Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids – Apparatus – For diverse operations on treated material
Reexamination Certificate
2008-02-13
2011-12-27
Gravini, Stephen M. (Department: 3744)
Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids
Apparatus
For diverse operations on treated material
C034S080000, C034S090000, C034S610000, C068S00500D, C068S019000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08082677
ABSTRACT:
A home laundry drier (1) having a drying tub (3) housing the laundry to be dried, and a closed-circuit, heat-pump-type, hot-air generator (4) for circulating a stream of hot air inside the drying tub (3); the hot air generator (4) also having a tank (15) containing a predetermined amount of water, heating means for converting the water in the tank (15) to steam, and an exhaust manifold (17) for feeding the steam produced in the tank (15) to the drying tub (3); the heating means being defined by at least one portion (16) of the pipe (10) feeding refrigerant from the compressor (7) to the condenser (9).
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Banner & Witcoff Ltd
Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
Gravini Stephen M.
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