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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Hugh Kendall, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Ranvir Biki Mohindra, Houston, TX (US);
Duane Stephen Rutherford, Houston, TX (US);
Satoru Satake, Tokyo, JP;
Sigeharu Kanamoto, Mihara, JP;
Katsuyuki Kumamoto, Mihara, JP;
Assignees:
Riviana Foods, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Satake Corporation, Higashi-Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
34599 ; 34595 ; 34424 ;
Abstract
The field of the invention is food drying apparatus and methods. In particular, the invention discloses a rotary dryer which dries food granules, such as rice, by rotation within a perforated cylindrical barrel, to prepare the rice for packaging. The dryer provides high velocity drying zones along its length, and high temperatures may be used.