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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7866060 | Process and system for drying and heat treating materials This invention discloses systems and methods for conversion of high moisture waste materials to dry or low moisture products for recycle or reuse. The equipment systems comprise a gas turbine generator unit (preferred heat source), a dryer vessel and a processing un... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7426791 | Energy saving device for clothes dryer and clothes dryer system comprising same An energy savings apparatus configured for use with a clothes dryer comprising an air duct and a damper assembly. The air duct has a first end and a second end. The damper assembly includes an air duct portion and a damper device mounting on the duct portion. The ai... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425688 | Heating assembly for a tumble dryer A heating assembly for heating a hot air stream flowing in a flow passage of a tumble dryer. The heating assembly is configured for installation in the flow passage and comprises at least one heating element and at least one temperature sensor. The heating element i... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7412782 | Process for the continuous drying of water-surrounded granulate A process for the continuous drying of water-surrounded granulate transported by a screen-type belt conveyor. In a first conveying region in the form of a chute, water is withdrawn under gravity from the plastic granulate at a temperature of > than 100° C., wherein... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7401417 | Method and a device for drying or heat treatment of a web-formed material When drying a web-formed material, the web-formed material is passed, in contact with a gas-permeable dryer screen, through a drying plant. One or more fans blow hot process air against, and through, the web-formed material in order to dry it. A chamber, surrounding... | 07/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7343698 | Reduced pressure drying apparatus and reduced pressure drying method A reduced pressure drying apparatus comprises a substrate stage section for disposing thereon a substrate having the surface coated with a coating liquid containing a film-forming component and a solvent, a hermetic vessel having the substrate stage section arranged... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7295828 | Differential signal comparator A differential signal comparator includes an input circuit operative to provide an absolute input current difference value that is associated with the absolute difference of differential input signal levels, and a reference circuit operative to provide an absolute r... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7258158 | Increasing stability of silica-bearing material Method and apparatus for prolonging the stability (working life) of a ceramic slurry and other aqueous mixture or dispersion containing a liquid silica-bearing or other component as well as the raw liquid silica-bearing component in ambient air over time by providin... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7235109 | Apparatus for processing garments including a water and air system A garment processing apparatus is disclosed. The garment processing apparatus may include a manifold having a plurality of arms. Each of the arms may be configured to discharge air. A cabinet may be configured to support a plurality of garments with each of the garm... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7200953 | Apparatus for treating articles with at least one tempered, directed air jet An apparatus for treating articles, in particular vehicle bodies, with at least one tempered, directed air jet comprises a housing, in which are formed a treatment chamber and at least one pressure chamber, which is separated from the treatment chamber by a partitio... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7143526 | Method for drying a ceramic formed body by hot air There is provided a method for drying a ceramic formed body by hot air, the formed body having a peripheral face and end faces constituting a columnar shape, and at least one through-hole extending in an axial direction and open at the end face, the formed body cont... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7100303 | Apparatus and method for the heat treatment of lignocellulosic material There is provided an apparatus and a method for heat treatment of lignocellulosic material. The apparatus comprises a treatment chamber and devices for circulating and recovering gases from the treatment chamber such as to provide a uniform temperature within the ch... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7047984 | Device and method for cleaning articles used in the production of semiconductor components A cleaning device for use in the production of semiconductor components comprises two feed devices with which a fluid medium is guided across a respective surface of an object to be cleaned so that different faces of the object are simultaneously cleaned. At least t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7032325 | Electronic control device for gas dryer An electronic device is disclosed for controlling gas flow in a gas dryer such as a twin tower regenerative gas dryer. The device has a housing in which is mounted an electronic control circuit. At least two electrically operated valves (e.g. solenoid valves) for co... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029538 | Single wafer type substrate cleaning method and apparatus In the drying step of the single wafer type substrate cleaning system for cleaning wafers not stored in a cassette, in a sealed cleaning housing, a spin drying treatment is applied to the wafer when the wafer is supported and rotated at high speed while an inert gas... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7024796 | Process and apparatus for manufacture of fertilizer products from manure and sewage This invention discloses systems and methods for conversion of manure to novel fertilizer and/or soil builder products useful as input for organic farming operations. The equipment systems comprise a gas turbine generator unit (preferred heat source), a dryer vessel... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018201 | Dual-zone dehydration tunnel A dehydration tunnel for fruits, vegetables, and other products reduces the vulnerability of the products to damage from carmelization and case hardening by dividing a row of product vessels into two segments, passing heated air simultaneously over both segments but... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6994829 | Fluid processing device and method A fluid processing unit having first and second interleaved flow paths in a cross flow configuration is disclosed. The first flow paths are substantially longer than the second flow paths such that the pressure drop in the second flow paths can be maintained at a re... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6960372 | Coating film drying method, coating film forming method, and coating film forming apparatus The present invention uniformly dries, in a clean room in which down flow is constituted, a coated film formed on a surface of a substrate held in a state that the coated surface faces down. In a coating apparatus including an absorption board holding a substrate in... | 11/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6939220 | Control structure fastened with the housing of an electronic device for regulating a cooler of the electronic device A control structure is fastened with a housing of the electronic machine or the like for regulating the operation of a cooling device which is contained in the housing. The control structure comprises a control member and an adjustment member. The control member is ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6901685 | Method for drying washed objects A method for drying washed objects which is capable of drying the objects in a reduced period of time, effectively preventing contamination of the objects, and preventing energy loss. The apparatus for carrying on the method of drying washed objects includes a dryin... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6886271 | Moisture removal system The disclosed invention provides an improved method of drying wet or water damaged surfaces. The method uses a vacuum source, a manifold, and a plastic sheet covered grid. The grid includes a lattice formation with spaces to permit moisture and air to pass from and ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6842997 | Pivotal dryer nozzle for car wash equipment and methods for drying vehicles Methods of blow drying vehicles with two or three superimposed dryers mounted for linear movement along the length of a vehicle include blow dryers having either fixed or pivotal nozzles so that air can be blown at the vehicle in predetermined patterns that have bee... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6789330 | Apparatus and method for drying solutions containing macromolecules An apparatus and method for quickly drying solutions in one or more arrays of vessels includes a manifold that receives gas and a base plate that receives the one or more arrays of vessels. The manifold includes one or more hollow tubes that direct the gas into the ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6748672 | Wafer dryers for Semiconductor cleaning apparatuses A wafer dryer for use in a semiconductor cleaning apparatus includes an internal bath, an external bath, a solution supply line, a solution drain line, a pump, and drying means. The solution drain line has a first drain line and a second drain line. A pump for const... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6735884 | Blower dryer for automatic vehicle wash systems and method of using same A dryer system for automated car wash systems includes a new and improved air dryer having a fan and a rotatable nozzle at its discharge end with the nozzle orientation being controlled by a rotary actuator whose drive shaft is mounted on the axis of rotation of the... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6729043 | Method for drying stacked wood A method and an apparatus is proposed for drying stacked wood with the help of a drying gas guided in a circulatory flow. The stacks of wood (H1, H2) are charged zone by zone depending on the average moisture of the wood (u) in the respective zone with... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6725568 | Ear canal dryer and method of use thereof An ear canal dryer that removes excess fluid or moisture retained in the outer ear canal. The ear canal dryer comprises a bulb and a speculum, each having an air flow controller. By inserting the speculum into the ear canal and squeezing the bulb, an air stream is i... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6618957 | Method and apparatus for microwave utilization The invention described herein pertain generally to a process for drying and/or pathogen reduction as well as an apparatus effective for the same, the process comprising the steps of feeding a sample containing water onto a mesh conveyor belt; transportin... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6615510 | Wafer drying apparatus and method Liquid is removed from wafers for drying a wafer that has been wet in a liquid bath. The wafer and the bath are separated at a controlled rate as the wafer is positioned in a gas-filled volume. The controlled rate is generally not less than the maximum ra... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6581298 | Nozzle for fabric dryer A nozzle for a fabric dryer whose cross sectional area tapers from the proximal end thereof to the distal end thereof. The nozzle has a fabric side that is juxtaposed relative to the fabric. The fabric side of the nozzle is provided with a slot that exten... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6555013 | Treatment method for things like sludge and treatment apparatus A method and apparatus for treating an aqueous-containing sludge in which the sludge is filtered on an elongate moving sheet of a water permeable unwoven fabric on paper. The moving sheet is folded and compressed between rollers whereby to express water t... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6550158 | Substrate handling chamber An apparatus and method for reducing particles in reactors. The apparatus includes an enclosure with a wafer handling chamber connected by an isolation gate valve to a processing chamber. Pipes deliver purge gas into the wafer handling chamber to eliminat... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6519870 | Method of heating bulk material, especially granular plastic material A method for heating bulk materials, especially granular plastic material, in which the bulk material is fed to a vessel and exits the vessel based on the consumption. A heat-transfer gas flow is simultaneously fed to the vessel and conducted either cocur... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6519869 | Method and apparatus for drying semiconductor wafers A method and an apparatus for drying semiconductor wafers by using an IPA drying apparatus. The present invention uses a vapor generator to generate an IPA vapor. The IPA vapor is generated and saved in a closed surrounding and then transferred in a porou... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6505417 | Method for controlling airflow on a backside of a semiconductor wafer during spin processing In a method for controlling airflow on a backside of a semiconductor wafer during spin processing, a wafer backing plate is first disposed below a semiconductor wafer. Air is then supplied to the volume defined by the wafer backing plate and the semicondu... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6490812 | Active microchannel fluid processing unit and method of making The present invention is an active microchannel fluid processing unit and method of making, both relying on having (a) at least one inner thin sheet; (b) at least one outer thin sheet; (c) defining at least one first sub-assembly for performing at least o... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6484418 | Yankee drying hood and method comprising angled impingement nozzles A method, system and apparatus is disclosed for drying a wet web quickly and efficiently on the surface of a steam heated drying cylinder in a continuous papermaking process. A steam-heated drying cylinder having an exterior surface is rotated under a dry... | 11/26/2002 |
