ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,768,591, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to SOLARONICS (Armentieres, France).
"Drying installation" was invented by Kevin Blanchard (Lille, France) and Nicolas Even (Vieille Chapelle, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drying installation for the continuous drying of a moving web material is provided. The installation includes radiating or heating elements, burning the gas. The installation includes a gas flow circulation system configured to suction combustion products generated by the radiating or heating elements. The gas flow circulation system also includes an extraction pipe configured for the evacuation from the installation ...