US Patent Issued to Oregon Drytech on May 12 for "Drying apparatus" (Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,893, issued on May 12, was assigned to Oregon Drytech LLC (Klamath Falls, Ore.).

"Drying apparatus" was invented by Gregory Newman (Klamath Falls, Ore.), Tom Valenzuela (Klamath Falls, Ore.), John Lowell Bowers (Klamath Falls, Ore.) and Jared Estrada (Klamath Falls, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drying apparatus can include a wet end portion, a dry end portion, and a drying chamber. The wet end portion can include a spray apparatus configured to apply a product puree to a belt, and the dry end portion can include a knife portion configured to remove a dry product from the belt. The drying chamber can extend between the wet end...