Apparatus for drying and compacting earthen materials
OwnerBrian K. Bodishinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for drying and compacting earthen materials such as soil which includes a motorized tractor vehicle with a microwave applicator attached to the vehicle. The microwave applicator includes a microwave permeable drum for rolling over the ground surface to be dried and a microwave heater element in the form of a magnetron tube coaxially disposed in the drum for emitting and directing microwaves downwardly through the drum into underlying soil to be dried. A microwave nonpermeable shield covers over side and upper surfaces of the drum and further includes a microwave reflective inner lining for reflecting microwaves downwardly into the underlying earth.
Claims13
Apparatus for drying earthen materials, comprising:
- a vehicle;
- a microwave applicator attached to said vehicle;
- said microwave applicator including a microwave permeable drum for rolling over a ground surface and a microwave heater element disposed in said drum for emitting and directing microwaves downwardly through said drum into underlying soil to be dried.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.