Patents by Inventor Melvin A. Richardson

Melvin A. Richardson 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).

  • System for mounting and unloading rail cars and methods of using them
    Patent number: 11679945
    Abstract: A system for loading/unloading solid materials from an open top rail car is described. The system may comprise suitable safety features, structural reinforcement and loading features to permit operation of the system by a single operator in a safe manner. In some examples, the system comprises a crawler excavator reversibly coupled to a sled attachment to permit movement of the crawler excavator along a top surface of an open top rail car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Transloading Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald W Connor, Melvin A Richardson
  • SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING AND UNLOADING RAIL CARS AND METHODS OF USING THEM
    Publication number: 20230088969
    Abstract: A system for loading/unloading solid materials from an open top rail car is described. The system may comprise suitable safety features, structural reinforcement and loading features to permit operation of the system by a single operator in a safe manner. In some examples, the system comprises a crawler excavator reversibly coupled to a sled attachment to permit movement of the crawler excavator along a top surface of an open top rail car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Gerald W. Connor, Melvin A. Richardson
  • System for mounting and unloading rail cars and methods of using them
    Patent number: 11046536
    Abstract: A system for loading/unloading solid materials from an open top rail car is described. The system may comprise suitable safety features, structural reinforcement and loading features to permit operation of the system by a single operator in a safe manner. In some examples, the system comprises a crawler excavator reversibly coupled to a sled attachment to permit movement of the crawler excavator along a top surface of an open top rail car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Transloading Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald W Connor, Melvin A. Richardson
  • SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING AND UNLOADING RAIL CARS AND METHODS OF USING THEM
    Publication number: 20200239243
    Abstract: A system for loading/unloading solid materials from an open top rail car is described. The system may comprise suitable safety features, structural reinforcement and loading features to permit operation of the system by a single operator in a safe manner. In some examples, the system comprises a crawler excavator reversibly coupled to a sled attachment to permit movement of the crawler excavator along a top surface of an open top rail car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Gerald W Connor, Melvin A. Richardson
  • Methods of improving combustion of solid fuels
    Patent number: 9206369
    Abstract: A method comprising applying a chemical change reagent to coal prior to combustion of the coal is provided. In some instances, the chemical change reagent can include an effective amount of a material to reduce NOx emissions, SOx emissions, or both from combustion of the coal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Inventors: Melvin A. Richardson, James E. Lester
  • Methods of improving combustion of solid fuels
    Patent number: 8915978
    Abstract: A method comprising applying a chemical change reagent to coal prior to combustion of the coal is provided. In some instances, the chemical change reagent can include an effective amount of a material to reduce NOx emissions, SOx emissions, or both from combustion of the coal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Inventors: Melvin A. Richardson, James E. Lester, Joseph W. Hundley
  • METHODS OF IMPROVING COMBUSTION OF SOLID FUELS
    Publication number: 20120311924
    Abstract: A method comprising applying a chemical change reagent to coal prior to combustion of the coal is provided. In some instances, the chemical change reagent can include an effective amount of a material to reduce NOx emissions, SOx emissions, or both from combustion of the coal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Melvin A. Richardson, James E. Lester, Joseph W. Hundley
  • Apparatus for unloading open top railroad cars
    Patent number: 6190106
    Abstract: An apparatus for unloading open top railroad cars, especially hopper cars, comprising a crawler excavator having a pair of tracked treads and a hinged arm with a bucket thereon able to rotate a fill 360 degrees and to move forward and rearward atop the open top railroad cars, an attachment on the crawler with side extensions to hold the crawler atop the rail cars due to the side extensions slidably resting atop the sides of the rail cars and a portable ramp by which the crawler excavator can mount the ends of the cars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Inventors: Melvin A. Richardson, James M. Hoye