U.S. Patent No. 10,132,564 B1 (‘564) issued on November 20, 2018, for “Plant Dryer with Improved Convection Flow.” It was issued to applicant/inventor Harvey Romanek of Seminole, Florida. The assignee is THC Therapeutics, Inc.. THC Therapeutics is a publicly-traded cannabis tech company. The ‘564 patent specifically encompasses their DHYDRONATOR® plant dryer product.
Figure 1 illustrates the claimed invention:
The ‘564 patent discloses a plant dryer with an improved convection flow system. The claims are directed to the dryer apparatus, including housing element, plant bowl, vent and heating element, exhaust element, and a lid. The dependent claims are further limitations of the convection system within the dryer apparatus. Although disclosing a UI on the apparatus itself, it is not a claimed feature.
The Cooperative Patent Classifications are F26B (drying solid materials or objects by removing liquid therefrom, namely machines or apparatus for drying solid materials at rest or with local agitation (9/003), drying solid materials or objects by process involving application of heat, namely gas or vapor circulating over the materials to be dried (3/04)); and A23B (preserving, e.g., canning, meat, fish, eggs, fruit, vegetables, edible seeds, namely preservation or chemical ripening of fruit or vegetables, namely by direct or indirect contact with heating gas or liquids (7/0053), and preservation or chemical ripening of fruits or vegetables by contact of material with fluids (7/0205)).
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