ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,402,639, issued on Sept. 2.
"Modular produce drying tunnel and methods of use" was invented by Lorin Reed (Kingsburg, Calif.) and Jim Moshier (Visalia, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular produce drying tunnel system comprising a loading module, at least one drying module, an end module, and a conveyor. The drying module may comprise at least one gullwing style access door which houses an independent heating element and a blower and which opens upwardly to provide broad access to the interior of the tunnel. The system may be customizable for different types and volumes of produce, comprising a plurality of drying modules, eac...