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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8069581 | System for purifying contaminated soil Disclosed herein is a system for purifying contaminated soil, which restores soil contaminated by a variety of pollutants to the condition before the contamination, and which itself provides the driving source required for the purification. The system includes: a dr... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7921576 | Drying and freezing method without cooling medium A drying and freezing method without cooling medium comprises the steps of removing moisture, separating cold air from hot air and mixing the cold air with the hot air. Under the condition of no cooling medium, the above-mentioned steps separate the moisture from th... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7866057 | Domestic appliance for the care of washed articles A domestic appliance for the care of washed articles having with a container for receiving washed articles; a process air supply which is operationally connected to the container in fluid communication therewith whereby process air flows through the container during... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7331119 | Apparatus and method thermally removing coatings and/or impurities An apparatus for thermally de-coating and/or drying coated and/or contaminated materials comprises a support and an oven pivotally mounted to the support. The oven has charging portion for receiving material to be treated and a changeover portion. Incorporated withi... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332448 | Manufacturing method of semiconductor device and semiconductor manufacturing device A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, comprises; a process of heat-treating a semiconductor substrate under the ordinary pressure and in an oxidizing atmosphere; and a process of heat-treating the semiconductor substrate under the ordinary pressure and i... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325333 | Heat pump device and drying machine There are disclosed a heat pump device and a drying machine using the device in which abnormal water supplying into a water-cooling heat exchanger for use in water-cooling of a heat pump can be easily detected without disposing any water amount gauge particularly. T... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311267 | Product dispenser and carrier A product dispenser and carrier (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610) for attachment to a surface such as a dryer fin includes a plate member (11, 111, 211, 311, 411, 511) and a product carrier (21, 121, 221, 321, 421, 521). The plate member (11... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293369 | Appliances having built-in water dispenser An appliance is provided with a water dispenser. A fan or heater assembly, a hair dryer assembly, and a brush assembly are disclosed. Each of these assemblies includes a water dispenser incorporated therein. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284384 | 2-line residential use diesel fuel heated dessicant reactivator Dessicants employed in dehumidifying moisturized air present within a water-damaged building are themselves dehumidified to liberate collected moisture through the use of ambient air drawn over and about a heat exchanger fired by diesel fuel and powered by a pair of... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284385 | Pre-dried air reactivation for diesel fuel heated dessicant reactivator Dessicants employed in dehumidifying moisturized air present within a water-damaged building are themselves dehumidified to liberate collected moisture through the use of ambient air drawn over and about a heat exchanger fired by diesel fuel, with a portion of the d... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284383 | Wheel belt drive for diesel fuel heated dessicant reactivation Rotating wheel dessicants employed in dehumidifying moisturized air present within a water-damaged building are themselves dehumidified to liberate collected moisture through the use of ambient air drawn over and about a heat exchanger fired by diesel fuel, with the... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284386 | Self-contained trailer for diesel fuel heated dessicant reactivation Dessicants employed in dehumidifying moisturized air present within a water-damaged building are themselves dehumidified to liberate collected moisture through the use of ambient air drawn over and about a heat exchanger fired by diesel fuel, with the dessicants, th... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284387 | Diesel fuel heated dessicant reactivation with internal heat bypass Dessicants employed in dehumidifying moisturized air present within a water-damaged building are themselves dehumidified to liberate collected moisture through the use of ambient air drawn over and about a heat exchanger fired by diesel fuel, with portions of the ai... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7252688 | Decolorization apparatus and decolorization method for textile product The present invention provides an apparatus suitable for decolorizing a textile product using ozone. The apparatus of the present invention enables the decolorization rate to be adjusted by adjusting the water content of the textile product and controlling the ozone... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7225556 | Drying device for powder material A drying apparatus for powdered or granular material comprising a hopper body with an electric heater in its center, housing therein a heat conducting fin formed with plural compartment walls radially projected therefrom and a carrier gas communication path provided... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226512 | Load lock system for supercritical fluid cleaning A substrate is transferred from an environment at about vacuum into a load lock through a first door. The substrate is then sealed within the load lock. The pressure within the load lock is raised to a high pressure above vacuum. A second door coupling the load lock... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216464 | Modular oven wall panel assembly A modular oven, such as a batch process oven, includes a standardized set of self supporting, interconnectable panels which, when assembled, from a self-supporting heat containment shell, free of added structural support members. The present invention is also direct... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7191548 | Clothes tumbler with ozone generator A tumbler is provided for removing odors, such as smoke, from clothing. The tumbler comprises a rotating basket in which clothing tumbles, a blower which causes air to flow through said basket and an ozone source which releases ozone into the air which flows into th... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7066412 | Apparatus, methods, and compositions for adding fragrance to laundry The invention provides an apparatus, methods, and compositions for dispensing a fragrance onto laundry in a dryer without substantial loss of that fragrance during the drying process. The apparatus includes an electrostatic vapor generator capable of dispensing a fr... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7065903 | Fabric treatment device A device for treating fabrics in a tumble dryer during multiple tumble drying cycles, the device comprising a support member attachable to a reservoir for storing fabric treatment composition, the support member including attachment means for attachment of the devic... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066091 | Methods and apparatus for controlling impurity levels in an enclosed printing press environment Methods and apparatus for controlling impurity levels in an enclosed printing press environment are disclosed. A disclosed system controls impurity levels by using variable speed fans to control the intake of air into the enclosed environment and the exhausting of a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7020981 | Reaction system for growing a thin film A reactor defines a reaction chamber for processing a substrate. The reactor comprises a first inlet for providing a first reactant and to the reaction chamber and a second inlet for a second reactant to the reaction chamber. A first exhaust outlet removes gases fro... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007402 | System and method for drying particulate materials using heated gas A system and method for drying particulate material in a dual flow hopper employs multiple flow paths by which heated gas is inserted into the hopper at different levels. Gas is extracted from the hopper and is divided for flow along two flow paths, one of the flow ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6928750 | Membrane dryer A system, method, and apparatus for supplying a gas-liquid vapor to a process tank for performing semiconductor manufacturing. In one aspect, the invention is a method of supplying a gas-liquid vapor to a process tank comprising: supplying a gas stream through at le... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6904702 | Method and apparatus for drying substrate The substrate drying apparatus has a substrate processing vessel 1, a substrate supporting section for supporting plural substrates 2 in a standing condition and lined up condition in the interior of the substrate processing vessel 1, fluid rese... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6905332 | Modular oven, panel assembly and method of assembling the same A modular oven, such as a batch process oven, having a standardized set of self supporting, interconnectable panels which, when assembled, from a self-supporting heat containment shell, free of added structural support members. Also described are the self-supporting... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6883247 | Gas delivery system A submersible gas compressor is described which has a ceramic high pressure piston in contact with a ceramic sleeve, a drive piston mounted to the ceramic high pressure piston and a crank in mechanical connection with the drive piston. The submersible gas compressor... | 04/26/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6745494 | Method and apparatus for processing wafers under pressure A system for high-pressure drying of semiconductor wafers includes the insertion of a wafer into an open vessel, the immersion of the wafer in a liquid, pressure-sealing of the vessel, pressurization of the vessel with an inert gas, and then the controlled draining ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6722055 | Supporting fixture of substrate and drying method of substrate surface using the same A supporting apparatus for supporting a substrate in drying a substrate surface of the substrate including a supporting rod having a hollow interior portion and a groove configured to support a substrate on the supporting rod, the groove communicating to the hollow ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6651358 | Heat transfer fluids and methods of making and using same comprising hydrogen, helium and combinations thereof Heat transfer fluid mixtures and methods of making and using same are presented. The inventive heat transfer fluid mixtures consist essentially of at least one light gas, such as hydrogen, and at least one heavy fluid, such as helium wherein the mixture w... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6631567 | Apparatus for removing a fluid component from particulized solid materials The invention concerns an apparatus for the removal of moisture from particulized, solid food products, comprising; a housing (9); a perforated plate (2), creating two chambers (3, 4) in the housing (1), gas-inlets (5, 6), present below the perforated pla... | 10/14/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6543156 | Method and apparatus for high-pressure wafer processing and drying A system for high-pressure drying of semiconductor wafers includes the insertion of a wafer into an open vessel, the immersion of the wafer in a liquid, pressure-sealing of the vessel, pressurization of the vessel with an inert gas, and then the controlle... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6497053 | Air diffuser used on locomotive with air dryers A locomotive air dyer air discharge conduit is configured to disperse a portion of the discharge air radially through one or more air dispersion openings in the side of the discharge conduit, thereby reducing the output velocity of the discharge air.... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6477786 | Apparatus for drying batches of disks Liquid is removed from batches of substrates by apparatus and methods for drying substrates that have been wet in an elongated liquid bath. The substrates are moved relative to the bath and an elongated gas-filled volume at rates of movement selected acco... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6408535 | Ozone conversion in semiconductor manufacturing A machine for processing semiconductor wafers and similar articles has an ozone remover connected to a processing chamber. The ozone remover has a light chamber surrounded by reflectors. Ozone and other processing gases and vapors flow out of the processi... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6405452 | Method and apparatus for drying wafers after wet bench A method for drying wafers after a wet bench process is disclosed. In the method, a wafer is first immersed in a volume of DI water held in a container. A mixture of alcohol vapor/inert gas is then flown into the upper portion of the container that is not... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6401353 | Substrate dryer A substrate dryer causing no water mark on a substrate having a refined.multidot.complicated structure and capable of suppressing increase of a cost required for a drying treatment is provided. Drying gas of low-molecular silicone generated in a drying ga... | 06/11/2002 |
