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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7971370 | Vapor collection method and apparatus An apparatus and method for treating a moving substrate of indefinite length. The apparatus has a control surface positioned in close proximity to a surface of the substrate to define a control gap between the substrate and the control surface. A first chamber is po... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7918038 | Vapor collection method and apparatus An apparatus and method for treating a moving substrate of indefinite length. The apparatus has a control surface positioned in close proximity to a surface of the substrate to define a control gap between the substrate and the control surface. A first chamber is po... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918039 | Coating process and apparatus A web coating process and apparatus employing a coating applicator, dryer or curing station and web-handling equipment for conveying the web past the coating applicator and through the dryer. The web is enclosed from at least the coating applicator to the dryer or c... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7644513 | Laundry dryer and method for controlling drying course of the same Method for controlling a drying course of a laundry dryer including the steps of (a) starting a drying course by using high temperature drying air, and sensing dryness of a drying object periodically, (b) determining a dryness saturation time point at which the dryn... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7377053 | Method and device for drying substrate A device for drying substrate comprising a processing vessel housing a specified number of substrates such as semiconductor wafers installed erectedly in parallel to one another, a first substrate supporting member supporting substrates within the processing vessel,... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370395 | Heating apparatus and process for drawing polyolefin fibers A heating apparatus and process useful for drawing ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin fibers, such as polyethylene fibers. The heating apparatus includes a first set of rolls and a plurality of aligned ovens. The apparatus includes a second set of rolls at the ex... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7337555 | Manufacturing method and continuous drying apparatus for head decorating regenerated collagen fiber Provided is a method for manufacturing a regenerated collagen fiber and a drying apparatus therefor in a manufacturing process of a head decorating regenerated collagen fiber, the method enabling suppression of fluff (fiber breakage) and process trouble and providin... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329321 | Enhanced wafer cleaning method A method for removing post-processing residues in a single wafer cleaning system is provided. The method initiates with providing a first heated fluid to a proximity head disposed over a substrate. Then, a meniscus of the first fluid is generated between a surface o... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7313874 | Dryer and method for controlling the same A dryer is disclosed. The dryer includes dryer includes a door opening sensing unit sensing an opening of a door, a heater heating air provided in a drum, and a microcomputer determining an error in the heater based on an internal temperature condition of the drum, ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7147754 | System for keeping calender rolls of a paper machine clean A system for maintaining calender rolls of a paper machine clean when producing high-gloss paper or coated paper, such as LWC or MWC. To prevent a coating agent, such as coating dye, from adhering onto and soiling a smooth surface of a calender roll, with an overhea... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7127832 | Control method of clothes dryer and apparatus thereof Disclosed are a control method of a clothes drier capable of preventing a laundry damage due to an over-drying and capable of decreasing a power dissipation, and an apparatus thereof. The control method of a clothes drier comprises the steps of: dividing a section t... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7115318 | Drawn gel-spun polyethylene yarns and process for drawing Gel-spun multi-filament polyethylene yarns possessing a high degree of molecular and crystalline order, and to the drawing methods by which they are produced. The drawn yarns are useful in impact absorption and ballistic resistance for body armor, helmets, breast pl... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7081297 | Drawn gel-spun polyethylene yarns and process for drawing Gel-spun multi-filament polyethylene yarns possessing a high degree of molecular and crystalline order, and to the drawing methods by which they are produced. The drawn yarns are useful in impact absorption and ballistic resistance for body armor, helmets, breast pl... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7078097 | Drawn gel-spun polyethylene yarns and process for drawing Gel-spun multi-filament polyethylene yarns possessing a high degree of molecular and crystalline order, and to the drawing methods by which they are produced. The drawn yarns are useful in impact absorption and ballistic resistance for body armor, helmets, breast pl... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7078099 | Drawn gel-spun polyethylene yarns and process for drawing Gel-spun multi-filament polyethylene yarns possessing a high degree of molecular and crystalline order, and to the drawing methods by which they are produced. The drawn yarns are useful in impact absorption and ballistic resistance for body armor, helmets, breast pl... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7067039 | Method and equipment in connection with a paper machine or a paper web finishing apparatus A variable representing runnability of a paper web to be manufactured with a paper machine or processed with a finishing apparatus is measured and the speed difference between operational groups of the paper machine and/or the finishing apparatus is adjusted on the ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7045018 | Substrate brush scrubbing and proximity cleaning-drying sequence using compatible chemistries, and method, apparatus, and system for implementing the same A method for cleaning and drying a front and a back surface of a substrate is provided. The method includes brush scrubbing the back surface of the substrate using a brush scrubbing fluid chemistry. The method further includes applying a front meniscus onto the fron... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7013578 | System and method for controlling a dryer appliance System and method for controlling an appliance for drying clothing articles is provided. The appliance has a container for receiving the clothing articles. A motor is provided for rotating the container about an axis. A heater is provided for supplying heated air to... | 03/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6969553 | Drawn gel-spun polyethylene yarns and process for drawing Gel-spun multi-filament polyethylene yarns possessing a high degree of molecular and crystalline order, and to the drawing methods by which they are produced. The drawn yarns are useful in impact absorption and ballistic resistance for body armor, helmets, breast pl... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6941674 | Method and apparatus for detecting residual drying time of clothes dryer In a method and an apparatus for detecting a residual drying time of a clothes dryer, by detecting a quantity of moisture contained in clothes in a clothes dryer and displaying a residual clothes drying time on the basis of the detected moisture quantity, a residual... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938359 | Method for controlling drying of a web-formed material A web-formed material (1), preferably a pulp web (1), is passed through a drying plant, comprising blow boxes arranged in a plurality of drying decks, floating above lower blow boxes, which at their upper sides blow out hot process air against the web-... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6931760 | Dryer control method and apparatus using the same A dryer control method provides for selection among a plurality of dryness levels so that the user may select a desired degree of dryness for any given type of laundry. The method includes steps of selecting one among a plurality of dryness levels; driving a drying ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6928748 | Method to improve post wafer etch cleaning process A method and apparatus for performing a semiconductor process wafer drying process, the method provides a semiconductor wafer having a process surface disposed in an enclosed drying space following exposure of the process surface to water; supplying a solvent vapor ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6910283 | Method and system for heat recovery in a throughdrying tissue making process A throughdrying process and system for the manufacture of a tissue web conveys a fibrous web of cellulose fibers through a throughair drying station that includes one or more throughair dryers. The throughair drying station is supplied with a heated drying medium fr... | 06/28/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6706150 | Method and arrangement of impingement for blowing compensation of a tendency of curling of a paper board web to be treated as well as a paper or board machine An air impingement arrangement and method for compensating for the curling tendency of a paper or board web which is being treated. Air impingement is disposed in connection with a paper or board process or with its finishing process and extends across the width of ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6705778 | Photographic processing apparatus for photosensitive material A photographic processing apparatus includes a photographic paper processing bath train. A drier, positioned downstream from the train, heats air and dries the photographic paper. Feeding racks feed the paper in a predetermined travel path which begins on an upstrea... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6699365 | Method of wetting webs of paper or other hygroscopic material This invention relates to a three-stream atomizing nozzle for use with a rewet shower. The nozzle has an air stream divider that separates the atomizing air from the source into three streams. The first stream is a straight air stream staying closest to a... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6694640 | Calender humidity control system and method A calender, a system, and a method of regulating the humidity in a calender. The calender includes a housing having at least two side pieces and a roll stack located at least partially between the side pieces, wherein a space is formed by the roll stack a... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6675494 | System for drying a web and process A process for drying a web provides for guiding a web having a moisture content and subjecting the web to laser radiation to remove at least some portion of the moisture content. A system for drying a web includes at least one laser, a moisture measuremen... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6643952 | System and method for controlling a vapor dryer process A system and method are disclosed including a vapor dryer chamber (12) with a lid (14). A heater (16) is disposed within the vapor dryer chamber to vaporize liquid drying medium (24), preferably isopropyl alcohol, in the bottom of the vapor dryer chamber ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6631566 | 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... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6584703 | Method for controlling the moisture of a web in machine direction on a coating machine and calender The invention relates to a method by means of which the machine-direction moisture of a web being calendered or coated and calendered can be controlled in an optimal manner that takes into account moisture content changes along the entire path of the coat... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6553689 | Vapor collection method and apparatus A vapor collection method and apparatus capable of capturing vapor compositions without substantial dilution. The method and apparatus utilize a material that has a surface with an adjacent gas phase. A chamber is positioned in close proximity to a surfac... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6490811 | Apparatus for controlling shrinkage in a fiber web during a drying process and associated method A drying section for drying and controlling shrinkage of a moist fiber web in a paper making machine is provided, the web having a predetermined width and opposed transverse ends. Such a drying section comprises a plurality of drying section members confi... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6490813 | Drying and smoothing unit for webs of fibrous material A process and a device for drying and smoothing a web. The process uses an apparatus including at least one dryer section having a plurality of heated cylinders and a calender having a plurality of smoothing nips, and includes guiding the web over the plu... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6470598 | Deckel edge profiler An adjustable deckel profiler is disclosed, for use in apparatus for drying a moving paper web. The profiler is a slidable member which interacts with impingement air to control and adjust the air against the moving web. Means are provided for adjusting a... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6446356 | Method of controlling the drying process in a drying section of a paper machine or the like A method for controlling the drying process taking place in the dryer section of a paper machine. The dryer section comprises at least one drying cylinder unit and at least one air impingement unit. Optimal evaporation is first compiled in a manner known,... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6447643 | Method of producing a wetlaid thermobonded web-shaped fibrous material and material produced by the method Method of producing an impulse dried wetlaid fibrous web-shaped material, such as paper or non-woven, having a three-dimensional pattern of alternating raised and recessed portions, which have been provided in connection with impulse drying, at which the ... | 09/10/2002 |
