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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7578073 | Appliance for removing fluids and/or solids This invention relates to an appliance (1) for the removal of fluids and/or solids from a mixture of particulate materials with a container (2) that constitutes a ring-shaped processing space (20) with a cylindrical outer contour with devices fo... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7360322 | Non-contacting conveyance equipment A non-contacting conveyance equipment comprises: a body having an end face that opposes an object to be conveyed, and a concave opening formed in the end face and surrounded by a cylindrical inner side wall; and a fluid passageway having a plurality of pairs of spou... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350318 | Continuous thermal treatment of bulk material The invention relates to a device for continuous heat treatment of granulated materials, especially to the crystallization of polymer granulate, such as polyethyleneterephthalate (PET) for example. The device comprises several adjacent fluidization chambers respecti... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7246451 | Tumbler-dryer for capsules A capsule dryer utilizes an upper level having a plurality of drying baskets and a lower level having a plurality of drying baskets disposed beneath the upper level of drying baskets. The footprint of the capsule dryer is thus reduced while providing a same or super... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244399 | Grid construction for a fluidized bed reactor A grid construction for a fluidized bed reactor, the reactor including a reaction chamber defined by substantially vertical walls, in which a fluidized bed of solid particles is maintained, and a windbox under the reaction chamber, in a lower portion of the reactor.... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7235260 | Pharmaceutical compositions of a sparingly soluble glycogen phosphorylase inhibitor Pharmaceutical compositions of a particularly effective sparingly soluble glycogen phosphorylase inhibitor are disclosed, as well as methods of making such compositions and dosage forms from such compositions. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225819 | Apparatus process and method for mounting and treating a substrate The present invention is a method, apparatus and process for an improved substrate mounting and processing technique for various substrate treatments comprising cleaning, dicing, sawing, polishing, and planarization, among others. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7201825 | Process for making a flowable and meterable densified fiber particle Discrete particles of cellulosic material are flowable and meterable. They are easily dispersible in an aqueous or a dry medium. The particles comprise singulated cellulose fibers that have been densified. The particles have a density of at least 0.3 g/cc. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7134222 | Transfer apparatus A transfer apparatus is provided for the transport of transfer objects such as glass substrates or semiconductor devices in which cleanliness and secure transport are of major concern. A plurality of air nozzles inject air through the plurality of air nozzles to hol... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7090727 | Heated gas line body feedthrough for vapor and gas delivery systems and methods for employing same A feedthrough device for use in deposition chambers such as chemical vapor deposition chambers and atomic layer deposition chambers and methods using the same in association with such chambers as well as chambers so equipped. The feedthrough device includes an assoc... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7024800 | 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... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6996918 | Device and method for treating a refuse material containing hydrocarbons The invention relates to a process for treating a hydrocarbonaceous waste material, in particular a rolling scale slurry and/or grinding slurry, the waste material being heated in a dryer, preferably moving, by the indirect supply of heat, and in the process hydroca... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993856 | Apparatus for producing powder from biomaterials A jet spouted fluidized bed drier is described in which the bottom half of the drier chamber comprises a first lower conical part, and the top half of the drier chamber comprises a second upper conical part surrounding a conical grid located near to the top end of t... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6974279 | Ejector, fine solid piece recovery apparatus and fluid conveyor An ejector is configured to generate a high negative pressure capable of sucking and conveying fine metal pieces or chips, such as machinings or cuttings, for example, when using the ejector as a driving source for a fluid conveyor. The ejector includes a convergent... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6974505 | Tool for cleaning substrates A cleaning tool for cleaning substrates, comprising a circulation conduit through which is circulated a cleaning liquid or gas. The circulation conduit is disposed in fluid communication with an upstream flow chamber and a downstream cleaning chamber, the cross-sect... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973741 | Method for making homogeneous spray-dried solid amorphous drug dispersions utilizing modified spray-drying apparatus Conventional spray-drying methods are improved by incorporation of a pressure nozzle and a diffuser plate to improve the flow of drying gas and a drying chamber extension to increase drying time, such improvements leading to the formation of homogeneous solid disper... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971785 | Canister assembly for powder delivery system A powder paint canister assembly includes a canister body having a color changer manifold, a purge ring, and at least one venturi pump attached thereto. The canister body interior includes a fluidization plate and a fluidization distribution plate adjacent a prefera... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6941676 | Apparatus for freeze-drying foodstuffs and medicaments Disclosed is a freeze-drying apparatus for foodstuffs, medicaments, etc., wherein liquid material is directly and distributively poured into upright cylindrical tubes, then, in its isolated state from external atmosphere for perfect sterilization, the liquid materia... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942887 | Coffee roaster and method A method and apparatus for pan roasting a mass of green coffee beans at rest by heat conduction from the pan bottom to the beans mass. A glass cover and smoke filter closes the roasting chamber. A radial blower operates at slow speed to draw ambient air and vacate s... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6910285 | Process to produce dried singulated cellulose pulp fibers This invention provides a dried singulated cellulose pulp fiber product as well as an apparatus and a method for forming singulated and dried fibers. In accordance with the process a feed pulp is delivered to a jet drier. The jet drier singulates and dries the feed ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6892475 | Device for treating powder particles by rotary flow The present invention relates to a rotating fluidized bed apparatus for powder particle. A gas circulation path is formed at the periphery of the treatment chamber 2 via the circumferential faceplate 202, 212, and the circumferential faceplate is adapt... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6845571 | Spray-drying installation and a method for using the same The invention can relate to a fluidized bed apparatus with an integrated spray-drying device and to a method for using the same. The invention also can relate to a method for producing a spray-dried powder material, whose product characteristics can be specifically ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6770315 | Coffee roaster having multiple roasting stages A roaster for roasting coffee beans includes a roasting chamber having a top and a bottom for holding coffee beans when the beans are being roasted, a cover seated on the top of the roasting chamber and a base on which the bottom of the roasting chamber is seated. A... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6754979 | Device for drying and thermally treating granulates with an inert gas stream An apparatus (1) is proposed for drying and heat-treating pellets with a stream of inert gas, wherein the apparatus has a cuboid base unit (2) with a feed (3) for the pellets in its upper part and an outlet (4) in its lower part, with a f... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6732454 | Apparatus for extracting solvent from a mass of vegetable particles A system for removing from a particle mass a liquid permeating the particle mass includes a vaporizing stage having a space wherein the pressure is less than the pressure of the particle mass. As the particle mass enters the vaporizing stage, the lower pressure caus... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6612049 | Preheating and drying device The preheater and dryer device has a housing and a first collector is disposed inside the housing. A feeding device extends into the housing and contains a material to be dried and preheated. A movable and hollow central conduit extends from the upper end... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6607768 | Coffee roasting methods Coffee beans and the like are roasted in an enclosed, pressurized roaster under conditions which provide rapid heat transfer and close control of roasting time-temperature profiles. The roasting chamber desirably has a bottom screen, a top screen and a sh... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6584701 | System, apparatus, and method for reducing moisture content of particulate material A system for drying particulate material in a drying hopper (DH) has a plurality of gas flow paths, one (FP1) of which extends from a compressed gas inlet (16) to a first sub-system (SS1) that includes a membrane dryer(MD) and a heater (EH'), whereby drie... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6558726 | Coffee bean roasting apparatus A roasting apparatus for roasting nuts, cocoa beans, coffee beans, and other small food stuffs comprising a base, a motor and afterburner assembly attached to the top of the base on one side thereof, a roasting assembly attached to the top of the base on ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6470595 | Process and device for continuously drying protein-containing sludge A process and a device for continuously drying protein-containing sludge, in particular sewage sludge, in a fluidised bed (20) inside a drying container (13). A drying gas flows through the fluidised bed (20) while partially de-watered sludge (6) in granu... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6444038 | Dual fritted bubbler A dual chambered bubbler vessel for use with solid organometallic source material for chemical vapor phase deposition systems, and a method for transporting a carrier gas saturated with source material for delivery into such systems. The bubbler vessel is... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6212794 | Gaseous fluidization aids A method of assisting with fluidization of difficult-to-fluidize materials and to improve the quality of fluidization of particles in general. The use of either helium or hydrogen as a gaseous fluidization aid. The addition of hydrogen and/or helium to th... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6148541 | Fluid-bed drying unit, particularly for drying tobacco A fluid-bed drying unit, particularly but not exclusively used in the field of tobacco drying comprising a drying chamber having a loading inlet and an outlet for discharging the product and provided with openings for the passage of a drying medium. The d... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6147327 | Hot shelf tower dryer for a cotton gin using heating elements A hot shelf tower dryer includes a casing having substantially parallel shelves which alternately extend from opposite ends of the tower casing. As configured, the dryer includes a repetitively convoluted passage. At least one of the shelves has a hollow ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6125552 | Side discharge assembly for a fluid bed processing system and method thereof A fluid bed processing system in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention includes a product chamber, a fluid supply system, and a discharge gate. The product chamber has an open top and an open bottom and the fluid supply system has an out... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6065226 | Coffee roaster filter, chaff collector and smoke reducer An exhaust particle and particulate containment system for a coffee roaster comprises a filter chamber for exhaust coffee roasting by-products including chaff and smoke particulates and oils is comprised of a screen for separating chaff from the exhaust c... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6023855 | Air-assisted wiping device The invention provides an air-assisted wiping device for use in a continuous-spray dryer. The air-assisted wiping device rotates inside the housing to continuously wipe heavy sticky powder from the walls of the housing using a wiper blade. The air-assiste... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6021582 | Temperature control of parylene dimer An apparatus for vaporizing Parylene AF dimer powder includes a vaporizer having a housing, a cooling coil surrounding the housing and an isolation valve coupled to an outlet end of the housing. During use, the vaporizer and a valve and manifold assembly ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5996480 | Apparatus for roasting coffee beans An improved apparatus for roasting raw coffee beans includes a main housing (10) having an air inlet (24). A blower assembly (18,20,22) is disposed within the housing (10) and is in fluid communication with the inlet (24). The blower assembly has a discha... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5989305 | Feeder of a solid organometallic compound A feeder of a solid organometallic compound is obtained by filling a container up to 50-80 vol % of the total capacity of the container with stainless steel support whose pore ratio is adjusted to 50-80 vol % and then also filling it with solid granules o... | 11/23/1999 |
