Patents by Inventor Graham Vidler

Graham Vidler 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).

  • Continuous centrifuge systems with multiple-stage mixing
    Patent number: 10513746
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a centrifuge system for processing a massecuite composition. The centrifuge system may include a centrifuge having a vertical spindle, a housing, and a basket disposed within the housing. The basket may include a central hub coupled to the vertical spindle for rotation therewith, a cup coupled to the central hub or an end of the vertical spindle, and a loading cone positioned over the cup and coupled to the cup by a plurality of vanes extending outward from the cup to the loading cone. The loading cone may have a wide end open towards a bottom of the basket, and the plurality of vanes may be radially spaced apart. The centrifuge system may further include a feed pipe vertically disposed above the cup and having a feed outlet oriented towards the cup. The cup defining a cavity oriented in a direction away from the central hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: WESTERN STATES MACHINE COMPANY
    Inventors: Steven Myers, Graham Vidler, William Temple
  • Continuous Centrifuge Systems With Multiple-Stage Mixing
    Publication number: 20180105889
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a centrifuge system for processing a massecuite composition. The centrifuge system may include a centrifuge having a vertical spindle, a housing, and a basket disposed within the housing. The basket may include a central hub coupled to the vertical spindle for rotation therewith, a cup coupled to the central hub or an end of the vertical spindle, and a loading cone positioned over the cup and coupled to the cup by a plurality of vanes extending outward from the cup to the loading cone. The loading cone may have a wide end open towards a bottom of the basket, and the plurality of vanes may be radially spaced apart. The centrifuge system may further include a feed pipe vertically disposed above the cup and having a feed outlet oriented towards the cup. The cup defining a cavity oriented in a direction away from the central hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: Western States Machine Company
    Inventors: Steven Myers, Graham Vidler, William Temple