Patents by Inventor Barry Hodge

Barry Hodge 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).

  • Refiner plates with high-strength high-performance bars
    Patent number: 7896276
    Abstract: A refiner plate for mechanical refiner of lingocelluosic material, the refiner plate including: a refining surface including bars and grooves, wherein the bars each have an upper section including a leading edge and a lower section including a root at a substrate of the plate; the upper section of the bars has a narrow width and a draft angle less than five degrees, and the lower section of the bars has a wide width greater than the narrow width of upper section and a draft angle of at least five degrees on at least one sidewall of the bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Andritz Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Antensteiner, Barry Hodge
  • REFINER PLATES WITH HIGH-STRENGTH HIGH-PERFORMANCE BARS
    Publication number: 20080210795
    Abstract: A refiner plate for mechanical refiner of lingocelluosic material, the refiner plate including: a refining surface including bars and grooves, wherein the bars each have an upper section including a leading edge and a lower section including a root at a substrate of the plate; the upper section of the bars has a narrow width and a draft angle less than five degrees, and the lower section of the bars has a wide width greater than the narrow width of upper section and a draft angle of at least five degrees on at least one sidewall of the bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: ANDRITZ INC.
    Inventors: Peter Antensteiner, Barry Hodge