Patents by Inventor Marvin R. Mentzer

Marvin R. Mentzer 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: 6042263
    Abstract: A mechanical device that dynamically, through the change in velocity-caused sheer planes, effectively produces a more homogenized mixed phase flow stream downstream from a non-homogenized phase concentrated stream. The device is unique in that it does not rely on physical contact with mechanical surfaces of each phase in the stream to re-direct the phases into a re-distributed mixture. This effect is generated dynamically with the pressure differentials caused by sheer planes and dynamic recirculation zones at different velocities. This differential pressure gradient is developed by inserting a pre-designed non-aerodynamic symmetrical device in a mixed phase flow path to produce a re-circulating flow disrupting the laminar flow characteristics. The diffuser design is based on a proprietary calculation methodology based on the physical arrangement of the stream containment. This arrangement may be rectangular, conical, round, oval, multi-sided or annular in configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Inventors: Marvin R. Mentzer, Diane Mentzer, legal representative