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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:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2000
Douglas Clark, Sabetha, KS (US);
Wenger Manufacturing Inc., Sabetha, KS (US);
Abstract
An vertical dryer (,) is provided having a plurality of individual dryer decks (,) including alternating fan and heater decks (,), an air circulation assembly (,), and an upright, common plenum chamber (,) in communication with the decks (,). The assembly (,) is operable to create a continuous drying air stream which passes upwardly in countercurrent flow relationship to product on the decks (,). Also, the assembly (,) serves to pass the drying air stream into, through and out of the plenum (,) at the level of each heater deck (,); in the plenum (,), the air stream velocity is decreased, causing particulate fines to fall out of the stream for collection. The use of the common plenum (,) also allows independent control of the decks (,) in terms of air flows therethrough and recirculation characteristics.
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