Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids inventions 09/07

20070220773 - Apparatus and method for generating and storing energy in a portable energy storage device and using the stored energy to extend internal battery life: A portable energy storage device that can be brought to a desired operating condition (such as temperature) using an external power source to save the power in internal power cell and, when the external power source is disconnected from device to make it portable, the internal power cell of the... Agent: Walter R. Evanyk

20070220774 - Hair dryer: Disclosed is a hair dryer used for hair treatment such as permanent wave or drying. The hair dryer includes a main unit including a hollow housing and a handle perpendicularly coupled to the lower portion of the housing, which is generally formed in shape of pistol, the housing having an... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070220776 - Laundry appliance: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet or surround structure. A pair of front feet are respectively provided at either front corner thereof. A front unit includes a front face, a pair of side face portions extending rearwardly therefrom to abut the side walls of the cabinet, and a pair of... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20070214676 - Apparatus and method using an electrified filter bed for removal of pollutants from a flue gas stream: A pollution abatement apparatus comprises an electrified filter bed preceded by a cyclonic mix chamber to remove wood fines and fly ash in a flue gas stream from a wood chip dryer heated by hot gas from an energy system that includes a wood waste combustor. The cyclonic mix chamber... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20070214677 - System for heating bulk materials: A system for heating bulk material to remove moisture. The system includes a heat exchanger system in the floor of a bin for receiving moist bulk material. The heat exchanger system is capable of withstanding the weight of the bulk material as well as being stable for the dynamic process... Agent: Glenn L. Webb

20070214679 - Thermal impingement apparatus: A thermal impingement apparatus quickly heats or cools food products and other items carried on an air permeable conveyor. A first air return chamber is spaced above the conveyor and a second return chamber is spaced beneath the conveyor, the return chambers having walls toward the conveyor that include a... Agent: William J. Mason Maccord Mason PLLC

20070209226 - Apparatus for and method of thermophoretic protection of an object in a high-vacuum environment: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to an apparatus for and method of protecting a reticle in a lithography system from particle deposition using thermophoresis, but still allowing a high vacuum area for the photo-optics.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070209227 - Control panel assembly in dryer: A control panel assembly in a dryer is disclosed. The present invention includes a control panel selecting to control an operation of the dryer, a printed circuit board provided within the control panel wherein various circuits and devices to operate and control of the dryer are mounted on the printed... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070209228 - Method and device for drying clothes: A method for drying clothes in a device comprising a rotatable drum for agitating the clothes. Following a drying program, an anti-crease cycle is provided during which the clothes are intermittently agitated. Said anti-crease cycle protects the clothes from permanent creases by regularly agitating them. In order to save energy... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070204477 - Heat generating mechanism for hair dryer: Disclosed is a heat generating mechanism for hair dryer having a housing in which accommodating a fan, a motor, and a heat generating mechanism which employs a ceramic block as a heat generating element, and an electrically conducting reed and a heat shield ring are respectively attached to both front... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070204478 - Method for drying ground: A method for drying a surface comprises supporting a fabric cover above the surface, and holding side edges of the fabric cover against the surface such that an air channel is formed between the fabric cover and the surface. The air channel has an inlet end and a discharge end,... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20070204480 - Intrinsically safe flammable solvent processing method and system: Parts to be chemically treated are processed in a controlled-environment processing chamber. The process includes a means of applying a negative gauge pressure to the chamber to remove air or other non-condensable gases. Means are provided for introducing an oxygen free solvent or aqueous solution in a vapor or liquid... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.