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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7121107 | Continuous transfer type freezer A continuous transfer type freezer for cooling or freezing articles such as foodstuffs transferred on a conveyor belt by spraying chilled air from slit nozzles on the articles is provided in which chilled air jets rectified to have long spray travel is produced, thi... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6996921 | Web positioning device A web positioning device includes one or more ports positioned in or adjacent at least one platen of a gap drying system, wherein upon generation of a vacuum force through each port, movement of a web of material conveyed through the gap drying system is arrested by... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6910282 | Method and apparatus in the drying section of a paper machine or the like A web (16) running from an opening nip (K1) between a cylinder (10) and a supporting fabric (18) toward a roll (14), is supported by a negative pressure created by a blow box (30). In an intensified negative pressure region ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6877251 | Drying installation within a sheet-fed printing press A drying apparatus for a sheet-fed offset printing machine which dries sheets as they pass along a sheet path with forcefully directed air and/or heat. The drying apparatus of the present invention is adapted for more effective sheet drying by means of an electrode ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6823606 | Dryer section A dryer section for drying a moving material web, specifically a paper or cardboard web, including several dryer groups that are located successively in the direction of web travel, whereby at least one of these is a double row configuration and whereby the material... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6722053 | Process for pre-drying textile filaments after wet treatment and device for practicing this method A process for pre-drying textile filaments after wet treatment and a device for practicing this process. The process consists essentially in applying simultaneously to a layer of wet filaments (3) passing by on a conveyor (4) with a permeable conveying... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6701637 | Systems for tissue dried with metal bands A web treatment device is disclosed capable of heating and creping a fibrous web with control systems for uniform operation. The web is pressed between two belts in a compression zone, where is it also subject to a temperature gradient that can assist in ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6473998 | Process for pre-drying textile filaments after wet treatment and device for practicing this method A process and a device for pre-drying textile filaments after wet treatment. A process and a device for predrying textile filaments after wet-treatment consist essentially in applying simultaneously to a layer of wet filaments (3) passing by on a conveyor... | 11/05/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6298577 | Device for enhancing removal of liquid from fabric A device for enhancing removal of liquid from fabric utilizing mechanical and aerodynamic techniques. A base plate contains one or more apertures to which a vacuum is applied for extracting water from the fabric. The total cross-sectional area of the aper... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6266892 | Device for enhancing removal of liquid from fabric A device for enhancing removal of liquid from fabric, such as a vacuum head device for removing liquid from carpet, includes an elongated base plate to be moved across the carpet. The vacuum head has a tapering cross section with a wider upper end and a n... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6134811 | Device for removing liquid from the surface of a band The invention provides an apparatus for the removal of liquid from the surface (0', 0") of a strip (B) conveyed from a strip processing machine, more particularly a rolling stand, by means of a gas jet (G1, G4, G5, Gzl, Gzr, G12-G18, G17', G18'), which ha... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6119369 | Vacuum preheater for web heating and drying A vacuum-assisted hot plate is used to precondition webs, such as paper webs used in the manufacture of corrugated paperboard. The vacuum-assisted preheater has a web supporting and heating surface separated into four sections, namely: an input section, a... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6088930 | Convection-radiation system for heat treatment of a continuous strip In a heat treatment installation a strip moves continuously past infrared radiant elements and elements for blowing air onto the strip. The installation comprises a succession of blower elements separated from each other by at least one infrared radiant e... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6006446 | Apparatus for the treatment, in particular drying, of material webs To provide uniform treatment criteria over the entire surface of a material web (10) in the region of a drying chamber (11), the treatment air or intake air is directed onto the material web (10) from above and below by means of slot nozzles (19, 24) from... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5926973 | Vacuum assisted beltless holddown for double backer An essentially non-contact holddown system for a corrugator double backer utilizes vacuum pressure through the lower heating section which supports the double face corrugated web. Continuous edge sealing membranes overlie the edges of the web and form, wi... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5890301 | Thread-up apparatus for a corrugator double backer A web thread-up apparatus for a beltless double backer includes a coiled flexible band positioned at the downstream end of the double backer on a reel from which the band may be unwound in the upstream direction through the double backer heating section. ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5746010 | Web holddown and drive for corrugator double backer A double backer for curing the web bonding adhesive and drying the corrugated paperboard web utilizes a web holddown apparatus for maintaining the web in intimate drying contact with the lower heating units which does not require the use of a driven holdd... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5666744 | Infrared paper drying machine and method for drying a paper web in an infrared paper drying machine A paper drying apparatus and method therefor including an infrared drying unit and a vacuum unit, wherein the infrared drying unit emits infrared radiation in a direction toward the vacuum unit. A fabric sheet for carrying a paper web is provided, wherein... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5647882 | Apparatus for the heating or cooling of plate-like or sheet-like flat glass Apparatus for heating or cooling plate-like or sheet-like flat glass in which the glass is blasted on both sides with a treatment gas, comprising a treatment zone for the flat glass moved substantially longitudinally in the direction of its plane, ejector... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5588223 | Restrained paper dryer Methods and apparatus are disclosed for restrained paper drying in order to produce high performance paper with enhanced stiffness and, in the process, substantially improve paper properties and reduce fiber usage. The paper web is held in a restrained po... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5564200 | Device for heat treatment of a continuously guided material web, in particular a textile web The material web (1) is acted upon by heated circulating air which permeates with the aid of a fan (7) from a pressure chamber (14) via inlets (6, 6') into the nozzle casings (4, 4'). In order to achieve laminar flow and thus an improved distribution of a... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5561918 | Web holdown and drive for corrugator double backer A double backer for curing the web bonding adhesive and drying the corrugated paperboard web utilizes a web holddown apparatus for maintaining the web in intimate drying contact with the lower heating units which does not require the use of a driven holdd... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5420673 | Drying device for electrostatic recording apparatus A drying device, for use with an electrostatic recording apparatus arranged such that an electrostatic latent image of an image to be recorded is formed on a surface of a recording paper moving through a predetermined moving path and the latent image is d... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5384968 | Paper remoistening apparatus The present invention relates to a paper remoistening apparatus of the type which drives a strip of paper along a predetermined path within a sealed enclosure, into which nozzles for spraying a moistening mist open and which communicates at a place remote... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5242289 | Apparatus for providing controlled cooling of thermoplastic strands Apparatus is provided for controlled cooling of thermoplastic strands between the time that they are extruded from a melt of thermoplastic material until they are cut into pellets by a pelletizer that pulls the strands into it. A first tray inclined downw... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5193293 | Device for the heat treatment of yarns in motion An apparatus for the heat treatment of yarns in motion during various operations such as drawing or texturing includes an insulating enclosure which surrounds a heating block, the combination defining a lengthwise channel through which runs the yarn to be... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5191725 | Venting system for heat treating flat material webs A venting system for heat treating flat material webs or films has a drying chamber with a centrally arranged single blower for supplying treatment medium, such as heated and cleaned air, to the surfaces of the flat material. Air guide channels and ducts ... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5020245 | Steam shower vacuum apparatus An apparatus for removing excess steam from an area around a web, such as paper, the apparatus having a stationary vacuum pick-up slot positioned adjacent the web, a steam exhaust pipe leading from the pick-up slot to a vacuum header, an adjustable openin... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4741113 | Air wiper Apparatus for drying or removing adhering substances from the surface of a continuous advancing strand or other substantially non-adsorptive material moving at high speeds which enables the wire to be ink-printed immediately. The air wiper utilizes a comp... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4711040 | Apparatus for continuously thermally treating elongate textile products An apparatus for continuously thermally treating an elongate textile product such as a slide fastener stringer tape having oil includes a housing having a preheated chamber for preheating the textile product and a main heating chamber for heating the elon... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4543737 | System for distributing steam on a paper web The specification discloses a steam distributor having a chamber to contain steam on one side of a paper web and a vacuum box on the opposite side of the paper web. The chamber has a vacuum release means to prevent the chamber from being pulled onto the p... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4467537 | Equipment for heat-treating flat, band-like lengths of material This invention relates to an improvement in heat-treating equipment for flat, band-like lengths of materials, using a gaseous flowing drying medium, said equipment being composed of a thermally insulated housing with transmission slots at both ends for a ... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4328626 | Apparatus for drying a fibrous web A wet and air-permeable fibrous web, such as a cellulosic sheet coming from a paper mill, is dried by being led around a rotating drum with peripheral interstices centered on a perforated suction tube. The latter opens into a low-pressure chamber inside a... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4219942 | Continuous drying chamber A continuous drying system for fabrics, comprising fabric inlet and outlet means, respectively; means for continuously introducing the fabric into the chamber and laying it down on at least one conveyor moving it to said outlet means. A system for drying ... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4217093 | Fixing arrangement in electrostatic copying machine The fixing arrangement comprises a heated aluminum plate heating the lower face of a tone-image-bearing copy paper. The heated plate comprises two transverse ribs extending transverse to the copy-paper transport direction and, intermediate them, a sequenc... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4159579 | Strand drying apparatus Apparatus for drying a continuous advancing strand which apparatus includes a trough with a plurality of spaced grooves extending from openings at the bottom of the trough upwardly along the inside surfaces of the trough. Subatmospheric pressure is create... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4089193 | Machine for printing on textile webs A textile web is advanced in a path, and one or more printing stations print onto it. Downstream of the printing station or stations is provided a suction arrangement which contacts the advancing textile web from below, extending across the entire width o... | 05/16/1978 |
