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Automatic control system for wood drying kiln

CA 2104988 C · Owner: Little, Robert L. · Inventors: Little, Robert L.

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System for kiln-drying hardwood wherein the weight of a representative sample positioned remote from the batch of wood to be dried is monitored. The moisture content of the representative sample is calculated from the measured weight continuously and operational parameters with the kiln are automatically adjusted in response to the moisture content of the sample to provide desired drying conditions.

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  • Filed August 27, 1993 and granted August 11, 1998. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 27, 2013.
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FiledAugust 27, 1993
GrantedAugust 11, 1998
Term endedAugust 27, 2013
Patent numberCA 2104988 C
Classification (IPC)F26B21/06 +2 more

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1994199619982000200220042006200820102012Application filedAug 27, 1993Patent grantedAug 11, 1998Term endedAug 27, 2013

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