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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2008
Applicants:
Irven J. Mcmahon, Painesville, OH (US);
Bryan Wolowiecki, Mentor, OH (US);
Inventors:
Irven J. McMahon, Painesville, OH (US);
Bryan Wolowiecki, Mentor, OH (US);
Assignee:
USNR/Kockums Cancar Company, Vancouver, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for drying wood veneer includes an elongate drying chamber including a conveyor for conveying material to be dried from an input end to an output end; and a cooling section for cooling veneer leaving the output end of the drying chamber, the cooling section including a pressure controller for maintaining a pressure in the cooling section that is slightly higher than pressure in the drying chamber while maintaining a near-zero pressure differential between the drying chamber and the cooling section.