ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,865, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to E. & J. Gallo Winery (Modesto, Calif.).

"Multi-chamber dryer using adjustable conditioned air flow" was invented by Joseph Rossi (Fresno, Calif.), Richard Magoon (Tacoma, Wash.) and Steven J. Anderson (Modesto, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-chamber dryer using adjustable conditioned air flow is disclosed. According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a drying belt configured to receive a product to be dried on a first surface of the drying belt and a heat medium in contact with a second surface of the drying belt. The heat medium is configured to heat the product and is maint...