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Desiccant system

US6716276B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 2002
Grant dateApr 6, 2004
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D2259/4566
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A desiccant system in which a body of water-vapor-adsorbing desiccant material is sealed in a bag which is permeable to water vapor, but not to liquid water or particulates. A humidity indicator is sealed to the bag, and is sensitive to humidity within the bag, but not to water or water vapor outside the bag. The indicator changes color when a predetermined humidity level has been reached within the bag, and thereby to signal that the bag should be replaced.

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