Patents by Inventor Jack B DeVore

Jack B DeVore has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Solar drying process
    Patent number: 6138379
    Abstract: A drier with a curvalinear chamber having a heat transfer surface at one end and baffles at the other end. A fan is provided to circulate air within the chamber. In the process for drying, the product to be dried is positioned within the chamber and air circulated across the heat transfer surface, toward the baffle, past the product, and back to the heat transfer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas
    Inventors: Jack B. DeVore, James E. Snow
  • Solar drying process and apparatus
    Patent number: 5992048
    Abstract: A drier with a curvalinear chamber having a heat transfer surface at one end and baffles at the other end. A fan is provided to circulate air within the chamber. In the process for drying, the product to be dried is positioned within the chamber and air circulated across the heat transfer surface, toward the baffle, past the product, and back to the heat transfer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of University of Arkansas
    Inventors: Jack B. DeVore, James E. Snow
  • Solar drying process and apparatus
    Patent number: 5915811
    Abstract: A drier with a curvalinear chamber having a heat transfer surface at one end and baffles at the other end. A fan is provided to circulate air within the chamber. In the process for drying, the product to be dried is positioned within the chamber and air circulated across the heat transfer surface, toward the baffle, past the product, and back to the heat transfer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas
    Inventors: Jack B DeVore, James E. Snow