Patent ID: 6889450

Claim:
An air kettle for a seed dryer, comprising: a sidewall; the sidewall defining a seedbed; at least one plenum; the at least one plenum residing in the seedbed and having at least one air supply path and at least one outside wall; at least one diffuser; the at least one diffuser having at least one top and at least one outer wall; the at least one top residing about the air supply path to direct air towards the at least one outer wall; and the at least one outer wall residing about the at least one outside wall such that the at least one outer wall and the at least one outside wall form at least one channel, and air directed towards the at least one outer wall enters the at least one channel and is directed to the bottom of the seedbed to direct drying air to a bottom of the seedbed, wherein air moves from the at least one air supply path to the at least one top where it is directed through the at least one channel and into the seedbed, wherein the air to dry seeds fluidizes the seeded to provide seed drying.