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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7003404 | Control method for moisture meter, control program for moisture meter, record medium recording control program for moisture meter and moisture meter According to the invention, the heating temperature is sequentially raised gradually to detect a parameter of a time function indicating the change of moisture percentage, and according to the parameter, the optimum heating temperature is calculated. Further, the re... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6951065 | Method and apparatus for controlling gas flow through granulate in drying hoppers Method and apparatus for drying granulate material in a hopper by controlling the amount of gas which flows through the hopper to heat and to dry the granulate. The control allows to use a minimum amount of gas for heating the granulate to the drying temperature and... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6931758 | Method of controlling moisture of material and apparatus therefore An apparatus for carrying out a method of controlling the moisture of tobacco material comprises a hollow rotating cylinder (6) having an inlet (4) and an outlet (8) for tobacco material, and a feeding device for supplying a moist air flow into ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6917206 | Multiple frequency grain moisture sensor for combines A grain moisture sensor having a sensor cell that includes a driven plate, a sense plate proximate to and substantially parallel with the driven plate for capacitive measurement across a spacing between the driven plate and the sense plate, and a fill plate adjacent... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6824829 | Process for manufacturing thin film strips A method of forming a thin film strip. The method comprises coating a liner substrate with a wet slurry of film forming ingredients and drying the wet slurry in a drying oven to form a film. A moisture content of the film is measured as the film exits the drying ove... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6233842 | Method for operating a drying device A method for operating a drying device which includes at least two chambers provided with bottoms for bulk material to be dried, and a means for supplying and discharging a gaseous medium to and from each chamber and wherein the bulk material is partially... | 05/22/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5802736 | Automated fabrication of corrugated paper products moisture removal Method and equipment for the manufacture of corrugated paper products includes separate heaters for preparing liner and medium components. Data regarding these components is collected and an optimum conditioning for the components is determined. High volt... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5604996 | Grain sampler and method for batch grain dryer Apparatus for drawing a sample of grain from a stream of grain flowing along a path is described in which a tube extends into the grain flow path for diverting a portion of the flowing grain along the path to a sample collection station. The diverter dive... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5428906 | Sludge treatment system A method of converting industrial, domestic or other sludge, into a pelletized or granular fertilizer, as well as a sludge converter for practicing the method. The sludge is dewatered to form sludge cake solids which are dried in a dryer, and then sorted ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5377428 | Temperature sensing dryer profile control A drying control system and method for obtaining a substantially uniformly dried low moisture content web efficiently with reduced energy usage in a papermaking process is provided. The drying rate of the web in this process is precisely controlled by det... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5341580 | Method for drying wood strands A method for drying wood strands and the like is shown and described. In a preferred embodiment, the strands are fed onto a conveyor which then moves the strands as a bed through a dryer housing. The housing may be partitioned into various zones and level... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5019994 | Method and apparatus for drying articles in a continuous feed process A method for drying articles flowing through a drying chamber by introducing heated air into the drying chamber. In normal steady-state operation, the inlet and outlet temperatures of the air are monitored, and the inlet temperature is maintained at a nor... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4750273 | Computer controlled grain drying A computer controlled grain dryer system includes a grain drying chamber, an air heater unit, and an arrangement of grain loading and unloading conveyors. A grain moisture sampling system receives a grain sample from the grain chamber and conveys the samp... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4599809 | Grain dryer system A computer controlled grain dryer system includes a grain drying bin, a solenoid valved burner, a blower, and an arrangement of grain unloading augers. An air temperature sensor for the drying airflow provides a temperature signal. A grain moisture sampli... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4308667 | Continuously operating multistage drying installation and a process for continuously drying a workpiece A continuously operating multistage drying installation is provided for drying a workpiece. The drying installation includes a conveyor belt for transporting along a predetermined path a workpiece having two opposite longitudinally extending surfaces and ... | 01/05/1982 |
