F26B 17/107
Pneumatically inducing within the drying enclosure a curved flow path
Official title: {pneumatically inducing within the drying enclosure a curved flow path, e.g. circular, spiral, helical; Cyclone or Vortex dryers (swirl or curved flow path induced mechanically, i.e. by rotating element F26B3/0923)}
F26B17/107 (Pneumatically inducing within the drying enclosure a curved flow path) appears on 100 US grants and 66 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
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- Method for processing heat-sensitive materials in a vortex chamber12 Sep 2024US 2024/0302097 A1Empyrio
- Apparatus for removing moisture from particulate material4 Jul 2024US 2024/0219118 A1Coomtech Ltd
- Method for producing resin particles and dryer11 May 2023US 2023/0143655 A1FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and process for drying a moist material dispersed or dispersible in a stream of drying gas53US 5,647,142 ANiro A/S · 1997
- Apparatus and process for coating, granulating and/or drying particles31US 4,532,155 AG. D. Searle & Co. · 1985
- Method and apparatus for dewatering of sludges31US 5,426,866 ALucia Baumann-Schilp · 1995
- Mobile apparatus for treatment of wet material30US 6,790,349 B1Global Resource Recovery Organization · 2004
- Gradient-force comminuter/dehydrator apparatus and method28US 5,236,132 AVortec Corporation · 1993