Patents by Inventor Nathan Lee Torberson

Nathan Lee Torberson 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: 10300508
    Abstract: A screening machine includes a rotary trommel screen having an overall length. The rotary trommel screen has an inlet and an outlet end. The screening machine includes a first collection area proximate to the inlet end and under the rotary trommel screen. The first collection area corresponds to at least 65 percent of the overall length of the trommel screen. The screening machine includes a second collection area proximate to the outlet end and under the rotary trommel screen. The second collection area corresponds to the remainder of the overall length of the trommel screen not corresponding to the first collection area. The first and second collection areas are configured to separate a first and second product respectively. Sections of the trommel screen corresponding to the first and second collection areas are configured such that a size of the first product is different than a size of the second product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Scott Eberts, Jason Luke, Nathan Lee Torberson, Curtis A. Strand, Jeremy W. Handel, Erin C. Lachman, Douglas L. Dubs
  • Publication number: 20180340593
    Abstract: A rotary machine includes a vessel that defines an interior for receiving materials. The vessel is mounted to rotate about an axis of rotation that extends through the vessel. The rotary machine also includes a sprocket mounted circumferentially about an exterior of the vessel so as to encircle the axis of rotation of the vessel. The sprocket includes a plurality of sprocket teeth. The sprocket defines a sprocket pitch diameter and a sprocket addendum diameter. The rotary machine also includes a drive wheel that intermeshes with the sprocket for driving rotation of the vessel about the axis of rotation of the vessel. The drive wheel includes a plurality of rollers that are received between the sprocket teeth of the sprocket. The rollers each have a roller diameter and a roller axis. The rollers are rotatable about their respective roller axes. The drive wheel has a drive wheel pitch diameter defined by the roller axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventor: Nathan Lee Torberson
  • Publication number: 20160354806
    Abstract: A screening machine includes a rotary trommel screen having an overall length. The rotary trommel screen has an inlet and an outlet end. The screening machine includes a first collection area proximate to the inlet end and under the rotary trommel screen. The first collection area corresponds to at least 65 percent of the overall length of the trommel screen. The screening machine includes a second collection area proximate to the outlet end and under the rotary trommel screen. The second collection area corresponds to the remainder of the overall length of the trommel screen not corresponding to the first collection area. The first and second collection areas are configured to separate a first and second product respectively. Sections of the trommel screen corresponding to the first and second collection areas are configured such that a size of the first product is different than a size of the second product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth Scott Eberts, Jason Luke, Nathan Lee Torberson, Curtis A. Strand, Jeremy W. Handel, Erin C. Lachman, Douglas L. Dubs