Patents by Inventor Bruce Charles Devoy

Bruce Charles Devoy 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).

  • Apparatus dewatering an elastomeric polymer
    Patent number: 6517335
    Abstract: An apparatus for dewatering a slurry of elastomeric polymer and water, using an extruder or extruders provided with a device for measuring an actual water content of the elastomer at a position within the extruder or extruders, and a control system for controlling the moisture content of elastomeric polymer exiting the extruder or extruders through an exit die based, at least in part, on the measured water content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Exxon Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Long, Richard C. Yeh, Bruce Charles Devoy