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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Inventors:
Siegfried Schmidt, Verden, DE;
Maria Toivonen, Verden, DE;
Assignee:
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 25/00 (2006.01); F26B 21/14 (2006.01); F26B 15/14 (2006.01); F26B 3/04 (2006.01); F26B 15/18 (2006.01); F26B 3/02 (2006.01); F26B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 25/006 (2013.01); F26B 3/00 (2013.01); F26B 3/02 (2013.01); F26B 3/04 (2013.01); F26B 15/143 (2013.01); F26B 15/18 (2013.01); F26B 21/14 (2013.01); F26B 25/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for drying a material is provided. The apparatus comprises a housing, a superheated steam generator, inlet and outlet ports disposed relative to the housing and an extraction unit for extracting volatile substances from the atmosphere within the housing.