Patents by Inventor Lloyd M. Thorndyke

Lloyd M. Thorndyke 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: 5580006
    Abstract: A crusher adapted to process a feedstock. The crusher includes a pair of crusher rolls for processing a feedstock, the crusher rolls being disposed in a spaced apart relationship with an axis of each crusher roll parallel to one another. Each crusher roll has a plurality of toothed sprockets spaced along the axis of the crusher roll by a spacer disposed between adjacent sprockets. The sprockets of one crusher roll are interleaved with the sprockets of the other crusher roll such that the sprockets of one crusher roll are aligned with the spacers of the other crusher roll. A lateral displacement device is operably coupled to the pair of crusher rolls and is shiftable between a first position wherein the sprockets and spacers of the pair of crusher rolls are interleaved and a second disengaged position wherein the sprockets and spacers of the pair of crusher rolls are disengaged. The lateral displacement device has a biasing member acting to urge the pair of crusher rolls into the interleaved position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignee: Recyclights, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas J. Hennenfent, Lloyd M. Thorndyke
  • Patent number: 4449164
    Abstract: The cooling of electronic modules on a circuit board is improved by the use of heat sinks comprising a plurality of longitudinal fins projecting from the modules. Individual tubes communicating with an air plenum fit around and part way along each heat sink. Air drawn from or forced into the plenum causes air flow within the tubes and along the fins to cool them and the modules to which they are attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1984
    Assignee: Control Data Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas M. Carlson, Randall L. Ohman, Lloyd M. Thorndyke