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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347006 | Processing apparatus and method for removing particles therefrom A processing apparatus includes a first detection unit for detecting a temperature of an inner wall of the vacuum vessel, a second detection unit for detecting a temperature of the processing unit, and a first control unit for controlling a temperature of the gas. T... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7325331 | Method and equipment for drying a pulp web using hot air of different temperatures The invention relates to a method for drying a fibre-based pulp web (2), and to a drying box (1) used in the method. According to the invention, the drying box (1) contains drying zones (9a-9e), to each one of which h... | 02/05/2008 |
| 6910284 | Wood accelerating drying process based on its rheological properties The objective of the present invention is an accelerated drying process for wood, capable of use with all species and of maintaining the quality of the dried wood intact, in which the temperature of the system is kept within the glass transition temperature range, f... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6898867 | Air compression variable heating system A compressed air supply system for an air drying device such as a blow-off air knife or compressed air manifold with nozzles directed at articles passing on a conveyor therebeneath is provided with a recirculation loop. An adjustably variable portion of the compress... | 05/31/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6807750 | Apparatus for and method of controlling seed cotton drying in a cotton gin An apparatus and method for controlling the removal of moisture from seed cotton in a cotton gin. The moisture level and rate of seed cotton entering a seed cotton dryer stage of a cotton gin are measured, and, based on those measurements and the desired moisture le... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6792694 | Control system for an automatic clothes dryer A control system for a clothes dryer has an inlet thermister located in the air flow system prior to the dryer drum to monitor the inlet temperature. This inlet temperature signal is provided to a microprocessor which samples this temperature over time and when this... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6641678 | Methods for cleaning microelectronic structures with aqueous carbon dioxide systems A method of cleaning and removing water and entrained solutes during a manufacturing process from a microelectronic device such as a resist-coated semiconductor substrate, a MEM's device, or an optoelectronic device comprising the steps of: (a) providing ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6631567 | Apparatus for removing a fluid component from particulized solid materials The invention concerns an apparatus for the removal of moisture from particulized, solid food products, comprising; a housing (9); a perforated plate (2), creating two chambers (3, 4) in the housing (1), gas-inlets (5, 6), present below the perforated pla... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6625901 | Apparatus and method for drying a thin substrate A dryer for drying a substrate includes: a bath containing a fluid; a chamber; and an isopropyl alcohol delivery system supplying isopropyl alcohol vapor to the interface between the substrate and the fluid when the substrate is removed from the fluid of ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6613157 | Methods for removing particles from microelectronic structures A method of cleaning and removing solid particles during a manufacturing process from a microelectronic device such as a resist-coated semiconductor substrate, a MEM's device, or an optoelectronic device comprising the steps of: (a) providing a partially ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6602351 | Methods for the control of contaminants following carbon dioxide cleaning of microelectronic structures A method of cleaning and removing water and entrained solutes during a manufacturing process from a microelectronic device such as a resist-coated semiconductor substrate, a MEM's device, or an optoelectronic device comprising the steps of: (a) providing ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6596093 | Methods for cleaning microelectronic structures with cyclical phase modulation A method of cleaning and removing water, entrained solutes and particulate matter during a manufacturing process from a microelectronic device such as a resist-coated semiconductor substrate, a MEM's device, or an optoelectronic device comprising the step... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6562146 | Processes for cleaning and drying microelectronic structures using liquid or supercritical carbon dioxide A method of cleaning and removing water and entrained solutes during a manufacturing process from a microelectronic device such as a resist-coated semiconductor substrate, a MEM's device, or an optoelectronic device comprising the steps of: (a) providing ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6536135 | Carbon-enhanced fluoride ion cleaning A method and system for cleaning a metal article. The system is used to employ a method that comprises placing the article in a means defining a chamber; subjecting the article to a gaseous atmosphere in the means defining a chamber, where the gaseous atm... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6473992 | 2-step method for drying mash-products The present invention relates to a method and device for drying mash-products, and more particularly to a 2-step device for drying mash-products comprising a first drying unit (a flow rotary drying unit) and a second drying unit (a mixing rotary drying un... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6216364 | Method and apparatus for drying washed objects A drying apparatus for washed objects is capable of drying the objects in a reduced period of time, effectively preventing contamination of the objects during drying thereof, and attaining energy saving and a reduction in consumption of chemicals used. Mi... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6145219 | Room and method for defrosting products A room for bringing products to a specific desired temperature. The room is provided with a heat or cold source and detectors for measuring temperature in the room at a plurality of locations. A number of fans are positioned in the room in the region of a... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6067728 | Supercritical phase wafer drying/cleaning system An apparatus and method for drying a microelectronic structure on wafer substrate using supercritical phase gas techniques and a unique pressure vessel locking mechanism. There is lid and a base with an open cavity to contain at least one microelectronic ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5826128 | Apparatus for processing photosensitive material A processing apparatus including a drying part provided with at least a drying fan and a drying heater to automatically develop a photosensitive material wherein the drying part further includes a means for detecting reduction in air amount of the drying ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5603168 | Method and apparatus for controlling a dryer A method and apparatus for operating a dryer used to reduce the moisture content of sheet material such as a jet veneer dryer. A drying chamber is provided and includes a plurality of individual, juxtaposed drying sections. Each drying section circulates ... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5588830 | Combined radiant and convection heating oven A combined radiant and convection oven controls the rate at which heat is transferred to an object being dried within the oven by varying the flow rate of convection air delivered to the oven's heating chamber. The radiating surfaces within the oven are h... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5526582 | Pressurized reactor system and a method of operating the same A method and apparatus are provided for operating a pressurized reactor system in order to precisely control the temperature within a pressure vessel in order to minimize condensation of corrosive materials from gases on the surfaces of the pressure vesse... | 06/18/1996 |
| 4644665 | Process for supervising and/or controlling of physical treatment processes and bioreactions in ventilation systems as well as device for executing the process In a process, the humidity of at least the exhaust air is measured and used for the regulation of the product humidity of water activity during a treatment process. Therefore, it is possible to directly register the humidity taken on by the inlet air or c... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4336660 | Drying of tobacco products In tobacco cut rag being fed to a drier not only the moisture content of the cut rag is regulated to be constant, but the temperature of the cut rag is also regulated to be constant. In addition the dry mass flow rate is kept constant. Except for local te... | 06/29/1982 |
