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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7513062 | Single wafer dryer and drying methods In a first aspect, a first method of drying a substrate is provided. The first method includes the steps of (1) lifting a substrate through an air/fluid interface at a first rate; (2) directing a drying vapor at the air/fluid interface during lifting of the substrat... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7343700 | Automatic control of the drying of particulate material A method and apparatus for drying particulate material in which the drying and discharge of the particulate material may be superimposed in such a way as to permit continuous drying of particulate material even when the supply is not continuous. The quantity of heat... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7316079 | Method for drying resin pellets An apparatus for drying resin pellets to be supplied to a molding machine under reduced pressure of a desired level by a reduced pressure drying means comprises a preheating means for heating resin pellets to be supplied to the reduced pressure drying means to a tem... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 6143134 | Chip spreader for air-lock feeder By establishing a relatively flat, for example, non-sharply conical, top profile of wood chips in a treatment vessel (such as a chip bin), the chips will be more uniformly steamed or otherwise treated (or have the treatment time of the chips extended) com... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6122838 | Method and apparatus for drying grain A method and apparatus for drying grain which includes a method and apparatus for unloading the grain from a grain dryer of a type including spaced apart first and second walls for defining a passageway or grain column for directing grain flowing downward... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6101742 | Apparatus and method for metering grain in a grain dryer which utilizes a grain flow regulator An apparatus and method for controlling grain flow within a column of a grain dryer is disclosed. The grain dryer includes a metering roll positioned to contact grain advancing out of a discharge opening of the column. The grain dryer further includes a r... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6021581 | Method of drying a paper web in a paper-making machine at speeds greater than 6000 feet per minute A method of drying a fiber web in a paper-making machine includes the step of providing a heated dryer roll which carries the fiber web. The dryer roll has a shell consisting essentially of compacted graphite cast iron. The dryer roll is rotated such that... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6004468 | Serial drum apparatus and method for processing wet material An apparatus for processing a solid-liquid material comprises a housing formed with a series of interconnected chambers defined by chamber walls with at least two drums mounted in series within the chambers. Each chamber receives one of the at least two d... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5992044 | Method and apparatus for drying grain A grain dryer has a horizontal plenum connected to a source of heated forced air and has at least one generally perforated wall. A substantially enclosed grain conduit extends along the plenum and has one of its sidewalls being the perforated wall of the ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5588224 | Chill roll assembly A chill roll assembly is disclosed having plural harmonic drives for rotationally driving corresponding plural sets of chill rolls. The harmonic drives are independently controllable to support either synchronous or asynchronous chill roll assemble operat... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5575085 | Apparatus and method for controlling the rotary airlocks in a coal processing system by reversing the motor current rotating the air lock An improvement to a coal processing system where hard materials found in the coal may cause jamming of either inflow or outflow rotary airlocks, each driven by a reversible motor. The instantaneous current used by the motor is continually monitored and co... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5522152 | Method and apparatus for discharging material from a cooler A method and apparatus for discharging food or feed product from a cooler. Food or feed product may be introduced in a cooler formed of a large bin. The product is cooled by drawing a low volume of air having a high static pressure drop through the produc... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5335428 | Roll up and drying device to be incorporated in a rust cleaning machine A roll up and drying device to be incorporated in a rust cleaning machine includes a main shaft on which a pair of spaced, identical circular plates are concentrically and fixedly mounted on the main shaft and a plurality of connecting ribs screw connecti... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5322367 | Process control for recycled asphalt pavement drum plant A process for the production of hot mix asphalt (HMA) by the treatment of virgin material alone or adding reclaimed or recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) (up to 100% of the HMA). The HMA is first heated in either a parallel or a counter flow rotating drum wh... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5219109 | Level control method for spliced strip materials having different unit weights In a level control method of controlling levels of a series of mutually joined materials when the materials pass through a catenary zone, whenever the joint travels a given length in the catenary zone, a plurality of optimum catenary curves are calculated... | 06/15/1993 |
| 4734998 | Method and apparatus for dehydrating toxic chemical sludge A method and apparatus for same are provided to dehydrate a toxic chemical waste sludge to a powder by an internal heat source and to deposit said powder into a container, said apparatus receiving said sludge from a holding tank hopper having means for wi... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4711038 | Run-through brick drying plant and method for the control of its operation Run-through brick drying plant, which operates by the chamber dryer principle. The brick loads (T) to be dried are brought through a front door (16a) into the drying chamber (K1). After drying, the brick loads (T) are removed from the opposite ... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4614044 | Method and apparatus for optimizing thermal treatment processes for fabrics The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for optimizing thermal treatment processes of fabrics, preferably textile fabrics, in tensioning, drying and setting machines. According to the invention, the apparatus for the thermal treatment of fabric... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4495711 | Dryer section drive arrangement for paper making machines A paper making machine dryer section and a method of operating and controlling the same, wherein the dryer rolls are freely rotatable and are rotatably actuated entirely by a dryer felt drive. In a preferred arrangement, there are two tiers of cooperative... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4479310 | Continuous dehydration device and process Device for the continuous dehydration of products of the type comprising a stack of endless belts, travelling in alternate directions, characterized in that, on the one hand, only one (33) of the ducts (33, 34) is provided with a heating means (14) and wi... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4346524 | Method and apparatus for conditioning tobacco A continuous stream of moist tobacco particles is withdrawn from a magazine by a carded belt conveyor, and successive increments of the stream are weighed prior to transport past a measuring unit which ascertains the initial moisture content of successive... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4287672 | Process and apparatus for drying pieces in bulk in a plating barrel A method and apparatus for drying pieces in bulk, such as metal screws being electrolytically galvanized. The pieces are charged in a rotating perforated barrel through which drying air is passed. The barrel is positioned in a drying chamber which also co... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4183148 | Paper machine drying section and method of operating the same A paper machine drying section has a pair of staggered rows of rotary dryer cylinders which include a first group of cylinders of both rows which form an initial part of the drying section where a web is initially received from a press section. A first en... | 01/15/1980 |
