Patents by Inventor Alex KOKOURINE

Alex KOKOURINE 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).

  • Feed flow conditioner for particulate feed materials
    Patent number: 9845992
    Abstract: A feed charging device comprises a holding vessel having an interior chamber for holding a reserve of a solid particulate feed material in a fluidized state, wherein the feed material is held in said fluidized state in a lower zone of the interior chamber. The feed material is supplied to the interior chamber through at least one outlet opening, and is discharged from the interior chamber through at least one outlet opening. The at least one outlet opening is in flow communication with the lower zone of the interior chamber. A gas supply means supplies a fluidizing gas to the lower zone of the interior chamber, and an outlet conduit in flow communication with the at least one outlet opening receives said feed material discharged from the interior chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: HATCH, LTD.
    Inventors: Alex Kokourine, Maciej Jastrzebski, Kamal Adham
  • FEED FLOW CONDITIONER FOR PARTICULATE FEED MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20160138867
    Abstract: A feed charging device comprises a holding vessel having an interior chamber for holding a reserve of a solid particulate feed material in a fluidized state, wherein the feed material is held in said fluidized state in a lower zone of the interior chamber. The feed material is supplied to the interior chamber through at least one outlet opening, and is discharged from the interior chamber through at least one outlet opening. The at least one outlet opening is in flow communication with the lower zone of the interior chamber. A gas supply means supplies a fluidizing gas to the lower zone of the interior chamber, and an outlet conduit in flow communication with the at least one outlet opening receives said feed material discharged from the interior chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Alex KOKOURINE, Maciej JASTRZEBSKI, Kamal ADHAM