Patents by Inventor Clarence R. Steele

Clarence R. Steele 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 for extracting substances from fibrous materials
    Patent number: 4043832
    Abstract: An apparatus and process for extracting sugar from sugar cane in which a blanket of fiberized cane is passed through a series of compression and maceration operations. The compression is performed at low pressures (for example, 40 to 160 pounds per square inch) between a pair of rollers. During compression, the extracted juice is removed through the perforate surface of the lower roller. The extracted juice removed during compression is supplied as imbibition liquid to a prior operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1977
    Assignee: CF&I Engineers, Inc.
    Inventors: Wilhelm J. Leibig, Clarence R. Steele, Frank B. Price