Patents by Inventor Patrick S. Mitchell

Patrick S. Mitchell 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: 5370510
    Abstract: A pump device for metering and/or feeding liquid materials, particularly colorants and plasticizers for molded plastics. The pump consists of a linear metering tube which is straight throughout of length of the compression zone, thereby reducing stress and fatigue on the tube, thus prolonging tube life. The metering tube is compressed by compression rollers attached to an endless drive belt which moves within a track cut into a housing. In another embodiment of this invention, wherein the linear metering tube is inclined slightly, stresses on the tube are distributed over the tube by the gradual compression of the tube. The pump provides for simple, precise, long-life dispensing of polymer additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Assignee: Bee Chemical Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Sinclair, Patrick S. Mitchell