Patents by Inventor Michael John Maich

Michael John Maich 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).

  • Mobile incline kinetic evaporator
    Patent number: 6591515
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for drying materials wet with one or more solvents, particularly hygroscopic materials and materials wet with a high boiling point (low vapor pressure) solvent that are sensitive to heat. Wet material is loaded into a chamber, which is then sealed and caused to oscillate back and forth. Vacuum is enlisted to provide rapid evaporation of solvent at a lower temperature than possible at standard atmospheric pressure. The material is oscillated until a sudden decrease in the residual pressure of the chamber, which indicates completion of the drying cycle. Because vacuum is applied to an oscillating chamber, a rotary vacuum seal is not required to accomplish drying in accordance with the practice of the instant invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Kemet Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: John Tony Kinard, Michael John Maich, Brian John Melody, Duane Earl Stenzinger, David Alexander Wheeler, Keith Lee Moore
  • Mobile incline kinetic evaporator
    Publication number: 20030046824
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for drying materials wet with one or more solvents, particularly hygroscopic materials and materials wet with a high boiling point (low vapor pressure) solvent that are sensitive to heat. Wet material is loaded into a chamber, which is then sealed and caused to oscillate back and forth. Vacuum is enlisted to provide rapid evaporation of solvent at a lower temperature than possible at standard atmospheric pressure. The material is oscillated until a sudden decrease in the residual pressure of the chamber, which indicates completion of the drying cycle. Because vacuum is applied to an oscillating chamber, a rotary vacuum seal is not required to accomplish drying in accordance with the practice of the instant invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: John Tony Kinard, Michael John Maich, Brian John Melody, Duane Earl Stenzinger, David Alexander Wheeler, Keith Lee Moore