Patents by Inventor Christopher Meranda

Christopher Meranda 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).

  • Inlet door scalping screen
    Patent number: 11292031
    Abstract: A housing inlet for a sifter includes a scalping screen sloped downward in a first direction. The housing inlet also includes a pan positioned at least partially below the scalping screen. The pan is sloped downward in a second direction that is different than the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marc Mayer, Christopher Meranda
  • Inlet Door Scalping Screen
    Publication number: 20210187551
    Abstract: A housing inlet for a sifter includes a scalping screen sloped downward in a first direction. The housing inlet also includes a pan positioned at least partially below the scalping screen. The pan is sloped downward in a second direction that is different than the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Marc Mayer, Christopher Meranda
  • Gyratory sifter side fines chutes
    Patent number: 10576504
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first fines pan side traversing from a feed end to a discharge end, a second fines pan side traversing from the feed end to the discharge end opposite the first fines side, a first surface traversing from the first fines pan side upwards towards an apex of the fines pan, and a second surface traversing from the second fines pan side upwards towards the apex of the fines pan, the first fines pan side, the second fines pan side, the first surface, and the second surface forming a fines pan. The first fines side having a first fines opening proximate the discharge end. The second fines side having a second fines opening proximate the discharge end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: M-I L.L.C.
    Inventor: Christopher Meranda
  • Gyratory Sifter Side Fines Chutes
    Publication number: 20190047022
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first fines pan side traversing from a feed end to a discharge end, a second fines pan side traversing from the feed end to the discharge end opposite the first fines side, a first surface traversing from the first fines pan side upwards towards an apex of the fines pan, and a second surface traversing from the second fines pan side upwards towards the apex of the fines pan, the first fines pan side, the second fines pan side, the first surface, and the second surface forming a fines pan. The first fines side having a first fines opening proximate the discharge end. The second fines side having a second fines opening proximate the discharge end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventor: Christopher Meranda