Patents by Inventor John F. Gee

John F. Gee 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: 10350557
    Abstract: A mixing device includes a base, shaft, impeller sleeve, and impeller blades. The base can be constructed for releasable attachment to an opening of a container, such as a 55-gallon drum. The shaft extends from the base and is coupled thereto such that rotation can be transmitted to the shaft by way of or through the base. The impeller sleeve is mounted on the shaft and supports the impeller blades. Each impeller blade includes an attachment leg and a stirring leg extending from the attachment leg. The impeller blades are supported so as to transition from a collapsed position with the stirring leg proximal to a central axis of the shaft to an extended position with the stirring leg distal from the central axis when the shaft is rotated. Each impeller blade can be formed of a plastic, such as a glass-filled polypropylene or glass-filled nylon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: BAYER CROPSCIENCE LP
    Inventors: Douglas J. Mattson, John F. Gee, Jeffrey R. Susalla, Ryan K. Bergman, Ronald R. Renkel, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20170266632
    Abstract: A mixing device includes a base, shaft, impeller sleeve, and impeller blades. The base can be constructed for releasable attachment to an opening of a container, such as a 55-gallon drum. The shaft extends from the base and is coupled thereto such that rotation can be transmitted to the shaft by way of or through the base. The impeller sleeve is mounted on the shaft and supports the impeller blades. Each impeller blade includes an attachment leg and a stirring leg extending from the attachment leg. The impeller blades are supported so as to transition from a collapsed position with the stirring leg proximal to a central axis of the shaft to an extended position with the stirring leg distal from the central axis when the shaft is rotated. Each impeller blade can be formed of a plastic, such as a glass-filled polypropylene or glass-filled nylon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Douglas J. MATTSON, John F. GEE, Jeffrey R. SUSALLA, Ryan K. BERGMAN, Ronald R. RENKEL, JR.
  • Patent number: 9713799
    Abstract: A mixing device includes a base, shaft, impeller sleeve, and impeller blades. The base can be constructed for releasable attachment to an opening of a container, such as a 55-gallon drum. The shaft extends from the base and is coupled thereto such that rotation can be transmitted to the shaft by way of or through the base. The impeller sleeve is mounted on the shaft and supports the impeller blades. Each impeller blade includes an attachment leg and a stirring leg extending from the attachment leg. The impeller blades are supported so as to transition from a collapsed position with the stirring leg proximal to a central axis of the shaft to an extended position with the stirring leg distal from the central axis when the shaft is rotated. Each impeller blade can be formed of a plastic, such as a glass-filled polypropylene or glass-filled nylon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience LP
    Inventors: Douglas J. Mattson, John F. Gee, Jeffrey R. Susalla, Ryan K. Bergman, Ronald R. Renkel, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20150165396
    Abstract: A mixing device includes a base, shaft, impeller sleeve, and impeller blades. The base can be constructed for releasable attachment to an opening of a container, such as a 55-gallon drum. The shaft extends from the base and is coupled thereto such that rotation can be transmitted to the shaft by way of or through the base. The impeller sleeve is mounted on the shaft and supports the impeller blades. Each impeller blade includes an attachment leg and a stirring leg extending from the attachment leg. The impeller blades are supported so as to transition from a collapsed position with the stirring leg proximal to a central axis of the shaft to an extended position with the stirring leg distal from the central axis when the shaft is rotated. Each impeller blade can be formed of a plastic, such as a glass-filled polypropylene or glass-filled nylon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Douglas J. MATTSON, John F. GEE, Jeffrey R. SUSALLA, Ryan K. BERGMAN, Ronald R. RENKEL, JR.
  • Patent number: 6409385
    Abstract: A flexible, plastic packaging apparatus having a plurality of compartments for containing product therein and a center section interconnecting the plurality of compartments and defining a handle therein whereby the packaging apparatus can contain product separately in each of the compartments and the handle can be used to transport the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Aventis CropScience S.A.
    Inventor: John F. Gee
  • Patent number: 6155714
    Abstract: A flexible, plastic packaging apparatus having a plurality of compartments for containing product therein and a center section interconnecting the plurality of compartments and defining a handle therein whereby the packaging apparatus can contain product separately in each of the compartments and the handle can be used to transport the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Rhone Poulenc
    Inventor: John F. Gee
  • Patent number: 5405013
    Abstract: The invention comprises a containerization system for packaging water soluble bags containing a hazardous chemical such as an agrochemical. The bags are placed in pairs wrapped in an overwrap in a vertical position inside an inner triangular shipping cell of an outer container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Inc.
    Inventor: John F. Gee
  • Patent number: 4185652
    Abstract: A subaqueous sequence valve mechanism includes one or more main valves each adapted to be disposed in the water below the surface thereof. A first expansible chamber hydraulic actuator on the main valve operates that valve and also operates a second expansible chamber device against a spring. A hydraulic pressure line or lead from a controlled source above the surface is joined to and controls the submerged actuator. The second expansible chamber is connected in sequence through a throttle valve and a pressure relief valve to one side of a movable barrier in a hydraulic accumulator. On the other side of the movable barrier the accumulator is open to the water. There is also a return, one way flow valve shunting the pressure relief valve. The accumulator is hydraulically protected by a spring loaded check valve discharging into the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1980
    Assignee: NL Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Zintz, Richard C. Fisher, John F. Gee