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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:
Mar. 03, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard J Wimberger, DePere, WI (US);
Kenneth J Moran, Appleton, WI (US);
Michael O Rocheleau, Sobieski, WI (US);
Assignee:
W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn., New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
34156 ; 34 41 ;
Abstract
Infrared air float bar for use in floating and drying a continuous planar web of a material in a dryer. Direct radiated or reflected infrared electromagnetic energy from an infrared bulb in a removable air bar channel assembly accelerates drying, or evaporation of solvents, or curing of planar web material passing in proximity to the infrared air float bar either by infrared electromagnetic energy, or in combination with Coanda air flow. The infrared bulb is cooled by pressurized air passing through an interior portion of the removable air bar channel.