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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7254319 | Heating system comprising at least two different radiations A heating system includes a reflector having a concave section symmetrical with respect to an axis of symmetry. In addition, a first radiation system having at least a first radiation member is capable of emitting a first type of radiation and a second radiation sys... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7083052 | Multispiral DVD/CD rack The invention relates to the display and storage of DVDs and CDs. By staggering the DVDs/CDs on a Spiral Rack, the invention makes each DVD/CD visible and easy to identify. The two visible spaces that are created on each DVD/CD by the staggering could lead to the st... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6959502 | Drying apparatus and workpiece processing apparatus having the same A drying furnace contains therein hot plates which are disposed in a plurality of stages in a vertical direction, on each of which is seated a platelike workpiece. A gateway for the workpiece is disposed on a front side of the drying furnace and is normally left ope... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6941674 | Method and apparatus for detecting residual drying time of clothes dryer In a method and an apparatus for detecting a residual drying time of a clothes dryer, by detecting a quantity of moisture contained in clothes in a clothes dryer and displaying a residual clothes drying time on the basis of the detected moisture quantity, a residual... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6936794 | Apparatus for controlling the drying of previously baked goods A merchandiser for displaying and warming previously baked dough products, such as a filled pastry shell or other baked dough product, under controlled drying conditions, including an enclosure having one or more wall members that define an interior space, with at l... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6508085 | Horizontal axis washer or dryer door with viewing system A door for a horizontal axis laundry appliance that includes an inner panel that closes the appliance and an outer panel spaced from the inner panel. The inner and outer panels are connected adjacent their upper edges by an upper panel. The inner panel in... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6119678 | Appliance console including a glass touch sensor control panel bordered by a one-piece plastic encapsulation An appliance, such as a cooking range, a clothes dryer, a clothes washer, an oven or the like, includes a console along a rear edge of the appliance which can pivot between an upright in-use position and a lower shipping, repair and/or servicing position.... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5974683 | Sheet inspection apparatus for sheet-fed offset printing press A sheet inspection apparatus for a sheet-fed offset printing press includes an endless conveying unit, a plurality of gripper units, and an inspection unit. The conveying unit has a conveying path and a return path and conveys a sheet delivered from a pri... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5669154 | Air drying and purification system An air drying and purification system for compressed air is disclosed. The system is adapted particularly for use with dental compressors. The system comprises: (a) a centrifugal separator chamber for at least partially drying and purifying cooled compres... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5540152 | Delivery conveyor with control window ventilation and extraction system An extractor and a ventilation control window are coupled to the housing of a sheet delivery conveyor to extract unwanted heat, moisture, volatile vapors and obnoxious odors from the conveyor housing to eliminate the need for a separate venting system abo... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5505009 | Heated product merchandiser The present invention relates to a food storage, display, and warming apparatus having a first storage compartment for holding bulk food at a predetermined temperature above ambient temperature and including one or more door members for accessing the bulk... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5497563 | Dryer apparatus A clothes dryer including a control circuit for controlling the operation of the dryer and for preventing the dryer from operating unless the dryer lint screen is cleaned periodically. The control circuit disables the dryer either after every drying cycle... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5456023 | Advance cure paint spray booth An advanced cure paint spray booth in which a high volume flow of air is directed over the surfaces of a freshly painted workpiece such as an automobile to accelerate drying. A squirrel cage blower or other high volume blower directs a flow of spray booth... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5345694 | Drying machine A clothes drying machine has a drum where clothes to be dried are placed. A detection electrodes of a degree-of-dryness detecting circuit are positioned in the drum, by which a microcomputer determines whether the clothes are dried. The drying machine has... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5175944 | Device for displaying and heating an article of clothing A device for displaying cyclically heating an article of clothing placed thereover to a temperature at which color-changeable ink imprinted on the clothing either changes color or becomes invisible. The preferred embodiment simulates an upper torso and is... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5123178 | Countertop warming apparatus A free standing apparatus for warming popcorn is disclosed comprising a storage compartment having a plurality of shelves for holding food containers, a base portion housing means for providing heated air to the storage compartment and a conduit for retur... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5097606 | Lint filter signal for automatic clothes dryer A microprocessor controlled clothes dryer wherein the posture of a switch in the lint filter system is monitored and a signal to CHECK FILTER is displayed if the switch posture has not changed. The switched is a reed switch mounted stationary on the lint ... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5052127 | Dryer bag A vent bag for a clothes dryer is provided and consists of a pouch with an air filter at its distal end that is releasably secured on a vent pipe of the clothes dryer so that the air filter can catch lint coming out of the vent pipe and recirculate the wa... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5042170 | Lint collecting device A lint collecting device, particularly suited for use in a clothes dryer has an access opening through a front wall of the dryer above the horizontal access of the dryer and laterally offset and spaced from a vertical line passing through the access. The ... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4899264 | Dryer drum lamp assembly A lamp assembly for a clothes dryer for illuminating the interior of the dryer drum. The lamp socket assembly includes a pivotable socket whereby the assembly may be serviced by first pivoting the socket so that the lightbulb installed in the socket exten... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4850120 | Popcorn warming apparatus A food storage and warming apparatus comprising a first compartment for holding an amount of bulk food at a predetermined temperature above room temperature; a second compartment for holding a plurality of individualized food portions; an air heating devi... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4803921 | Food receptacle and heating apparatus This invention relates to a food receptacle and heating apparatus to receive food products therein for receiving, displaying, and maintaining at a proper serving temperature which includes (1) a main container housing; (2) a food support assembly mounted ... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4352248 | Bonnet type steamer A bonnet type steamer including an ultrasonic atomizer for generating a mist at room temperature and an electric heater for heating the mist for the generation of steam before the mist enters into the interior of a bonnet where the customer's head is inse... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4298466 | Apparatus and method for visually monitoring an ion exchange fluidized bed A method and apparatus for visually monitoring the fluidized bed of a resin ion exchanger. The method includes establishing a sample fluidized bed displaced from, but in fluid communication with, the resin ion exchanger fluidized bed and supplying a quant... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4273992 | Electric heating apparatus for heat-treating pharmaceuticals An electric heating apparatus for preventing recrystallization or to dissolve existing crystals of pharmaceutical compositions, such as mannitol, which tend to recrystallize during storage. Single dose sealed vials of the pharmaceutical are received in a ... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4255871 | Nail polish dryer A nail polish dryer comprising an upwardly open bowl shaped body having a centrally located upward extension spaced inwardly from the periphery. The extension is provided with a support for the hand of the user which will position the nails of the thumb a... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4242810 | Hair styling apparatus Hair styling apparatus including a cross frame member, support members extending upwardly from the cross frame member, a central power section associated with the cross frame member, light emitting members associated with the central power section, a plur... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4206556 | Nail polish machine A device used for the application of fingernail polish and the like comprises a housing, a finger insert for positioning a finger on the housing, lighting means in the housing for providing direct illuminatin on the finger insert, a motorized fan for dryi... | 06/10/1980 |
