Patents Assigned to Novatec, Inc.
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Publication number: 20240017464Abstract: An extrudate cooling tank having cooling water chambers adapted for running passage of extrudate serially therethrough at a preselected regulated variable pressures with water in the chambers being at different temperatures, and a wheel-servo motor combination hingedly connected to the chamber and being movable with respect thereto between a first position with the wheel engaging running extrudate and a second position with the wheel remote from engagement with the extrudate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: Novatec, Inc.Inventors: Richard VESTER, Steven GILLMEISTER, Thomas Trevor BLUDIS, Robert H. BESSEMER
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Patent number: 11364657Abstract: An apparatus for drying granular resin material in a hopper including a first sub-system, including a membrane and a heater receiving drying gas from the membrane to be heated, the first sub-system supplying dried heated gas to a first portion of the hopper; and a second sub-system, including a mixing device and a heater for receiving drying gas from the mixing device to be heated, the mixing device inducing withdrawal of gas from the hopper and mixing the withdrawn gas with gas supplied from the first subsystem, the mixed gases being heated and supplied to a second portion of the hopper, the improvement comprising a gas separation membrane for separating inert gases from air supplied to the apparatus and providing the separated inert gas in the first subsystem; a heater for heating air supplied to the apparatus; and a thermostat for controlling the heater and thereby maintaining the supplied air at a selected temperature.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Novatec, Inc.Inventors: Conrad Bessemer, Mark Haynie
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Publication number: 20220041881Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a carbogenic nanoparticle polymer inks including a conducting polymer, such as those made of CQD-PPy and/or R-GO-PPy, methods of making the inks, and moisture and VOC sensors made therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: Novatec, Inc.Inventors: Lopamudra BHATTACHARJEE, Akshay SHARMA, Utpal MANNA, Ayush GOEL, Biplab PAL, Conrad BESSEMER
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Patent number: 11203133Abstract: Method and apparatus for drying granular resin material by heating compressed air to a temperature prescribed for gas separation membrane operation, presenting the heated compressed air to a membrane separating out oxygen-size and smaller molecules to provide a stream of gas molecules of at least nitrogen-size at a pressure substantially that of the compressed air, heating the stream of gas molecules of at least nitrogen-size to a temperature at which dew point of the stream is no higher than ?40 degrees F., and introducing the heated stream of gas molecules into a chamber for upward flow to atmosphere through granular resin material in the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Novatec, Inc.Inventors: Conrad Bessemer, Mark Haynie, Gregory Michael Washburn, Thomas Trevor Bludis
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Publication number: 20210213667Abstract: An extrudate cooling tank having cooling water chambers adapted for running passage of extrudate serially therethrough at a preselected regulated variable pressures with water in the chambers being at different temperatures, and a wheel-servo motor combination hingedly connected to the chamber and being movable with respect thereto between a first position with the wheel engaging running extrudate and a second position with the wheel remote from engagement with the extrudate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: Novatec, Inc.Inventors: Richard VESTER, Steven GILLMEISTER, Thomas Trevor BLUDIS, Robert H. BESSEMER
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Patent number: 11059212Abstract: Method and apparatus for pneumatically conveying granular resin material and controlling such conveyance includes a sensor associated with granular plastic resin material receiver with the sensing vacuum level thereat and a microprocessor adjusting vacuum pump speed based on vacuum level sensed at the receiver.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Novatec, Inc.Inventors: Stephen B. Maguire, James Zinski
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Patent number: 10988328Abstract: A controlled, variable speed vacuum pump with a flow limiter connected to the suction head of the vacuum pump conveys granular plastic resin material from a supply to receivers retaining and dispensing resin when needed by a process machine.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Novatec, Inc.Inventors: Stephen B. Maguire, James Zinski
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Patent number: 10913195Abstract: A vacuum pump with a first flow regulator connected to the suction head of the vacuum pump for conveying granular resin material from a supply to receivers retaining and dispensing the resin when needed by a process machine and a second flow regulator controlling and limiting to a maximum value vacuum flow through a conduit carrying auxiliary additives to the receivers.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Novatec, Inc.Inventors: James Zinski, Stephen B. Maguire
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Patent number: 10906225Abstract: Method for pneumatically conveying granular resin material and controlling such conveyance includes a sensor associated with granular plastic resin material receiver with the sensing vacuum level thereat and a microprocessor adjusting vacuum pump speed based on vacuum level sensed at the receiver.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Novatec, Inc.Inventors: James Zinski, Stephen B. Maguire
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Publication number: 20210001531Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer fixture has an entrance and an exit for tubular extrudate passing therethrough; ultrasonic transducers within a closed chamber in position for passage of the tubular extrudate therebetween; and a vacuum source communicating with the chamber interior for maintaining sub-atmospheric pressure within the chamber. The water level in the chamber is controlled so that the ultrasonic transducers remain immersed in the water.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: Novatec, Inc.Inventor: Robert H. BESSEMER
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Publication number: 20200391429Abstract: Method and apparatus for pulling polymeric material from an extrusion die as a tubular extrusion uses a pair of mutually-facing endless belts for pulling the extrusion from the extrusion die by frictional contact with the extrusion, the belts being spaced apart from one another for frictional driving passage of the tubular extrusion therebetween, spacing of the belts being continuously adjusted in response to signal from a gauge continuously measuring outer diameter of the tubular extrusion upstream of the belts.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: Novatec, Inc.Inventor: Robert H. BESSEMER
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Publication number: 20200277147Abstract: A controlled, variable speed vacuum pump with a flow limiter connected to the suction head of the vacuum pump conveys granular plastic resin material from a supply to receivers retaining and dispensing resin when needed by a process machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: .Novatec, Inc.Inventors: Stephen B. Maguire, James Zinski
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Publication number: 20200254652Abstract: An apparatus for drying granular resin material in a hopper including a first sub-system, including a membrane and a heater receiving drying gas from the membrane to be heated, the first sub-system supplying dried heated gas to a first portion of the hopper; and a second sub-system, including a mixing device and a heater for receiving drying gas from the mixing device to be heated, the mixing device inducing withdrawal of gas from the hopper and mixing the withdrawn gas with gas supplied from the first subsystem, the mixed gases being heated and supplied to a second portion of the hopper, the improvement comprising a gas separation membrane for separating inert gases from air supplied to the apparatus and providing the separated inert gas in the first subsystem; a heater for heating air supplied to the apparatus; and a thermostat for controlling the heater and thereby maintaining the supplied air at a selected temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: Novatec, Inc.Inventors: Conrad BESSEMER, Mark HAYNIE
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Publication number: 20200223120Abstract: Method and apparatus for pneumatically conveying granular resin material and controlling such conveyance includes a sensor associated with granular plastic resin material receiver with the sensing vacuum level thereat and a microprocessor adjusting vacuum pump speed based on vacuum level sensed at the receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: Novatec, Inc.Inventors: Stephen B. Maguire, James Zinski
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Publication number: 20200139585Abstract: Method and apparatus for drying granular resin material by heating compressed air to a temperature prescribed for gas separation membrane operation, presenting the heated compressed air to a membrane separating out oxygen-size and smaller molecules to provide a stream of gas molecules of at least nitrogen-size at a pressure substantially that of the compressed air, heating the stream of gas molecules of at least nitrogen-size to a temperature at which dew point of the stream is no higher than ?40 degrees F., and introducing the heated stream of gas molecules into a chamber for upward flow to atmosphere through granular resin material in the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2020Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: Novatec, Inc.Inventors: Conrad BESSEMER, Mark HAYNIE, Gregory Michael WASHBURN, Thomas Trevor BLUDIS
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Patent number: 10525615Abstract: Apparatus and method for drying thermoplastic resin prior to molding into plastic parts comprises a continuous loop liquid circuit for furnishing liquid at a prescribed temperature to a mold in which the plastic parts are fabricated; a continuous loop air circuit for passing heated dry air through a hopper containing the thermoplastic resin thereby drying the thermoplastic resin to a prescribed level of dryness; and a coupling thermally connecting the two circuits for heat transfer from the liquid to the drying air; the liquid is selected from the group comprising water and ethylene glycol; microprocessor control facilitates generation and retention of custom water temperature and resin dryness/temperature optionally based on machine learning principles.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Novatec, Inc.Inventors: Conrad Bessemer, Thomas Trevor Bludis, James Zinski, Mark Haynie
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Publication number: 20190337735Abstract: Apparatus for pneumatically supplying granular material from a supply to at least one receiver for temporary storage of the granular material prior to transfer to a process machine including a timer for measuring time required for loading the receiver and a microprocessor for comparing times measured by the timer and triggering an alarm when consecutively compared times increase by a preselected amount and a method and apparatus for determining when a filter of a granular material receiver providing granular material to an associated process machine, is at reduced filtering efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2018Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: Novatec, Inc.Inventors: Conrad Bessemer, James Zinski
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Publication number: 20190308344Abstract: Method and apparatus for drying granular resin material by heating compressed air to a temperature prescribed for gas separation membrane operation, presenting the heated compressed air to a membrane separating out oxygen-size and smaller molecules to provide a stream of gas molecules of at least nitrogen-size at a pressure substantially that of the compressed air, heating the stream of gas molecules of at least nitrogen-size to a temperature at which dew point of the stream is no higher than -40 degrees F., and introducing the heated stream of gas molecules into a chamber for upward flow to atmosphere through granular resin material in the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: Novatec, Inc.Inventors: Conrad BESSEMER, Mark HAYNIE, Thomas Trevor BLUDIS, James ZINSKI
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Patent number: 10414083Abstract: Method and apparatus for pneumatically conveying granular resin material and controlling such conveyance includes a sensor associated with granular plastic resin material receiver with the sensing vacuum level thereat and a microprocessor adjusting vacuum pump speed based on vacuum level sensed at the receiver.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Novatec, Inc.Inventors: James Zinski, Stephen B. Maguire
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Publication number: 20190193321Abstract: A vacuum pump with a first flow regulator connected to the suction head of the vacuum pump for conveying granular resin material from a supply to receivers retaining and dispensing the resin when needed by a process machine and a second flow regulator controlling and limiting to a maximum value vacuum flow through a conduit carrying auxiliary additives to the receivers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: Novatec, Inc.Inventors: James Zinski, Stephen B. Maguire