Patents Assigned to Sparkler Filters, Inc.
  • Nutsche process filter drive unit
    Patent number: 5139667
    Abstract: A drive unit for a nutsche filter which includes a drive shaft assembly and an impeller shaft assembly which rotate together but which telescope relative to one another. Moving parts of the overall drive shaft assembly are enclosed for protection from corrosion and wear problems. The drive unit is supported above a filter vessel and enters the vessel through a sealed opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: Sparkler Filters, Inc.
    Inventor: James T. Reneau, Jr.
  • Solar energy powered heat generator
    Patent number: 4108158
    Abstract: A solar energy powered heat generator is especially designed for economical manufacture and maintenance by incorporating a plurality of triangular shaped mirrors interconnected into an inverted cone for collecting solar energy. A coiled length of tubing is disposed centrally of the cone for heat transfer. Preferably, a plurality of such cones with a respective plurality of such coils are interconnected to enable collection of solar energy as the sun orbits without using a sun tracking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1978
    Assignee: Sparkler Filters, Inc.
    Inventor: Aloysius C. Kracklauer