ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,688, issued on March 24, was assigned to The GSI Group LLC (Assumption, Ill.).
"Grain dryer with directional containment baffles" was invented by Randall E. Sheley (Assumption, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A grain dryer has an upper plenum in communication with a pair of heating columns. Each heating column has an inner boundary and an outer boundary being formed with a plurality of angled containment baffles configured to funnel grain down the heating column while allowing heated air to be drawn from the upper plenum through the grain. At least one fan takes a suction from the ductwork to draw heated air from the upper plenu...