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Class 34/548 - Of gas mixing


Subclass of Class 34 - Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids
Definition: Apparatus in which the mixing of two or more gases (with
No. of patents: 31
Last issue date: 06/03/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7380348Material dewatering apparatus
The invention provides a pneumatic dewatering apparatus (1) for wet product. The apparatus (1) comprises essentially a cyclone chamber (2) connected to a centrifugal fan (3). Various vortex flow forming stations (6), each followed ...
06/03/2008
7176415Heating method for a band-shaped body and heating apparatus for a band-shaped body
A heating method and apparatus for a band-shaped body transported in a constant conveying direction in a heating zone so as to heat the band-shaped body is provided. The method includes detecting whether a portion of the band-shaped body at which width and/or thickn...
02/13/2007
6971189Variable volume clothes dryer
The invention is a clothes dryer featuring an interior working volume that is adjustable to suit the size of the load and type of article(s) to be dried. Since the volume is adjusted to fit the load, only the necessary volume is heated. For large loads or bulky arti...
12/06/2005
6928750Membrane 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...
08/16/2005
6883251Livestock cooling system
A livestock cooling system creates an environment for protecting the health and productivity of animals, particularly dairy cows. One or more cooling fans are connected to programmable oscillation means, enabling the herds man to program fan oscillation according to...
04/26/2005
6807750Apparatus 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
6571489Method and device at a single chamber air drier
For a single chamber air drier in a compressed air system on a vehicle the volume of dry regeneration air required to regenerate a desiccant in the air drier has to be determined. This can be accomplished in that data regarding system pressure, outdoor te...
06/03/2003
6546647Method and appliance for the non-thermal drying of motor vehicle bodies, freshly painted with a water-based paint
A method and an appliance are disclosed for the non-thermal drying of articles, in particular motor vehicle bodies, freshly painted with a water-based paint. The articles to be dried are subjected to dry air by forced convection in a drying tunnel and the...
04/15/2003
6418636Drier for a lacquering line
A drier for a lacquering line in a known manner comprises inside a drier housing a plurality of drier sections, in which heated circulating air is circulated with the aid of fans. Heating of the circulating air is effected with the aid of a heating unit, ...
07/16/2002
6415528Drying device for drying bulk material
A drying device for drying bulk material has one or more storage containers for the bulk material and a heating device for heating the drying air for drying the bulk material. A drying air conduit is connected to the heating device and the storage contain...
07/09/2002
6401361Apparatus and method for drying wafers by a solvent
An apparatus for drying semiconductor wafers in a solvent drying chamber and a method for drying are disclosed. The apparatus is equipped with an alarm/interlocking system such that when a flow of the solvent vapor into the drying chamber is stopped, the ...
06/11/2002
6286229Method and apparatus for treating a board-like material with a gaseous agent
The present invention provides a method of treating board-like material with a gaseous treatment agent and an apparatus for implementing the method. According to the method, a gaseous treatment agent is passed through the board-like material being treated...
09/11/2001
6161311System and method for reducing particles in epitaxial reactors
An apparatus and method for reducing particles in reactors. The apparatus includes an enclosure for processing the semiconductor wafers. The enclosure has a wafer handling chamber connected by an isolation gate valve to a processing chamber. Additionally,...
12/19/2000
6085443Apparatus and method for drying relatively small lots of products
An apparatus and method for drying small lots of product, for example ear corn. The method includes simultaneously directing air flow through the product while weighing the product from time to time to derive moisture content to the product. Air temperatu...
07/11/2000
6014820Shuttle valve for twin tower air dryer
A shuttle valve for a gas drying system that cleans and dries a stream of unpurified pressurized gas received from a source thereof and supplied to a pneumatic system that uses such a purified pressurized air. The valve includes a housing that connects a ...
01/18/2000
5896675Device with at least one storage container for material to be treated, preferably plastic material granules
A device has at least one storage container for material to be treated with at least one inlet line and at least one return line for circulating process air therethrough. At least one heating device for heating the process air is provided as well as at le...
04/27/1999
5659977Integrated microalgae production and electricity cogeneration
An integrated plant including a microalgae production plant for growing, harvesting and drying algae and a fossil fuel-motor-generator plant producing electrical energy. A fossil fuel engine produces hot exhaust gas from which sensible heat dries the alga...
08/26/1997
5182870System and method for recovering volatile organic gases emitted from a polyethylene resin product
The invention is a system and method for recovering volatile organic gases emitted by solid pellets of a polyetheylene resin product. In the process for making the resin product, the pellets are sampled for product quality and blended to obtain a more uni...
02/02/1993
5143874Catalyst regenetation in high efficiency regenerator heated by indirect heat exchange
A process and apparatus for high efficiency regeneration of spent FCC catalyst in an existing, single dense bed FCC regenerator is disclosed. Spent catalyst is added to a coke combustor immersed within the existing regenerator vessel catalyst bed. A dilut...
09/01/1992
4767317Apparatus for mixing a gas main flow with at least one gas subflow
An apparatus for mixing a gas main flow with at least one gas subflow comprises a round inlet region which tapers in the flow direction and over the periphery of which influx openings are distributed for the gas subflow. From these influx openings the gas...
08/30/1988
4662398Control valve for a steam box
A control valve (22) is disclosed for controlled both the flow of steam (S) from a steam header (18) and air (A) into a steam box (12) of a web drying machine. The control valve (22) includes a valve body (26) defining a longitudinal passageway (28). The ...
05/05/1987
4530167In-bin, controlled atmosphere, grain drying systems and the like
An in-bin, controlled atmosphere, grain drying system has a storage chamber for holding a supply of grain or the like with a recycling duct leading from the upper end of the chamber back to a conduit for introducing air to the lower end of the chamber. A ...
07/23/1985
4502228Apparatus for drying printed or coated webs
In the drying of printed or coated webs of moving material with the aid of heated air, the air is cycled through drying chambers or hoods until it is laden with solvents up to a predetermined value of saturation such as 50% of the lower explosion limit, w...
03/05/1985
4481722System for protecting a rotary dryer from thermal stress
A system for drying a wet web of fibrous material carried through a rotary dryer on an air pervious support, without damage to the rotary dryer or the air pervious support in the event of an upset to the system comprising in combination (1) heater means f...
11/13/1984
4475295Installation for the dehumidification of a gaseous drying medium using an adsorbent and with regeneration of the adsorbent
In an installation of this type, several chambers divided into groups A, B, C, D, are provided, the several groups of chambers B, C, D are traversed drying medium, while another group of chambers A is e traversed by a gaseous medium for the regeneration o...
10/09/1984
4419173Method of producing corrugated cardboards and apparatus
Disclosed is an improved method of producing corrugated cardboards, in which water suspension of raw starch is used as an adhesive. The raw starch is, after application thereof, heated to form gell or paste with dry steam prepared by reheating low-pressur...
12/06/1983
4343096System for controlling emissions of a solvent from a printing press
A system for controlling the emission of solvents from a printing press having a plurality of printing stations characterized by the solvents being evaporated from the ink solution in a drying hood or section of each of the printing presses and the volati...
08/10/1982
4326342Multi-zone oven with cool air modulation
An oven is disclosed as having a plurality of chambers which are sealed from the ambient atmosphere, and to which gas, heated to a high temperature outside the chambers, is circulated to each of the chambers for admixture with gas which is cool compared t...
04/27/1982
4263722Recycle control for grain dryers
A recycle control is provided for grain dryers of the type which have a drying column area with heating and cooling zones and a recirculating air blower. During a recirculating mode of the grain dryer, the recirculating blower draws in a mixture of coolin...
04/28/1981
4172747Method of retreading or repairing tires
A kettle having a chamber sealed from the ambient atmosphere and designed to receive a plurality of tires retreaded with precured treads. Steam and air are supplied to the chamber in such a way that they are thoroughly mixed within the chamber to eliminat...
10/30/1979
3945331Thermal recovery system
A dual function thermal recovery system for reducing pollutant emissions to the ambient and for utilizing normally wasted heat energy for beneficial purposes. A simple and efficiently operative assemblage of components for directly transmitting outlet sta...
03/23/1976
 
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