Patents by Inventor Cedric Hanson

Cedric Hanson 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: 9314049
    Abstract: A tunnel for the in-line anti-bacterial treatment of plucked poultry carcasses (or other animal carcasses) with a liquid cryogen or a cold gas at a temperature of less than 0° C. has an entrance and an exit for the poultry carcasses. A continuous slot is formed in a roof of the tunnel and extends from the entrance to the exit. Poultry suspension shackles are able to pass through the slot. Thus, poultry carcasses are able to be conveyed through the tunnel. The slot follows a path which reverses direction at least once.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Keith Nicholson, Cedric Hanson
  • Publication number: 20150157050
    Abstract: A tunnel for the in-line anti-bacterial treatment of plucked poultry carcasses (or other animal carcasses) with a liquid cryogen or a cold gas at a temperature of less than 0° C. has an entrance and an exit for the poultry carcasses. A continuous slot is formed in a roof of the tunnel and extends from the entrance to the exit. Poultry suspension shackles are able to pass through the slot. Thus, poultry carcasses are able to be conveyed through the tunnel. The slot follows a path which reverses direction at least once.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Keith Nicholson, Cedric Hanson
  • Patent number: 6241897
    Abstract: Liquid in which oxygen-containing gas is to be dissolved is pumped through a main and distributed into faster-moving subsidiary streams. Each subsidiary stream passes through a turbulence-inducing means and air or oxygen is introduced into the turbulent region of alternate streams. The relative proportions of air to oxygen introduction are varied so as economically and efficiently to oxygenate the liquid. The gas-containing liquid passes through nozzles back into the volume of the liquid at sufficient velocity to cause further turbulence, making gas bubbles shear into smaller bubbles and also agitating the body of liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: The BOC Group plc
    Inventors: Cedric Hanson, Michael Jack Race