Drying apparatus and related methods
US11457776B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 8, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF26B23/06
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A drying apparatus includes a body, a controller, a thermal sensor to sense an ambient temperature, a humidity sensor to sense an ambient humidity, an air outlet to vent an airflow, a flow generator to generate the airflow within the body, and a thermoelectric device including an inward surface and an outward surface, where the inward surface heats or cools the airflow generated by the flow generator. The controller is configured to control a temperature of the inward surface of the thermoelectric device based on the ambient temperature and the ambient humidity.
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