Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids – Apparatus – Rotary drums or receptacles
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-03
2010-11-30
Gravini, Stephen M. (Department: 3743)
Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids
Apparatus
Rotary drums or receptacles
C034S121000, C034S122000, C034S123000, C034S125000, C034S126000, C034S108000, C068S019000, C162S358100, C162S359100, C100S035000, C100S170000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07841103
ABSTRACT:
A through-air dryer is disclosed. The through-air dryer includes a cylindrical deck made from a plurality of deck plates that support a throughdrying fabric. The deck plates are supported by opposing hubs. Each of the hubs is in communication with a bearing that is mounted to a stationary shaft for allowing the cylindrical deck and the hubs to rotate. The bearings are positioned so as to create a through-air dryer structure that remains stable during operation and allows for easy calculation of loads on the dryer.
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Costello Peter K.
Gropp Ronald F.
Hada Frank S.
Hermans Michael A.
Dority & Manning P.A.
Gravini Stephen M.
Kimberly--Clark Worldwide, Inc.
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