Patents by Inventor Dalton Thomas

Dalton Thomas 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).

  • Speed pick, associated systems and methods
    Patent number: 9418632
    Abstract: The disclosure is a plectrum used for playing a stringed instrument comprising a generally acute isosceles triangle body and further comprising at least one pad, groove, inlet or opening. These picks are designed to provide the user with improved control, dexterity and further provide certain acoustic advantages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Inventor: Dalton Thomas Snyder
  • SPEED PICK, ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20150310839
    Abstract: The disclosure is a plectrum used for playing a stringed instrument comprising a generally acute isosceles triangle body and further comprising at least one pad, groove, inlet or opening. These picks are designed to provide the user with improved control, dexterity and further provide certain acoustic advantages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventor: Dalton Thomas Snyder
  • Apparatus for mixing fluids
    Patent number: 9114367
    Abstract: An apparatus for mixing fluids can provide at least three times a volumetric flow of a volumetric flow rate of a pump to have a specific volumetric flow rate. The apparatus can include a mixing housing, an inner cavity, and an inlet nozzle adjacent a first end of the mixing housing and at least partially extending into the inner cavity. The apparatus can also include a radial inlet formed through a portion of the mixing housing and an outlet adjacent a second end of the mixing housing. The apparatus can form a portion of a system for mixing fluids, separating fluids, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: ALFA LAVAL VORTEX, INC.
    Inventors: Dalton Thomas, Steve Reesman