Patents by Inventor Bruce Schuman

Bruce Schuman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus and process for formation of laterally directed fluid jets
    Patent number: 8777129
    Abstract: A processing apparatus is provided to process a workpiece. The processing apparatus can have a low-profile nozzle system capable of navigating through spaces in order to process target regions with relatively small clearances. A fluid jet outputted from the nozzle system is used to cut, mill, or otherwise process the target region of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Flow International Corporation
    Inventors: Mohamed Hashish, Steve Craigen, Bruce Schuman, Eckhardt Ullrich, Jeno Orova
  • Apparatus and process for formation of laterally directed fluid jets
    Patent number: 8448880
    Abstract: A processing apparatus is provided to process a workpiece. The processing apparatus can have a low-profile nozzle system capable of navigating through spaces in order to process target regions with relatively small clearances. A fluid jet outputted from the nozzle system is used to cut, mill, or otherwise process the target region of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Flow International Corporation
    Inventors: Mohamed Hashish, Steve Craigen, Bruce Schuman, Eckhardt Ullrich, Jeno Orova
  • Apparatus and process for formation of laterally directed fluid jets
    Publication number: 20090071303
    Abstract: A processing apparatus is provided to process a workpiece. The processing apparatus can have a low-profile nozzle system capable of navigating through spaces in order to process target regions with relatively small clearances. A fluid jet outputted from the nozzle system is used to cut, mill, or otherwise process the target region of the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Flow International Corporation
    Inventors: Mohamed Hashish, Steve Craigen, Bruce Schuman, Eckhardt Ullrich, Jeno Orova
  • Method and apparatus for aseptic pressure-processing of pumpable substances
    Patent number: 6158981
    Abstract: Improved methods and apparatus for pressure processing of pumpable substances are shown and described. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes an inlet valve, an outlet valve, and a pressure vessel. The inlet valve has an inlet port, and is coupled to a source of a pumpable substance and to the pressure vessel. The outlet valve has an outlet port and is coupled to the pressure vessel. When the inlet valve is opened and the outlet valve is closed, a volume of pumpable substance may flow into the pressure vessel. The inlet valve is then closed and the outlet valve remains closed, and the pumpable substance within the pressure vessel may be pressurized to a selected pressure for a selected period of time. The outlet valve is then opened, allowing the pumpable substance to be discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Flow International Corporation
    Inventors: Chidambaram Raghavan, Bruce Schuman, Curtis Anderson, Edmund Ting