Hearing aid drying appliance
Patent 5640783 Issued on June 24, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date: 
April 26, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
April 26, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2913832 3270428 Dryer apparatus having an improved air circulation Laminar flow system for drying parts Cloth drying machine Patent #: 5152077 InventorApplicationNo. 427804 filed on 04/26/1995US Classes:34/219, Recirculation of treating gas or vapor34/80, By absorbent34/225In wall, ceiling, or floorExaminersPrimary: Kwon, John T.International ClassF26B 019/00AbstractA dryer appliance for demoisturizing a moisture sensitive item such as an electronic hearing aid or the like, having a housing with a removable cap for providing a substantially sealed chamber and access thereto, a desiccant component mounted in the housing and substantially dividing the chamber into first and second regions, a support in the chamber for supporting at least one item within the first region, one or more passages interconnecting the first and second regions for providing a gas flow circulation path therethrough, the circulation path being (a) gas flow into contact with and through the desiccant component, (b) then into and thru the first region for contact with the item, (c) then thru the passage into the second region, and (d) then again into contact with the desiccant component to continue the circulation, and a gas moving mechanism in the chamber for forcing and maintaining the gas flow circulation path. | |
