Patents Assigned to Ludowici Australia Pty. Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20140217008
    Abstract: A vibrating centrifuge having a separation screen that is rotated and vibrated to separate a material, typically slurry (e.g. coal slurry). The separation screen is vibrated by a vibrator, such as an unbalanced motor. One or more constraint members, preferably leaf springs, are provided that restrict vibration generated by the vibrator to a single degree of freedom that is parallel to the drive shaft axis. The vibrating centrifuge has a biasing member in the form of a compression spring to tune the vibration frequency. Optionally a tuning mass can also be used to tune the vibration frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Ludowici Australia Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Robert Angus, Anthony Elliott
  • Patent number: 8371450
    Abstract: A screening module for a screening assembly includes a panel member defining a plurality of screening apertures; and a support arrangement with which the panel member is fast. The support arrangement includes a plurality of strengthening arrays arranged, in use, beneath the panel member, each strengthening array comprising a skirt portion bounding an area on a bottom surface of the panel member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Ludowici Australia Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Ronald Keith McGregor, Ronald Leslie Johnson
  • Publication number: 20120273397
    Abstract: A screen panel for use in a vibrating screen device. The screen panel has a plurality of in-flow slots and cross-flow slots arranged in a regular pattern to provide enhanced open area for a given slot size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: LUDOWICI AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
    Inventors: Peter Martin Olsen, Bradley Alan Pryde
  • Patent number: 8256623
    Abstract: A screen panel for use in a vibrating screen device. The screen panel has a plurality of in-flow slots and cross-flow slots arranged in a regular pattern to provide enhanced open area for a given slot size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Ludowici Australia Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Martin Olsen, Bradley Alan Pryde
  • Patent number: 8257587
    Abstract: A horizontal centrifugal scroll screen apparatus including: a housing; a frusto-conical screen assembly mounted within the housing and having an outer inlet end and an inner discharge end, the screen assembly being mounted for driven rotation via a base-of-spoke piece disposed across the inner discharge end thereof; and a frusto-conical scroll assembly coaxially mounted for differential driven rotation within the screen assembly and including an outer closed end in the proximity of the outer inlet end of the screen assembly and being adapted to direct material to be screened from a material supply conduit to the outer inlet end of the screen assembly for screening and conveyance to an outlet provided in the base-of-spoke piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Ludowici Australia Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert Bruce Angus, Michael Trench, Maurice Ross Munro, Stephen Thomas Wilmot, Stephen John Walsh, Terrance Shane McLoughlin
  • Patent number: 8127932
    Abstract: The invention provides a screen module for use on vibratory screening apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Ludowici Australia Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Michael Trench, Sasha Birtasevic, George Gruevski, Kishor Ravi Thekkuveetil
  • Patent number: 8123043
    Abstract: A screening module retaining assembly 10 includes a body member 12 defining a passage 14. The body member 12 further includes a locating formation 16, associated with a first end 18 of the body member 12, for engaging a screening module to assist in retaining the screening module relative to a screen deck A retaining element 20 is displaceably arranged in the passage 14, the retaining element 20 being displaceable between a first, non-retaining position in which the retaining element 20 is accessible from the first end of the body member 12 and a second, retaining position in which the retaining element 20 is received within the passage 14 and acts on at least a part of the body member 12 for retaining the body member 12 in position relative to a component of the screen deck. A head portion 22 of the retaining element 20 defines a receiving formation 40 for receiving a complementary formation of the screening module to assist in laterally retaining the screening module relative to the screen deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Ludowici Australia Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Ron K. McGregor, Ron Johnson
  • Patent number: 8113357
    Abstract: A screening module 10 comprises a frame component 12 to be secured to an underlying screen deck, in use. A screening panel 14 is carried by the frame component 12. The screening panel 14 comprises an operatively upper screening surface 16 and a support structure 18 underlying the screening surface 16 with a plurality of spaced protrusions 20 being supported by and standing proud of the support structure 18. Operatively upper ends of the protrusions 20 lie substantially in a plane of the screening surface 16 and the protrusions 20 define a plurality of screening apertures 22 in the screening surface 16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Ludowici Australia Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Ronald Leslie Johnson, Peter Martin Olsen, Warren Anthony Spinks
  • Patent number: 8028840
    Abstract: A screening module (10) for a screening assembly includes a panel member (12) defining a plurality of screening apertures; and a support arrangement (16) with which the panel member (12) is fast. The support arrangement (16) includes a plurality of strengthening arrays (22) arranged, in use, beneath the panel member (12), each strengthening array (22) comprising a skirt portion (24) bounding an area on a bottom surface of the panel member (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Ludowici Australia Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Ronald Keith McGregor, Ronald Leslie Johnson
  • Publication number: 20110049019
    Abstract: A screening module for a screening assembly includes a panel member defining a plurality of screening apertures; and a support arrangement with which the panel member is fast. The support arrangement includes a plurality of strengthening arrays arranged, in use, beneath the panel member, each strengthening array comprising a skirt portion bounding an area on a bottom surface of the panel member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: LUDOWICI AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
    Inventors: Ronald Keith McGregor, Ronald Leslie Johnson
  • Patent number: 7841476
    Abstract: A screening module retaining member 10 includes a body member 12 defining a passage 16. A retaining element 14 is displaceably arranged in the passage 16. The retaining element 14 is displaceable between a first, non-retaining position in which the retaining member is accessible from a first end of the body member 12 and a second, retaining position in which the retaining element 14 is received within the passage 16 and acts on at least a part 20 of the body member 12 for retaining the body member 12 in position relative to a component of a screen deck. A locating arrangement 22 is associated with the first end of the body member 12 for locating a screening module relative to the screen deck and for inhibiting lateral movement of the screening module relative to the body member 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Ludowici Australia Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Ronald Leslie Johnson, Ronald Keith McGregor
  • Publication number: 20100282649
    Abstract: A clip rail comprises an elongated body having a first end and a second end. The elongated body defines an upper recess configured to engage with one or more screen panels, the elongated body further defines a lower recess configured to engage a support member of a screening apparatus. Each of the first end and second end includes a two-platform structure, the two-platform structure configured to engage with another two-platform structure, wherein the first platform is offset from the second platform. Further, the first platform is adjacent to the second platform, and the second platform is laterally and vertically offset from the first platform, and the first platform is in a first plane and the second platform is in a second plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Ludowici Australia Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Robert Bruce Angus
  • Patent number: D598478
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Ludowici Australia Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: Peter Olsen