tubular heaters, a plurality of electrical fans rotatably d... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6173506 | Roaster A roaster and method for roasting utilizing a tangential flow reducing structure which directs and guides airflow from a blower device into a roasting vessel with minimal swirl and circular flow. The tangential flow reducing structure is preferably one or... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6154977 | Apparatus for drying cylindrical and/or parallelepiped bales of moist forage An apparatus for drying cylindrical and/or parallelepiped bales of moist forage including an assembly of horizontally extending balanced isobaric ventilation chambers in overlying relationship. A lower ventilation chamber has blowing apertures on an upper... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6094839 | Footwear drying apparatus A footwear drying apparatus, comprises a housing having vertical front, rear and side walls, a top section, a drying section, and a base section. A fan is mounted within the top section, so that to blow air to the drying section. A heater is mounted adjac... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6085439 | Apparatus for airing grains stored in bulk An apparatus for airing grains stored in bulk on a floor of a depot, including a tunnel comprising a duct made of half cylindrical shaped corrugated sheets. The corrugations are approximately sine-wave shaped and provide adequate reinforcement for support... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6067725 | Drying cubicle The invention relates to a personal or communal drying cubicle (1), which comprises an outer wall (2) provided with an opening (3) which can be connected up to a duct for supplying drying air, and an inner wall (4) pierced with outlet orifices (7) for dis... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6059196 | Storage system with ambience conditioning facilities A storage system with ambience conditioning facilities includes a desiccator for removing moisture from air and promoting convection, thereby maintaining articles stored therein in an optimum state for a long period of time. The environment maintained has... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5964044 | Conveyor oven usable as pre-bake oven in a print plate imaging and processing system and method of using same A conveyor oven is capable of heating precisely and uniformly an article to be baked as the article is conveyed through the oven at a designated speed. Precise and uniform heating is promoted by 1) a combination supply/return duct assembly positioned abov... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5926968 | Wood drying system A wood drying system to eliminate the discharge of liquid kiln water includes a kiln which is heated to dry a batch of wood, a basin to collect the water driven from the wood, and an evaporator in which the collected water is converted into steam. The ste... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5852879 | Moisture sensitive item drying appliance A dryer appliance for demoisturizing a moisture sensitive item such as an electronic hearing aid, tooth brush, or the like, having a housing with a removable closure cap or door for providing a substantially sealed chamber and access thereto, a desiccant ... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5842287 | Towel warmer An apparatus for warming towels, or other articles. The apparatus includes a cabinet having an internal vertical wall that divides the cabinet into a warming chamber and a second chamber. A tubular rack extends generally horizontally across the warming ch... | 12/01/1998 |
