Patents by Inventor Gary Kroeker

Gary Kroeker 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).

  • Bagasse depither
    Patent number: 5266161
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for depithing bagasse fibers wherein a horizontal perforate surface such as a screen is provided with means for delivering bagasse onto a delivery end and the screen is given sudden vertical accelerations to accelerate the bagasse upwardly separating the pith from the fibers and driving the pith down through the perforations with the accelerations repeated at sequential localized areas along the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1993
    Assignee: Beloit Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary Kroeker