F26B 17/106
The drying enclosure
Official title: {the drying enclosure, e.g. its axis, being substantially straight and horizontal, e.g. pneumatic drum dryers; the drying enclosure consisting of multiple substantially straight and horizontal stretches (F26B17/107 takes precedence)}
F26B17/106 (The drying enclosure) appears on 40 US grants and 26 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F26B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 4 Nov 2025
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
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- Apparatus for removing moisture from particulate material19 Sep 2024US 2024/0310121 A1Coomtech Ltd
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- Method for producing resin particles and dryer11 May 2023US 2023/0143655 A1FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
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