Patents by Inventor Brian Keith Allardice

Brian Keith Allardice 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).

  • Centrifugal blade lock and release device for a blast wheel machine
    Patent number: 10335923
    Abstract: A wheel assembly for a centrifugal blast wheel machine includes a blast wheel and several blades configured to throw blast media introduced into the blast wheel against a work piece. Each blade includes a first side having a first rail portion that extends along a length of the first side and a second side having a second rail portion that extends along a length of the second side. Each rail portion has a locking member positioned on an outside surface of the rail portion adjacent a first end of the blade. Each rail portion further has a contact surface that is configured to engage a surface of a seat of the blast wheel. Each blade further includes a positioning knob located on the first contact surface to prevent the blade from inadvertently being removed from the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: WHEELABRATOR GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas J. Kim, Brian Keith Allardice
  • CENTRIFUGAL BLADE LOCK AND RELEASE DEVICE FOR A BLAST WHEEL MACHINE
    Publication number: 20190061106
    Abstract: A wheel assembly for a centrifugal blast wheel machine includes a blast wheel and several blades configured to throw blast media introduced into the blast wheel against a work piece. Each blade includes a first side having a first rail portion that extends along a length of the first side and a second side having a second rail portion that extends along a length of the second side. Each rail portion has a locking member positioned on an outside surface of the rail portion adjacent a first end of the blade. Each rail portion further has a contact surface that is configured to engage a surface of a seat of the blast wheel. Each blade further includes a positioning knob located on the first contact surface to prevent the blade from inadvertently being removed from the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Douglas J. Kim, Brian Keith Allardice