Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids inventions 01/07

20070017113 - Efficiency dehumidifier drier with reversible airflow and improved control: An apparatus and process including a heat sink exchanger (26) to cool and condense liquid out of a drying gas with a heat transfer surface arranged to exchange heat with a first sub-stream of the drying gas and a heat source heat exchanger (27) arranged to exchange heat with a... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20070017114 - Wearable hair styling device and method: A wearable hair styling device in a case, attachable to a user. A hose connect on the case to affix a hose. A battery power supply connected to an electric motor and blower and heater are used to direct air through a hose.... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP

20070017115 - Knock-down type dryer assembly for prosthesis liners: A knock-down type dryer assembly for prosthesis liners includes a housing mounted on a base member and a prosthesis liner support detachably mounted to the housing. The prosthesis liner support comprises a cross-member detachably coupled to an arm member and includes adjustable side wing portions that allow a user to... Agent: Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC

20070017116 - Rechargeable nail dryer: A rechargeable nail dryer is provided. The rechargeable nail dryer with an added charge circuit provides a convenient use and reduces the expense of replacing one-time use batteries by charging a built-in rechargeable battery, and additionally minimizes a memory effect of the built-in battery by simultaneously performing a constant-current equalizing... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070017117 - Apparatus for drying semiconductor substrate: An apparatus for drying a substrate is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a drying room in which a support member for supporting a plurality of wafers is disposed. The apparatus further includes a drying gas-supply element for supplying a drying gas to the substrates supported by the support... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20070017118 - Apparatus for continuously producing a band of paper particularly for toilet use: Apparatus for continuously producing a band of paper, particularly for toilet use, comprising at least forming means of the band of paper, a felt conveyor belt suitable for transporting said band of paper through dehydrating means having at least one presser cylinder suitable for pressing the band of paper against... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070017119 - Laundry dryer with improved tumbler air flow passage openings: A laundry dryer having a tumbler with airflow openings of generally triangular shape with rounded transverse sides and opposed ends configured to permit passage of round heads of standard drywall screws when oriented parallel to the long dimension of the opening, while preventing the passage of standard collar buttons having... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070011902 - Spinner reducer for long john covers: An adapter is disclosed which allows for the removable attachment of a shorter and narrower roller cover to a standard patent apparatus spinner drier. The adapter device removably attaches to the spinning end of a spinner mechanism and has at an opposite end an attachment mechanism for receipt into a... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20070011903 - Drying apparatus: A drying apparatus includes a hollow main body having an inside defining a water collection zone located at a lower portion thereof, a heat convection zone located above the water collection zone, and a drying zone located above the heat convection zone for drying an article to be dried. Thus,... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070011904 - Process for co-spray drying agents with dry silicified mcc: A process for preparing agglomerated particles comprising a) providing an active agent in a form suitable for spray drying; and b) combining the active agent with dry silicified microcrystalline cellulose in a dryer to form agglomerated particles.... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20070011905 - 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... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20070011906 - Dryer apparatus for clothing knitted or woven fabric: A dryer apparatus for use in a woven and knitted fabric is constructed such that a first drying rack disposed at an upper step, and at least one step of a second drying rack disposed at a lower step thereof are provided in a frame. Each of the drying racks... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070006477 - Laundry appliance: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet or surround structure with an attachment for a removable front panel and a removable front panel for attachment to the cabinet. The appliance is a drum and a drum support structure supporting the drum for rotation. There is a movement interface between the drum... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20070006478 - Ionizer: A head 2 has a through hole 7 into which compressed air is supplied and flows, and a discharge electrode 11 is disposed inside the through hole 7. When a voltage required for discharging is applied to the head 2 made of a conductor and the discharge electrode 11, a... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070006479 - Water-based heater for an electric clothes dryer: Looking a solution for appliances that consumes large amount of electric energy in houses, Solar energy appears to be more suitable for the application. One of the most consuming household appliances is the clothes dryer. Implementing a heat exchanger inside the machine, the electric resistance that heats the air can... Agent: Rafael Antonio Salgado-mangual

20070006480 - Method and apparatus for drying honeycomb formed body: An undried honeycomb formed body 41 is subjected to high-frequency heating in an atmosphere where humidity and temperature are maintained at 30 to 65% and 75 to 130° C., respectively, such that 50 to 99 mass % of water contained in the undried honeycomb formed body 41 is evaporated at... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070006481 - Increased negative static pressure fluid bed drying: The present invention is for a process for providing fluid bed drying of material in an intentionally higher negative pressure atmosphere in the area of the material being dried. This intentional negative pressure of an additional approximate minus 1 to minus 10 inches of water column or more of static... Agent: Gary A. Eck

20070006482 - Collapsible dryer rack: A collapsible drying rack has a single, continuous spring-loop frame having a web of material held by the frame to form a generally flat panel. First and second, generally parallel straps fasten to opposing sides of the panel. Shortening the straps bends the panel into a convexly arcuate configuration. The... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20070006483 - Vapor drying method, apparatus and recording medium for use in the method: A vapor drying apparatus comprises a processing chamber 1a adapted to contain semiconductor wafers W; a supply nozzle 2 adapted to supply IPA vapor or N2 gas into the processing chamber 1a; a two-fluid nozzle 3 connected to both of an IPA supply source 8 and an N2 gas supply... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070006484 - Clothes dryer and method for removing odours from textiles: The invention relates to a clothes dryer (1), which comprises a swivel-mounted clothes drum (2) for accommodating and for moving fabrics (4), a processing air channel (5) for supplying processing air into the clothes drum (2) and processing air heating (9) for heating at least the processing air in the... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070006485 - Clothes drying machine: A clothes drying machine, which minimizes gaps or steps generated in connected portions between panels of an external case. The clothes drying machine includes an external case having a plurality of panels, which are interconnected, wherein the panels include first panels respectively having connection portions, and a second panel having... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070000142 - System for removing wrinkles using a conventional dryer: This invention pertains to systems and methods for removing wrinkles in apparel and other fabrics using a conventional dryer. The system utilizes a fluid-dispensing container, or “dryer ball”. The dryer ball is included with the articles of clothing during the dryer cycle. During the agitation of the dryer cycle the... Agent: Smith Hopen, Pa

20070000143 - Sports equipment conditioning apparatus: Disclosed is an apparatus for drying and conditioning sports equipment and apparel. A base contains an airflow generator, such as a motorized fan. Ambient temperature air is conveyed through a plurality of tubular members. Apertures in the tubular members allow for airflow to be conveyed to the surface of sports... Agent: Gardner Carton & Douglas LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20070000144 - Hot air towel warmer: An apparatus for drying and warming a towel or other articles includes a cabinet having an open top and a bar removably mounted across the top end of the cabinet. A towel to be dried and warmed is draped over the bar and suspended in the cabinet. Heated air, preferably... Agent: John Beson

20070000145 - Method for drying and storing activated aluminum fine particles: The object is to provide a method for drying and storing activated aluminum fine particles which can be a hydrogen source for fuel cells for a long term without being deactivated. A thermal shock treatment as an activation of the aluminum fine particles, which repeats rapid heating and cooling, is... Agent: Howson And Howson

20070000146 - Process for upgrading wood parts: Process for upgrading wood parts, wherein the wood parts in a hydrothermolysis step are brought under the influence of saturated steam at a temperature in the range of 130-220° C., such that a conversion of hemicellulose and lignin present in the wood parts takes place, wherein the wood parts are... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20070000147 - Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus: The present invention provides a sheet feeding device comprising: a sheet storage case which stores sheets; a heating reproduction type dehumidification member; moving means which moves the dehumidification member; and a heating reproduction section having heating means which reproduces the dehumidification member by heating, wherein the heating reproduction section is... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto