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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7386944 | Method and apparatus for drying a wafer, and an apparatus for cleaning and drying a wafer A method an apparatus for drying a wafer, and an apparatus for cleaning and drying a wafer are provided. In the apparatus for cleaning and drying a wafer, the wafer is dipped into a cleaning solution in a cleaning tank. The wafer is then dried using a drying gas in ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 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 |
| 6925730 | Apparatus for removing paint A paint removal apparatus includes a canister partially filled with a pressurized coolant. The apparatus includes a housing having a body portion mounted atop the canister with a handle portion extending from the body portion. The handle includes an inlet port while... | 08/09/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6689180 | Hot air flow control device of heat-shrinking film packaging machine A heat-shrinking film packaging machine includes a conveyor for transporting an article to be packaged through a heating device to have a heat-shrinking film surrounding the article heated and shrunk and thus tightly packaging the article. The heating dev... | 02/10/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6684523 | Particle removal apparatus Embodiments of the invention generally provide an apparatus for removing particles from a substrate surface, wherein the apparatus includes a substrate support member configured to support a substrate thereon, and a broadband actuator in mechanical commun... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6606802 | Cleaning efficiency improvement in a high density plasma process chamber using thermally hot gas Method and apparatus are disclosed for improving the cleaning efficiency of a high density plasma system by introducing thermally hot gases to heat downstream chamber walls to improve the fluorine attack on deposit coatings. In certain embodiments of the ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6446358 | Drying nozzle and drying device and cleaning device using the same Disclosed is a drying nozzle for realizing a high-efficiency drying device capable of drying an object to be processed to a sufficient degree. The drying nozzle includes a drying gas supply portion having an air supply tube for supplying air for drying a ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6421932 | Method and apparatus for drying substrate plates While being transferred in substantially horizontal state along a predetermined path of transfer by a conveyer means, a substrate plate is dried by a jet of compressed air which is spurted out from a slit-like mouth of an air knife nozzle crosswise of the... | 07/23/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6240653 | Gas-blowing device for cleaning and drying a plurality of plate lug surfaces for producing pore-free cast-on-strap joints for lead-acid batteries A gas-blowing device used in an apparatus for carrying out a process for producing pore-free cast-on-strap joints for lead-acid batteries. The device includes a metallic pipe closed at both ends having a plurality of groups of aligned gas outlets, gas inl... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6226891 | 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 upwardly through the bed of pellets to at lea... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6202318 | System for processing wafers and cleaning wafer-handling implements A system (10) for processing wafers and cleaning wafer cassettes (160, 260, 460) includes a work cell (12) having a plurality of processing stations (14) for processing wafers, and at least one processing/cleaning station (30, 130, 230, 430) for receiving... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6148543 | 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 upwardly through the bed of pellets to at lea... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6055742 | Reticle cleaning apparatus for wafer exposure system A reticle cleaning apparatus for a wafer exposure system includes a chamber enclosing the reticle, a door opening and closing at least one side of the chamber, a door switching member opening and closing the door coupled to the chamber including the door,... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6041515 | Apparatus for drying solutions containing macromolecules An apparatus and method for quickly drying solutions in one or more arrays of vessels includes a manifold that receives gas and a base plate that receives the one or more arrays of vessels. The manifold includes one or more hollow tubes that direct the ga... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5950324 | Blower for de-icing aircraft The assembly includes a plurality of flexible and inflatable bags 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 56 and 58, each having a rectangular cross section with an open end for receiving air from various ducts 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 62 and 66, and extending vertically ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5697169 | Apparatus for cooling strip and associated method Apparatus for cooling strip includes a path of travel for the strip and cooling apparatus having a plurality of elongated gas nozzles within which are disposed water nozzles such that the water nozzles will have a discharge outlet within the gas nozzles a... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5079855 | Drying chamber and air distribution means therefor A drying chamber for curing products, such as confectionery, loaded on a plurality of rows of stacked trays, the chamber having novel and improved means for evenly supplying, distributing and exhausting conditioned air.... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5040974 | Internal air circulation system for lanham oven A bakery oven of the type employing a continuous conveyor therein for carrying goods to be baked through an oven enclosure includes an air distribution system adapted to direct heated air from near the top wall of the oven enclosure to the bottom and side... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4800653 | Method and apparatus for controlling the drying and cooling of field-harvested seeds in storage Method and apparatus for conditioning and preserving living seeds in a bin of the type having means for forcing air into a plenum chamber in the lower part of the bin, a floor pervious to gas flow forming the top of the chamber, and heating means. Electri... | 01/31/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4737103 | Fresh air monitoring and controls relating thereto There is disclosed an environmental control system for a large volume structure (one horizontal dimension of at least 60 feet) having an air tempering unit including a horizontal cylindrical duct of about three feet diameter with an axial flow propeller f... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4646447 | Process and plant for continuous drying using heat pumps A process and a plant for continuously drying products with the use of increasing temperatures towards the end of the drying process, the drying process using the so-called multiple transverse stirring. There is admitted in the zone of completion of the d... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4609346 | Environmental control system for large volume structures There is disclosed an environmental control system for a large volume structure (one horizontal dimension of at least 60 feet) having an air tempering unit including a horizontal cylindrical duct of about three feet diameter with an axial flow propellor f... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4482315 | Bulk tobacco barn furnace An auxiliary wood furnace for a bulk curing tobacco barn is arranged for installation in a basement immediately below the conventional oil or gas fired furnace for ease of barn modification and adaptation to burning wood as the source of heat.... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4409744 | Propeller fan drive The present invention relates to a means for isolating a fan drive means within a chamber from the fan driven fluid. An enclosure is provided which isolates the fan drive means from the driven fluid. The enclosure having multiple opening to the exterior o... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4384411 | Portable hair dryer A flexible bonnet portable hair dryer including two separate combination blower and heater units. A flexible U-shaped collar support is connected to the combination blower and heater units and to a lower edge of the bonnet.... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4345386 | Air agitation device Disclosed herein is an air agitation device that is positioned between two opposite sets of shelves on which the articles to be dried are placed. The device constitutes two identical crankshafts, oriented in the same direction, that rotate in synchrony with re... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4262584 | Grain tower aeration structure Air chambers underlie the perforated floor of the grain storage chamber of a grain tower. Fans propel air from outside the grain tower into such air chambers. The fans are contained within the tower at bulkheads which divide ones of the air chambers each ... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4256029 | Pressure reducing exhaust method and structure for ventilated grain bins A push-pull air movement apparatus for enhancing the movement of air through grain stored within the apparatus including a grain storage bin, an intake fan for pushing air through the grain and an exhaust fan. The intake fan is connected to the bin and is... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4176466 | Apparatus for drying timber A method of kiln drying timber in a kiln chamber by directing a restricted jet of hot air or gas over timbers in the stack and cyclically varying the direction of the jet in order to play the heated air or gas over the whole of the stack. A kiln for perfo... | 12/04/1979 |
