Patents by Inventor Richard Snoby

Richard Snoby 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).

  • Publication number: 20220008934
    Abstract: A jig concentrator apparatus has a jigging bed having a plurality of holes, a flow control valve associated with the jigging bed to control a flow of fluid, a pulsation valve connected to the flow control valve for controlling a pulsation of water or media, wherein the valve is housed under the bed, a water or fluid inlet attached to the water pulsation valve for input of water in the apparatus, and a pressured air buffer mounted on the water inlet to buffer and store air in the jig concentrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Richard SNOBY, Andrew SNOBY
  • Patent number: 9849462
    Abstract: Sifting apparatuses for stratifying raw material including a material feed-in device, a material support unit, a gas plenum, a discharge control mechanism, and a reservoir are described. The material support unit receives material from the material feed-in device and has a surface with a plurality of openings for a gaseous medium introduced from underneath the material support unit, thereby effecting loosening and stratification of the material into a layer of relatively heavier material, and a layer of relatively lighter material atop the relatively heavier material. The introduced gaseous medium originates in a pump, is collected in a pressurized reservoir, and is controlled by a metered valve prior to introduction to the material support unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: SNOBY SEPARATION SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Snoby, Andrew C. Snoby
  • Publication number: 20170072404
    Abstract: Sifting apparatuses for stratifying raw material including a material feed-in device, a material support unit, a gas plenum, a discharge control mechanism, and a reservoir are described. The material support unit receives material from the material feed-in device and has a surface with a plurality of openings for a gaseous medium introduced from underneath the material support unit, thereby effecting loosening and stratification of the material into a layer of relatively heavier material, and a layer of relatively lighter material atop the relatively heavier material. The introduced gaseous medium originates in a pump, is collected in a pressurized reservoir, and is controlled by a metered valve prior to introduction to the material support unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Richard Snoby, Andrew C. Snoby
  • Patent number: 9561510
    Abstract: A sifting apparatus for stratifying raw material includes a material feed-in device, a material support unit, a gas plenum, and a discharge control device. The material support unit receives material from the material feed-in device and has a surface having a plurality of openings for a gaseous medium introduced from underneath the material support unit, thereby effecting loosening and stratification of the material into a layer of relatively heavier material, and a layer of relatively lighter material atop the heavier material. The introduced gaseous medium originates in a pump, is collected in a pressurized reservoir and is controlled by a metered valve prior to introduction to the material support unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: SNOBY SEPARATION SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Snoby, Andrew C. Snoby
  • Publication number: 20160354789
    Abstract: A sifting apparatus for stratifying raw material includes a material feed-in device, a material support unit, a gas plenum, and a discharge control device. The material support unit receives material from the material feed-in device and has a surface having a plurality of openings for a gaseous medium introduced from underneath the material support unit, thereby effecting loosening and stratification of the material into a layer of relatively heavier material, and a layer of relatively lighter material atop the heavier material. The introduced gaseous medium originates in a pump, is collected in a pressurized reservoir and is controlled by a metered valve prior to introduction to the material support unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: Richard Snoby