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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7654010 | Substrate processing system, substrate processing method, and storage medium A substrate processing method for a substrate processing system comprising at least a substrate processing apparatus that subjects a substrate to processing, and a substrate transferring apparatus having a transferring device that transfers the substrate, which enab... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7299666 | Porthole door for a front-loading drum washing machine The porthole door has a hinged frame (4) on the housing of the washing machine, consisting of a supporting ring (6) and a retaining ring (8). The supporting ring (6) supports an inspection glass (5) which is recessed in the form of... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7272961 | Washing machine A washing machine including a casing provided with an opening for introducing laundry into the washing machine; a tub supportably installed in the casing; a drum rotatably located in the tub; driving means for rotating the drum; and a door installed at the casing fo... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7159334 | Web coating machine A web coating machine for coating a web of material having first and second faces and a web travel path, the web coating machine including a tension zone in a portion of the web travel path, a fixed port structure over which the web travels, and a web positioning de... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7089767 | Method of and device for continuous treatment of a textile product web with steam for fixing reactive dye on natural fibers The arrangement for continuous treatment of a textile product with steam includes one or more treatment chambers; a transporting device having a horizontal conveyor guided through the treatment chamber or chambers; a steam-tight housing surrounding the treatment cha... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6796055 | Method and device for the non-iron drying of damp material, in particular damp laundry The invention describes a method for the drying of a damp material (2), whereby the material (2) is treated in a treatment chamber (15) of a drying cabinet (1) in a mechanically immobile condition, in which air (10) is directed thr... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6663723 | Vapor drying for cleaning photoresists One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of cleaning a patterned photoresist clad structure involving the steps of contacting the patterned photoresist clad structure with an alcohol vapor comprising at least one compound having the Formula... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6511708 | Controlling float height of moving substrate over curved plate A system, such as a gap drying system, moves a substrate having a substrate tension over a curved plate at a substrate speed such that the substrate floats over at least a region of substantially constant clearance (H0) between the substrate an... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6381872 | Method for drying a semiconductor wafer, a mixture for drying, and a dryer A mixture of lower alcohols whose mean molecular weight is 46 or less is supplied onto a surface of a semiconductor wafer cleansed with water. With this supply, the amount of alcohols left on the semiconductor wafer which has been dried can be suppressed ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6289605 | Method for drying a semiconductor wafer The present invention provides a drying method for removing a residual solution from a semiconductor wafer. The semiconductor wafer is placed into a chamber, and then the air pressure of the chamber is lowered from atmospheric pressure to a lower pressure... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6161306 | Method and apparatus for drying a load of moist fibrous material, particularly a load of laundry A method and an apparatus is described for drying a load of moist fibrous material, particularly a load of laundry washed and placed in a washer/drier machine or a clothes drier, wherein a closed-circuit flow of superheated steam at 102-180° C. and subst... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6148538 | Condensation device and suction element including a condensation device Condensation device and suction element including a condensation device for machines for manufacturing and refining a fibrous material web. The condensation device includes at least one condensation element positioned in a region of at least one of steam ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5960557 | Piping system and method for pulp dryers A steam distribution and condensate recovery system for pulp dryers has a plurality of steam heat exchangers. The system includes a steam feed conduit adjacent one end of each heat exchanger. A condensate conduit is adjacent the one end of each heat excha... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5795365 | Method of producing and treating glass threads by blowing dried air across coated fibers A thread is formed of one or a plurality of fans of continuous filaments on which a sizing composition is deposited. The moisture content on the thread is controlled by subjecting the fans of filaments to a current of air transversely to the direction of ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5711086 | Method and apparatus for continuous drying in superheated steam Apparatus for continuous drying of moist materials in superheated steam comprises a drying enclosure 10, open-ended inlet and outlet ducts 11, 12 communicating with the enclosure, and conveyors 13, 14, 15 for conveying the material to be dried along the i... | 01/27/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5383289 | Textile drying system A drying system for drying textiles. The textile drying system includes an enclosed dryer having heating elements located therein, a feed system for continuously feeding textiles through the dryer, and a dehumidifier for directing conditioned air into the... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5373647 | Method and a system for drying sludge A method and a system serve to completely or partially dehydrate sludge by evaporation which originates from e.g. sewage. The sludge is dried with addition of heat in a drying chamber (2), the sludge being transported on an endless travelling grate (3) fr... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5168639 | Method of and apparatus for condensing vaporous substances A running web the upper side of which is coated with one or more films containing a volatile substance is heated from below in a housing which contains a driven cooled condensing roller in the space above the path for the web. The vaporous substance which... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5105558 | Apparatus and process for drying cellulosic and textile substances with superheated steam Apparatus and process for the removal of moisture from cellulosic products such as pulp, paper and molded articles, and textile products, wherein gaseous water (steam) in a superheated state is utilized in an energy efficient manner as the drying medium. ... | 04/21/1992 |
| 4926567 | Process and apparatus for drying coated web A process and apparatus for drying a web coated with a coating composition containing an inflammable organic solvent which comprises, drying the coated web by passing through a closed-type oven where a hot inert gas is filled, recovering the organic solve... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4886564 | Method of and apparatus for applying coating material to a running substrate A running strip-shaped substrate of paper or thermoplastic material is provided with several layers of adhesive or other coating material at a transfer station where it comes in contact with discrete layers of coating material which are supplied by indivi... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4665628 | Recuperative clothes dryer with enhanced recirculation and air flow A clothes dryer operating with a very high volume of air flow across the clothes thereby enabling a high percentage of air recirculation without sacrifice to drying time or efficiency. A cylindrical clothes drum is surrounded by an air tight casing. Radia... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4567673 | Method and apparatus for drying printed or inked webs by means of heat In a method of and apparatus for heat-drying of webs, especially printed or inked webs, the web is first subjected to a contactless heat shock treatment, for example by hot air at about 300° C. It is then heated by a contact process at a lower temperatur... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4421794 | Solvent removal via continuously superheated heat transfer medium Non-aqueous solvents are removed from a substrate, e.g., paper, by contacting the substrate with a condensable, vaporous heat transfer medium that is in a superheated state, e.g., superheated steam, and maintaining said substrate in contact with said supe... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4351118 | Apparatus and method for continuously treating yarn Indefinite strand yarn is steam and heat treated in an enclosure. The yarn travels in an indefinite length moving coil through a tunnel that extends through the enclosure, with steam being supplied to the enclosure and the exhaust pipes leading from adjac... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4321757 | Drying apparatus and method A drying apparatus for drying material treated with liquid by heating and circulating a drying gas and for recovering vaporized liquid absorbed by a drying gas comprises at least one chamber unit which is essentially completely closed to the external atmo... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4207143 | Method for adding moisture to a traveling web Moisture is added to a traveling web of paper or the like by passing the web over one or more steamfoil nozzle devices which emit substantially dry steam vapor into the region between the web and the steamfoil. The steamfoil nozzle or nozzles extend acros... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4185397 | Arrangement for the drying of solvent at a drying channel The arrangement for the drying of solvent at a drying channel with a hot inert carrier medium, under application of compression and adiabatic expansion for the condensation of the solvent, and under reheating of the solvent to the channel temperature is p... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4180919 | Method for drying laundry, and a drying cabinet for carrying out such method The present invention provides a method of drying flat material, particularly laundry or washing, within a drying cabinet wherein air is aspirated from the exterior, compressed and heated, passes through the drying cabinet with the material disposed there... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4127946 | Method for steam drying A method and apparatus are disclosed for drying materials by contact with a drying gas consisting essentially of internally generated superheated drying steam above 212° F., to vaporize the water in the material and remove it to produce the steam used fo... | 12/05/1978 |
| 3991481 | Process for recovering volatile organic liquids Process for substantially quantitatively removing and recovering a volatile, organic, water-immiscible wetting liquid from a solid material which is wet therewith, which process comprises intimately contacting the solid material first with the superheated... | 11/16/1976 |
