Patents by Inventor Maxwell G. Hood

Maxwell G. Hood 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).

  • Reclamation of unset concrete aggregates
    Patent number: 4207176
    Abstract: Apparatus for reclaiming aggregate from unset concrete comprising an inclined rotating drum, a reservoir space in the drum, and means for separating the slurry in the reservoir from aggregate in the reservoir, the slurry exiting from the lower end of the drum and the aggregate exiting from the upper part of the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1980
    Assignee: Fowler Rex Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: Maxwell G. Hood
  • Reclamation of cement slurry
    Patent number: 4192745
    Abstract: The invention relates to the re-utilization of cement slurry previously regarded as waste. The method involves separating water from the slurry so as to concentrate it, agitating the concentrated slurry so as to keep it in uniform disperson and disposing of the concentrate by mixing it in controlled proportion with fresh concrete. Apparatus is described which concentrates cement slurry and stores it as a suspension of suitably uniform density for disposal in the above manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1980
    Assignee: Fowlerex Pty. Limited
    Inventor: Maxwell G. Hood