Patents by Inventor Bruce E. Thieleman

Bruce E. Thieleman 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).

  • Method and system for transferring sludge, including a plow for dispersing sludge
    Patent number: 6053333
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a system for transferring sludge. The system comprises a gravity deck machine having a belt which transports sludge and a first plow and at least a second plow disposed adjacent to the belt for dispersing sludge transported by the belt. The system is also comprised of a mechanism for moving the first plow and at least the second plow simultaneously from a first desired position to a second desired position. The present invention pertains to a method for transferring sludge. The method comprises the steps of placing the sludge on a belt of a gravity deck machine. Next there is the step of moving the sludge with the belt in a first direction so sludge is moved past a first plow and at least a second plow disposed at a first level in the sludge and dispersed by the first and second plows as the sludge moves past the plows. The second plow is positioned downstream of the first plow in regard to the sludge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Roediger Pittsburgh, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Hannah, Bruce E. Thieleman