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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7225557 | Bracketless blotter A blotter having a flexible blotter backing and a rigid mount with two slanted slots. The ends of the backing are mounted at two opposite side edges into the mount slots along with the edges of the blotting material. Serrations along the edges of the backing are pos... | 06/05/2007 |
| 6904638 | Drying apparatus A drying apparatus has a support frame mounted on a handle. A drying spool is rotatably mounted on the support frame and has a web of liquid absorbent material which is incrementally scrolled from the drying spool onto a take-up roller during use of the apparatus. A... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6555013 | Treatment method for things like sludge and treatment apparatus A method and apparatus for treating an aqueous-containing sludge in which the sludge is filtered on an elongate moving sheet of a water permeable unwoven fabric on paper. The moving sheet is folded and compressed between rollers whereby to express water t... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6240654 | Process for capillary dewatering of foam materials and foam materials produced thereby A method and several exemplary apparatus for capillary dewatering of foam materials. The apparatus may include felt which is applied to an exposed face of the foam material, or a double felt arrangement applied to two opposed surfaces of the foam material... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6158144 | Process for capillary dewatering of foam materials and foam materials produced thereby This invention relates to a method and several exemplary apparatus for capillary dewatering of foam materials. The apparatus may include felt which is applied to an exposed face of the foam material, or a double felt arrangement applied to two opposed sur... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5915812 | Rocker blotter A universal blotter mount apparatus having a flexible blotter backing whose two side edges are received by inwardly and upwardly facing slanted retaining lips located on the surface of a mounting plate. The mounting plate is inserted into a recessed porti... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5604990 | Printing plate drying apparatus The printing plate drying apparatus includes carrying devices such as flower pattern comb rollers which carry a printing plate having a printing surface including an image-formed portion and a non-image-formed portion, the printing surface being applied w... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5115579 | Device for drying surfaces A roller for removing water from tennis courts, bowling greens, verandahs and other surfaces has a roller covered with a water absorbent material covered with a net of nylon for prevention of abrasion damage, and a handle. The handle including channels on... | 05/26/1992 |
| 4976138 | Measuring arrangement for determining the liquid absorption of paper The measuring arrangement consists of successive workstations which comprise a stock of paper samples, a balance, a mechanized moistening means for the sample and a blotting means, likewise mechanized, for the moistened sample. An industrial robot control... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4879820 | Apparatus for removing water from the ground An apparatus for removing water from the ground comprises at least one ground-engaging drum including a hollow cylinder mounted for rotation about a substantially horizontal axis, and a plurality of recesses substantially parallel to the rotational axis o... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4704803 | Multi-roll web support arrangement A coated web drive uses a cluster of support and blotting rollers, the latter being switch to contact the web and dry wet portions of the web which typically occur at splices.... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4608765 | Process and apparatus for simulating a rolling and drying operation An operation wherein a large amount of material is passed through the nip of two rolls and a dryer at high speed using only a small specimen of material is disclosed. A low mass carrier for the specimen is provided. The carrier and specimen are quickly ac... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4566203 | Apparatus and method useful for removing liquid from the outer surface of cylindrical pipette tube or the like Apparatus and method for biological fluid analysis involving radiation measurement. The apparatus includes a pipetting dispenser having means for directing radiation from the piston thereof generally axially through the liquid in the pipette tube such tha... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4556450 | Method of and apparatus for removing liquid for webs of porous material An apparatus for removing water or other liquids from webs of such porous materials as fibrous paper webs coursing through a papermaking machine without substantially compacting the webs. The web which may be coherent or perforate passes over a sector of ... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4542594 | Apparatus for removing water from the ground An apparatus for the removal of water from the ground comprises at least one ground-engaging drum including a hollow cylinder mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis, a plurality of apertures distributed around the circumference of the cylinder, and ... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4297792 | Modified jar dryer A rotating brush jar dryer is disclosed having the outer ends of the brush bristles heated by brushing across a heater element during operation. In bottling operations, prior to applying labels to the jars or bottles the outside surfaces of the jars must ... | 11/03/1981 |
