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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1976
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1973
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph A Lapointe, Pointe Claire, CA;
Ronald S Sheel, Kirkland, CA;
Assignee:
Domtar Limited, Montreal, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
34 54 ; 34 5 / ; 34156 ; 34160 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for drying a sheet while supporting same on an air bearing wherein drying air flows laterally of the bearing in ducts located beneath the drier and is directed to the surface of the drier through intermediate chambers whereby a minimum amount of laterally flowing air contacts with the sheet. Also disclosed is a system of controlling the drying capacity of sections of the drier to permit moisture profile control of the dried sheet.