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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7101500 | Method for creating a substantially uniform temperature across a plastic sheet for delivery to an appliance liner thermoforming device A sheet of plastic to be thermoformed into an appliance liner is brought to a substantially uniform temperature, preferably to a temperature differential of less than 5° F. throughout, by directing a fluid medium upon opposing side surfaces of the sheet. In the mos... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7080465 | Method of manufacturing inkjet recording sheet and drying apparatus for application film The present invention dries an ink absorption layer using a drying apparatus after applying an ink absorption layer application liquid containing inorganic particles and water-soluble resin to a continuously running web and thereby reduces a drying speed distributio... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073274 | Drying device In a dry air blowing plate, rows of dry air outlets are arranged at given intervals in a transport direction of a photosensitive material. The interval between the dry air outlets within the row is narrower in a front zone of the dry air blowing plate that is close ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6848198 | Heat treatment apparatus and method of heat treatment A heat treatment apparatus for preventing quality defects of an object to be heat-treated even when sublimating components produced in heat treatment become solids and drop down in the heat treatment apparatus, wherein a gas generated when heating an object to be he... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6813846 | Drying device A photosensitive material is dried by radiating heat from a guide plate, having high emissivity, which is disposed along a conveying path and is heated by a ceramic heater. Further, the photosensitive material is dried by a warm air, which is heated by a heater, blo... | 11/09/2004 |
| RE38591 | Collapsible drying apparatus and method for forming and collapsing said apparatus A collapsible drying apparatus and method for forming and collapsing such apparatus, said apparatus comprising a frame having an expanded state and a collapsed state, a web substantially stretched over the frame, at least one support member coupled to the frame, and... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6739070 | Wheeled carpet dryer with handle A dryer for drying textiles is disclosed. The dryer includes a blower for blowing air under the carpet, which includes a blower housing including a sleeve that forms an air outlet opening and a powered fan within the blower housing for blowing air out of the outlet ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6715217 | Microfilm jacket drying device and method A microfilm drying device and method are presented for salvaging and drying microfilm which has become wet due to excessive moisture resulting from high water, floods and the like. The device includes a needle assembly which is slidably affixed within a frame to dir... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6701638 | Machine for conditioning laminar flexible products such as industrial hides and skins A machine for the conditioning of laminar flexible products such as industrial hides and skins, including at least one conditioning unit crossed by the products to be processed, blowers for blowing and extracting air directed toward products, and a series... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6637128 | Heating apparatus for a transversely stretched nonwoven fabric A transversely stretched nonwoven fabric is manufactured by transversely stretching a nonwoven fabric. First, an original web comprising a plurality of un-oriented filaments is heated to a temperature higher than its stretch suitable temperature by 5° C.... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6581300 | Method for drying veneer and corresponding drying device A method and apparatus for drying veneer wherein the feeder upstream of the drying station displaces the veneer at different speeds on the right and left sides of the transport path of the veneer as seen in the direction of transport so as automatically t... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6442865 | Drying section Drying section of a machine for producing a material web. The drying section includes a support roll with an associated impingement dryer, and at least one straight or curved section forming at least a part of a closed path between a last nip of a press s... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6397488 | Apparatus and method for drying printing composition on a print medium An apparatus and method for drying printing composition on a print medium are disclosed. A method embodiment for use in a printing device includes depositing printing composition onto a print medium and enclosing the print medium in a sealed environment. ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6240656 | Method of forming an air seal and supporting a conveyor within a conveyor dryer A method of using a conveyor dryer having a drying chamber and a conveyor disposed within the chamber for conveying a selected material through the chamber. A stationary conveyor support is disposed on each side of the conveyor for supporting the conveyor... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6108941 | Conveyor dryer with stationary conveyor support structure A conveyor dryer having a drying chamber and a conveyor disposed within the chamber for conveying a selected material through the chamber is detected. A stationary conveyor support is disposed on each side of the conveyor for supporting the conveyor. A ma... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5992045 | Collapsible drying apparatus and method for forming and collapsing said apparatus A collapsible drying apparatus and method for forming and collapsing such apparatus, said apparatus comprising a frame having an expanded state and a collapsed state, a web substantially stretched over the frame, at least one support member coupled to the... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5704135 | Instant photographic print drying device An instant photographic print drying device. The device has a stand which carries a fan and a heating coil. Downstream of the fan the photograph is held in place by clips. A timer is provided which can be set to a prescribed time to dry the photographs. A... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5659975 | Board drying process and drier In order to dry boards, the boards are guided on racks through a drier and brought into contact with drying air in two stages. In a stage A with a higher drying power, the drying air is supplied at a higher temperature and with an at least average humidit... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5457283 | Apparatus for coating and drying paper sheets A space-saving apparatus and method for coating paper sheets with lacquer and drying the sheets with streams of air are provided. The sheets are coated with lacquer and are moved by parallel and spaced apart conveyer belts in a first direction as the shee... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5438763 | Multipurpose electric dryer A multipurpose electric dryer including a housing covered with a front cover, a blast fan installed in the housing and having an air output port coupled with a fully clad electric positive-temperature-coefficient heater and connected to a first air hole a... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5390428 | Film transport means for use in a film dryer The emulsion surface of a film may be damaged as it is pushed into or pulled through a dryer unit. Described herein is a transport arrangement for transporting a film through a dryer which comprises a conveyor belt for transporting the film, and air jets ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5377424 | Body drying system A body drying system is disclosed for drying the entire body of a user, or alternatively, the towel or robe of a user. The body drying system of this invention includes a rectangular housing with apertures formed within its forward face. The apertures are... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5077570 | Photo processing work station A photo processing work station which facilitates application and drying of coatings to instant photographic prints is disclosed herein. The work station is a small, portable unit which includes a first shelf having a coating area and a utility area there... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5040312 | Drying apparatus A drying apparatus for drying gels and biological substances has a base with a drying area, surrounded by a sealing surface, for receiving the substance to be dried and a cover, whose marginal area can be placed in vacuum-tight manner on the sealing surfa... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4959911 | Apparatus for drying garments A novel portable garment drying device for quickly drying garments is comprised of an air circulating means assembled with a support frame, an air permeable sheet upon which a garment is placed for drying, and bottom covering. The device is easily assembl... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4947799 | Apparatus for grooming animals A hand-held animal grooming tool is configured as a circular hoop-formed curry comb having a sealing cap sealing off the edge of the hoop opposite the comb serrations, and further including a handle attached to the hoop, the handle having an axial passage... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4924604 | Drying device for garments A drying device for garments or other articles consists primarily of a frame composed of a pair of tubular heating elements, which support the garment or other article that is to be dried, and a thermostat is also included in the circuit of the heating el... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4875592 | Drying rack and receptacle for towels and wash cloths A drying rack for drying wet cloths, such as towels and washcloths. A substantially rectangular enclosure is provided having a pair of openings that are laterally spaced from each other, and a curved drying surface extends between the openings. The enclos... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4856206 | Drying center A drying center comprises a cabinet and a drop board pivotally secured to the cabinet and movable between a dropped position wherein the board is substantially horizontal and a raised position wherein the board is substantially vertical. The drop board de... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4788778 | Gel slab dryer with improved perimeter seal An apparatus for drying gel slabs which includes a porous support pad resting in a recess, a flexible vacuum-retaining cover sheet covering the support pad and the periphery of the recess, and means for pulling a vacuum down from underneath the support pa... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4777737 | Apparatus for drying garments A novel portable garment drying device for quickly drying garments is comprised of an air circulating means such as a squirrel cage fan, connected to a support frame composed of hollow tubing with holes for directing air inside the perimeter of the assemb... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4578881 | Drier for knitted garments One or more mesh-topped, extendable trays removably coupled to a motor-driven fan for causing forced air, normally at ambient temperature, to pass thru the mesh top or tops and thru one or more knitted or crocheted garments lying thereon, the flow of air ... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4121351 | Vent apparatus for clothes dryer Vent apparatus for a clothes dryer is disclosed comprising a tube having an outlet and an inlet opening. A removable screen is positioned across the outlet opening for filtering lint particles from the exhaust stream of a forced air clothes drying apparat... | 10/24/1978 |
