ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,424, issued on Jan. 13.
"Wood drying device" was invented by Forrest C. Wilkinson (Sartell, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wood drying device that includes a pressure chamber having an interior sized to support a batch of wood therein, a closed-end, an open end, and a chamber door forming an airtight seal, an air compressor providing pressure to the pressure chamber, a vacuum pump evacuating air, recirculation fans located within the pressure chamber, a hot water radiator located within the pressure chamber, a hot water loop partially located within the pressure chamber and supplying heat to the radiator, a water heater locat...