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Class 34/440 - With specific support for hollow article


Subclass of Class 34 - Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids
Definition: Process wherein the hollow article is mounted on a specialized
No. of patents: 23
Last issue date: 01/22/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7320183Method for drying honeycomb formed structure
The invention provides a honeycomb formed structure drying method including causing undried honeycomb formed structures 10 placed on stands 12 to pass through a drying apparatus 1, thereby drying the undried honeycomb formed structures through h...
01/22/2008
7103989Sports equipment conditioning apparatus
Disclosed is an apparatus for drying and conditioning sports equipment and apparel. A base contains an airflow generator, such as a motorized fan. Ambient temperature air is conveyed through a plurality of tubular members. Apertures in the tubular members allow for ...
09/12/2006
7083072Inflatable body for pressing items of clothing, and apparatus for pressing items of clothing with the inflatable body
Items of clothing are smoothed by pulling them taut from within by way of an inflatable body that is detachably linked with a base that has a fan for inflating the inflatable body. In order to releasably fasten the inflatable body, the base has second fastening devi...
08/01/2006
7020983Method and apparatus for drying items of clothing
Instead of desiccating articles of clothing by spinning the articles, the method and apparatus according to the invention removes moisture from these articles by pressing or drying them with the aid of hot air. Desiccation of the clothing articles occurs gently and ...
04/04/2006
6928747Method for decorating objects and device therefor
A method and a device for decorating objects made of a material such as glass or metal, which includes coating at least part of the surface of the objects with a substance adapted to form patterns during polymerization. The method also includes drying and dusting th...
08/16/2005
6802136Beverage pouch dryer
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for drying the interior of a flexible beverage container. The apparatus includes a housing having an inlet and outlet. A blower is disposed intermediate between the inlet and outlet and is operative to draw air ...
10/12/2004
6385862Method and apparatus for drying articles having internal cavities within a clothes dryer
An apparatus for use in drying articles defining internal cavities within a conventional clothes dryer includes a manifold and a plurality of tubes extending therefrom. Each of the tubes is provided with various, circumferentially spaced and longitudinall...
05/14/2002
6228421Method for manufacturing a cathode ray tube
A coating fluid for forming a phosphor screen is coated on an inside surface of a glass panel having a wall portion provided with a wall portion edge at an outside surface of the glass panel. Then, the coating fluid on the inside surface of the glass pane...
05/08/2001
6085436Glove dryer attachment for boot dryers
A glove dryer attachment for a boot dryer includes a boot dryer attachment flange that is configured to mount on a boot dryer. A panel on the boot dryer attachment is provided with ribs projecting from the panel and defining air duct passages, including a...
07/11/2000
6079119Method and a device for drying
A method and device for simultaneous drying bodies of air-permeable material, comprises providing a hole in each body, the hole containing a tube having an air permeable mantle and placing the bodies adjacent each other so that the holes thereof form a co...
06/27/2000
6041517Method and related blowing model for drying and synchronously ironing out clothing by using a blowing model
A method and related blowing model for drying and synchronously ironing out the clothing by using a blowing model, the main steps include: The porous cloth is sewn to a model of an upper half of human body. The model is comprising of an upper half portion...
03/28/2000
5997678Method and apparatus for transferring images onto a tubular structure
A method and apparatus for imprinting a sublimation transfer onto a generally cup-shaped or tubular structure. The apparatus includes a support structure for holding of the structure. A blower is provided for providing a flow of heating air to the interio...
12/07/1999
5729908Boot drying apparatus
An apparatus for the enhanced drying of shoes and boots is provided, having a main housing cylinder having a first end cap secured to a main housing, with a fan motor and screen directing forced air into a heated grid of the main housing cylinder, with th...
03/24/1998
5412928Dehydration device
A dehydration device is provided which consists of a portable framework. Structures are for suspending from the portable framework various components of turnout uniforms that are used by fire and rescue personnel. A mechanism is coupled to the portable fr...
05/09/1995
5406717Drying rack for utility gloves
A compact, break apart drying rack for utility gloves includes a drain basin (1) for collection of fluid and moisture drips, said drain basin having a pour off flange (2) for disposal of accumulated liquid. Situated on the floor of the drain basin are two...
04/18/1995
5394621Garment dryer
A garment dryer having a plurality of segments which are connected together to form the shape of a garment. The garment dryer has a body assembly having two or more body segments to which is connected a pair of extremity assemblies, each of which may be f...
03/07/1995
5388346Method and apparatus for drying ceramic ware by use of air jets
Apparatus for drying articles, especially ceramic articles comprises a mould (14) For supporting the article to be dried, a turntable (10) For supporting and rotating the mould and at least one nozzle (18) For directing heated air on to the article (12), ...
02/14/1995
5361516Device and method for drying pants wrinkle-free
Device and method for drying pants wrinkle-free by closing the waist and leg openings of the pants and by blowing pressurized air into the pants through an opening in an impermeable member which supports the waist of the pants. Pressurized air inside the ...
11/08/1994
5355592Pasta making accessory
A pasta making accessory includes a base for placement upon a table or counter top, an elongated hollow tubular post supported at a bottom end on the base and extending upright therefrom to a top open end, the tubular post an interior storage cavity exten...
10/18/1994
5333393Shoe retaining apparatus and method
An apparatus (12) for retaining a shoe (18) within a clothes dryer (10) having a rotatable chamber (16), the apparatus (12) having a shoe tree (28) with a toe support member (38) and a heel support member (36) for maintaining the inner shape of the shoe (...
08/02/1994
5182868Method and apparatus for drying the ends of a bundle of hollow fibers for a membrane device made up of hollow fibers
The invention permits the ends of a hollow fiber bundle to be dried, without drying the intermediate portions of the bundles, thereby enabling the bundle to be potted. The apparatus includes at least one drying member having two couplings for coupling a s...
02/02/1993
4590683Method of and apparatus for drying wound fiber or yarn
Fiber or yarn wrapped on spools is dried in a pair of vessels in an alternating gas flow arrangement. Each vessel is located in a separate circulation loop. The two circulation loops have a common circulation leg. Each of the circulation loops is connecte...
05/27/1986
4214331Method for processing socks
A method for processing anklet socks knit with at least some thermoplastic stretchable yarns and having cuff portions in which the socks are subjected to a dye bath and excess fluid is extracted from the socks leaving them damp to the touch, and thereafte...
07/29/1980
 
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