Patents Examined by Frankie D. Stinson
  • Bottle drying apparatus
    Patent number: 4683009
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for high speed drying of the interior surfaces of a plurality of plastic bottles without causing heat deterioration of the bottles. Bottles to be dried are heated through application of a heated liquid to the exterior surface thereof while a gas jet is simultaneously directed into the bottle interior. Method and apparatus for continuously moving and rotating the bottles during the drying process is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1987
    Assignee: Adolph Coors Company
    Inventor: Frank L. Shriver