Patents by Inventor Ernest R. Ellithorpe

Ernest R. Ellithorpe 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 for sulfur melting by lateral displacement of heating element
    Patent number: 4203625
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for melting block sulphur employ a heating element pivotally mounted on a carriage on a trailer. The heating element is pivoted from a collapsed, transport position to an upright position, and a counterweight force is applied to the carriage to advance the heating element in a direction at least approximately parallel to the ground towards the sulphur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1980
    Assignee: Western Sulfur Remelters Ltd.
    Inventors: Ernest R. Ellithorpe, Richard C. Ellithorpe