Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids inventions 09/06

20060207120 - Substrate-placing mechanism having substrate-heating function: The present invention is a substrate-placing mechanism to be provided in a processing container of a substrate-processing apparatus including: a stage having: a base body on which a substrate is placed, a heat-generating body for heating the substrate placed on the base body, and a feed terminal part for feeding...

20060207121 - Laundry dryer including control panel: A dryer including a control panel is provided. A dryer includes a control panel, a display mounting part formed on the control panel and on which a display device is installed, a detachable button disposed on the display mounting part, and a button holder holding the detachable button to be...

20060207122 - Freeze dryer: A freeze dryer comprises a chamber having an opening through which containers can be inserted into the chamber, a door, and a mechanism for moving the door against the opening. A sealing mechanism comprises a first gasket extending around the opening, and a second gasket extending around the first gasket....

20060201014 - Household clothes drying machine with improved lint filter: Clothes drying machine comprising a rotating drum, an exhaust conduit into which flows the air issuing from the outlet aperture of the drum, a lint filter formed in the shape of a sector of a cylindrical surface, which is arranged in said exhaust conduit below said outlet aperture of the...

20060201015 - Manual drying device and method therefor: Manual drying device and method uses motion applied to a foot pedal to operate an air handler. The air handler propels air toward a user's hands for drying....

20060201016 - Hair dryer with static atomizing device: A hair dryer with a static atomizing device is provided, which has the capability of generating an electrostatically charged microparticle mist of 3 nm to 100 nm. The static atomizing device has a pair of an atomizing electrode and a counter electrode, a tank for storing a liquid such as...

20060201017 - System, apparatus and method for curing of coatings in heavy gas: A system, apparatus, and method is provided for curing ultraviolet (UV) curable coatings on articles using UV lamps while the article is immersed in an atmosphere of inert gas heavier than air. One example of a UV curable coating includes 35 weight % Laromer™ LR 8987, 20 weight % urethane...

20060201018 - System, apparatus and method for curing of coatings in heavy gas: A system, apparatus and method is provided for curing ultraviolet (UV) curable coatings on articles using UV lamps while the article is immersed in an atmosphere if inert gas heavier than air. An example of an apparatus provided by the invention includes a flat table including a flat bar conveyor,...

20060201019 - Combined temperature sensor for clothes dryer: A clothes dryer has a system for regulating the inlet air temperature. The system includes a first sensor located in an inlet of the dryer and including a thermistor and a thermostat, a heat source located in a heater box adjacent the first sensor, and a second sensor located in...

20060201020 - Household clothes drying machine with clothes disinfection cycle: Clothes drying machine comprising a drum holding the clothes to be dried, a first fan adapted to blow a first flow of drying air through said drum, and possibly a condenser adapted to condense the moisture out of the drying air exiting said drum. The machine is provided with a...

20060201021 - Clothes dryer wrinkle release cycle: A clothes dryer is provided with a wrinkle release cycle premised upon the exhaust temperature of the dryer. When a user selects the wrinkle release cycle, heat is added to the clothes tumbling in the dryer drum until the dryer exhaust temperature reaches a first predetermined value of approximately 150°...

20060201022 - In-kiln moisture measurement calibration system: An in-kiln moisture measurement system using in-kiln measurement electronics to produce wood moisture content readings virtually unaffected by temperature variations. The system comprises electrodes in communication with wood in a kiln, a per kiln unit (PKU) containing signal processing circuitry, and a sending unit with a circuit comprised of redundant...

20060201023 - Method and apparatus for draining pneumatic systems: Methods and apparatuses for determining the condition of a pneumatic system air dryer are provided. An output of the pneumatic valve or of a conduit interconnected to the outlet of the pneumatic valve is positioned such that a discharge passed through the pneumatic valve while the valve is open is...

20060201024 - Process and system for drying and heat treating materials: This invention discloses systems and methods for conversion of high moisture waste materials to dry or low moisture products for recycle or reuse. The equipment systems comprise a gas turbine generator unit (preferred heat source), a dryer vessel and a processing unit, wherein the connection between the gas turbine and...

20060196073 - Method of loading expandable medical device in a low vapor environment: A method (112) of loading an expandable medical device in a low vapor environment. The method includes placing the device in a loading chamber (114) at, for example, room temperature and removing (116) from the chamber any undesirable contaminants such as water vapor that can form condensation on the device...

20060196074 - Flat surface dryer: A flat surface dryer (1) includes a sealed targeting box (2) with its replacement and exhaust air ports (12, 31; 20), and an air fan (3), the flat surface dryer (1) being an air circulating flat surface dryer, including an element (19, 21, 28, 30) for regulating the amounts of...

20060196075 - Hair dryer: There is provided a hair dryer for quiet operative use that efficiently dampens noise created when fan impeller blades cut through the air and that acoustically insulates a motor to dampen vibrational noise generated thereby. The hair dryer of the present invention has a housing with an air inlet and...

20060196076 - Dryer seal: A dryer seal. The seal includes a first layer of fibrous material adapted to be disposed in contacting relation with a rotating dryer drum and at least one underlying layer held in melt bonded relation to a support structure....

20060196077 - Clothes drying machine and method for removing foreign substances therefrom: A clothes drying machine includes a blade member located in a hot air entrance space formed between a hot air entrance duct and an air entrance portion of a rear plate of a drying tub. The blade member includes a fixed portion fixed to the flange, and a blade portion...

20060196073 - Method of loading expandable medical device in a low vapor environment: A method (112) of loading an expandable medical device in a low vapor environment. The method includes placing the device in a loading chamber (114) at, for example, room temperature and removing (116) from the chamber any undesirable contaminants such as water vapor that can form condensation on the device...

20060196074 - Flat surface dryer: A flat surface dryer (1) includes a sealed targeting box (2) with its replacement and exhaust air ports (12, 31; 20), and an air fan (3), the flat surface dryer (1) being an air circulating flat surface dryer, including an element (19, 21, 28, 30) for regulating the amounts of...

20060196075 - Hair dryer: There is provided a hair dryer for quiet operative use that efficiently dampens noise created when fan impeller blades cut through the air and that acoustically insulates a motor to dampen vibrational noise generated thereby. The hair dryer of the present invention has a housing with an air inlet and...

20060196076 - Dryer seal: A dryer seal. The seal includes a first layer of fibrous material adapted to be disposed in contacting relation with a rotating dryer drum and at least one underlying layer held in melt bonded relation to a support structure....

20060196077 - Clothes drying machine and method for removing foreign substances therefrom: A clothes drying machine includes a blade member located in a hot air entrance space formed between a hot air entrance duct and an air entrance portion of a rear plate of a drying tub. The blade member includes a fixed portion fixed to the flange, and a blade portion...