ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,359, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP (Wilrijk, Belgium).
"Drying device and method for drying a compressed gas" was invented by Hans Maria Karel Hermans (Wilrijk, Belgium).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Drying device for drying compressed gas which includes at least two vessels with regenerable desiccant and an adjustable valve system which is such that a vessel can dry compressed gas, while the other vessel is being regenerated, whereby by regulating the valve system, the vessels can each in turn dry gas. The drying device includes a regeneration pipe for supplying a regeneration gas whic...