Patents by Inventor Larry Dale McConnell

Larry Dale McConnell 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).

  • Snapband filter design for horizontal bottom access collector
    Patent number: 8167969
    Abstract: A horizontal dust collector includes a plurality of elongated filter elements in a horizontally-oriented array, each filter element connected at one end to a tube sheet, and at an opposite end to a support plate. The one end of each filter element is fitted with a substantially rigid coupler having an insertion portion, a peripheral, outwardly facing groove adopted to receive a mating edge defining an aperture in the tube sheet, and a radially outwardly extending flange axially behind the annular groove for engagement with a filter element assembly tool. A tool is also provided to facilitate installation of the filter elements within the dust collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Larry Dale McConnell
  • SNAPBAND FILTER DESIGN FOR HORIZONTAL BOTTOM ACCESS COLLECTOR
    Publication number: 20100251675
    Abstract: A horizontal dust collector includes a plurality of elongated filter elements in a horizontally-oriented array, each filter element connected at one end to a tube sheet, and at an opposite end to a support plate. The one end of each filter element is fitted with a substantially rigid coupler having an insertion portion, a peripheral, outwardly facing groove adopted to receive a mating edge defining an aperture in the tube sheet, and a radially outwardly extending flange axially behind the annular groove for engagement with a filter element assembly tool. A tool is also provided to facilitate installation of the filter elements within the dust collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Larry Dale McConnell