ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,974, issued on Jan. 13.

"Portable drying system and method of using same" was invented by William D. DiMartino (New Bern, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable drying system. The portable drying system may include a base plate; one or more holder frames disposed on a first side of the base plate, wherein each of the one or more holder frames may define an airflow channel therethrough, each airflow channel may extend through the base plate; and an attachment mechanism, wherein the attachment mechanism may be configured to attach the portable drying system to another structure."

The patent was filed on Aug. 30, 2022, under Ap...