Patents by Inventor Benjamin Yen

Benjamin Yen 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).

  • Batch-style bottom-discharge rotary debarker
    Patent number: 9914241
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of batch-style bottom-discharge rotary debarkers for removing bark from a batch of logs in a bin and discharging debarked logs from a bottom of the bin. In some embodiments, the bin includes four walls and an opening in its bottom. In some embodiments, the debarkers include a plurality of rotors, a plurality of chutes, and a plurality of conveyor belt systems for carrying bark and logs away from the bin. In some embodiments, the debarkers include an internal gate which can be moved between a debarking configuration and an unloading configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Acrowood Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Tian, Benjamin Yen
  • BATCH-STYLE BOTTOM-DISCHARGE ROTARY DEBARKER
    Publication number: 20160214271
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of batch-style bottom-discharge rotary debarkers for removing bark from a batch of logs in a bin and discharging debarked logs from a bottom of the bin. In some embodiments, the bin includes four walls and an opening in its bottom. In some embodiments, the debarkers include a plurality of rotors, a plurality of chutes, and a plurality of conveyor belt systems for carrying bark and logs away from the bin. In some embodiments, the debarkers include an internal gate which can be moved between a debarking configuration and an unloading configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Jun Tian, Benjamin Yen