Patents by Inventor Nigel Harlow

Nigel Harlow 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).

  • Floor for lautering vessels
    Patent number: 4361080
    Abstract: Disclosed is a real floor for a lauter tun comprising a plurality of elongated linear troughs, each trough extending unobstructed across the bottom of the vessel and each forming a relatively shallow upward opening V-shape. The elements making up the floor are shaped to provide the lauter tun floor with a circular profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1982
    Assignee: Henry Balfour & Company Ltd.
    Inventors: David K. Smith, Nigel Harlow, Samuel W. Maxfield
  • Lautering apparatus
    Patent number: 4327631
    Abstract: A rotary lautering machine is provided vertical blades, each blade having a pivotally attached sweeping foot. The sweeping feet are rotated from a first lautering position to a second sweeping position by pressure exerted on the feet by material in the lautering vessel. When the lautering machine rotates in one direction, the feet pivot to the lautering position. When the machine rotates in the opposite direction, the feet pivot to the sweeping position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1982
    Assignee: Henry Balfour & Co.
    Inventors: David K. Smith, Nigel Harlow, Samuel W. Maxfield, James Mitchell