Arrow Pneumatics, Inc.

Clyde R Kerns

Wayne G Love

Stephen B Ciotti

A seal for an opening defined by a sidewall portion of the pressurizable tank. The tank contains desiccant for drying gases which pass through the desiccant. An elongate antenna extends from an interior portion to an exterior portion of the tank and is used for carrying microwave energy to the desiccant for regeneration of the desiccant. The seal has an insulator with an interior surface for receiving engagement with the antenna at the opening of the tank. In one embodiment, the interior surface of the insulator is tapered such that a distance between opposing portions of the insulator reduces as the insulator extends in a direction through the opening toward the exterior of the tank. The antenna has a cross sectional dimension which reduces in size as the antenna extends in the direction through the opening toward the exterior of the tank. The insulator has an external surface which is positioned between the interior surface of the insulator and the sidewall portion of the pressurizable tank which defines the opening of the tank.

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Midlothian, IL, United States of America

Clyde R Kerns