Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Lawrence Gazdik

Jeffrey Lawrence Gazdik 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).

  • Patent number: 8894819
    Abstract: An in-line drainer or liquid separator for draining liquid from a moving black liquor slurry stream having a screen basket mounted in the internal chamber of the in-line drainer. The screen basket includes slots to retain solid particles of the moving black liquor slurry stream within the black liquor slurry stream flow chamber and block the solid particles from entering the liquid collection chamber. The slots each have a curved corner edge adjacent a surface screen basket facing the black liquor slurry stream flow chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Andritz Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Sheerer, Jeffrey Lawrence Gazdik
  • Publication number: 20130284390
    Abstract: An in-line drainer or liquid separator for draining liquid from a moving black liquor slurry stream having a screen basket mounted in the internal chamber of the in-line drainer. The screen basket includes slots to retain solid particles of the moving black liquor slurry stream within the black liquor slurry stream flow chamber and block the solid particles from entering the liquid collection chamber. The slots each have a curved corner edge adjacent a surface screen basket facing the black liquor slurry stream flow chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Andritz Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Sheerer, Jeffrey Lawrence Gazdik