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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:
Mar. 31, 1981
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
George W Rhodes, Alburquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219 / ; 34-1 ; 34-4 ; 44 1 / ; 219 / ;
Abstract
A process for drying a conductive material, particularly coal, by subjecting the material to microwave energy is disclosed. A conductive aggregate is directed through a region where microwave energy excites absorbed water molecules and the conductive material causing the water to evaporate, leaving behind a drier material.