US3965581A
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Liquid removing method and apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-02-10
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Granted: 1976-06-29
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Expires: 1995-02-10
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus and method for removing moisture from moisture bearing material comprising supporting structure for supporting the material, a vibrator unit for vibrating the supported material and an electrostatic unit for electrostatically removing moisture from the vibrating material and for dielectrically heating the vibrating material. The vibrator unit and the electrostatic unit are disposed in aligned relation substantially transverse to the supported material to respectively and substantially act in unison thereon.
Inventors
- 👤 James T. Candor
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 11:00
CPC Classifications
F; F26; F26B; F26B7/00; F26B7/002; B; B01; B01D; B01D21/00; B01D21/0009; B01D21/28; B01D21/283; B01D43/00; B03; B03C; B03C3/00; B03C3/02; B03C3/04; B03C3/08; B03C3/34; B03C3/36; B03C3/40; B03C3/66; B03C5/00; B03C5/02; B03C5/022; B03C5/026; B03C9/00; D; D21; D21F; D21F5/00; D21F5/006; D21F5/16; D21F5/165; F26B3/00; F26B3/32; F26B3/34; F26B3/347; F26B5/00; F26B5/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
63 words
Apparatus for removing moisture from web-like moisture bearing fibrous material comprising means for supporting and moving said material in strip-like fashion, vibrating means for vibrating said moving and supported material to work the fibers thereof, and dielectric heating means for heating said moisture in said moving and supported and vibrating material to remove at least some of said moisture from said vibrating material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
63 words
Apparatus for removing moisture from web-like moisture bearing fibrous material comprising means for supporting and moving said material in strip-like fashion, vibrating means for vibrating said moving and supported material to work the fibers thereof, and dielectric heating means for heating said moisture in said moving and supported and vibrating material to remove at least some of said moisture from said vibrating material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 and including electrostatic means for electrostatically moving said moisture in said vibrating material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 2 wherein said dielectric heating means and said electrostatic means are the same means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 2 wherein said electrostatic means moves said moisture in said vibrating material toward each opposed side thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 2 wherein said electrostatic means also removes at least some of said moisture from said vibrating material.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
69 words
A method for removing moisture from web-like moisture bearing fibrous material comprising the steps of supporting and moving said material in strip-like fashion, vibrating said supported and moving material with vibrating means to work the fibers thereof, and removing at least some of said moisture from said vibrating material with dielectric heating means dielectrically heating said moisture in said vibrating material while said material is being moved and supported.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
69 words
A method for removing moisture from web-like moisture bearing fibrous material comprising the steps of supporting and moving said material in strip-like fashion, vibrating said supported and moving material with vibrating means to work the fibers thereof, and removing at least some of said moisture from said vibrating material with dielectric heating means dielectrically heating said moisture in said vibrating material while said material is being moved and supported.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as set forth in claim 6 and including the step of electrostatically moving said moisture in said vibrating material with electrostatic means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as set forth in claim 7 wherein said dielectric heating means and said electrostatic means are the same means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as set forth in claim 7 wherein said step of electrostatically moving said moisture in said material comprises the step of electrostatically moving said moisture in said vibrating material toward each opposed side thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method as set forth in claim 7 wherein said step of electrostatically moving said moisture in said material includes the step of electrostatically removing at least some of said moisture from said vibrating material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
76 words
Apparatus for removing moisture from web-like moisture bearing fibrous material comprising means for supporting and moving said material in strip-like fashion, dielectric heating means for heating said moisture to remove said moisture from said supported and moving material, and electrostatic means disposed adjacent said supported and moving material for electrostatically moving said moisture in said supported and moving and heated material toward said electrostatic means through the electrostatic attraction between said moisture and said electrostatic means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
76 words
Apparatus for removing moisture from web-like moisture bearing fibrous material comprising means for supporting and moving said material in strip-like fashion, dielectric heating means for heating said moisture to remove said moisture from said supported and moving material, and electrostatic means disposed adjacent said supported and moving material for electrostatically moving said moisture in said supported and moving and heated material toward said electrostatic means through the electrostatic attraction between said moisture and said electrostatic means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 11 wherein said dielectric heating means and said electrostatic means are the same means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 11 wherein said electrostatic means moves said moisture in said supported material toward each opposed side thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 11 wherein said electrostatic means also removes at least some of said moisture from said supported and heated material.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
48 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 11 wherein said electrostatic means defines a plurality of alternately arranged non-uniform electrostatic fields in which said supported material is disposed, each field having its higher intensity portion substantially oppositely located relative to the higher intensity portion of a field adjacent thereto.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
92 words
A method for removing moisture from web-like moisture bearing fibrous material comprising the steps of supporting and moving said material in strip-like fashion, removing at least some of said moisture from said vibrating material with dielectric heating means dielectrically heating said moisture in said supported and moving material, and electrostatically moving said moisture in said supported and moving and heated material with electrostatic means that is disposed adjacent said supported and moving material and which attracts said moisture toward the same through the electrostatic attraction between said moisture and said electrostatic means.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
92 words
A method for removing moisture from web-like moisture bearing fibrous material comprising the steps of supporting and moving said material in strip-like fashion, removing at least some of said moisture from said vibrating material with dielectric heating means dielectrically heating said moisture in said supported and moving material, and electrostatically moving said moisture in said supported and moving and heated material with electrostatic means that is disposed adjacent said supported and moving material and which attracts said moisture toward the same through the electrostatic attraction between said moisture and said electrostatic means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as set forth in claim 16 wherein said dielectric heating means and said electrostatic means are the same means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as set forth in claim 16 wherein said step of electrostatically moving said moisture in said material comprises the step of electrostatically moving said moisture in said heated material toward each opposed side thereof.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method as set forth in claim 16 wherein said step of electrostatically moving said moisture in said material includes the step of electrostatically removing at least some of said moisture from said supported and heated material.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
62 words
A method as set forth in claim 16 wherein said step of electrostatically moving said moisture in said material comprises the step of forming a plurality of alternately arranged non-uniform electrostatic fields in which said supported material is disposed and with each field having its higher intensity portion substantially oppositely located relative to the higher intensity portion of a field adjacent thereto.
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