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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6438866 | Flow disrupter for dryers The present invention provides a flow disrupter within the flow path of a slurry comprising a desired particulate matter and a transport fluid so as to impart a force angularly disposed to an otherwise obtained direction of travel, thereby preventing the ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6370794 | Reversible elbow for connecting flexible duct An elbow for use in a dryer duct assembly comprising at least one component for connecting a dryer vent outlet and an exhaust vent. The component has an inlet and outlet. The dryer vent outlet and one of the component inlet and outlet have a standardized ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6035544 | Grain turner for tower grain dryer and method A grain turner (101)of the present invention is adapted for use with a grain dryer having an inner dryer wall (7) and an outer dryer wall (9) spaced therefrom and defining a vertically extending grain path (11) therebetween. A grain turner (101) of the pr... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6026591 | Vertical shaft processor with improved gas delivery system A vertical processing vessel includes an upper feed zone, an intermediate treatment zone and a lower removal zone, with the treatment zone including an improved system for distributing treating fluids uniformly across the cross-section of the vessel. The ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5992049 | Grain moisture regulating system A grain moisture regulating system includes a grain bin with a perforated grain supporting floor and a fan for blowing outside ambient air into the grain bin through the grain mass set thereupon, and through an air outlet at the top of the grain bin. A hu... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5802735 | Dental model dryer A dryer for drying dental models includes a solid base member, a top member, a variable plurality of modular drying units, each of which includes a frame and a slidable, foraminous tray, an air blower and an articulated support arm. In use, the modular dr... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5797196 | Seed corn drying system and method A method for providing higher yielding seed corn comprising a single-pass, reversing, high air velocity process. Another aspect of the invention concerns a conversion panel for converting a dual-pass seed corn drying system into a single-pass system.... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5544423 | Gas distributor The specification relates to a gas distributor for an inlet gas plenum comprising a plurality of spatially separate gas deflectors, each deflector arranged and positioned to successively cut diagonally across a gas flow path in a gas flow direction from a... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5522152 | Method and apparatus for discharging material from a cooler A method and apparatus for discharging food or feed product from a cooler. Food or feed product may be introduced in a cooler formed of a large bin. The product is cooled by drawing a low volume of air having a high static pressure drop through the produc... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5189812 | Moisture sensor for a continuous flow dryer The grain moisture sensor of the present invention includes a plurality of conductors for communicating a variable voltage between two points. The conductors are mounted on the continuous flow dryer wall between the exterior and interior walls, in the hea... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5033208 | Hopper dryer A hopper dryer for drying pelletized or granular resin material comprising a heat source at its center and double concentric cylinders which comprises an inner and an outer cylinder with many apertures to permit passing of heated gas respectively so as to... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4964227 | Apparatus for drying finely divided solids A vertical drying chamber, for the continuous drying of finely divided solids at temperatures in the range of 800° to 1000° C. by the evaporation of moisture adhering thereto, is formed by the interstice between an inner tube and an outer tube. The oute... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4784216 | Heating and/or drying apparatus This application discloses several components relating to a heating apparatus which preferably are used in conjunction with each other in an apparatus for heating solid granular or particulate material, such as aggregate used to make asphalt concrete. One... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4565015 | Centrifugal pellet dryer A centrifugal pellet dryer including an exhaust fan mounted on the upper end of the dryer in direct communication with the interior of the dryer for removing moisture laden air therefrom. The exhaust fan impeller is connected directly to the upper end of ... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4564368 | Method and apparatus for use in drying biomass particles Method and apparatus for use in drying biomass particles provide a dryer having a chamber for a predetermined volume of biomass particles with apertures distributed throughout one boundary of the chamber enabling hot gas to be introduced and forced throug... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4539917 | Combustion heater for oil shale A combustion heater for oil shale heats particles of spent oil shale containing unburned char by burning the char. A delayed fall is produced by flowing the shale particles down through a stack of downwardly sloped overlapping baffles alternately extendin... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4538364 | Apparatus having bottom air channels for air drying of grain in a drying store and for conveying the grain away from the store On the bottom surface of a store or silo for granular material is placed a system of air channels, which are at one end connected both with an outlet sluice for the grain material and with a blower housing, which is also connected with the free atmosphere... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4521977 | Method and an apparatus for extracting gases and vapors from a drying hopper filled with bulk material In order to ensure, in a method for extracting gases and vapors from plastics granules and powders which are being pre-heated and dried in a drying hopper by a stream of dry air flowing into the lower region of the hopper while the outlet air is extracted... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4502229 | Grain dryer The grain dryer of the present invention includes a housing having two spaced apart vertical partitions therein which divide the housing into a central compartment, a front compartment and a rear compartment. Air intake openings are provided in the two ve... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4463504 | Grain drier and method of drying grain A grain drier system is disclosed which includes means for collecting heated air which has passed through grain and conducting it to the inlet of the burners which supply the heated gas to dry the grain. The collected air is introduced into the inlet of t... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4446630 | Method and apparatus for slow cooling of heated grain Method and apparatus for the slow cooling of grain in which warm grain is introduced into the upper end of a silo and cooling air is introduced at the lower end and is evacuated at an intermediate point between the upper and lower ends of the silo. The wa... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4199872 | Regeneration apparatus for producing sulfur dioxide An apparatus for heating a carbonaceous material to produce a gas in which the carbonaceous material and a heated inert heat exchange medium are passed into a reactor vessel for mixing and for transferring the heat from the heat exchange medium to the car... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4149844 | Optimum continuous flow grain drying and conditioning method and apparatus A continuous grain drying and conditioning apparatus of a type including a burner and blower, or a multiplicity of burners and blowers, surrounded by a plenum chamber, air pervious grain holding walls positioned outwardly with respect to the plenum chambe... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4139952 | Apparatus and method for drying seed corn by burning cobs An apparatus and method for drying seed corn using cobs and unusable seed corn as fuel for heating the drying medium for drying the seed corn. Products of combustion from an incinerator for incinerating cobs is supplied to a heat exchange medium circulati... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4105504 | Apparatus for producing form coke An apparatus for producing form coke that is coke having pieces of substantially identical form comprises a heated shaft furnace comprises mixing fine coke with a caking coal and pressing the mixture at temperatures at which the mixture is plastic in orde... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4064638 | Apparatus for drying seeds An apparatus for drying seed corn on the ear or shelled seed corn or other seed. A cylindrical housing has a roof thereon with an aperture at the center of said roof and closable openings therein, one of which is a discharge opening in the side of said ho... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4050163 | Process and apparatus for drying grain in situ Disclosed is an apparatus and process for drying grains in situ immediately after harvesting without having to remove the moisture-containing grain from the truck or bin in which it was collected in the field during harvest. Perforated duct means are loca... | 09/27/1977 |
| 3931683 | Dryer for particulate material A dryer for particulate material combines the drying effect of a stream of heated gas circulated by a blower in a closed duct system with that of a radiator structure which is in the drying chamber and is in a heat pump circuit. The condenser of the heat ... | 01/13/1976 |
