Patents by Inventor Austin Colter Matthews

Austin Colter Matthews 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).

  • Hopper apparatuses for processing a bulk solid, and related systems and methods
    Patent number: 9969553
    Abstract: A hopper apparatus comprises a movable wall comprising opposing walls movably connected to a support assembly and oriented at acute angles relative to a central vertical axis of the support assembly, and movement control devices configured and positioned to move the opposing walls along the support assembly to control dimensions of a discharge outlet at least partially defined by converging ends of the opposing walls; a liner assembly comprising liner structures at least partially overlying inner surfaces of the opposing walls and configured to remain at least partially stationary relative to the opposing walls during movement of the opposing walls; and pressure sensors between the inner surfaces of opposing walls and portions of the liner structures thereover. A bulk solids processing system and a method of processing a bulk solid are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
    Inventors: Tyler Lott Westover, John Chadron Benjamin Ryan, Austin Colter Matthews, Sergio Hernandez
  • HOPPER APPARATUSES FOR PROCESSING A BULK SOLID, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20180044113
    Abstract: A hopper apparatus comprises a movable wall comprising opposing walls movably connected to a support assembly and oriented at acute angles relative to a central vertical axis of the support assembly, and movement control devices configured and positioned to move the opposing walls along the support assembly to control dimensions of a discharge outlet at least partially defined by converging ends of the opposing walls; a liner assembly comprising liner structures at least partially overlying inner surfaces of the opposing walls and configured to remain at least partially stationary relative to the opposing walls during movement of the opposing walls; and pressure sensors between the inner surfaces of opposing walls and portions of the liner structures thereover. A bulk solids processing system and a method of processing a bulk solid are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Tyler Lott Westover, John Chadron Benjamin Ryan, Austin Colter Matthews, Sergio Hernandez