Patents by Inventor Glenn E. Sheffield

Glenn E. Sheffield 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).

  • Separator and separator system
    Patent number: 6444001
    Abstract: A separator for separating a first fluidized component from a second fluidized component, the separator having a monolithic body with first and second, generally vertically disposed, elongate chambers, each of the chambers having a lower end and an upper end, each of the chambers having a first outlet disposed generally at the lower end and a second outlet disposed generally at the upper end, each of the chambers having an inlet that feeds a fluid stream toward the lower end of the chamber, a fraction of the gas entering the first chamber supplying the feed stream to the second chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Inventor: Glenn E. Sheffield