Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids – Apparatus – With means to treat gas or vapor
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-11
2010-02-23
Rinehart, Kenneth B (Department: 3743)
Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids
Apparatus
With means to treat gas or vapor
C034S076000, C034S077000, C034S078000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07665225
ABSTRACT:
A drying apparatus for drying articles such as clothing is provided. The drying apparatus includes a chamber for containing articles to be dried and a system for supplying heated dry air at a first temperature to the chamber. The air supplying system comprises an air flow pathway having an evaporator for removing moisture from air exiting the chamber and for decreasing the temperature of the air to below dew point temperature. The air supply system further has a condenser for increasing the temperature of the air exiting the evaporator to the first temperature. The drying apparatus further has a heat pump system having a refrigerant loop which includes a compressor, the condenser, a TEV valve, and the evaporator.
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Goldberg Michael
Kniffin Alexander B.
Truman James C.
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