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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7581335 | Substrate drying processing apparatus, method, and program recording medium The present invention provides a drying apparatus capable of satisfactorily drying a workpiece by using a dry vapor The drying apparatus has a control device for controlling a supply of a carrier gas and a supply of a dry vapor into a processing tank holding workpie... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7124517 | Process for drying and immunizing and furnace for carrying out the process One is a process to dry and to immunize guadua twigs based upon the recirculation of smoke within a furnace provided this one with a coil that provides vaporized water to conform a humid atmosphere in a temperature of between the 30 and 50° c. The fur... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7020981 | Reaction system for growing a thin film A reactor defines a reaction chamber for processing a substrate. The reactor comprises a first inlet for providing a first reactant and to the reaction chamber and a second inlet for a second reactant to the reaction chamber. A first exhaust outlet removes gases fro... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6901684 | Method for producing cerium-based abrasive and cerium-based abrasive produced thereby This invention is a method for producing a cerium-based abrasive which includes: a step of grinding raw material for the cerium-based abrasive; a step of roasting the ground raw material; and a step of subjecting the roasted raw material to wet processing, the metho... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6877250 | Apparatus, method and system for the treatment of a wafer In an apparatus for a treatment of a wafer at elevated temperatures, the wafer is taken out of the reactor after heat treatment with the help of a mechanical transport apparatus which preferably grips the wafer around the circumference and on the under side. The tra... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6718653 | Method for preventing or controlling the occurrence of stains on wood The present invention refers to a method for treating wood in order to prevent or control the occurrence of stains such as sapwood stains, the method comprising a step of heating green wood in a moisture-saturated environment until the wood core temperature is in a ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6665952 | Method for heat processing of substrate The present invention relates to a method for subjecting a substrate on which a coating film is formed to heat processing, and the method comprises the steps of heating the substrate to a predetermined high temperature and decreasing the temperature of th... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6658763 | Method for heating and cooling substrates A method and apparatus for heating and cooling a substrate are provided. A chamber is provided that comprises a heating mechanism adapted to heat a substrate positioned proximate the heating mechanism, a cooling mechanism spaced from the heating mechanism... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6560896 | Apparatus, method and system for the treatment of a wafer Apparatus, method and system for the treatment of a wafer. After a treatment at elevated temperature, a wafer is taken out of the reactor in question with the help of a mechanical transport apparatus which preferably grips the wafer around the circumferen... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6557462 | Combined vacuum valve and vacuum indicator Disclosed is a vacuum valve including a lid, a depression defined on the lid, a boss formed on the lid at a bottom of the depression, a rotary cover rotatably arranged in the depression, and a closure member detachably coupled to the rotary cover. The vac... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6374513 | Process for the heat treatment of lignocellulosic material A process for the heat treatment of lignocellulosic material where the material is perheated and dried at a temperature close to the vaporization temperature of water, heated in a reducing atmosphere and cooled by the injection of water vapor.... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6370796 | Heater block cooling system for wafer processing apparatus A cooling system and method are provided for cooling a heater block located in a cylindrical processing chamber of a wafer processing apparatus. The cooling system includes first and second frame assemblies having respective ends adapted to rest on an upp... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6282810 | Method for dehydrating wooden material A method for dehydrating wooden material includes step 1 to cut wooden material into sections; step 2 to soak the wooden material in oil and to heat the oil; step 3 to soak the wooden material in step 2 in boiling water to resolve the gluey material in th... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6209220 | Apparatus for cooling substrates Methods and apparatuses are provided for cooling semiconductor substrates prior to handling. In one embodiment, a substrate and support structure combination is lifted after high temperature processing to a cold wall of a thermal processing chamber, which... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6161309 | Heat shrink tool holder cooler A cooling unit reduces the temperature of heat shrink tool holders and extensions to ambient temperature. The cooling unit includes a housing with a removable cooling tray. The cooling tray is formed with a plurality of receptacles configured to accommoda... | 12/19/2000 |
| 5981022 | Apparatus and method for drying or curing web materials and coatings A method for drying and/or curing a traveling web including a RF generating means for delivering RF through field and RF stray field to the web to heat the web, air bars to direct air flow to the web for cooling to facilitate emission of moisture therefro... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5974686 | Method for preserving cooked food using a vacuum sealed preservation container A vacuum sealed preservation container comprises a container main body and a lid made of a synthetic resin which is heat resistant and cold resistant and has microwave permeability, in which the lid has on the upper surface thereof a check valve constitut... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5915816 | Method and apparatus for preparing an adsorbent A method of preparing an adsorbent which contains a medium, which medium may comprise water. The medium is removed from the adsorbent by a hot regeneration gas, and the adsorbent is then cooled, wherein heat recovered during said cooling is used to heat t... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5893950 | Method and apparatus for applying a water-based coating composition to a substrate A method and apparatus that prevents premature drying of a layer of a water-based coating composition on a substrate are disclosed.... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5659974 | Method for regeneration of an adsorbent material containing moisture and apparatus therefor A method and apparatus for preparing and regenerating an adsorbent material which material contains a medium (particularly moisture). The medium is removed from the adsorbent material by a hot regeneration gas, following which the adsorbent material is co... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5642671 | Method and apparatus for printing a material web A method of printing a material web includes the steps of applying ink to the material web, subsequently drying the material web with the use of heat and subsequently drying the material web, and, after cooling and prior to further processing, moistening ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5619927 | Method of printing a material web A method of printing a material web includes the steps of applying ink to the material web, subsequently drying the material web with the use of heat and subsequently drying the material web, and, after cooling and prior to further processing, moistening ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5468265 | Method for treating coal A method of treating coal. The method comprises passing the coal through a retort having a shell temperature of about 500°-1000° F. and shock heating the coal to a maximum surface temperature of about 500°-1000° F. without allowing the coal to become ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5375342 | Counterflow air cooler for granular materials An apparatus is provided for cooling warm granular product. The apparatus includes a grate system having a first grate overlying and second grate. The first grate has a plurality of parallel generally spaced apart members, whereas the second grate has a p... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5361514 | Removal of volatile and semi-volatile contaminants from solids using thermal desorption and gas transport at the solids entrance The removal of organics and volatile metals from soils using thermal desorption comprises moving contaminated materials, positioned on a belt conveyor, through a chamber (32) under oxygen conditions, temperature conditions, and residence time effective to... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5352250 | Process of treating lacquer coagulum and its use The invention relates to a process for treating (recycling) lacquer coagulum containing lacquer overspray and layered silicate containing coagulating agents, in which the layered silicate containing paint coagulum is vacuum dried, processed at low tempera... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5254139 | Method for treating coal A method of treating coal. The method comprises passing the coal through a retort having a shell temperature of about 500°-1000° F. and shock heating the coal to a maximum surface temperature of about 500°-1000° F. without allowing the coal to become ... | 10/19/1993 |
| 4874037 | Apparatus for cooling a hot product gas An apparatus for cooling a hot product gas, the latter is passed through a tubular zone. The product gas contains particles which, on entering the tubular zone, are tacky, but lose their tackiness through cooling in said zone. Within said zone a cooling g... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4793072 | Dehydration method and dehydration system A material to be dehydrated wrapped in a semipermeable sheet is dipped in a dehydrating solution to cause part of water contained in the material to be absorbed into the dehydrating solution to dehydrate the material, and the water-absorbed dehydrating so... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4580618 | Method and apparatus for cooling a high temperature waste gas using a radiant heat transfer fluidized bed technique A method and apparatus for cooling waste gases of a temperature in excess of 800° C. using radiant heat transfer to a plurality of fluidized beds. Solid particulate material is contained within a housing and divided into a plurality of fluidized beds by ... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4531304 | Production of concrete articles utilizing heat-reclaiming system A method of producing concrete articles comprises reclaiming a portion of the heat energy from the kiln atmosphere during the curing of the concrete articles, and then utilizing the reclaimed heat energy to pre-heat mixing water used to form other concret... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4453703 | Sintering machine The invention comprises a sinter belt and a collector, vacuum chambers, a gas cleaning device, an air purifying device, and an exhauster mounted adjacent the belt. Above the sinter belt are mounted assemblies for loading a bed and a charge, and an ignitio... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4396394 | Method for producing a dried coal fuel having a reduced tendency to spontaneously ignite from a low rank coal A method for producing a dried coal fuel having a reduced tendency to spontaneously ignite from a low rank coal by drying the low rank coal and thereafter cooling the dried coal to a temperature below about 100° F. Optionally the dried coal is partially ... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4369585 | Wet and dry roasting apparatus and process for nut, bean and seed-like product A plurality of rotatable containers has perforations for draining treated and untreated liquids while retaining nut product initially received therein either in a liquid slurry or dry. A closed, controllable oven environment, encloses said containers and ... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4348816 | Method and apparatus for rapid drying of container covers An apparatus and a method for drying substantially flat and approximately circular workpieces, such as container covers, by transporting the covers by means of a conveyor belt through a heated zone and subsequently a cooling zone. The covers are maintaine... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4252667 | Method for placing radioactive wastes mixed with bitumen into containers A method and device for filling containers with evaporated radioactive waste concentrates that are mixed with bitumen and from which the water has been expelled by creation of temperatures above the boiling point of water, in which the temperature of the ... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4008042 | Coal heating temperature control Method for maintaining preheating equipment used for heating coal at a temperature within a temperature range normally used for heating said coal in said equipment which comprises introducing into said equipment a heat-absorbing liquid at a rate sufficien... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3960081 | Drying arrangement for drying inks, adhesives and analogous substances on sheet material Sheet material carrying ink, lacquer, adhesive or some other substance requiring to be dried, is advanced in a path in which its major surfaces are exposed. A drying arrangement, including a source of UV radiation and of incidental IR radiation, is locate... | 06/01/1976 |
