Patents by Inventor Neil James HEWITT

Neil James HEWITT 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).

  • Method and apparatus for pressing oilseed to extract oil therefrom
    Patent number: 10550352
    Abstract: A method of extracting oil from oilseed comprising pressing seeds within a screw press including a screw auger rotatably mounted within a cylindrical expeller body, wherein the expeller body comprises a feed section, a compression section, and a discharge section, wherein at least one outlet is provided in the expeller body, preferably in or adjacent the feed section of the expeller, said method comprising the step of controlling the temperature of at least the compression section of the expeller by means such that the temperature of the material within the compression section does not exceed the glass transition temperature of the seeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: University of Ulster
    Inventors: Neil James Hewitt, Marcio Fernandes Novaes
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESSING OILSEED TO EXTRACT OIL THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20170107447
    Abstract: A method of extracting oil from oilseed comprising pressing seeds within a screw press including a screw auger rotatably mounted within a cylindrical expeller body, wherein the expeller body comprises a feed section, a compression section, and a discharge section, wherein at least one outlet is provided in the expeller body, preferably in or adjacent the feed section of the expeller, said method comprising the step of controlling the temperature of at least the compression section of the expeller by means such that the temperature of the material within the compression section does not exceed the glass transition temperature of the seeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Neil James HEWITT, Marcio Fernandes NOVAES