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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2014
Cool Dry Llc, San Jose, CA (US);
David S. Wisherd, Carmel, CA (US);
John A. Eisenberg, Los Altos, CA (US);
Pablo Eugenio D'Anna, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Cool Dry, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for heating an objectthat includes an absorbed medium. A method embodiment comprises: placing the objectincluding the medium into an enclosure; initiating a heating process by subjecting the objectand medium to a capacitive AC electrical field generated by an RF power sourceat a single low frequency; controlling the heating process by taking real time measurements; and making real time adjustments to the RF power sourcein response to the real time measurements. The objectsubstantially absorbs the medium in a first 'cool' state, and therefore has a maximum weight in the first 'cool' state. The objectis substantially free from the medium in a second “heated” state, due to substantial release of the medium from the object. The released medium is evaporated during the heating process. The heating process is completed when the objectis substantially transitioned into the second “heated” state. The method further comprises causing an air flowinside the enclosureto carry away evaporated medium out of the enclosure