ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,709, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to SZ ZUVI TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Shenzhen, China).

"Apparatuses and methods for drying an object" was invented by Lingdong Gu (Shenzhen, China) and Chufeng Liu (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses and methods for drying an object are provided. An apparatus for drying an object may include a first airflow channel that has an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet. The apparatus may also include one or more radiation energy sources configured to provide thermal radiation toward the object. The apparatus may also include an airflow generating element configured to provide an airflo...