ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,294, issued on May 13, was assigned to ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP (Wilrijk, Belgium).
"Drying device and method for drying compressed gas" was invented by Hans Maria Karel Hermans (Wilrijk, Belgium).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method for drying compressed gas by means of a drying device with an inlet and an outlet including at least two vessels filled with a regenerable desiccant and a controllable valve system including a first and a second valve block connecting the inlet, respectively the outlet to the vessels. The valve system is being regulated such that one vessel will dry compressed gas, while the other vesse...