Patents by Inventor Brent F. Minet

Brent F. Minet 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).

  • Patent number: 5394737
    Abstract: An apparatus for testing the permeability of shredded elastomeric material which contains a vessel, a bed of tire chips in the vessel, and a fluid inlet which communicates with a first fluid outlet and a second fluid outlet through the bed of tire chips. The first fluid outlet is provided with a cap for optionally preventing fluid flow through it. The second fluid outlet is higher than both the fluid inlet and the first fluid outlet. A plate located above the bed of tire chips is used to compress the tire chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: Steve Washuta
    Inventors: William A. Prange, Brent F. Minet
  • Patent number: 5372459
    Abstract: A process for producing a landfill from a specified landfill site is disclosed. In the first step of this process, leachate from the landfill site is collected. Thereafter a specified shredded material is contacted with the leachate to age it, the horizontal permeability of the aged shredded material is then tested with a specified permeability tester; if the test is successful, the shredded material is used in the landfill and covered with waste material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Assignee: Steve Washuta
    Inventors: William A. Prange, Brent F. Minet