Patents by Inventor Brian S. Moreland

Brian S. Moreland 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: 8814509
    Abstract: An internally-cooled centrifugal compressor having a shaped casing and a diaphragm disposed within the shaped casing having a gas side and a coolant side so that heat from a gas flowing though the gas side is extracted via the coolant side. An impeller disposed within the diaphragm has a stage inlet on one side and a stage outlet for delivering a pressurized gas to a downstream connection. The coolant side of the diaphragm includes at least one passageway for directing a coolant in a substantially counter-flow direction from the flow of gas through the gas side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Dresser-Rand Company
    Inventors: James J. Moore, Andrew H. Lerche, Brian S. Moreland
  • Patent number: 8267240
    Abstract: An auger conveyor includes a housing, at least one first mounting bracket, at least one second mounting bracket, an auger screw and one or more auger support assemblies. The first mounting bracket has a first landing and the second mounting bracket has a second landing. The first and second mounting brackets are attached to the housing at diametrically opposite positions. The one or more auger support assemblies each have a lateral member connected to a bushing assembly. The auger screw has a rotational axis and is rotatably mounted relative to the bushing assembly. First and second ends of the lateral member each have a geometry adapted to slidably engage with the first and second landings, respectively. The auger screw and the one or more auger support assemblies are adapted to be received within and removed from the housing as an assembled unit, through the first end of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Applegate Livestock Equipment, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian S. Moreland, Bradley A. Miller, Jamie R. Whitesel, R. Duane Brim
  • Publication number: 20120199446
    Abstract: An auger conveyor includes a housing, at least one first mounting bracket, at least one second mounting bracket, an auger screw and one or more auger support assemblies. The first mounting bracket has a first landing and the second mounting bracket has a second landing. The first and second mounting brackets are attached to the housing at diametrically opposite positions The one or more auger support assemblies each have a lateral member connected to a bushing assembly. The auger screw has a rotational axis and is rotatably mounted relative to the bushing assembly. First and second ends of the lateral member each have a geometry adapted to slidably engage with the first and second landings, respectively. The auger screw and the one or more auger support assemblies are adapted to be received within and removed from the housing as an assembled unit, through the first end of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: APPLEGATE LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Brian S. Moreland, Bradley A. Miller, Jamie R. Whitesel, R. Duane Brim
  • Patent number: 8136654
    Abstract: An auger conveyor is provided that includes a housing, at least one first mounting bracket, at least one second mounting bracket, an auger screw and one or more auger support assemblies. The first mounting bracket has a first landing and the second mounting bracket has a second landing. The first and second mounting brackets are attached to the housing at positions diametrically opposite one another. The auger screw has a rotational axis. The one or more auger support assemblies each have a lateral member connected to a bushing assembly. The auger screw is rotatably mounted relative to the bushing assembly. First and second ends of the lateral member each have a geometry adapted to slidably engage with the first landing and the second landing, respectively. The auger screw and the one or more auger support assemblies are adapted to be received within and removed from the housing as an assembled unit, by insertion/removal through the first end of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Applegate Livestock Equipment, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian S. Moreland, Bradley A. Miller, Jamie R. Whitesel, R. Duane Brim
  • Publication number: 20120063882
    Abstract: An internally-cooled centrifugal compressor (10) having a shaped casing (26) a diaphragm (32) disposed within said shaped casing (26) having a gas side and a coolant side so that heat from a gas flowing though the gas side is extracted via the coolant side. An impeller (28) disposed within the diaphragm (32) has a stage inlet (22) on one side and an stage outlet (24) for delivering a pressurized gas to a downstream connection through the stage outlet coupling (14). The coolant side of said diaphragm (32) includes at least one passageway for directing a coolant in a substantially counter-flow direction from the flow of gas through the gas side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: James J. Moore, Andrew H. Lerche, Brian S. Moreland
  • Publication number: 20110114451
    Abstract: An auger conveyor is provided that includes a housing, at least one first mounting bracket, at least one second mounting bracket, an auger screw and one or more auger support assemblies. The first mounting bracket has a first landing and the second mounting bracket has a second landing. The first and second mounting brackets are attached to the housing at positions diametrically opposite one another. The auger screw has a rotational axis. The one or more auger support assemblies each have a lateral member connected to a bushing assembly. The auger screw is rotatably mounted relative to the bushing assembly. First and second ends of the lateral member each have a geometry adapted to slidably engage with the first landing and the second landing, respectively. The auger screw and the one or more auger support assemblies are adapted to be received within and removed from the housing as an assembled unit, by insertion/removal through the first end of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: APPLEGATE LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Brian S. Moreland, Bradley A. Miller, Jamie R. Whitesel, R. Duane Brim