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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 1977
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Elmo R Meiners, Anchor, IL (US);
Assignee:
M & W Gear Company, Gibson City, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
34169 ; 34 65 ; 34170 ; 34212 ; 98 56 ;
Abstract
An improved concurrent flow, counterflow continuous type grain dryer includes bottom cold air inlet ducts for counterflow of cold air, a first and second set of upper horizontal hot air inlet ducts connected with a common hot air manifold for concurrent flow of hot air, intermediate exhaust ducts transverse to the inlet ducts and connected with the hot air manifold for recycling of exhaust air through the inlet ducts, and separate upper, transverse exhaust ducts vented to the atmosphere.