Patents by Inventor Paul William Gallagher

Paul William Gallagher 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).

  • Desolventizer toaster with convective current recycle
    Patent number: 11976881
    Abstract: A desolventizer for processing solvent-wet solid material may include a thermal recirculation loop to increase thermal performance. In some examples, the desolventizer includes a housing, an ejector, and a vent. The housing contains a first tray and a second tray vertically elevated above the first tray to define a processing space. The ejector has an inlet located between the first tray and the second tray and an outlet also located between the first tray and the second tray. The vent has an inlet located between the first tray and the second tray. In operation, the ejector can draw gas from the processing space via the inlet and discharge the gas through the outlet back into the processing space, creating a recirculation loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: CROWN IRON WORKS COMPANY
    Inventors: Benjamin Wayne Floan, George E. Anderson, Paul William Gallagher
  • DESOLVENTIZER TOASTER WITH CONVECTIVE CURRENT RECYCLE
    Publication number: 20210199379
    Abstract: A desolventizer for processing solvent-wet solid material may include a thermal recirculation loop to increase thermal performance. In some examples, the desolventizer includes a housing, an ejector, and a vent. The housing contains a first tray and a second tray vertically elevated above the first tray to define a processing space. The ejector has an inlet located between the first tray and the second tray and an outlet also located between the first tray and the second tray. The vent has an inlet located between the first tray and the second tray. In operation, the ejector can draw gas from the processing space via the inlet and discharge the gas through the outlet back into the processing space, creating a recirculation loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Benjamin Wayne Floan, George E. Anderson, Paul William Gallagher