| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 034549000 |
Of heater
| 24 |
| 034565000 |
Of flow of gas or vapor treating fluid
| 21 |
| 034526000 |
Of plural operations
| 15 |
| 034572000 |
Of starting or stopping
| 12 |
| 034562000 |
Of time period
| 6 |
| 034573000 |
Of treated material feeding or discharging | 4 |
| 20090019724 | APPARATUS FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING A TRAY OF A FREEZE DRYING PLANT AND METHOD THEREOF - The object of the disclosure is an apparatus for loading and unloading a tray ( | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090025251 | APPARATUS FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING A TRAY OF A FREEZE DRYING PLANT AND METHOD THEREOF - The subject matter of the disclosure is an apparatus for loading and unloading a tray ( | 01-29-2009 |
| 20130212904 | METHOD FOR DETECTING WATER IN PLASTICS AND WATER REMOVAL SYSTEM FOR PLASTIC MATERIALS - [Object] To provide a method for detecting water in plastics and a water removal system for plastic materials that enable an amount of water contained in a plastic to be measured accurately and rapidly. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130291396 | DRYER FOR FUEL MATERIAL - The invention relates to a dryer for drying fuel materials such as wood bark, wood chips, sludge, garbage, peat moss or the like. In a preferred embodiment the dryer comprises a conveyor, consisting of twin endless belts, which carries the material to be dried along a vertical path defined between parallel runs of the endless belts, and ductwork which serves to direct heated air (received from any appropriate source) across the vertical path to remove moisture from the material as it is being conveyed. The ductwork includes at least one feed duct for use in delivering the heated air to one side of the vertical path, and at least one exhaust duct for use in withdrawing moisture-laden air on another side of the vertical path. | 11-07-2013 |
| 034557000 |
Of contacting gas humidity | 3 |
| 20090038178 | CLOTHES DRYER - A clothes drier comprises a dehumidifying unit configured to dehumidify air exhausted from the drum, and to control an amount of water to be supplied thereto according to a drying level of clothes. As an amount of water supplied to the dehumidifying unit is controlled according to a drying level of clothes, a water consumption amount is reduced. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090235555 | FUEL SAVING FOOD COOKER AND WATER HEATER ARRANGEMENT - A clothes drying cabinet which consists of a base, a frame, a cover and a control unit is disclosed. A heat source, a warm air cushion chamber and a clothes drying chamber are provided inside the clothes drying cabinet. The heat source comprises a fan motor and a PCT heating element. The frame is positioned on the base and supported by the hanger braces. The division plate for the warm air cushioning chamber forms the warm air cushioning chamber with the protection plate of the warm air channel in the lower parts and forms the cloth drying chamber. The frame is covered outside by the cover. The control unit comprises a control panel and switches. The clothes drying effect can be improved and the drying speed can be increased, furthermore the clothes drying cabinet is safe so that the danger due to clothes falling down can be prevented. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100223807 | Solar And Electric Energy Dryers - Solar and electric energy dryers use the sun as a main energy-generating product, and electric power as an additional energy-generating product. Dryer has a single pipe system of fluidity of fluids regulated by a microprocessor / | 09-09-2010 |
| 034525000 |
By web breaking | 1 |
| 20100031529 | CLOTHES DRYER MOTOR WITH BROKEN BELT SWITCH - A clothes dryer includes a motor adapted to be mounted on a frame of the dryer for driving a dryer belt to rotate a drum of the dryer. The motor includes a rotor adapted to rotate the belt, at least one winding energizable to cause rotation of the rotor, and a first switch operable to control energization of the winding. A second switch has a sensor for sensing belt breakage. The second switch is mounted on the first switch and is electrically connected to the winding so that when the belt is no longer sensed, the second switch stops operation of the winding and thereby stops rotation of the rotor. | 02-11-2010 |
| 034560000 |
Of rate of treated material motion | 1 |
| 20150322616 | A Laundry Treating Machine with an Electric Motor and an Inverter Control Device - The present invention relates to a laundry treating machine ( | 11-12-2015 |
| 034558000 |
Of gas or vapor pressure in treating enclosure | 1 |
| 20160061521 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING COOLING TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE IN WOOD VENEER JET DRYERS - An apparatus for drying wood veneer includes an elongate drying chamber including a conveyor for conveying material to be dried from an input end to an output end; and a cooling section for cooling veneer leaving the output end of the drying chamber, the cooling section including a pressure controller for maintaining a pressure in the cooling section that is slightly higher than pressure in the drying chamber while maintaining a near-zero pressure differential between the drying chamber and the cooling section. | 03-03-2016 |
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| 20080276487 | DRYING APPARATUS - A drying apparatus includes a humidity sensor module, a micro control unit (MCU) module, an indicator circuit, and a fan module. The humidity sensor module measures relative humidity of air in a computer, and converts that measurement to an electronic signal. The MCU module receives the electronic signal from the humidity sensor module, and respectively outputs an indication signal and a control signal when the measured humidity is greater than a predetermined value stored in the MCU module. The indicator circuit indicates the humidity in the computer is too high when it receives the indication signal from the MCU module. The fan is activated when it receives the control signal from the MCU module. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080313923 | CLOGGING DEGREE DECIDING METHOD FOR DRYER - A clogging degree deciding method for a dryer, which can accurately determine a clogging degree of an air passage, even when there is an influence of external environments, is disclosed. The clogging degree deciding method includes reading information as to clogging of an air passage, and displaying a clogging degree of an exhaust duct or a clogging degree of a filter in accordance with the read clogging information. The clogging information includes an ON/OFF duty ratio of a temperature control member. The displaying step includes comparing a difference between two ON/Off duty ratios finally stored with a filter-clogging determination reference value, and determining the clogging degree of the filter, based on a result of the comparison. Accordingly, it is possible to provide the clogging degrees of the exhaust duct and filter to the user. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090049709 | Dryer and Dry Method for the Same - The object of the present invention is to provide a method for drying in a dryer which can reduce power consumption at a small load by improving a drying method of the dryer. The object of the present invention can be achieved by providing a dryer including a drum for holding a drying object, a heater for providing hot air to the drying object, a sensing unit for producing a measured value varied with an amount of the drying object in the dram, and a control unit for determining the amount of the drying object from the measured value produced with the sensing unit, and controlling an operation capacity of the heater according to a result of the determination. In the meantime, the method for controlling a dryer having a dram for holding a drying object, and a heater for providing hot air to the drying object, includes the steps of starting drying, producing a measured value including information on an amount of a drying object held in a dram with a sensing unit which produces the measured value varied with the drying object in the dram, determining the amount of the drying object in the dram with reference to the measured value produced with the sensing unit, and controlling a capacity of a heater according to the amount of the drying object determined thus. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090119944 | Clothing dryer - Disclosed is a clothing dryer comprising a drum in which a drying object is contained, an exhaust duct connected to the drum and exhausting air in the drum, a blowing fan mounted at an intermediate portion of the exhaust duct and configured to move air, a fan housing receiving the blowing fan and temperature sensors installed at the fan housing. And, temperature sensor mounting portions are formed in the fan housing so as to prevent foreign materials from being accumulated at a front portion of the temperature sensors disposed at a front side of a flow direction of air passing through the fan housing, accordingly it is capable of preventing the foreign materials such as lint from being accumulated at the front side of the temperature sensors and of reducing resistance against air flow. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090235553 | Laundry Dryer - The present invention relates to a laundry dryer capable of removing and/or preventing wrinkles of laundry. A laundry dryer includes a drum to hole laundry, a steam generator to selectively supply steam to the drum, a water supply source to hold water that is supplied to the steam generator, a water softening member provided in the water supply source to soften water, and a drain hose through which the water of the water supply source is selectively drained outside. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235554 | Intake control for blower in vehicle wash system - A vehicle wash system may have a drying station that may have a frame and a blower mounted on the frame. The blower may be used blowing liquid from the surface of a vehicle and may have a plenum with a cavity opening, an exit port, and an interior cavity. An impeller may be positioned inside the cavity, and when driven by a motor, may be operable to draw air into the cavity compress the air, and then emit an airflow from the plenum through the exit port. The blower may have an inlet region formed proximate the cavity opening and be in communication with the cavity. The inlet region may have a generally tubular inlet opening. A movement apparatus may be provided that is movable axially relative to the inlet opening to vary the size of the tubular inlet opening. The system may also include a sensor system operable to detect the presence and/or absence of a vehicle at drying station. A controller may be in communication with the sensor system and be operable to control the position of the movement device dependent upon the presence and/or absence of a vehicle to be dried. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090249643 | 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 may include a fitting configured to be coupled to an exhaust conduit of a clothes dryer and a blockage indicator housing positioned remote from a clothes dryer. The pressure sensing device may be capable of determining changes in air pressure in the exhaust conduit. Once the air pressure present in the exhaust conduit exceeds a threshold air pressure, the pressure sensing device may send a signal to an indicator to generate an alarm, which may be a visual alarm or audible alarm, or both. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100192404 | Clothes dryer fire safeguard circuit with energized relay cutoffs - A dryer fire protection system has a control circuit for controlling power supplied from a source, via a power cord comprising a neutral line and at least one entry live line, to a load connected with the neutral line and at least one load live line. The control circuit has a relay comprising an electromagnet and a normally closed switch, when the electromagnet is de-energized, to allow power to flow between the entry live line and corresponding load live line. An electromagnet control circuit connected between the entry line and neutral line has a plurality of normally open thermostats in parallel and mounted within the cabinet external of a drum and ducting associated therewith. Power is normally disconnected from the electromagnetic circuit to de-energize the electromagnet. Excessive cabinet heat closes at least one thermostat to power the electromagnet circuit to energize the electromagnet to open the switch. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100229421 | Retrofit Grain Dryer Moisture Controller - A retrofit turner and sensor unit includes, on its upper portion, a grain turner for moving grain from a central portion in the grain pathway to a defined outer space for measurement. On its lower portion, the retrofit unit includes a moisture sensor and a temperature sensor provided in a plate configuration in line with the outer wall of the grain dryer for sensing moisture and temperature of grain in the defined space. In the preferred configuration, the plate sensor includes redundancies, and is mounted on a hinged door. The retrofit unit is easily installed into an existing grain dryer with columns and continuous flow capabilities, and electrically connected with a controller/processor and a motor for metering rolls which determine grain speed through the dryer. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100236091 | Arrangement of a condensate container in a domestic laundry dryer and sensor system therefor - In a sensor system for a domestic laundry dryer in which a canister-shaped condensate container | 09-23-2010 |
| 20110030239 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, PARTICULARLY FOR DRYING A LAUNDRY ARTICLE - A household appliance for drying a laundry item, the household appliance having a treatment chamber and a closed process air circuit to feed process air through the treatment chamber. The process air circuit includes a blower to move the process air; a condenser to condense out moisture in the process air; a heater to heat the process air; a measurement device to determine a temperature of the process air; and a controller to control the blower and the heater as a function of the measurement signal. An analyzer determines an energy requirement to dry the laundry item prior to initiating a drying process for the laundry item. An integrator determines an energy input to the process air via the heater up to a respective measurement time. A comparator compares the energy input with the energy requirement and ends the drying process when the energy input matches the energy requirement. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110277341 | Method and Apparatus for Rationalizing the Allocation of Heat Energy Generated From Catalytic Combustion Process for Enameling Machine - A method and apparatus for rationalizing the allocation of the heat energy generated from catalytic combustion process for enameling machines wherein a circulating fan is installed above the oven body in a position close to its middle portion; above the front area of the oven body is an organic waste-gas inlet and above which is a primary catalytic chamber. A hot-air allocation chamber is located on the side of the said primary catalytic chamber. The said circulating fan connects the said primary catalytic chamber and the hot-air allocation chamber, delivering the circulating hot air resulting from catalytic combustion into the hot-air allocation chamber which is further connected to the front area, middle area and back area of the oven body via the front air flue, middle air flue and back air flue. With rationalized distribution of heat energy, this invention accelerates the baking speed, thereby improving productivity by 20%. By ensuring effective collection of the waste gas for secondary catalytic combustion and the repeatedly primary catalytic combustion of the circulating hot air, the emission is lowered to 50 mg/m | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120055040 | 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 may include a fitting configured to be coupled to an exhaust conduit of a clothes dryer and a blockage indicator housing positioned remote from a clothes dryer. The pressure sensing device may be capable of determining changes in air pressure in the exhaust conduit. Once the air pressure present in the exhaust conduit exceeds a threshold air pressure, the pressure sensing device may send a signal to an indicator to generate an alarm, which may be a visual alarm or audible alarm, or both. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120124858 | TUMBLE TYPE DRYING DEVICE HAVING PARTIAL THERMAL FLOW RETURNING STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a tumble type drying device having partial thermal flow returning structure, in which a return flowpath structure for introducing a partial thermal flow discharged from a tumble is installed at an air inlet flowpath of the tumble type drying device; with the installation of a novel distribution structure for thermal flow returning and discharging, the partial returned thermal flow and the air flow introduced from the air inlet flowpath are enabled to be preheated and mixed for saving energy. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120210596 | Sport equipment bag with drying system incorporated therein - A sport equipment bag with drying system incorporated therein has a flexible shell defining an environmentally controlled interior space having a bottom portion, side wall portions, and a top portion. A sealable opening within the top portion adapted to allow sports equipment to be placed within and taken out from the interior space. An opening within one of the side wall portions adapted to allow environmentally controlled air to be placed within and taken from the interior space. An opening cover attached adjacent to the side wall opening and adapted to cover and seal the side wall opening when not in use. A grid floor member attached to at least one of the side wall portions and suspended above the bottom portion forming a gap therebetween, and including a plurality of holes therein; and at least one elongated support member adapted to fit within any one of the holes of the grid floor member and is adapted to extend between the bottom portion and the top portion and thereby support the top portion. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120210597 | Heat Pump Laundry Dryer and a Method for Operating a Heat Pump Laundry Dryer - A heat pump system of a laundry dryer comprises a closed refrigerant circuit ( | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120222328 | VEHICLE WASH DRYING SYSTEM - A drying station for a vehicle wash facility includes at least one rotatable drying wheel positioned adjacent a vehicle treatment area. The at least one rotatable drying wheel has a drying material disposed thereon and which can engage an exterior of the vehicle to remove water accumulated thereon. The drying station includes a beater device disposed adjacent the at least one rotatable drying wheel with the beater device and the drying wheel being engageable as the at least one rotatable drying wheel rotates. As the rotatable drying wheel spins, the drying material contacts the beater device to help minimize its level of saturation. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20130074361 | Drying Arrangement and Method for Drying a Moving Web - Moisture profiling is carried out in the transverse direction of a moving paper or board web. An air dryer has a first air supply channel extending transverse to the web and second air supply channels which are connected with the first air supply channel, and into which heated drying air is supplied from the first air supply channel. The second air supply channels are parallel to the travel direction of the web. The air dryer has elongated blowing members, each arranged in connection with a plurality of second air supply channels for supplying heated drying air from the second air supply channels to the blowing members. A profiling connection is arranged in connection with at least one, preferably several, second air supply channels for supplying additional air into the second air supply channel in order to change the moisture profile of the web in the transverse direction of the web. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130139404 | TUMBLE DRYER HAVING A FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM - A tumble dryer includes a drum which has an interior for holding laundry items, and at least one container which is received in the interior of the drum. The container has a cavity which is filled with an extinguishing medium. At least one release device is arranged in a cavity wall of the container for the extinguishing medium and is activated in the event of a fire starting or having started in the drum to thereby provide an opening to the cavity of the container. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130145648 | FILTER GUIDE HAVING LATCH DEVICE OF FILTER COVER AND CLOTHES-DRYING MACHINE USING THE SAME - A clothes-drying machine includes a drum defining a cavity that receives clothes, a cabinet that houses the drum and defines an opening to enable loading and unloading of clothes, a door configured to open and close to enable and inhibit access to the opening, a filter assembly configured to filter foreign substances included in air exhausted from the drum, and a filter guide positioned at a portion of the cabinet that defines the opening and defining a conduit that receives at least a portion of the filter assembly. The filter guide includes a sensing mechanism configured to detect presence of the filter assembly in the conduit, a filter cover positioned within the conduit, and a securing member configured to secure the filter cover and allow the filter cover to move to an open position based on the sensing mechanism detecting the presence of the filter assembly in the conduit. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130167400 | TUMBLE DRYER WITH AUTOMATIC FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM - A tumble dryer, in particular a household tumble dryer, includes a housing, a drum intended for laundry to be dried, which is supported rotatably in the housing, and a container positioned on an outer face of the lateral surface of the drum and holding an extinguishing agent. The container has a first temperature-activated release facility which automatically releases the extinguishing agent into a space outside the drum, in the presence of a temperature produced by a fire. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130174441 | TUMBLE DRYER WITH PASSIVE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM - A tumble dryer includes a drum receiving laundry to be dried and a container accommodating an extinguishing agent, with the drum and the container being connected by a first line. A first temperature-activated valve is arranged in the first line in thermal contact with the interior of the drum and provided to close the container and to open automatically at a temperature produced by a fire. Further connected to the container is a second line which has a mouth feeding into a region of a base plate of the tumble dryer. A second temperature-activated valve is configured to close the second line in a region of the mouth and to open automatically at the temperature produced by the fire. The first and second valves are hereby positioned in such a way that either the first valve or the second valve opens automatically at the temperature produced by the fire. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130340277 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a laundry treating apparatus that smoothly agitates laundry with as large space as possible for receiving laundry. The laundry treating apparatus includes: a rotatable drum that receives laundry, has open front and rear, and is formed to have a non-circular closed cross-section; a front panel closing the open front of the drum and having a plurality of discharge holes through which air in the drum is discharged; and a suction duct coupled to the front panel and sucks air discharged through the discharge holes. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130340278 | METHOD OF OPERATING A HEAT PUMP DRYER AND HEAT PUMP DRYER - Heat pump dryer ( | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140013616 | WATER LEVEL SENSING DEVICE AND CLOTHING DRYER INCLUDING THE SAME - A clothing dryer including a water level sensing device capable of detecting a water level of condensed water, using a simple structure. The clothing dryer includes a body, a drum rotatably installed in the body, the drum receiving objects to be dried, a base arranged beneath the body, a dehumidifying unit mounted to the base, to condense moisture contained in air discharged from the drum, a water container to collect condensed water formed in the dehumidifying unit, and a water level sensing device to detect a level of the condensed water collected in the water container. The water level sensing device includes a floating unit movable in accordance with a variation in the level of the condensed water. The water level sensing device also includes an electrode sensor to detect the level of the condensed water when electrically connected with the conductor of the floating unit. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140033563 | HEAT PUMP LAUNDRY DRYER - A laundry dryer is provided with a heat pump system. The heat pump system comprises a closed refrigerant circuit ( | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140290091 | Laundry Dryer with a Heat Pump System - Laundry dryer, with a heat pump system, said heat pump system comprises a refrigerant circuit ( | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140366397 | CLOTHES DRYER - A clothes dryer configured to cause air to flow through a drying chamber, an exhaust passage (an air passage) | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150020409 | UNIDIRECTIONAL MULTI-PATH LUMBER KILNS - Embodiments provide a unidirectional multi-path kiln with two or more chambers and generally parallel flow paths extending through the kiln, on opposite sides, from charge entry portals at a first end of the kiln to charge exit portals at a second end of the kiln. Moist heated air flowing from the second heated chamber is received in the first chamber and circulated around the lumber charges with one or more fans. The lumber charges proceed in the same direction on the flow paths through the heated second chamber, which may be an existing kiln. Charge exit portals at the distal end of the kiln and/or intermediate charge portals between the second chamber and a third chamber may be provided with insulating members configured to reduce airflow from the second chamber through the charge exit portals. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150033576 | DE-ENERGIZING ELECTRICAL SAFETY CIRCUIT - The present invention describes a de-energizing electrical safety circuit for appliances, in particular dryer machines wherein said circuit controls power supplied from a power source, via a power cord comprising a neutral line and at least one live input line connected to a neutral line and at least one charge powered line, respectively. The de-energizing electrical safety circuit comprises at least one normally open thermostat connected to two switches corresponding to a neutral line and a charge powered line; at least one thermostat is mounted within the cabinet external to the drum. The excess heat in the cabinet closes at least one thermostat thus closing the circuit and allowing the power to flow between the neutral line and the charge powered line causing a short circuit in at least one thermostat and then opening the switches and thereby achieving a complete de-energizing of the dryer machine. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150082658 | Appliance for Drying Laundry - An appliance for drying laundry ( | 03-26-2015 |
