Patents by Inventor Charles Flansburg

Charles Flansburg 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).

  • Patent number: 11872571
    Abstract: A batch centrifuge having a filter screen that can be expeditiously removed and replaced and that is more rigid and more durable than filter screens that are typically employed in current practice. The batch centrifuge may include a centrifuge basket and a cylindrical filter screen disposed within the centrifuge basket, wherein the filter screen is formed of a plurality of curved panels that fit together at adjoining edges. In some embodiments, each of the curved panels may be small enough to fit through an opening in the top of the centrifuge basket without being bent or otherwise deformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: JOHNSON SCREENS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Dehn, Charles Flansburg
  • Publication number: 20200306770
    Abstract: A batch centrifuge having a filter screen that can be expeditiously removed and replaced and that is more rigid and more durable than filter screens that are typically employed in current practice. The batch centrifuge may include a centrifuge basket and a cylindrical filter screen disposed within the centrifuge basket, wherein the filter screen is formed of a plurality of curved panels that fit together at adjoining edges. In some embodiments, each of the curved panels may be small enough to fit through an opening in the top of the centrifuge basket without being bent or otherwise deformed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Steven DEHN, Charles FLANSBURG
  • Patent number: 10717091
    Abstract: A batch centrifuge having a filter screen that can be expeditiously removed and replaced and that is more rigid and more durable than filter screens that are typically employed in current practice. The batch centrifuge may include a centrifuge basket and a cylindrical filter screen disposed within the centrifuge basket, wherein the filter screen is formed of a plurality of curved panels that fit together at adjoining edges. In some embodiments, each of the curved panels may be small enough to fit through an opening in the top of the centrifuge basket without being bent or otherwise deformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Aqseptence Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Dehn, Charles Flansburg
  • Publication number: 20180207650
    Abstract: A batch centrifuge having a filter screen that can be expeditiously removed and replaced and that is more rigid and more durable than filter screens that are typically employed in current practice. The batch centrifuge may include a centrifuge basket and a cylindrical filter screen disposed within the centrifuge basket, wherein the filter screen is formed of a plurality of curved panels that fit together at adjoining edges. In some embodiments, each of the curved panels may be small enough to fit through an opening in the top of the centrifuge basket without being bent or otherwise deformed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Aqseptence Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven DEHN, Charles FLANSBURG
  • Patent number: 9023456
    Abstract: A screen has a plurality of rods arranged longitudinally around a central axis. The rods have first and second edges (e.g., inner and outer edges). Each of the first edges defines a profile that varies in lateral distances from the central axis along a longitudinal length of the rod. For example, the first edges can have an undulating profile of crests and troughs. With the plurality of rods disposed around the central axis, the profile produces a varied surface on the screen when a plurality of wraps from one or more wires is disposed laterally around rods. These one or more wires attach to the first edges of the rods and form a plurality of gaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Bilfinger Water Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Flansburg, Chad Mrazek, Michael Ekholm, David Mattsen
  • Publication number: 20120237727
    Abstract: A screen has a plurality of rods arranged longitudinally around a central axis. The rods have first and second edges (e.g., inner and outer edges). Each of the first edges defines a profile that varies in lateral distances from the central axis along a longitudinal length of the rod. For example, the first edges can have an undulating profile of crests and troughs. With the plurality of rods disposed around the central axis, the profile produces a varied surface on the screen when a plurality of wraps from one or more wires is disposed laterally around rods. These one or more wires attach to the first edges of the rods and form a plurality of gaps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: JOHNSON SCREENS, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Flansburg, Chad Mrazek, Michael Ekholm, David Mattsen
  • Publication number: 20080011651
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for altering the reflectivity of a screen when light is supplied to a portion of the screen is disclosed. The orientation and shape of wires disposed on at least one bar of the screen is controlled to alter the reflectivity of the screen. Also provided is a method and apparatus for supporting a screen on a surface such as a wall, including placing slots within the screen for mating with connecting members mounted on a support frame connected to the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: MICHAEL EKHOLM, Sabin Bajracharya, Steve Boettner, Charles Flansburg, Gerald Berry