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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7707741 | Method and apparatus for dehydrating high level waste based on dew point temperature measurements A system and method for drying cavities loaded with high level waste (“HLW”) is devised. The invention utilizes a non-intrusive procedure that is based on monitoring the dew point temperature of a non-reactive gas that is circulated through the cavity. In one as... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7475495 | Dryness sensor for clothes dryer The current invention relates to a clothes dryer having a dryness sensing device and method of use comprising at least two electrically conductive sensor bars placed closely together but not touching one another so that articles in the dryer can contact two of the s... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7373736 | Substrate processing apparatus and method with proximity guide and liquid-tight layer A proximity member moves in a moving direction (−X) in a condition that an opposed surface of the proximity member is disposed in the vicinity of a substrate surface and that a liquid-tight layer is formed between the opposed surface and the substrate surface, and... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373257 | Photometrically modulated delivery of reagents A process system adapted for processing of or with a material therein. The process system includes: a sampling region for the material; an infrared photometric monitor constructed and arranged to transmit infrared radiation through the sampling region and to respons... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7361325 | Methods for making XF•nHOcompounds A substantially dried XF•nH2O2 product is produced by method(s) wherein a feed solution comprised of (i) a XF composition wherein X is K, Na+ or NH4+ and n is an integer from 1 to 3, (ii) hydrogen peroxide (H | 04/22/2008 |
| 7334347 | Process for producing dried, singulated fibers using steam and heated air Dried, singulated cellulose pulp fiber is produced by introducing wet pulp steam and air into a jet dryer. The air is heated to a temperature of 250° C. to 600° C. Steam is injected at a nozzle pressure of from 344 KPa (50 psig) to 4,137 KPa (600 psig). The pulp i... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7299663 | Washing machine The shaft axis of a detergent-solution pump in a washing machine is pivoted about a vertical such that, as seen in the forward direction, it forms an acute angle α with a perpendicular center plane running from the front surface to the rear wall of the machine hous... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7267726 | Method and apparatus for removing polymer residue from semiconductor wafer edge and back side A method for cleaning a semiconductor device has the steps of securing a wafer (16) with a modified chuck (11) and applying a cleaning solution (18) to the backside (20) of the wafer (16). The cleaning solution (18) is formu... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7268323 | Heat treating apparatus and heat treating method for sheet-like article To be provided are a heat treatment apparatus having blocking members which block gaps between the side walls of nozzle boxes provided with slit nozzles, whose size in the lengthwise direction is greater than the width of a sheet, and the side walls of a heat treatm... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7244315 | Microelectronic device drying devices and techniques Improved methods of rinsing and drying microelectronic devices by way of an immersion processing apparatus are provided for effectively cleaning microelectronic devices. Methods and arrangements control the separation of one or more microelectronic devices from a li... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7203344 | Biometric imaging system and method A method and system of obtaining a ten-print plain impression fingerprint includes scanning a print image, processing the scanned image, separating the processed image into individual fingerprint images, and determining how many print images have been scanned. The m... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7192486 | Clog-resistant gas delivery system Processing gases reactive with each other are provided in parallel to a processing chamber through separate delivery lines including mass flow controllers devoted to each line. The parallel delivery lines meet in a mixing manifold located proximate to the processing... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188436 | Heating and drying apparatus for particulate material A continuous gravity flow apparatus for heating and/or drying of particulate material is vertically disposed and is provided with an inlet at the top and an outlet at the bottom. The apparatus includes a flow passage for the particulate material which is defined bet... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7146744 | Method and apparatus for surface treatment The present invention provides method and apparatus for surface treatment which, when employed in process steps of manufacturing semiconductor devices, can result in the final products having enhanced reliability. According to the surface processing method, an obeje... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7089682 | Impingement system in the drying section of a paper machine or the like The invention relates to an air impingement system arranged outside the jacket of an air impingement roll in the drying section of a paper machine or the like for heating and drying a web travelling around the said air impingement roll. The air impingement system co... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077584 | Dryer for a recording medium Dry air is jetted from jet holes of a guide plate toward a conveyor belt to levitate a photosensitive sheet and to press it against the conveyor belt. The photosensitive sheet is supported and carried by the conveyor belt. The dry air dries the photosensitive sheet.... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7055263 | Method for cleaning deposition chambers for high dielectric constant materials A method for dry etching and chamber cleaning high dielectric constant materials is disclosed herein. In one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a process for cleaning a substance comprising a dielectric constant greater than the dielectric constant o... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047661 | Solid phase microextraction fiber cleaning and conditioning apparatus and method A SPME-fiber cleaning and conditioning apparatus and method having an elongated heating chamber with first and second opposite ends. The first end is capable of insertably receiving a SPME fiber portion of a SPME device, and the second end is a fluid outlet. A heate... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047664 | Air blower to remove lint from dryer ducting A system and method for blowing lint from clothing dryer exhaust ducting. The system includes a high capacity electric blower, an adapter to connect the blower to a dryer exhaust hook-up, and a lint catcher to capture lint blown from the ducting. The lint catcher ma... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7024798 | Low-pressure dryer and low-pressure drying method A low-pressure dryer dries a substrate applied a coating solution thereon at low pressure. The dryer includes an airtight chamber installing a substrate table to place the substrate thereon; a diffuser plate, provided as facing the substrate placed on the substrate ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7003215 | Vapor flow controller A vapor flow controller apparatus for delivery of chemical reagent vapors from a liquid phase source material is provided which includes a source container containing the liquid phase source material, a pump to transport the liquid phase source material to a vaporiz... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001512 | Closed loop processing system for waste and crops A process for treating waste products discharged in a waste water from an animal operation, such as a swine confinement facility includes a holding tank for receiving waste water from the flushing of the facility in which solids to accumulate at the bottom thereof; ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6986214 | Low-pressure dryer and low-pressure drying method A low-pressure dryer dries a substrate applied a coating solution thereon at low pressure. The dryer includes an airtight chamber installing a substrate table to place the substrate thereon; a diffuser plate, provided as facing the substrate placed on the substrate ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6977028 | Method of drying a web A method of drying a paper web is provided. The method utilizes a dryer, such as a through-dryer, having a first dryer section and a second dryer section. Within the first dryer section, a relatively wet paper web is dried at an elevated temperature, such as between... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6968629 | Method of drying metallic waste of pyrophoric tendencies that is to be compacted; apparatus and compacting canister associated with said method The present invention provides: a method of drying metallic waste having pyrophoric tendencies (liable to catch fire and/or explode), said waste being for compacting; an apparatus for drying said waste, the apparatus including a compacting canister and... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6957500 | Attachment for handheld dryer An attachment for a handheld dryer includes a shell and a dryer barrel-receiving portion. A first passage is defined between the shell and the dryer and terminates in a shell inlet defined between the shell and the dryer barrel. The present attachment may be useful ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6952889 | Forced convection assisted rapid thermal furnace An apparatus and corresponding method for heating a wafer during processing. The apparatus includes a process chamber enclosing a processing tube defining a processing area. The processing tube includes a first wall and a second wall which define a hollow cavity or ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6935051 | Heating and drying apparatus for particulate material A continuous gravity flow apparatus for heating and/or drying of particulate material is vertically disposed and is provided with an inlet at the top and an outlet at the bottom. The apparatus includes a flow passage for the particulate material which is defined bet... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6928750 | Membrane dryer A system, method, and apparatus for supplying a gas-liquid vapor to a process tank for performing semiconductor manufacturing. In one aspect, the invention is a method of supplying a gas-liquid vapor to a process tank comprising: supplying a gas stream through at le... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918192 | Substrate drying system A substrate drying system for drying substrates after the substrates are washed typically using deionized water, is disclosed. The substrate drying system comprises a substrate cleaning tank in which the substrates are washed. A dry pump is provided in fluid communi... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6918193 | Shoe drier A shoe drier has a housing from which paired tubes (10) project as holding elements for the shoes, boots, or the like which are to be dried. In the housing (1) there is a fan (15) which forces air into the tubes (10), the tubes are chosen... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6886271 | Moisture removal system The disclosed invention provides an improved method of drying wet or water damaged surfaces. The method uses a vacuum source, a manifold, and a plastic sheet covered grid. The grid includes a lattice formation with spaces to permit moisture and air to pass from and ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6880265 | Method of drying metallic waste of pyrophoric tendencies that is to be compacted; apparatus and compacting canister associated with said method The present invention provides: a method of drying metallic waste having pyrophoric tendencies (liable to catch fire and/or explode), said waste being for compacting; an apparatus for drying said waste, the apparat... | 04/19/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6842997 | Pivotal dryer nozzle for car wash equipment and methods for drying vehicles Methods of blow drying vehicles with two or three superimposed dryers mounted for linear movement along the length of a vehicle include blow dryers having either fixed or pivotal nozzles so that air can be blown at the vehicle in predetermined patterns that have bee... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6842998 | Membrane dryer A system, method, and apparatus for supplying a gas-liquid vapor to a process tank for performing semiconductor manufacturing. In one aspect, the invention is a method of supplying a gas-liquid vapor to a process tank comprising: supplying a gas stream through at le... | 01/18/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6813846 | Drying device A photosensitive material is dried by radiating heat from a guide plate, having high emissivity, which is disposed along a conveying path and is heated by a ceramic heater. Further, the photosensitive material is dried by a warm air, which is heated by a heater, blo... | 11/09/2004 |
