Surface dryers producing uniform exit velocity profiles, and associated systems and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9709329
APP PUB NO 20160033200A1
SERIAL NO

14818241

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Surface dryers having uniform exit velocity profiles, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. Surface dryers in accordance with certain embodiments include a housing, a gas driver positioned in the housing, an inlet aperture formed in the housing and positioned upstream of the gas driver, and a nozzle carried by the housing and positioned downstream of the gas driver. The nozzle can have an indentation forming a convergent portion positioned to accelerate the flow of air and a divergent portion positioned to decelerate the flow of air.

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  • DRI-EAZ PRODUCTS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bartholmey, Brett Bellingham, US 23 295
Black, Richard A Bellingham, US 17 209
Bruders, William Sedro Woolley, US 17 165
Kulp, Ryan Bellingham, US 4 42
White, Larry Mount Vernon, US 29 501

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