Supersonic vibrating drying system

Claim 1

IN A METHOD OF DRYING A WETTED GRANULAR MATERIAL, THE STEPS OF SPREADING A RELAVITELY THIN LAYER OF SUCH WETTED MATERIAL ALONG A RECEIVER HAVING A SURFACE FOR THE RECEIPT OF SUCH MATERIAL THEREON TO EFFECT AN INTIMATE CONTACT BETWEEN SUCH MATERIAL AND SAID RECEIVER SURFACE, VIBRATING SAID RECEIVER SURFACE AT AN ULTRA-SONIC FREQUENCY TO IMPART AN ULTRA-SONIC FREQUENCY VIBRATORY ENERGY TO SUCH WETTED MATERIAL SPREAD THEREALONG TO VAPORIZE MOISTURE CARRIED THEREBY AND THEREBY RELEASE SUCH VAPORIZED MOISTURE THEREFROM, PASSING A STREAM OF AIR OVER SUCH LAYER OF MATERIAL DURING THE VIBRATION THEREOF TO REMOVE THE VAPOR RELEASED THEREFROM, AND THEREAFTER REMOVING THE THUSLY DRIED GRANULAR MATERIAL FROM SAID RECEIVER.