Class 34/639 - Having gas or vapor flow transverse to treated material movement

Subclass of Class 34 - Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids
Definition: Subject matter including a gas or vapor flow which is perpendicular
No. of patents: 40
Last issue date: 02/19/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7331120	Throughflow cylinder A throughflow cylinder made at least partly of fiber-reinforced plastic including glass fibers, aramide fibers, carbon fibers, and/or carbon-reinforced plastic (CRP). The matrix material of the fiber-reinforced plastic includes a material heat resistant at least up ...	02/19/2008
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
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
7020983	Method and apparatus for drying items of clothing Instead of desiccating articles of clothing by spinning the articles, the method and apparatus according to the invention removes moisture from these articles by pressing or drying them with the aid of hot air. Desiccation of the clothing articles occurs gently and ...	04/04/2006
7018192	Apparatus for heat treatment of oblong articles An apparatus for heat treatment of oblong articles, such as monofilaments, multifilaments, tapes or webs of plastics, comprises a fixed bottom member (2) and a cover member (3) hingedly secured thereto along one long side, where the cover member (3	03/28/2006
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
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
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
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
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
6481118	Dryer with integrated cooling unit and method of operation A dryer for a material web having a surface to which ink is applied, including a housing subdivided into sections, through which a web travel plane extends wherein the material web is transportable, and a cooling and conditioning unit integrated in the ho...	11/19/2002
6397495	Web steering air flotation device for printing equipment An air bar for steering a web of material has a hollow interior subjected to an air bar supply pressure. At least one air jet exit is connected to the hollow interior of the air bar. A metering device is assigned to the hollow interior of the air bar for ...	06/04/2002
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
6202323	Apparatus for treating material webs Apparatus for treating material webs. For the purpose of treating material webs (10), especially drying them, these are acted on by a (heated) gaseous medium via slot nozzles (13, 14) in the area of a drying chamber (11). Depending on the operating condit...	03/20/2001
6199301	Coating thickness control An air knife mouth arrangement for use in an air knife assembly having a laterally extending mouth through which pressurized fluid passes to operate on a coating applied to a surface of a sheet material passing the mouth in a longitudinal direction to con...	03/13/2001
6146028	Apparatus and method for cooling a thermally processed material An apparatus and method for cooling a thermally processed, imaging material which has been heated to a first temperature by a thermal processor is disclosed. The cooling apparatus includes a cooling article, on which the imaging material rides after the i...	11/14/2000
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
6108939	Blower nozzle A blower nozzle, especially for heating or cooling web-like materials, especially plastic foil webs, comprises at least one distribution chamber (11) and often a supply chamber (7). In the improvement, between the supply chamber (7) and the distribution c...	08/29/2000
6073368	Drying and/or fixing device Described is a drying and/or fixing device for blowing at a textile material web, which is transported in its longitudinal direction in the broad-stretched condition through at least one treatment field and blown at there from blowboxes with a treatment g...	06/13/2000
6050316	Single facer preheater A single facer including a preheater for conditioning a paperboard web. The preheater is positioned upstream form a corrugating nip and includes an arcuate surface facing the web. A plurality of primary channels are disposed internally within the preheate...	04/18/2000
5743026	Drying device with improved guide for rotary cut wood veneer A device (10) for drying rotary cut wood veneer comprises at least two conveyor loops (11) facing each other along an outbound path to define between them a conveyance passage for the rotary cut veneer. Along the outbound path are present drying means (18...	04/28/1998
5689900	Drying apparatus and drying method Air-blowing nozzles 21 for blowing a hot air are provided in both sides of an electrode sheet 33 for a battery both surfaces of which an electrode compounding agent has been applied to. In each of the air-blowing nozzles 21, a pair of slit-shaped blowhole...	11/25/1997
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
5638610	Heat setting chamber for the continuous heat setting of yarns In the case of a heat setting chamber for the continuous heat setting of yarns, entry and exit openings are provided, through which transport belts are fed and onto which transport belts the yarns are placed in loops. In the area of the entry and exit ope...	06/17/1997
5536158	Apparatus for drying solvent based film Solvent based film is produced in an endless belt casting apparatus (10) in which, within initial compartments (46-52), flows of gas are directed through transversely elongated inlet channels (85i) to contact a layer (36') of polymer and solven...	07/16/1996
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
5410382	Photosensitive material drying apparatus A photosensitive material drying apparatus equipped with a plurality of rollers, which are disposed along a direction of transport of a photosensitive material and form a transport path and which are able to provide heat to the photosensitive material, an...	04/25/1995
5345696	Device for hot-air drying of a film printed in a rotogravure machine A device (1) for the hot-air drying of a printed film in a rotogravure machine, comprising a support structure (3) to house a blowing group (4) which blowing group (4) will feed hot air towards a film (2) to be dried, a plurality of pinions (5) mutually d...	09/13/1994
5227175	Apparatus for processing monofilaments The invention concerns a process for orienting the fiber-like macromolecules of monofilaments in a bundle via air of a certain temperature. It consists in the fact that the monofilaments are processed in any desired number of individual flow zones arrange...	07/13/1993
4638572	Heat treatment tunnel A heat treatment tunnel for the treatment of fibers, threads slit film or the like fibrillary material used in the textile field is arranged to extend horizontally. The material to be heat treated is transported along a travel path, in endless length form...	01/27/1987
4438572	Heat duct support assembly for a food preparation oven and method A heat duct support assembly for an impingement oven having a plurality of horizontally oriented heat ducts therein, which are connected to a plenum to direct hot air from the plenum against food being conveyed through the oven. The assembly comprises two...	03/27/1984
4367596	Drying apparatus A drying apparatus includes a rotary drum having a vertical axis and adapted for one-way revolution. A conveyor is spirally wound round the rotary drum and driven thereby. A casing covers the conveyor, with a chamber provided between the inner surface of ...	01/11/1983
4341024	Tube dryer assembly A tube dryer is illustrated wherein a plurality of spaced tubes extend outwardly from a plenum to direct heated air against material passing thereby on a conveyor. The tubes are connected by inverted substantially channel-shaped members transversely dispo...	07/27/1982
4252133	Vapor exchange Material to be treated is transported through a treatment zone bounded by a foraminous member that separates the treatment zone from an immediately adjacent zone of high density vapor. The vapor is flowed through the foraminous member and directly into th...	02/24/1981
4154005	Drying apparatus A drier, comprising an enclosed casing, means for feeding a sheet of parallel yarns to be dried through the casing in at least one substantially horizontal pass, nozzle boxes disposed above and below the sheet material in each pass to form a drying chambe...	05/15/1979
4094077	Dryer arrangement Articles to be dried are conveyed through a tentering frame in a path. Air is heated and then directed into contact with the articles in direction transversely of the path. The air is directed by at least one crossflow blower unit and a plurality of chann...	06/13/1978
4064637	Cylinder dryer for paper machines A cylinder dryer for drying wet paper sheet material comprises a plurality of heated cylinders arranged at two levels, the wet paper sheet during the drying process travelling in loops up and down around the cylinders. At least some of the cylinders are p...	12/27/1977
4017982	Drying apparatus Apparatus is provided for drying articles that have been treated, for example, with an etchant or other treatment fluid and then washed, in order to remove the liquid, generally water, therefrom, the apparatus employing a conveyor for conveying the articl...	04/19/1977
4011663	Apparatus for drying fabrics In a machine which uses superheated steam for drying wet fabrics vertical curtains of hot air are blown across the entrance and exit openings to prevent escape of steam and to help dry the fabric. A portion of the superheated steam is piped from the dryin...	03/15/1977
3995375	Discharge and draw-off device for driers of material webs This invention relates to an improvement in a discharge and draw-off device for driers of material webs including nozzle casings mounted transversely over the path of a web to be dried, and having discharge apertures in said casings for discharging a dryi...	12/07/1976

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Class 34/639 - Having gas or vapor flow transverse to treated material movement