ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,423, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Sukup Manufacturing Co. (Sheffield, Iowa).
"Enclosed mixed-flow grain dryer" was invented by Casey Scott Heilskov (Hampton, Iowa), Kerry Hartwig (Iowa Falls, Iowa), Jacob Wernet (Ankeny, Iowa) and Ryan Eilertson (Sheffield, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved mixed flow grain dryer is presented having a grain column with upper, middle and lower drying sections. The system includes a set of plenums and ducts configured to move air through the middle and lower drying sections at one or more lower temperatures, recover the air moved through the middle and lower drying sections, and mov...