Patents by Inventor Clement V. Smith

Clement V. Smith 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).

  • Bowl head assembly
    Patent number: 5024649
    Abstract: A centrifuge bowl head including a bowl head plate, a bowl spoke attached to an outer circumference of the bowl plate, and a bowl spoke plow attached to the bowl spoke, the bowl spoke plow impinging upon a wearing material at an angle less than seventy-five degrees.A bowl head further including a bowl head plow connected to the bowl head plate, the bowl spoke plow having an additional directing angle, the bowl spoke plow being of unitary construction and the bowl spokes defining discharge ports, the area of the bowl spokes forming a ratio with the area of the discharge ports to allow material under the bowl spokes to have an included angle of 120 degrees or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Assignee: Bird Machine Company
    Inventor: Clement V. Smith