Patents by Inventor Daniel Brian Prather

Daniel Brian Prather 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).

  • Patent number: 10357735
    Abstract: Implementations disclosed herein provide a compact downdraft table including a spark arrestor oriented below a work surface, a vertically oriented cylindrical filter cartridge located below the work surface, a fan assembly that draws air through the work surface, the spark arrestor, and the filter cartridge and exhausts filtered air out of the downdraft table, a purge assembly that discharges purged air to an interior of the filter cartridge to purge particulates collected on an exterior of the filter cartridge, wherein the spark arrestor, filter cartridge, fan assembly, and purge assembly are all contained within a main housing for the downdraft table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: DualDraw, a Limited Liability Company
    Inventors: Daniel Brian Prather, Javion Blake
  • Patent number: 10357736
    Abstract: Implementations disclosed herein provide a compact downdraft table system including a vertically oriented cylindrical filter cartridge located below a work surface in a main housing of the downdraft table, a purge assembly in the main housing vertically aligned with the filter cartridge that discharges purged air to an interior of the filter cartridge to purge particulates collected on an exterior of the filter cartridge, and a self-closing louvre in the main housing that permits air flow from the work surface, through the louvre, and through the filter assembly in a first direction, and prevents purged air flow from flowing through the louvre to the work surface in a second direction opposite the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: DualDraw, a Limited Liability Company
    Inventors: Daniel Brian Prather, Javion Blake
  • Publication number: 20170128875
    Abstract: Implementations disclosed herein provide a compact downdraft table comprising a spark arrestor oriented below a work surface, a vertically oriented cylindrical filter cartridge located below the work surface, a fan assembly that draws air through the work surface, the spark arrestor, and the filter cartridge and exhausts filtered air out of the downdraft table, a purge assembly that discharges purged air to an interior of the filter cartridge to purge particulates collected on an exterior of the filter cartridge, wherein the spark arrestor, filter cartridge, fan assembly, and purge assembly are all contained within a main housing for the downdraft table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel Brian Prather, Javion Blake
  • Publication number: 20170128872
    Abstract: Implementations disclosed herein provide a compact downdraft table system comprising a vertically oriented cylindrical filter cartridge located below a work surface in a main housing of the downdraft table, a purge assembly in the main housing vertically aligned with the filter cartridge that discharges purged air to an interior of the filter cartridge to purge particulates collected on an exterior of the filter cartridge, and a self-closing louvre in the main housing that permits air flow from the work surface, through the louvre, and through the filter assembly in a first direction, and prevents purged air flow from flowing through the louvre to the work surface in a second direction opposite the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel Brian Prather, Javion Blake