Patents Examined by Schwartz, Larry I.
  • Drying oven including shuttle transporting means
    Patent number: 4651441
    Abstract: A drying oven is disclosed including apparatus for transporting a shuttle (51) longitudinally in a drying conduit (5) arranged within an oven, characterized in that the transporting apparatus is at least partially contained within a housing (15) that hermetically seals one end of the drying conduit. The transporting apparatus includes a steel band (27) that is wound at one end of a disk (39) mounted for rotation within the housing, the other end of the band being releasably coupled with the shuttle by a pivotable latch (25).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Assignee: Mettler Instrumente Ag
    Inventor: Jurg Daetwyler