Patents by Inventor Leland Graves

Leland Graves 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: 11813771
    Abstract: A quality assurance system for mixing a slurry comprising at least water or other liquid and at least one flowable wet or dry mass, such as cement, sand or other suitable component, has computerized control over the loading of ingredients and has an accurate and broadly variable speed control of the loading of the ingredients. The mixing chamber has scales that provide a signal indicating the current weight of an ingredient in the mixing chamber. The broadly variable control of the loading rate of the ingredients allows more accurate control of the final weight of each ingredient added. A damping period allows system vibrations to dissipate, allowing highly accurate weights to be measured. Accurate records of the addition of each ingredient are maintained using the internal computer that controls the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Stone Table, LLC
    Inventors: John Igo, Leland Graves, Wesley Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20200276731
    Abstract: A quality assurance system for mixing a slurry comprising at least water or other liquid and at least one flowable wet or dry mass, such as cement, sand or other suitable component, has computerized control over the loading of ingredients and has an accurate and broadly variable speed control of the loading of the ingredients. The mixing chamber has scales that provide a signal indicating the current weight of an ingredient in the mixing chamber. The broadly variable control of the loading rate of the ingredients allows more accurate control of the final weight of each ingredient added. A damping period allows system vibrations to dissipate, allowing highly accurate weights to be measured. Accurate records of the addition of each ingredient are maintained using the internal computer that controls the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: John Igo, Leland Graves, Wesley Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 10695950
    Abstract: A quality assurance system for mixing a slurry comprising at least water or other liquid and at least one flowable wet or dry mass, such as cement, sand or other suitable component, has computerized control over the loading of ingredients and has an accurate and broadly variable speed control of the loading of the ingredients. The mixing chamber has scales that provide a signal indicating the current weight of an ingredient in the mixing chamber. As the desired weight of an ingredient is added to the mixing chamber, the computer slows and then stops the inflow of the current ingredient being loaded via broadly variable control of the loading of the ingredients. The broadly variable control of the loading rate of the ingredients allows more accurate control of the final weight of each ingredient added. Further, a damping period allows system vibrations to dissipate, allowing highly accurate weights to be measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: STONE TABLE, LLC
    Inventors: John Igo, Leland Graves, Wesley Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20160107132
    Abstract: A quality assurance system for mixing a slurry comprising at least water or other liquid and at least one flowable wet or dry mass, such as cement, sand or other suitable component, has computerized control over the loading of ingredients and has an accurate and broadly variable speed control of the loading of the ingredients. The mixing chamber has scales that provide a signal indicating the current weight of an ingredient in the mixing chamber. As the desired weight of an ingredient is added to the mixing chamber, the computer slows and then stops the inflow of the current ingredient being loaded via broadly variable control of the loading of the ingredients. The broadly variable control of the loading rate of the ingredients allows more accurate control of the final weight of each ingredient added. Further, a damping period allows system vibrations to dissipate, allowing highly accurate weights to be measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: John Igo, Leland Graves, Wesley Zimmerman