Patents by Inventor Keith WOOLARD

Keith WOOLARD 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).

  • Publication number: 20240159627
    Abstract: A scanning device for an air filter being arranged to be mounted in a circular duct, comprising: a driving unit and a sampling unit, wherein the driving unit comprises an inner magnetic member and an inner magnetic member support element and an outer magnetic member and a circular guiding rail wherein the sampling unit comprises a central rotation axis and a probe nozzle, the probe nozzle is driven to rotate around the central rotation axis by a force of attraction between the inner magnetic member and the outer magnetic member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Lim Boon HAN, Xin CHEN, Keith WOOLARD, Kwang Chueng LEE, Aaron WARNER
  • Patent number: 11278921
    Abstract: An aerosol distributor for filter leakage detection in a gas filtration system, said aerosol distributor being configured to be positioned in a gas stream upstream of the filter, said aerosol distributor comprising: a rotatable distributor housing comprising a hub in fluid connection with two or more radial chambers evenly distributed around said hub, the distributor housing having an inlet for admitting a test aerosol from an aerosol source via the hub into the radial chambers, each radial chamber being elongated, sealed at a distal end, and provided with a plurality of outlet holes distributed along the length thereof for releasing the aerosol from the radial chamber into a gas stream surrounding the aerosol distributor, and wherein said aerosol distributor further comprises an actuator configured to rotate the distributor housing around a central axis thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Camfil AB
    Inventor: Keith Woolard
  • Publication number: 20200391233
    Abstract: An aerosol distributor for filter leakage detection in a gas filtration system, said aerosol distributor being configured to be positioned in a gas stream upstream of the filter, said aerosol distributor comprising: a rotatable distributor housing comprising a hub in fluid connection with two or more radial chambers evenly distributed around said hub, the distributor housing having an inlet for admitting a test aerosol from an aerosol source via the hub into the radial chambers, each radial chamber being elongated, sealed at a distal end, and provided with a plurality of outlet holes distributed along the length thereof for releasing the aerosol from the radial chamber into a gas stream surrounding the aerosol distributor, and wherein said aerosol distributor further comprises an actuator configured to rotate the distributor housing around a central axis thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventor: Keith WOOLARD