Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids inventions 07/06

20060162179 - Dryer: The present invention relates to dryers, and more particularly, to an exhaust dryer in which an exhaust pipe assembly thereof is modified for enhancing convenience of use and product reliability. The dryer includes a body for holding laundry therein, a fan unit for blowing hot air produced by a heater...

20060162180 - Fabric article treating device comprising more than one housing: A treating device for use with a fabric article drying appliance. The treating device dispenses a benefit composition into a chamber so as to provide benefits to fabric articles contained within the fabric article drying appliance. The treating device is comprised of at least two housings in communication with one...

20060162181 - Double flow cage compactor dryer apparatus and method of compacting and drying wastes: A cage drying—compacting apparatus for wastes, includes a cylindrical shape and at least a pair of pressure plates, the cylindrical body having heating longitudinal tubes, coursed by a thermal carrier fluid, provided along the generatrixes of the cylinder and spaced from each other to realise longitudinal slots for outlet of...

20060162182 - Power-saving drying machine control: A power-saving drying machine control method used in a drying machine is disclosed to include the steps of (a) enabling the temperature (or relative humidity) control unit of a central control unit to start working and to detect the temperature (or relative humidity) at the exhaust port of, the drying...

20060156574 - Infra red dryer: An IR dryer, for use in drying a continuous paper web by means of IR radiation, comprising an array of IR emitters arranged in use, in spaced relation to the paper web and a lamp protection plate intermediate the IR emitters and the paper web. At least one of the...

20060150432 - Multi-zone shower head for drying single semiconductor substrate: A shower head processes a wafer with a plate having a plurality of nozzles positioned thereon, each of the nozzles assigned to one of a plurality of processing zones for the wafer; and a manifold assembly coupled to each of the nozzles to control one or more of the nozzles...

20060150433 - Body blow drying system: The main materials that will be used to create the Wall Mount Body Blow Drying System is as follows: Stainless Steel Plastic Rubber Metal It features the following: Control Panel with On/Off power switch, Temperature control of Hot/Warm/Cold and a Speed Control switch with options for High/Med/Low 16-3″ inch oscillating...

20060150434 - Method and a device for drying or heat treatment of a web-formed material: When drying a web-formed material, the web-formed material is passed, in contact with a gas-permeable dryer screen, through a drying plant. One or more fans blow hot process air against, and through, the web-formed material in order to dry it. A chamber, surrounding the fan or the fans, has a...

20060150435 - Methods and systems for processing a substrate using a dynamic liquid meniscus: A system and method of moving a meniscus from a first surface to a second surface includes forming a meniscus between a head and a first surface. The meniscus can be moved from the first surface to an adjacent second surface, the adjacent second surface being parallel to the first...

20060150436 - Drying-storing apparatus for powder material and feeding system for powder material: A drying and storing apparatus for powdered or granular material and a feeding system for powdered or granular material. The apparatus comprises a heating and drying chamber having a discharge port at its lower end and a thermal conductive heating means therein and a hopper chamber connected to the upper...

20060150437 - Detection of synthetic fabric loads in an automatic dryer: A method for detecting the presence of a synthetic fabric load during an automatic drying cycle in an automatic dryer avoids premature termination of the automatic drying cycle and ensures that the synthetic fabric items are dried according to a user's desired dryness level. The presence of the synthetic fabric...

20060150438 - Circulating air oven: A circulating air oven (1) is provided having nozzle chambers (27), which may be connected to either a pressurized chamber (5), or a suction chamber (39). The flow direction onto the material web (25) can be selected by opening or closing the diversion flaps (79). As each nozzle chamber (27)...

20060150439 - Clothes dryer drive: An automatic clothes dryer comprises a cabinet adapted for support on a support surface and defining an interior space. A drum is rotatably mounted within the interior space and defines a drying chamber. A drive motor is mounted within the interior space and has an output shaft operably coupled to...

20060143936 - Shrouded floor drying fan: A method and apparatus for drying floors and carpets using a fan for generating a pressurized air stream within a vertical cylindrical shroud that is spaced two to five inches away from the floor on a set of legs such that an opening is formed between the shroud and the...

20060143937 - Method for drying substrates: The invention relates to a method for drying substrates, particularly semiconductor wafers, after a wet treatment carried out in a treatment liquid. According to the invention, a gas mixture, which consists of a carrier gas and of an active constituent and which reduces the surface tension of the treatment liquid,...

20060143938 - Rubber composition containing silica and method for production therof: A silica-containing rubber composition produced by filtering slurry of silica-containing rubber crumbs obtained by co-coagulating a mixture of rubber latex and silica to give a moisture content of 80 wt % or less, dehydrating by a dehydrator having a compression function, then, drying. According to the present invention, a silica-containing...

20060143939 - Spray-drying device: The invention relates to a spray-drying device (1) having a vertical drying chamber (2), material-atomization means (4) and drying-gas feed (6) means. Filter elements (11) are present in order to filter the fine particles out of the flow of drying gas (7). The fine particles are periodically removed from the...

20060143940 - System and method for curing and heat-setting a resin dye in a material: A system for curing dye at a material web includes a curing chamber defining an interior for receiving the web of material therein. An entrance connects the interior with the environment and receives the web therethrough. An exit connects the interior with the environment and transmits the web therethrough from...