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7003898 Lumber sticker  
A lumber sticker for separating lumber, comprised of an elongated generally rectangular shaped block with sides shaped such that the lumber sticker will not come to rest on the sides. The lumber...
6865821 Vacuum lumber drying kiln with collapsing cover and method of use  
A lumber drying kiln employs outside air pressure uses a flexible collapsing bag or cover alone or in combination with walls. The collapsing bag seals against a base to maintain the vacuum. The air...
6725566 Drying plant and method for drying wood  
The invention relates to drying equipment and can be used in wood and wood treatment industries, etc., whenever parameters and procedures necessary to dry materials such as wood are used. The...
RE38118 Lath for lumber stacking  
This invention relates to an improved separator, commonly referred to as a “lath”, “stick”, “sticker”, or “crosser”, that is used in the lumber industry to separate pieces of lumber...
6490812 Active microchannel fluid processing unit and method of making  
The present invention is an active microchannel fluid processing unit and method of making, both relying on having (a) at least one inner thin sheet; (b) at least one outer thin sheet; (c) defining...
6370792 Structure and methods for introducing heated ari into a kiln chamber  
A kiln system includes a kiln chamber defining a chamber interior space, a furnace capable of providing heated air, one or more air moving devices capable of circulating air in the chamber interior...
6243970 Stack of lumber having low resistance to airflow therethrough and associated method  
A stack of lumber that can be efficiently dried includes a plurality of layers of lumber that are arranged one above the other and extend longitudinally and laterally. Each layer of lumber includes...
6219937 Reheaters for kilns, reheater-like structures, and associated methods  
Elliptically shaped reheater conduits extend downward into a portion of a flow path that extends through a lower chamber interior space of a kiln chamber. Each of the reheater conduits has opposite...
5943880 Cooling apparatus, cooling method, and processing apparatus  
A refrigerant is directly contacted to a substrate to be processed that was heated so as to quickly cool the substrate. Thus, the temperature of the substrate is dropped to a predetermined...
5704134 Trim block drying rack and method  
A rack assembly for drying short lumber pieces is provided. The rack assembly includes unitary racks for supporting each tier of lumber pieces in a stack. Each rack includes transverse stickers to...
5671551 Hay storage device and method  
A protective device for use in protecting hay bales and preventing spoilage thereof, the device comprising a cover designed to substantially cover an upper surface of the hay bale, the cover being...
5304333 Concrete product molding and curing plant methods and apparatus  
Green concrete products, such as building products, are placed on pallets. Those pallets are transported to a kiln for curing and from the kiln after cure by an overhead crane. Pallets are lowered...
4924599 UV curing apparatus  
A UV curing apparatus includes a single UV lamp providing a source of UV energy for irradiating ink on a substrate being conveyed through a UV curing station. Substantial reductions in the amount...
4823480 Semiconductor heat-treating apparatus  
A semiconductor heat-treating apparatus comprising a heat treatment furnace main, gas discharging means surrounding the port for carrying semiconductors into or out of said furnace main...
4817300 Apparatus for uniformly subjecting a flow-traversable heatable material to a fluid flow  
An apparatus for uniformly subjecting a flow-traversable heatable material, in particular a stack of plates, rods, tubes, pipes, or the like, to a fluid flow comprises a radial-flow fan which...
4788777 Dry kiln wood spacing sticker  
A sticker for spacing wood products apart vertically in a dry kiln is formed as an elongated, hollow, internally reinforced extruded rectangular profile of synthetic resin reinforced with glass...
4766678 Vertical apparatus for heat treating a semiconductor substrate  
A vertical apparatus for heat treating a semiconductor apparatus which is provided with an opening at one end, wherein the opening of a reactor provided with a reaction gas inlet and outlet is...
4640021 Hay drying apparatus  
An apparatus for drying a stack of hay bales which includes a movable dryer for placement against a first end of the stack and an air and moisture impervious flexible sheet for covering the dryer...
4629417 Process and furnace for reheating slabs, billets, blooms and the like  
A reheating furnace has a row of heating chambers and a mobile roof whose sections can be moved relative to each other so as to expose the tops of selected chambers for admission or evacuation of...
4597189 Packaged kiln dried firewood  
A process for kiln drying firewood comprises splitting essentially uniform lengths of green tree logs to form firewood pieces. The green firewood pieces are placed in a kiln drying oven and dried...
4529497 Disposal of spent oil shale and other materials  
A process is provided for retorting synthetic fuels, such as oil shale, and disposing of the tailings in an environmentally acceptable manner. In the process, raw synthetic fuels are retorted in a...
4357759 Method of removing water from water base can sealant  
A method for removing water from water base can end lining compound after application without the use of a dryer. The method comprises the steps of arranging the lined can ends in a stack, wrapping...
4339884 Apparatus for drying fish, especially squid  
A novel apparatus and method are provided for drying or otherwise processing fish. The apparatus includes a generally prone or slightly sloped frame having an upper perforated bed or flake and a...
4199870 Method for preventing sticker marks on architectural grade plywood and lumber  
Herein disclosed is an improved method of kiln drying architectural grade plywood and lumber which has been treated with a water borne agent. The improved method utilizes coated wire mesh as the...
4182049 Method and apparatus for the conditioning of products  
This application relates to a method for conditioning products that are stacked in containers which are partially open and in which there is disposed between two containers stacked one on top of...
4099337 Method of curing concrete articles by water vaporization  
Concrete articles to be cured are charged into a kiln. A hot water bath is maintained on the kiln floor and the water is circulated through a heat exchanger and sprayed beneath the level of the...
4021928 Cross-flow modular tobacco curing system  
A curing module is provided of generally rectangular solid configuration of which the bottom is imperforate and includes runners to facilitate lifting by fork lift; the top is imperforate with...
4017981 Process for drying young grass and similar products and an apparatus for carrying out the process  
Young grass having a moisture content of about 80% is dried in layers by forcing a stream of air through the layer. The thickness of the layer and the conditions of the drying air are adjusted so...
3945095 Method and apparatus for aligning a stack of sheets  
An apparatus for aligning the edges of a stack of sheets comprises a base and two plates mounted on the base for movement independently of one another. An oscillatory drive arrangement imparts...
3760508 METHOD FOR LOADING AND DRYING OF CERAMIC PRODUCTS PRIOR TO BAKING  
A method of loading a plurality of formed ceramic products preparatory to baking thereof comprises positioning the products adjacent to one another in a plurality of superposed layers. The layers...
3252900 Dewatering sewage sludge by gravity  
3221415 Method for crop drying  
3148411 Molding plastic panels  
3111453 Drying of pulp  
3016085 Apparatus for heat sealing a thermoplastic web in which the heat is controlled by the speed of the web  
2821029 Method and apparatus for circulating air  
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