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Dining Table Having Integral Dishwasher
A space-saving dishwasher, which may be installed within a counter top or table, having a dish-carrying rack that is vertically shiftable through the open top of the dishwasher for facilitating loading and unloading of the dishes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7757407 | Gas drying device Gas drying device, consisting of a desiccant dryer (2) which makes use of a pressure tank (4) with a drying zone (5) and a regeneration zone (6), with an adsorption and/or absorption medium (7) which is alternately guided through t... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7160362 | Method and device for cleaning air A method of cleaning air, including a humidifying operation for humidifying the air containing chemical contaminants by a humidifier and taking a part of the gaseous contaminants in the air into excessive moisture to remove the contaminants from the air, and a dehum... | 01/09/2007 |
| 6962003 | High-speed drying apparatus Disclosed is a high-speed drying apparatus for drying objects which are rinsed with non-volatile or volatile liquid. The drying apparatus is capable of quickly drying such objects at a reduced cost, not permitting their oxidation. First, the rinsing liquid remaining... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6928748 | Method to improve post wafer etch cleaning process A method and apparatus for performing a semiconductor process wafer drying process, the method provides a semiconductor wafer having a process surface disposed in an enclosed drying space following exposure of the process surface to water; supplying a solvent vapor ... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 6729041 | Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method This substrate processing apparatus supplies wafers W accommodated in a closed processing container 10 with ozone gas and steam for processing the wafers W. The apparatus includes an ozone-gas generator 40 for supplying the ozone gas into the processin... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6651357 | Web dryer with fully integrated regenerative heat source and control thereof Integrated web dryer and regenerative heat exchanger, as well as a method of drying a web of material using the same. The apparatus and method of the present invention provides for the heating of air and the converting of VOCs to harmless gases in a fully... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6526674 | Gas dryer A drum dryer comprises a drying drum which is arranged for a gas to flow through it to be dried from a first end of the drum to its opposite second end, and a housing in which the drum is located with a space around the drum between the internal wall of t... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6519869 | Method and apparatus for drying semiconductor wafers A method and an apparatus for drying semiconductor wafers by using an IPA drying apparatus. The present invention uses a vapor generator to generate an IPA vapor. The IPA vapor is generated and saved in a closed surrounding and then transferred in a porou... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6434857 | Combination closed-circuit washer and drier A combination closed-circuit washer and drier apparatus having a washing cycle and a drying cycle. The apparatus comprises a unitary housing having a tub and a tumbler within the tub, the tub also having an air inlet and air outlet which allows air to flo... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6430840 | Method of and apparatus for drying a wafer using isopropyl alcohol A method of and an apparatus for drying a wafer using the Marangoni effect quickly forms an isopropyl alcohol layer on a cleaning liquid in which the wafer is submerged. The isopropyl alcohol is first heated and then supplied in a fluid state onto the cle... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6418640 | Drying apparatus for a substrate and drying method thereof Thin substrate plates are transferred in a horizontal or tilted posture on and by a substrate transfer means. Provided by a substrate transfer path is an air knife nozzle for scraping and drying off a liquid successively from surfaces of the substrates on... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6381872 | Method for drying a semiconductor wafer, a mixture for drying, and a dryer A mixture of lower alcohols whose mean molecular weight is 46 or less is supplied onto a surface of a semiconductor wafer cleansed with water. With this supply, the amount of alcohols left on the semiconductor wafer which has been dried can be suppressed ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6354369 | Condensing and extraction apparatus Apparatus and method for condensing moisture from an air stream. The condensing comprises concentric cylinders having a common wall. The outer cylinder contains a cooling material, such as water, and upon contact therewith, the air stream is cooled and mo... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6161300 | Alcohol vapor dryer system An alcohol vapor dryer system includes a vapor generating chamber, a heater, a process chamber, a gas supplier, a drain vessel, and a suction device. The vapor generating chamber of cylindrical shape contains liquid alcohol supplied from an outer source a... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6158141 | Apparatus and method for drying semiconductor substrate An apparatus and method for drying semiconductor substrates to dry about 50 semiconductor wafers by evaporating an organic solvent and blowing the evaporated organic solvent onto these semiconductor wafers through a nozzle, comprises the evaporate organic... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6128830 | Apparatus and method for drying solid articles Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for drying solid articles such as semiconductor wafers. In one embodiment, the dryer comprises a process tank and a drying fluid supply system. The process tank includes a plurality spray nozzles to spray a non-... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6012233 | Garbage disposer When drying of garbage is started, the opening and closing valve 61 is opened, and at the same time the processing tank 21 is heated by the heater 31. Due to the foregoing, temperatures in the processing tank 21 and the heating chamber 30 are raised and w... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5956859 | Drying apparatus for processing surface of substrate A drying apparatus for processing a surface of a substrate wherein, when a nitrogen gas is fed to a nozzle, a jet of the nitrogen gas spouted through a jet hole is generated. The jet becomes film-shaped and is projected upwardly along an inner surface of ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5953828 | Silicon substrate cleaning apparatus An apparatus for removing oxide from a silicon substrate having a silicon substrate temperature including an evaporation chamber having at least one inlet and at least one outlet, whereby a carrier gas can be passed through the evaporation chamber from th... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5950328 | Drying method and drying equipment A drying equipment includes an equipment body including a vapor bath, carrier for carring a semiconductor wafer, receiver tray, inert gas supply unit, cooling pipe, exhaust unit, transportation unit, control unit, etc. An air supply opening of a blower is... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5911486 | Combination product cooling and flux management apparatus A combination product cooling and flux management apparatus is mounted above a reflow soldering oven. The apparatus has a sealed housing with four openings: an ambient air inlet, an ambient air outlet, a recirculating gas inlet and a recirculating gas out... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5732476 | Microwave-assisted separations using volatiles, and apparatus therefor The generation of volatiles from liquid or solid materials is enhanced and accelerated by exposure to microwave radiation. Normally the energy transfer is effected preferentially toward the liquid or solid materials over the generated gaseous volatiles. S... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5546678 | Armoire adaptable to a sauna, drum dryer, and tubular lighted clothing dryer with humidity damper control of exhaust gases A dryer has an internal drying chamber for accommodating articles that are subjected to heated circulating air to remove moisture from the articles. An air mixing chamber contains a first fan for moving air through a heater into the drying chamber. A seco... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5535525 | Vapor/liquid phase separator for an open tank IPA-dryer An Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) tank vapor/liquid phase separator for collecting liquid while still allowing for efficient vapor flow in an IPA tank includes a first row and a second row of spaced-apart coplanar parallel catch trays. Vapor flows upwardly throu... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5454177 | Process for the treatment of objects with an inflammable volatile liquid A process for the treatment of objects with an inflammable volatile liquid, in an installation comprising at least one upwardly open tank (16) adapted to be filled with the liquid, a drying device (20) adapted to remove contained treatment liquid from the... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5377426 | Microwave-assisted generation of volatiles, of supercritical fluid, and apparatus therefor The generation of volatiles from liquid or solid materials is enhanced and accelerated by exposure to microwave radiation. Normally the energy transfer is effected preferentially toward the liquid or solid materials over the generated gaseous volatiles. S... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5371950 | Isopropyl alcohol vapor dryer system Microprocessor controlled isopropyl alcohol vapor dryer system for robotic drying of wafer cassettes containing wafers or substrates. A wetted wafer or substrate is robotically placed into a virgin isopropyl alcohol vapor zone. The wetted surface and free... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5369892 | Armoire A dryer has an internal drying chamber for accommodating articles that are subjected to a heated circulating air to remove moisture from the articles. An air mixing chamber contains a first fan for moving air through a heater into the drying chamber. A se... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5353517 | Process of drying water-containing solids in a fluidized bed Water-containing solids are dried in a fluidized bed, which is indirectly heated by at least one heat exchanger. Water vapors having a high water vapor content are withdrawn from the fluidized bed and a part of the vapors is passed as a fluidizing fluid t... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353519 | Vacuum drying equipment A vacuum drying apparatus for refuse or the like includes a drying vessel which receives a material, e.g., refuse, to be dried; a heat recoverer connected to the drying vessel through a steam discharge passage extending from the upper portion of the dryin... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5346674 | Process and apparatus for removal of impurities from flue gases A process and apparatus is disclosed for removing impurities from gases such as flue gases. A liquified gas such as nitrogen is introduced into direct contact with the gases to be cleaned of impurities concurrent with the introduction of a sorbent powder ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5335425 | Dry-processing apparatus for heating and drying objects to be processed In a dry-processing apparatus, a heat insulating container is interposed between an inner container for accommodating objects to be dried and a condensing outer container which is cooled by a fan. The inner container is made of a microwave transmittable m... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5289641 | Chemical vapor trap and vacuum drying system including same A chemical vapor trap for selectively removing harmful corrosive contaminants, such as water and acetic acid vapors, from an evacuating vapor phase in a vacuum drying system is provided. The chemical vapor trap includes a condenser section effective to co... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5249371 | Vapor drier A purpose of this invention is to provide a vapor drier which can continue a process to dry efficiently objects in an extremely clean condition for a long time. A vapor drier of this invention comprises a circulating/dehydrating/refining means for refinin... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5248393 | Solvent reprocessing system A compact solvent reprocessing system for use in a limited physical area. Solvents to be reprocessed is contacted by deionized water in a water wash column and delivered to a distillation column where waste solvent is separated from materials that boil at... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5245763 | Method and apparatus for removing solvent vapors An apparatus and method for removing solvent vapors from a vehicle body utilizes a supply hood positioned adjacent a window opening of the vehicle body to supply air to the interior of the body. An exhaust hood positioned at a window opening of the body o... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5231772 | Apparatus and process for recovering solvents A solvent recovery apparatus, in particular, for manufacturing apparatus of web-like materials, preferably sound tapes and video tapes, is equipped with a heat exchanger which returns a preferably larger portion of a gas prepurified of solvents downstream... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5230166 | Air drier An improved air drier adapted for drying humid air is equipped with a cylinder shaped shell having a conical water collecting bottom and a duct disposed therein which is provided with an air outlet tube through the center thereof; and the outer wall of th... | 07/27/1993 |
