Patents by Inventor Bruce A. Bisgrove

Bruce A. Bisgrove 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).

  • Agitation system for a fluid bed processing system and a method thereof
    Patent number: 6685886
    Abstract: A fluid bed processing system for particles with an agitation system includes a product chamber with an interior and a plurality of elongated structures. The elongated structures extend at least partially across the interior of the product chamber and are positioned in the product chamber where the particles are located. The fluid bed processing system also includes a system for engaging the elongated structures to agitate the particles in the product chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Genencor International, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce A. Bisgrove, Ryszard Braun, Robert C. Fewkes
  • Spray gun with a plurality of single nozzles for a fluid bed processing system and method thereof
    Patent number: 6680031
    Abstract: A fluid bed processing system with a spraying apparatus in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention includes an expansion chamber and at least one spraying apparatus which extends into the expansion chamber. The spraying apparatus has a plurality of single nozzles which are spaced along the spraying apparatus and has at least one fluid passage connected to each of the single nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Genencor International, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce A. Bisgrove, Ryszard Braun, Robert I. Christensen, Jr., Robert C. Fewkes, Alfred L. Gaertner, John Reynold, David R. Wight, Antti Kosola
  • SPRAY GUN WITH A PLURALITY OF SINGLE NOZZLES FOR A FLUID BED PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20010009648
    Abstract: A fluid bed processing system with a spraying apparatus in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention includes an expansion chamber and at least one spraying apparatus which extends into the expansion chamber. The spraying apparatus has a plurality of single nozzles which are spaced along the spraying apparatus and has at least one fluid passage connected to each of the single nozzles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 1998
    Publication date: July 26, 2001
    Inventors: BRUCE A. BISGROVE, RYSZARD BRAUN, ROBERT I. CHRISTENSEN, ROBERT C. FEWKES, ALFRED L. GAERTNER, JOHN REYNOLDS, DAVID R. WIGHT, ANTTI KOSOLA
  • AN AGITATION SYSTEM FOR A FLUID BED PROCESSING SYSTEM AND A METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20010002987
    Abstract: A fluid bed processing system for particles with an agitation system in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention includes a product chamber with an interior and a plurality of elongated structures. The elongated structures extend at least partially across the interior of the product chamber and are positioned in the product chamber where the particles are located. The fluid bed processing system also includes a system for engaging the elongated structures to agitate the particles in the product chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Publication date: June 7, 2001
    Inventors: BRUCE A. BISGROVE, RYSZARD BRAUN, ROBERT C. FEWKES