Patents by Inventor Paul Musschoot

Paul Musschoot 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: 8998043
    Abstract: A vibratory apparatus includes a trough assembly comprising first and second plates, the first and second plates joined together in close proximity so as to define a space through which a fluid may pass at a high velocity, a vibration generator coupled to the trough assembly, and a frame resiliently coupled to the trough assembly. Also included is a system including the vibratory apparatus and other equipment, and a method of using the vibratory apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: General Kinematics Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald Fruit, Daniel T. Lease, Steve Massman, Stephen McCabe, Paul Musschoot, Frederick Vroman
  • Publication number: 20110114290
    Abstract: A vibratory apparatus includes a trough assembly comprising first and second plates, the first and second plates joined together in close proximity so as to define a space through which a fluid may pass at a high velocity, a vibration generator coupled to the trough assembly, and a frame resiliently coupled to the trough assembly. Also included is a system including the vibratory apparatus and other equipment, and a method of using the vibratory apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Ronald Fruit, Daniel T. Lease, Steve Massaman, Stephen McCabe, Paul Musschoot, Frederick Vroman
  • Patent number: 7735653
    Abstract: An attrition mill for reclaiming foundry sand from deposited material having lumps of used foundry sand and included material includes a housing defining a chamber for receiving the lumps of used foundry sand and included material. A base is disposed within the housing and has an elevated end defining a reject outlet adjacent a reject end of the mill and a lower end, and a discharge wall is positioned adjacent the base lower end to define a sand outlet adjacent a sand end of the mill. A resilient support is attached to the housing, and a vibratory drive is attached to the housing and includes first and second eccentrically loaded motors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: General Kinematics Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Musschoot, William G. Guptail, Steve C. Wiechmann
  • Publication number: 20090283237
    Abstract: A rotary drum and vibratory conveyor system including a single walled rotary drum positioned above a vibratory conveyor assembly. The rotary drum may be segmented with each segment having end flanges that are connected to an adjoining segment with bolts. A section or sections of the rotary drum have perforations covered by a dust hood that allow sand and media to fall from the drum through a funnel structure onto the conveyor assembly. The vibratory conveyor assembly includes upper and lower conveyors, where the upper conveyor collects the media falling from the drum and passes the sand to the lower conveyor. The media may be redirected back to the drum inlet to be reused.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: General Kinematics
    Inventors: Thomas Paul Musschoot, Richard Kempf
  • Publication number: 20080210718
    Abstract: A vibratory apparatus includes a trough assembly comprising first and second plates, the first and second plates joined together in close proximity so as to define a space through which a fluid may pass at a high velocity, a vibration generator coupled to the trough assembly, and a frame resiliently coupled to the trough assembly. Also included is a system including the vibratory apparatus and other equipment, and a method of using the vibratory apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL KINEMATICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ronald Fruit, Daniel T. Lease, Steve Massman, Stephen McCabe, Paul Musschoot, Frederick Vroman
  • Publication number: 20080017554
    Abstract: An attrition mill for reclaiming foundry sand from deposited material having lumps of used foundry sand and included material includes a housing defining a chamber for receiving the lumps of used foundry sand and included material. A base is disposed within the housing and has an elevated end defining a reject outlet adjacent a reject end of the mill and a lower end, and a discharge wall is positioned adjacent the base lower end to define a sand outlet adjacent a sand end of the mill. A resilient support is attached to the housing, and a vibratory drive is attached to the housing and includes first and second eccentrically loaded motors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL KINEMATICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Musschoot, William Guptail, Steve Wiechmann
  • Patent number: 6237749
    Abstract: A motor base for use in vibratory apparatus. The vibratory apparatus includes at least one eccentric drive having a driven shaft rotatably mounted on a moveable exciter. A motor is provided having a motor shaft which is spaced from the eccentric drive and coupled to the eccentric drive by a drive belt. Rotation of the motor is transferred by the drive belt to the eccentric drive, which generates a vibrational force. The vibrational force moves the exciter in various directions during operation of the vibratory apparatus. The motor base comprises a rigid support, such as an arm, having a free end adapted to carry the motor. The arm is supported to move about an axis of the driven shaft, so that the arm maintains a center distance between the motor shaft and the driven shaft. A resilient support, such as a compression spring, is attached to the free end of the arm, below the motor, to absorb any resulting forces acting on the arm from the movement of the exciter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: General Kinematics Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Musschoot, Richard B. Kraus