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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2008
Applicants:
Siegfried Schmidt, Verden-eitze, DE;
Johannes P. Schlebusch, Thedinghausen, DE;
Inventors:
Siegfried Schmidt, Verden-eitze, DE;
Johannes P. Schlebusch, Thedinghausen, DE;
Assignee:
Mars, Inc., McLean, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 47/88 (2006.01); A23L 1/015 (2006.01); A23P 1/12 (2006.01); F26B 17/04 (2006.01); F26B 21/06 (2006.01); A23L 3/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23P 1/12 (2013.01); A23L 1/0151 (2013.01); F26B 17/04 (2013.01); F26B 21/06 (2013.01); A23L 3/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of drying an extruded material that includes the steps of: providing a gaseous atmosphere with superheated steam in a housing, extruding a material in the housing, drying the material in the gaseous atmosphere, and moving the dried material out of the housing. An apparatus for drying the extruded material is also provided.