Patents by Inventor Nathan L. Panek

Nathan L. Panek 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).

  • Perforated plate element screen with sealed element design
    Patent number: 7510650
    Abstract: A filtering device suitable for filtering a flow of fluid in a channel includes a plurality of filter elements coupled to one another to define a filter loop. The filter loop is configured to position a filter element in the channel to filter a portion of the flow of fluid. The filtering device also includes a plurality of resilient seal members. Each seal member is coupled to one of the plurality of filter elements such that the seal member is at least partially compressed by an adjacent filter element. At least one seal member inhibits the flow of fluid between the filter element to which the seal member is attached and the adjacent filter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: WSG & Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen B. Wilcher, Robert J. Slaby, Nathan L. Panek
  • PERFORATED PLATE ELEMENT SCREEN WITH SEALED ELEMENT DESIGN
    Publication number: 20070241039
    Abstract: A filtering device suitable for filtering a flow of fluid in a channel includes a plurality of filter elements coupled to one another to define a filter loop. The filter loop is configured to position a filter element in the channel to filter a portion of the flow of fluid. The filtering device also includes a plurality of resilient seal members. Each seal member is coupled to one of the plurality of filter elements such that the seal member is at least partially compressed by an adjacent filter element. At least one seal member inhibits the flow of fluid between the filter element to which the seal member is attached and the adjacent filter element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Stephen B. Wilcher, Robert J. Slaby, Nathan L. Panek