Patents by Inventor Allan Nettleton

Allan Nettleton 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).

  • Apparatus for uniform feeding of powders
    Patent number: 7713043
    Abstract: An apparatus for and a method of feeding powders to a subsequent processing step. In particular, the apparatus includes a first hopper, a first metering brush feed, an intermediate chamber, a second distribution brush, a level sensor, and a supply hopper to deliver powder to a pair of rollers. In one embodiment, the hopper is fitted to the roller diameter to produce a uniform, ribbon or free-standing sheets suitable for air-breathing battery and fuel cell electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Quantumsphere, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Brian Dopp, Allan Nettleton
  • Apparatus for uniform feeding of powders
    Publication number: 20070092593
    Abstract: An apparatus for and a method of feeding powders to a subsequent processing step. In particular, the apparatus includes a first hopper, a first metering brush feed, an intermediate chamber, a second distribution brush, a level sensor, and a supply hopper to deliver powder to a pair of rollers. In one embodiment, the hopper is fitted to the roller diameter to produce a uniform, ribbon or free-standing sheets suitable for air-breathing battery and fuel cell electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Dopp, Allan Nettleton