Patents by Inventor Ryan K. BERGMAN

Ryan K. BERGMAN 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).

  • Mixing systems, methods, and devices with extendible impellers
    Patent number: 10350557
    Abstract: A mixing device includes a base, shaft, impeller sleeve, and impeller blades. The base can be constructed for releasable attachment to an opening of a container, such as a 55-gallon drum. The shaft extends from the base and is coupled thereto such that rotation can be transmitted to the shaft by way of or through the base. The impeller sleeve is mounted on the shaft and supports the impeller blades. Each impeller blade includes an attachment leg and a stirring leg extending from the attachment leg. The impeller blades are supported so as to transition from a collapsed position with the stirring leg proximal to a central axis of the shaft to an extended position with the stirring leg distal from the central axis when the shaft is rotated. Each impeller blade can be formed of a plastic, such as a glass-filled polypropylene or glass-filled nylon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: BAYER CROPSCIENCE LP
    Inventors: Douglas J. Mattson, John F. Gee, Jeffrey R. Susalla, Ryan K. Bergman, Ronald R. Renkel, Jr.
  • MIXING SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES WITH EXTENDIBLE IMPELLERS
    Publication number: 20170266632
    Abstract: A mixing device includes a base, shaft, impeller sleeve, and impeller blades. The base can be constructed for releasable attachment to an opening of a container, such as a 55-gallon drum. The shaft extends from the base and is coupled thereto such that rotation can be transmitted to the shaft by way of or through the base. The impeller sleeve is mounted on the shaft and supports the impeller blades. Each impeller blade includes an attachment leg and a stirring leg extending from the attachment leg. The impeller blades are supported so as to transition from a collapsed position with the stirring leg proximal to a central axis of the shaft to an extended position with the stirring leg distal from the central axis when the shaft is rotated. Each impeller blade can be formed of a plastic, such as a glass-filled polypropylene or glass-filled nylon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Douglas J. MATTSON, John F. GEE, Jeffrey R. SUSALLA, Ryan K. BERGMAN, Ronald R. RENKEL, JR.
  • Mixing systems, methods, and devices with extendible impellers
    Patent number: 9713799
    Abstract: A mixing device includes a base, shaft, impeller sleeve, and impeller blades. The base can be constructed for releasable attachment to an opening of a container, such as a 55-gallon drum. The shaft extends from the base and is coupled thereto such that rotation can be transmitted to the shaft by way of or through the base. The impeller sleeve is mounted on the shaft and supports the impeller blades. Each impeller blade includes an attachment leg and a stirring leg extending from the attachment leg. The impeller blades are supported so as to transition from a collapsed position with the stirring leg proximal to a central axis of the shaft to an extended position with the stirring leg distal from the central axis when the shaft is rotated. Each impeller blade can be formed of a plastic, such as a glass-filled polypropylene or glass-filled nylon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience LP
    Inventors: Douglas J. Mattson, John F. Gee, Jeffrey R. Susalla, Ryan K. Bergman, Ronald R. Renkel, Jr.
  • MIXING SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES WITH EXTENDIBLE IMPELLERS
    Publication number: 20150165396
    Abstract: A mixing device includes a base, shaft, impeller sleeve, and impeller blades. The base can be constructed for releasable attachment to an opening of a container, such as a 55-gallon drum. The shaft extends from the base and is coupled thereto such that rotation can be transmitted to the shaft by way of or through the base. The impeller sleeve is mounted on the shaft and supports the impeller blades. Each impeller blade includes an attachment leg and a stirring leg extending from the attachment leg. The impeller blades are supported so as to transition from a collapsed position with the stirring leg proximal to a central axis of the shaft to an extended position with the stirring leg distal from the central axis when the shaft is rotated. Each impeller blade can be formed of a plastic, such as a glass-filled polypropylene or glass-filled nylon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Douglas J. MATTSON, John F. GEE, Jeffrey R. SUSALLA, Ryan K. BERGMAN, Ronald R. RENKEL, JR.