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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alvin A. Snaper, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 3/34 ; H05B 6/64 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 3/34 ; H05B 6/64 ;
Abstract
Reduction of moisture in harvested crop particles. Waste heat from an internal engine carried by a harvester is applied to the crop during the harvesting process. Microwave energy is applied to the crop, concurrently with application of the heat, or separately from it. The objective is to reduce the moisture to a level acceptable to a storage facility, or at least to reduce the cost of further reduction.