Patents by Inventor Craig J. Campbell

Craig J. Campbell 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).

  • Cheese vat having adjustable shaft seal assembly
    Patent number: 8109208
    Abstract: A cheese process vat is disclosed. The cheese process vat includes an enclosure and a shaft assembly, preferably a shaft assembly having a shaft and a plurality of agitator panels arranged on the shaft. The cheese process vat preferably further includes an adjustable shaft seal assembly that adjustably seals the joint between the shaft and the enclosure. Methods of using the respective cheese process vats are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Advanced Process Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul R. Bokelmann, Craig J. Campbell, Gary L. Starkson
  • Cheese vat having fluid accessible seal assembly
    Patent number: 7780340
    Abstract: A cheese process vat is disclosed. The cheese process vat includes an enclosure and a shaft assembly, preferably a shaft assembly having a shaft and a plurality of agitator panels arranged on the shaft. The cheese process vat preferably further includes a shaft seal assembly having a fluid accessible clean-in-place chamber. Methods of using the respective cheese process vats are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Advanced Process Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul R. Bokelmann, Craig J. Campbell, Gary L. Starkson
  • Horizontal cheese vat having single agitator shaft
    Patent number: 7757603
    Abstract: A cheese process vat is disclosed. The cheese process vat includes an enclosure and a shaft assembly, preferably a shaft assembly having a shaft and a plurality of agitator panels arranged on the shaft in a planar fashion. The agitator panels are preferably arranged on the shaft such that the shaft assembly is balanced in both weight and agitator panel surface area around the centerline of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Advanced Process Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul R. Bokelmann, Craig J. Campbell, Gary L. Starkson
  • RENNET INJECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20080127834
    Abstract: A cheese process vat is disclosed. The cheese process vat includes an enclosure and a shaft assembly, preferably a shaft assembly having a shaft and a plurality of agitator panels arranged on the shaft. The preferred cheese process vat includes a plurality of rennet solution injection assemblies to inject rennet solution into the contents of the vat such that the rennet solution sufficiently pierces the surface of the fluid contents of the vat so that the rennet solution is mixed and distributed more efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: ADVANCED PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Paul R. Bokelmann, Craig J. Campbell, Gary L. Starkson
  • CHEESE VAT HAVING SPACED-APART SEAL MEMBERS
    Publication number: 20080127835
    Abstract: A cheese process vat is disclosed. The cheese process vat includes an enclosure and a shaft assembly, preferably a shaft assembly having a shaft and a plurality of agitator panels arranged on the shaft. The cheese process vat preferably further includes an adjustable shaft seal assembly that adjustably seals the joint between the shaft and the enclosure. The adjustable seal has separate shaft and face seals. Methods of using the respective cheese process vats are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: ADVANCED PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Paul R. Bokelmann, Craig J. Campbell, Gary L. Starkson
  • HORIZONTAL CHEESE VAT HAVING SINGLE AGITATOR SHAFT
    Publication number: 20080131570
    Abstract: A cheese process vat is disclosed. The cheese process vat includes an enclosure and a shaft assembly, preferably a shaft assembly having a shaft and a plurality of agitator panels arranged on the shaft in a planar fashion. The agitator panels are preferably arranged on the shaft such that the shaft assembly is balanced in both weight and agitator panel surface area around the centerline of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: ADVANCED PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Paul R. Bokelmann, Craig J. Campbell, Gary L. Starkson
  • CHEESE VAT HAVING ADJUSTABLE SHAFT SEAL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20080127836
    Abstract: A cheese process vat is disclosed. The cheese process vat includes an enclosure and a shaft assembly, preferably a shaft assembly having a shaft and a plurality of agitator panels arranged on the shaft. The cheese process vat preferably further includes an adjustable shaft seal assembly that adjustably seals the joint between the shaft and the enclosure. Methods of using the respective cheese process vats are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: ADVANCED PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Paul R. Bokelmann, Craig J. Campbell, Gary L. Starkson
  • CHEESE VAT HAVING FLUID ACCESSIBLE SEAL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20080131313
    Abstract: A cheese process vat is disclosed. The cheese process vat includes an enclosure and a shaft assembly, preferably a shaft assembly having a shaft and a plurality of agitator panels arranged on the shaft. The cheese process vat preferably further includes a shaft seal assembly having a fluid accessible clean-in-place chamber. Methods of using the respective cheese process vats are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: ADVANCED PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Paul R. Bokelmann, Craig J. Campbell, Gary L. Starkson