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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074372 | Power drying system A system configured to dry containers before a date coding process includes a blower assembly, an air manifold and a bracket assembly. The blower assembly includes a centrifugal air blower. The air manifold is connected to the blower assembly and includes a pluralit... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7320187 | Device for blowing a fluid on at least a surface of a thin element and associated blowing unit The invention relates to a device for blowing a fluid onto at least one face of a thin element of the band type, comprising, within a containment (2) having a horizontal longitudinal axis (XX′) corresponding to the axis of travel of the band, at least one r... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7268323 | Heat treating apparatus and heat treating method for sheet-like article To be provided are a heat treatment apparatus having blocking members which block gaps between the side walls of nozzle boxes provided with slit nozzles, whose size in the lengthwise direction is greater than the width of a sheet, and the side walls of a heat treatm... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7243442 | Apparatus for drying ground A method for drying a surface comprises supporting a fabric cover above the surface, and holding side edges of the fabric cover against the surface such that an air channel is formed between the fabric cover and the surface. The air channel has an inlet end and a di... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7062864 | Device for blowing a fluid on at least a surface of a thin element and associated blowing unit The invention relates to a device for blowing a fluid onto at least one face of a thin element of the band type, comprising, within a containment (2) having a horizontal longitudinal axis (XX′) corresponding to the axis of travel of the band, at least one r... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7032323 | Device and method for compacting a fiber composite Disclosed are a device and a method for compacting a continuously conveyed fiber composite (V) by means of heat (W) impingement. A heated treatment medium (L) is blasted towards the fiber composite (V) by means of at least one nozzle arrangement (2a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6990751 | Rotatable air knife An air knife or air nozzle manifold for drying or blowing off passing articles moved by a conveyor system is provided with a coupling that permits rotation of the air knife or air nozzle manifold relative to the air inlet duct leading from a blower. The air knife or... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6964117 | Method and apparatus for adjusting a moisture profile in a web An apparatus for drying a travelling wet fibrous web is provided which comprises a rotating air-permeable drum. The drum is at least partially surrounded by a hood which has an interior space for receiving a flow of air and directing the flow of air through a permea... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962296 | Steam water spray systems An apparatus and method to use steam to atomize water to produce a mixture of moisture and heat for application to the web of a paper machine for both production improvement and paper quality control. The method allows independent droplet size and heat control in th... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6928753 | Device for keeping a cold-rolled strip dry in the outlet of strip rolling mills The preferred quality requirements postulated by producers for the product cold-rolled strip include, among good flatness and optimum thickness tolerances, also dryness of the strip in the outlet of strip rolling mills. Already existing devices that are disposed in ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6895692 | Device for heat treating metallic webs in-line A device for heat treating metallic webs in-line, in particular for operation with a low-density protective gas, comprises stabilising nozzle systems which stabilise the course of the web and effect heat transfer, primarily by forced convection, in the heating porti... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6895690 | Apparatus for coating moving fiber webs An apparatus for coating a moving web, in particular a paper or cardboard web, on one or both sides with a liquid or pastous coating material includes a coating station for applying the coating material onto the web, as well as a non-contact turning apparatus follow... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6842996 | Segmented air distribution bar An air-knife is described in the form of a segmented air distribution bar equipped with control valves along the length of the bar to enable a user to incrementally adjust the air distribution across the width of an inking roller of a printing press. ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6827435 | Moving air jet image conditioner for liquid ink A dryer assembly for drying a liquid ink image formed on a substrate comprising a housing defining a portion of a sheet moving path; a plenum positioned within the housing, the plenum including air flow and outlet means contiguous to the plenum permitting forced air... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6751889 | Photographic media dryer A dryer has a blower and means for dividing an airflow into two separate chambers. A drying channel is defined between the two chambers and material to be dried passes along the channel. The walls between the chambers and the channel are apertured to allow air to fl... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6665952 | Method for heat processing of substrate The present invention relates to a method for subjecting a substrate on which a coating film is formed to heat processing, and the method comprises the steps of heating the substrate to a predetermined high temperature and decreasing the temperature of th... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6634120 | Apparatus for coating moving fiber webs An apparatus for coating a moving web, in particular a paper or cardboard web, on one or both sides with a liquid or pastous coating material includes a coating station for applying the coating material onto the web, as well as a non-contact turning appar... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6598315 | Nozzle arrangement in airborne web-drying and method for improving heat transfer in airborne web-drying A nozzle arrangement in an airborne web-drying apparatus for drying a coated paper web (10) or the like. The nozzle arrangement comprises at least one overpressure nozzle (14), which is arranged to blow drying air both in the web's travel direction and ag... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6598312 | Wafer drying apparatus A wafer drying apparatus of increased efficiency in which isopropyl alcohol (IPA) supplied to a hood is activated by heat, thereby increasing its diffusion efficiency and enabling it to vaporize pure water on a wafer quickly, includes a washing tank for s... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6581302 | Dryer for goods in strip or panel form In known rack dryers, the drying effect is weaker in the outer area on the side of the air intake into the pipe chambers than in the other areas. Said weaker drying effect is caused by turbulence in this area, which leads to a drop in the static pressure.... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6564474 | Apparatus for heat processing of substrate The present invention relates to a method for subjecting a substrate on which a coating film is formed to heat processing, and the method comprises the steps of heating the substrate to a predetermined high temperature and decreasing the temperature of th... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6564473 | High efficiency heat transfer using asymmetric impinging jet A method and apparatus for impingement of fluid onto a moving surface. The apparatus includes an asymmetric slot nozzle having an opening formed between an upstream wall and a downstream wall. The nozzle is disposed generally adjacent the surface onto whi... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6505419 | Drying compartment for a printed web A drying compartment for drying a printed web, consisting of a housing with intake and outlet openings for the web and with at least one infrared radiator directed at the web and/or with blower nozzles which blow hot air onto the web. In order to remove l... | 01/14/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6393719 | Process and apparatus for removing water from fibrous web using oscillatory flow-reversing air or gas A process and an apparatus for removing water from a fibrous web are disclosed. The process comprises providing a fibrous web having a moisture content from about 1% to about 99%; providing an oscillatory flow-reversing impingement gas having a pre-determ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6382100 | Web guide roller, and printing press incorporating the same A roller assembly positioned downstream of a printing station in a web-fed rotary printing press for pneumatically guiding a web of paper after it has been printed upon, without the risk of smearing the printings. The assembly includes a roller in the for... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6321463 | Substrate treating apparatus and method of operating the same A substrate treating apparatus including a substrate support mechanism for supporting a substrate 1 to be treated, a rotary impeller 4 placed to face the surface of the substrate 1 supported by the substrate support mechanism, and at least one nozzle 14 p... | 11/27/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6293031 | Method and apparatus for drying a coated paper web or the like Method and apparatus for drying a coated paper web (W) or the like web. The apparatus (10) comprises sequentially in the running direction of the web--a turning device (16) arranged on the first side of the web and provided with blow nozzles (20), with wh... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6289607 | Flotation dryer unit and method of use A method and flotation dryer unit effects drying of a web such as a coated paper web. The flotation dryer unit advantageously includes several nozzle boxes extending across the web for feeding drying air toward the web to be dried, a distribution chamber ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6230422 | Method and apparatus for handling and drying a pulp web A method and apparatus achieve a more sustainable lift of a wet or heavy pulp web from a pulp machine to the topmost drying level of a pulp drying, allowing the speed of production to be increased and runnability problems to be minimized. The pulp web is ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6223448 | Device for conditioning a paper web In a device for conditioning a preferably freshly printed paper web (2) with a dryer (1) and a remoistening device, wherein the dryer (1) exhibits a heating zone (3), a temperature maintenance zone (4) and a cooling zone (5) and the remoistening device ex... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6209222 | Belt dryer with cleaning apparatus The present invention relates to an apparatus for cleaning a belt dryer (10) with at least one belt (18) running through a drying space (17) for receiving the products to be dried, and a cleaning nozzle emitting a cleaning agent into the drying space (17)... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6183146 | Drier device for photosensitive material A photographic paper drier device includes a conveyor belt for conveying the photographic paper along a conveying path. A fan or blower dries the photographic paper by application of air thereto while the photographic paper is conveyed along the conveying... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6178661 | Steam blower box Steam blower box for the application of steam onto a paper or cardboard web, the steam blower box connected to a plurality of steam lines. The steam lines are routed to at least one support plate, where the steam lines are each to be attached to a supply ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6131308 | Apparatus for levitational guidance of web material An apparatus for levitational guidance of a continuous web of material for the purpose of its heat-treatment is configured of individual zones. The form ducting of the zones has the shape of an U in the vertical longitudinal center section above and below... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6128832 | Method and system for providing conditioned air A system and method for providing conditioned air to a yarn traveling on a textile machine includes an air conditioning unit local to said textile machine and configured to receive input air and to condition the air to a first desired relative humidity. A... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6110095 | Apparatus for heating corrugated paperboard An apparatus and related method for forming a double face paperboard web are disclosed. The apparatus of the present invention includes a heating section upstream from a drawing section. The heating section includes at least one heating plate having an up... | 08/29/2000 |
