Patents by Inventor Clay Houston Hildreth

Clay Houston Hildreth 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).

  • Brine machine and method
    Patent number: 11731088
    Abstract: A brine machine comprises a salt hopper, a source of water for wetting salt in the salt hopper, a brine hopper positioned in side-by-side relation relative to the salt hopper, a filter providing fluid communication between the salt hopper and the brine hopper, a generally horizontal auger positioned in a base of the salt hopper, and an upwardly directed lift auger having a first end in operable association with an end of the horizontal auger and a second discharge end positioned above a level of brine in the brine hopper. The augers convey solid material from the base of the salt hopper and discharge the material from the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Douglas Dynamics LLC
    Inventors: Clay Houston Hildreth, Andrew John Humke
  • BRINE MACHINE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210178343
    Abstract: A brine machine comprises a salt hopper, a source of water for wetting salt in the salt hopper, a brine hopper positioned in side-by-side relation relative to the salt hopper, a filter providing fluid communication between the salt hopper and the brine hopper, a generally horizontal auger positioned in a base of the salt hopper, and an upwardly directed lift auger having a first end in operable association with an end of the horizontal auger and a second discharge end positioned above a level of brine in the brine hopper. The augers convey solid material from the base of the salt hopper and discharge the material from the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Clay Houston Hildreth, Andrew John Humke
  • Brine machine and method
    Patent number: 10960363
    Abstract: A brine machine comprises a salt hopper, a source of water for wetting salt in the salt hopper, a brine hopper positioned in side-by-side relation relative to the salt hopper, a filter providing fluid communication between the salt hopper and the brine hopper, a generally horizontal auger positioned in a base of the salt hopper, and an upwardly directed lift auger having a first end in operable association with an end of the horizontal auger and a second discharge end positioned above a level of brine in the brine hopper. The augers convey solid material from the base of the salt hopper and discharge the material from the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Douglas Dynamics, LLC
    Inventors: Clay Houston Hildreth, Andrew John Humke
  • BRINE MACHINE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190329191
    Abstract: A brine machine comprises a salt hopper, a source of water for wetting salt in the salt hopper, a brine hopper positioned in side-by-side relation relative to the salt hopper, a filter providing fluid communication between the salt hopper and the brine hopper, a generally horizontal auger positioned in a base of the salt hopper, and an upwardly directed lift auger having a first end in operable association with an end of the horizontal auger and a second discharge end positioned above a level of brine in the brine hopper. The augers convey solid material from the base of the salt hopper and discharge the material from the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Clay Houston Hildreth, Andrew John Humke