Patents by Inventor Tanner Coker

Tanner Coker 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).

  • Reducing small colloidal particle concentrations in feed and/or byproduct fluids in the context of waterjet processing
    Patent number: 9649744
    Abstract: A waterjet system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a pressurizing device configured to pressurize a fluid, a cutting head downstream from the pressurizing device, and a catcher positioned to collect a jet from the cutting head. The system can further include a treatment assembly configured to treat a feed fluid to the pressurizing device and/or a byproduct fluid from the catcher, such as by removing submicron colloidal particles from the feed fluid and/or from the byproduct fluid. For example, the treatment assembly can include a coagulation unit, such as a chemical coagulation unit or an electrocoagulation unit, configured to coagulate the submicron colloidal particles. The pressurizing device, the cutting head, and the treatment assembly can be at different respective portions of a fluid-recycling loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: OMAX Corporation
    Inventors: Chidambaram Raghavan, Tanner Coker, Ann Thomas, James M. O'Connor, John H. Olsen
  • REDUCING SMALL COLLOIDAL PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS IN FEED AND/OR BYPRODUCT FLUIDS IN THE CONTEXT OF WATERJET PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20150174732
    Abstract: A waterjet system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a pressurizing device configured to pressurize a fluid, a cutting head downstream from the pressurizing device, and a catcher positioned to collect a jet from the cutting head. The system can further include a treatment assembly configured to treat a feed fluid to the pressurizing device and/or a byproduct fluid from the catcher, such as by removing submicron colloidal particles from the feed fluid and/or from the byproduct fluid. For example, the treatment assembly can include a coagulation unit, such as a chemical coagulation unit or an electrocoagulation unit, configured to coagulate the submicron colloidal particles. The pressurizing device, the cutting head, and the treatment assembly can be at different respective portions of a fluid-recycling loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: OMAX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chidambaram Raghavan, Tanner Coker, Scott Thomas, James M. O'Connor, John H. Olsen
  • Reducing small colloidal particle concentrations in feed and/or byproduct fluids in the context of waterjet processing
    Patent number: 9011204
    Abstract: A waterjet system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a pressurizing device configured to pressurize a fluid, a cutting head downstream from the pressurizing device, and a catcher positioned to collect a jet from the cutting head. The system can further include a treatment assembly configured to treat a feed fluid to the pressurizing device and/or a byproduct fluid from the catcher, such as by removing submicron colloidal particles from the feed fluid and/or from the byproduct fluid. For example, the treatment assembly can include a coagulation unit, such as a chemical coagulation unit or an electrocoagulation unit, configured to coagulate the submicron colloidal particles. The pressurizing device, the cutting head, and the treatment assembly can be at different respective portions of a fluid-recycling loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: OMAX Corporation
    Inventors: Chidambaram Raghavan, Tanner Coker, Scott Thomas, James M. O'Connor, John H. Olsen
  • REDUCING SMALL COLLOIDAL PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS IN FEED AND/OR BYPRODUCT FLUIDS IN THE CONTEXT OF WATERJET PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20150038055
    Abstract: A waterjet system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a pressurizing device configured to pressurize a fluid, a cutting head downstream from the pressurizing device, and a catcher positioned to collect a jet from the cutting head. The system can further include a treatment assembly configured to treat a feed fluid to the pressurizing device and/or a byproduct fluid from the catcher, such as by removing submicron colloidal particles from the feed fluid and/or from the byproduct fluid. For example, the treatment assembly can include a coagulation unit, such as a chemical coagulation unit or an electrocoagulation unit, configured to coagulate the submicron colloidal particles. The pressurizing device, the cutting head, and the treatment assembly can be at different respective portions of a fluid-recycling loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: OMAX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chidambaram Raghavan, Tanner Coker, Scott Thomas, James M. O'Connor, John H. Olsen