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| 8176655 | Vapor atmosphere spray dryer A vapor atmosphere spray dryer can include a closed-loop circuit having a dryer, a bag house filter system, a fan, and a heater system which are fluidly connected together for circulating a mass of superheated vapor therethrough. A centrifugal atomizer is disposed w... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8166667 | Clothes drying furniture Clothes drying furniture, comprising a furniture assembly defining a housing. The furniture assembly has a first top wall, a first bottom wall, first and second lateral walls, an intermediate wall, a rear exterior wall, and a door. The first and second lateral walls... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8161662 | Method for operating a laundry appliance having a steam generator device, and laundry appliance A method for operating a laundry appliance including a housing having a substantially circular housing opening closable by a door, a substantially cylindrical container disposed within the housing and including a substantially circular container opening and configur... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8151481 | Universal hand-held hair dryer holder A universal hair dryer holder includes a base including suction mechanism for releasably attaching the base to a generally flat surface and an adjustable arm extending from the base. The holder also includes a cradle for holding a hair dryer at an end of the arm opp... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8132336 | Device and method for drying synthetic resin pellet Resin molding work is efficiently carried out in accordance with a consumption amount of resin pellets of a resin molding machine by sequentially supplying small amounts of dried resin pellets in short period of time. When changeover of a molded product is carried o... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8122613 | Combination air purifier and clothes dryer A combination clothes dryer and air filter. The device is adapted for reversal of airflow through a housing to allow a horizontal position and a vertical position for operation. The device is adapted for easy storage in the horizontal position. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8112899 | Wall-mounted body blow dryer A wall-mounted, hot air body blow drying apparatus comprising a plurality of round nozzles located along a front surface of the apparatus is herein disclosed. Said nozzles are adjustable and capable of directing jets of warm air over a person's body. A flow of heate... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112900 | Hearing aid dryer An application for a hearing aid drying/disinfecting system includes a closable container with an internally mounted ultraviolet lamp for disinfecting the hearing aid. A heating element creates an internal temperature that is higher than ambient temperature and a fa... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112901 | Seal unit of gas dryer A seal unit is adapted to a gas dryer. The seal unit is assembled on the chamber rear wall, an end of heating disk is compressing on the seal unit. Said seal unit includes seal loop shaped as a ring, this seal loop is composed of inner fix part with the shape of fla... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109011 | Clothes dryer bulkhead recess A bulkhead structure for a clothes dryer has a generally cylindrical outer wall that fits within an open end of the clothes dryer drum to define a junction. The bulkhead has two side wall portions facing into the drum on opposing sides of a bulkhead access opening. ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8099879 | Modular preserver system A modular preserver system for a protective covering. The modular preserver system includes a permeable flexible covering received within the protective covering. An absorbing material is provided within another permeable covering, which is disposed within the perme... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096063 | Apparatus and method for 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... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8091253 | Fabric article treating device and system A fabric article treating device having a dispenser adapted for location inside of a fabric article drying appliance and a removable reservoir. The dispenser and reservoir are adapted for fluid communication with one another. The reservoir is configured to contain a... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087184 | Clothes dryer with extendable rack A drum for a clothes dryer includes a generally cylindrical sidewall rotatable about a horizontal axis. The sidewall has an outer wall and an inner wall. The inner wall defines an interior volume for receiving articles to be dried. A hanger mechanism is coupled to t... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087185 | Clothes dryer door hinge A clothes dryer has a reclined front panel and a door mounted thereto by a hinge assembly. The assembly has a support plate and a pivoting member. The support plate is mounted to the rear of the front panel and has upper and lower hinge locating seat portions respec... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087183 | Clothes dryer drum bearing assembly A clothes dryer front bearing structure that fits within an open end of the dryer drum has wear resistant bearing glides attached to an upper arcuate wall portion without the use of an additional fastener. The upper arcuate wall portion has one or more pairs of spac... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8074372 | Power drying system A system configured to dry containers before a date coding process includes a blower assembly, an air manifold and a bracket assembly. The blower assembly includes a centrifugal air blower. The air manifold is connected to the blower assembly and includes a pluralit... | 12/13/2011 |
| 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 |
| 8061058 | Remote restriction detecting system for clothes dryer exhaust systems A restriction sensor system for identifying the existence of blockages in exhaust conduits of clothes dryers. The restriction sensor system may be used as a retrofit system that is capable of being installed on existing clothes dryers. The restriction sensor system ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8061057 | Waste treatment system A system for removing water from sludge is disclosed. The system (100) includes: de-watering (102) sludge comprising an output from a wastewater treatment system to form a semi-solid sludge cake; dispensing (104) the sludge in a sludge hopper an... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8056254 | Tumble dryer with a lint filter A tumble dryer is provided having a heat exchanger through which a process-air stream flows in a first direction and a first duct which is arranged in fluid communication with the heat exchanger through which a process-air stream flows in a second direction and in w... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8051579 | Dryer for hair shaving device A dryer for hair shaving devices includes a casing having a drying space for removably receiving a blade portion of a hair shaving device, and a heater and a fan for drying the blade portion received in the drying space. Also, a control unit is provided for controll... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8046932 | Method and apparatus for inhibiting pitch formation in the wet seal exhaust duct of a veneer dryer A method and apparatus for operating a dryer used to reduce the moisture content of sheet material. A drying chamber is provided and includes a plurality of drying sections and a single point exhaust system. A seal section located at the input end of the dryer inclu... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042281 | Hyperbaric centrifuge system A centrifugal bowl separator, including a bowl, a source of pressurized gas in selective flow communication with the bowl and operable to selectively supply pressurized gas to an interior portion of the bowl, and first and second pressure seals selectively establish... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8037617 | Contaminated soil remediation apparatus A soil remediation apparatus for treating contaminated soil comprises an air deck unit and a remediation unit. The air deck unit comprises an enclosure with a contaminated soil inlet and a remediated soil outlet; at least one conveyor located inside the enclosure an... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8037620 | Pulse combustion dryer apparatus and methods The present inventions relate to pulse combustion dryer apparatus and associated methods. The pulse combustion dryer apparatus may include a combustor that defines a combustion chamber that is in fluid communication with a tailpipe passage defined by a tailpipe. An ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8024870 | Drying system for personal hydration systems A drying system for drying a personal hydration system having a fill opening and a supply tube includes a dryer assembly providing a flow of forced air to be introduced into the fill opening of the personal hydration device. The dryer assembly includes seal-forming ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8011113 | Hot gas generator and drying or dehydration facility implementing such a generator The subject of the invention is a hot gas generator (8), particularly for a dehydration or drying unit, the generator comprising a burner or hearth (9) and being characterized in that it comprises at least one exchange circuit (10) comprising at... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8001701 | Device for drying laundry by means of a current of air Device for drying laundry by means of a current of air comprises a drum to accommodate the laundry and a ducting system to direct said current of air. The ducting system has a section arranged downstream of the drum, in which the current of air is directed downwards... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997005 | Antenna and blower system to remove precipitation from the antenna A blower system to remove precipitation from an antenna may include a blower air plenum extending substantially completely along one side of the antenna. A vent is in communication with the blower air plenum and extends substantially completely along the one side of... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997004 | Portable air heating system A portable air heating system provides a stream of heated air. The heating system generally has an air transfer assembly for providing a flow of air through the system, a fuel burner assembly having one or more burners for providing heat by combustion, and a heat tr... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7992320 | Clogging detection method for dryer A clogging detecting method for a dryer, which can accurately determine a clogging degree of an air passage, even when there is an operation deviation of a temperature control member, is disclosed. The clogging detecting method includes determining operating charact... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7958884 | Burner for solid fuel The invention relates to a burner for solid fuel containing a space for a solid fuel to be burned, in which solid fuel space the flow of gas is arranged to be possible. The burner comprises at least one fire pipe (3,13) inside the solid fuel space, through th... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7954255 | Drying apparatus with a solvent-recovery function, and a method for drying solvent recovery A drying apparatus with a vaporized-solvent-recovery function including: a concentration-at-the-end-of-drying data memorizing device to memorize a concentration of a vaporized solvent at the end of a drying operation of an object to be dried in a processing path; a ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7937851 | Process for treatment of biomass feedstocks A method and apparatus for continuously treating a moist biomass feedstock is disclosed. The method includes treating a biomass feedstock with a swelling agent in a pressurized first vessel, transferring the feedstock to a second vessel at a lower operating pressure... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7930837 | Preserver including an expandable bladder A shoe preserver having a permeable flexible covering received within a shoe. An absorbing material is disposed within the permeable flexible covering to retain moisture withdrawn from the interior surface area of the shoe. A bladder including an inlet valve is also... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930836 | Drying system for a hair removing device A drying system for a hair removing device is capable of effectively drying the cutter head. The drying system includes a casing having a dry chamber configured to detachably receive a cutter head of the hair removing device, a heater for heating the cutter head; an... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7926198 | Thermoelectric handheld dryer A handheld dryer having low power consumption is provided. A fan operates to cause air to be drawn into the housing of the dryer, creating an airstream of substantial velocity that is forced through a heater assembly. The heater assembly includes two Peltier thermoe... | 04/19/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7913415 | Device for drying laundry by means of a current of air The device for drying laundry 1 by means of a current of air comprises a drum 2 to accommodate the laundry 1 and a ducting system 4, 5, 6, to direct said current of air. The ducting system 4, 5, 6 has a section 4 arranged do... | 03/29/2011 |
