Patents by Inventor Bruce Belcher

Bruce Belcher 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).

  • Filter media for the removal of particles, ions, and biological materials, and decolorization in a sugar purification process, and use thereof
    Patent number: 11364454
    Abstract: A filter media for implementation in a sugar purification process that allows for a significant increase in sorbent material while maintaining, and enhancing the decolorization and. hydraulic properties. The filter media incorporates sorbent material, fiber having specific properties that allows for small particle sorbent material without jeopardizing the hydraulic properties of the media, and an electrolyte. The sorbent material is an inorganic, an adsorption, or ion exchange media, or a metal-organic framework. The implementation of this filter media in a sugar purification process eliminates the need for a clarification step during refining while providing for enhanced decolorization and hydraulic properties for fluid flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Graver Technologies LLC
    Inventors: James Knoll, Katie Henderson, Bruce Belcher, Joshua Mertz
  • FILTER MEDIA FOR THE REMOVAL OF PARTICLES, IONS, AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS, AND DECOLORIZATION IN A SUGAR PURIFICATION PROCESS, AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190376154
    Abstract: A filter media for implementation in a sugar purification process that allows for a significant increase in sorbent material while maintaining, and enhancing the decolorization and. hydraulic properties. The filter media incorporates sorbent material, fiber having specific properties that allows for small particle sorbent material without jeopardizing the hydraulic properties of the media, and an electrolyte. The sorbent material is an inorganic, an adsorption, or ion exchange media, or a metal-organic framework. The implementation of this filter media in a sugar purification process eliminates the need for a clarification step during refining while providing for enhanced decolorization and hydraulic properties for fluid flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: James Knoll, Katie Henderson, Bruce Belcher, Joshua Mertz
  • Filter cartridge with pre-filtration wrap retention through the use of ultrasonic scribing
    Patent number: D711502
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: KX Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Blake Savoy, Vincent Annetta, Bruce Belcher, Richard Kendrick, Steven R. Dakolios, Robert Schmidt