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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Dennis Trokhan, Hamilton, OH (US);
Donald Eugene Ensign, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael Gomer Stelljes, Jr, West Chester, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ; B05D / ; F26B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4283155 ; 34116 ; 34444 ; 162361 ; 427245 ; 427247 ; 427421 ; 4283193 ; 442-6 ; 442 43 ; 442 76 ; 442 98 ; 442 99 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for drying a cellulosic fibrous structure. The apparatus comprises a micropore medium having pores therethrough. The pores are the limiting orifice in the air flow used in the drying process. The micropore medium has a relatively low pressure drop therethrough. This relatively low pressure drop advantageously reduces the energy costs used in drying, and/or allows for greater drying to be obtained at constant energy costs.