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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2004
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gene C. Lewis, Memphis, TN (US);
Steven E. Lewis, Lakeland, TN (US);
Jerry B. Wright, Jr., Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Cotton Moisture, LLC, Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 7/00 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling the removal of moisture from seed cotton in a cotton gin. The moisture level and rate of seed cotton entering a seed cotton dryer stage of a cotton gin are measured, and, based on those measurements and the desired moisture level of the seed cotton, the seed cotton dryer stage of the cotton gin is controlled to remove a precise amount of moisture from the seed cotton.