Patents by Inventor Albert P. Sheppard

Albert P. Sheppard 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).

  • Patent number: 4428308
    Abstract: A biomass gasification method and apparatus employs a rectangular design and linear injection of feedstock to allow compact modular design to accommodate a wide variety of energy demands with a single-size production unit which can be stacked with others for different energy output demands. The method and construction make use of a long and narrow grate in combination with an air supply system and producer gas return system which uses a down-draft technique to restrict and control by-products and to improve the efficiency of the energy conversion system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1984
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Institute
    Inventors: Jerry L. Birchfield, Albert P. Sheppard, Jr.
  • Patent number: 3962945
    Abstract: A musical instrument including an electronic organ provided with sound generators of an upper manual, a lower manual, a bass and a rhythm section. The sound generators are connected electrically to control switches in a console, these control switches being actuated by spaced horizontal, arcuately disposed, rows of main, switch actuating, pedals selectively operable by a person's left foot. The main pedals are disposed also in vertical rows corresponding to a basic note of a chord while the horizontal rows correspond to the key of each basic chord. A diode logic, in cooperation with the sound generators and control switches, dictates a prescribed chord of the lower manual sound generator to be sounded when a main pedal is depressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1976
    Assignee: Wade E. Creager
    Inventors: Wade E. Creager, Albert P. Sheppard