Patents by Inventor Damon Bordi

Damon Bordi 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).

  • Publication number: 20240165632
    Abstract: A lifter bar for an open-ended grinding mill that includes an elongated bar structure and at least one groove portion provided in the elongated bar structure. The groove portion is configured to open on the side of the lifter bar facing outwards from the grinding mill volume, when the lifter bar is mounted onto the grinding mill. The groove portion is provided with at least one through hole opening for a mounting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventors: Nick Green, Damon Bordi, Tuomas Tani, Peter Nilsson
  • Patent number: 11919008
    Abstract: A lifter bar for an open-ended grinding mill that includes an elongated bar structure and at least one groove portion provided in the elongated bar structure. The groove portion is configured to open on the side of the lifter bar facing outwards from the grinding mill volume, when the lifter bar is mounted onto the grinding mill. The groove portion is provided with at least one through hole opening for a mounting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventors: Nick Green, Damon Bordi, Tuomas Tani, Peter Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20230166269
    Abstract: A lifter bar for an open-ended grinding mill that includes an elongated bar structure and at least one groove portion provided in the elongated bar structure. The groove portion is configured to open on the side of the lifter bar facing outwards from the grinding mill volume, when the lifter bar is mounted onto the grinding mill. The groove portion is provided with at least one through hole opening for a mounting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventors: Nick Green, Damon Bordi, Tuomas Tani, Peter Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20230034524
    Abstract: A grate support element for supporting a grate of an open-ended grinding mill comprises an outer perimeter section, an inner section, and at least one vane extending between the outer perimeter section and the inner section. The grate support element further comprises a mounting flange at the outer perimeter of the grate support element configured to enable mounting of the grate support element to a shell of the grinding mill at an area of the shell not intruding to the grinding mill volume. The mounting flange extends outwards from the middle of the cross section of the grinding mill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventors: Damon Bordi, Martin Vettorato
  • Patent number: 10967384
    Abstract: An open-ended grinding mill (1) includes a drum (2) including a cylindrical shell (3), wherein the longitudinal axis (4) of the drum is arranged in a substantially horizontal position in a use position of the grinding mill (1). The drum (2) includes a first end (5) at the feed end of the shell and a second end (6) at the discharge end of the shell. The grinding mill further includes a bearing (8) supporting the drum at the second end, and a support structure (9) to connect the drum (2) to the bearing (8). The support structure is configured to provide a wall external to the shell, whereby the shell and the support structure provide a double-wall structure separating the bearing from the inside of the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: OUTOTEC (FINLAND) OY
    Inventors: Nicholas Green, Brian Berger, Damon Bordi, Kjell Winther, Bjoern Holshagen
  • Publication number: 20200122155
    Abstract: An open-ended grinding mill (1) includes a drum (2) including a cylindrical shell (3), wherein the longitudinal axis (4) of the drum is arranged in a substantially horizontal position in a use position of the grinding mill (1). The drum (2) includes a first end (5) at the feed end of the shell and a second end (6) at the discharge end of the shell. The grinding mill further includes a bearing (8) supporting the drum at the second end, and a support structure (9) to connect the drum (2) to the bearing (8). The support structure is configured to provide a wall external to the shell, whereby the shell and the support structure provide a double-wall structure separating the bearing from the inside of the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas Green, Brian Berger, Damon Bordi, Kjell Winther, Bjoern Holshagen