ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,325, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES (Ottawa).

"Low-temperature, ejector assisted dryer apparatus, methods and deployment thereof" was invented by Hamed Bashiri (Saint-Lambert, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention discloses method and system of drying renewable sources of energy and raw material. The drying process is carried out under partial vacuum conditions and at lower temperatures than conventional dryers. The temperature to dry the material and the rate of water removal are controlled by regulating the degree of vacuu...