Patents by Inventor David M. Knoll

David M. Knoll 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: 10190823
    Abstract: A fluidized bed system having a containment vessel, a precast and predried monolithic refractory floor module positioned in the vessel, and a plurality of precast and predried monolithic refractory wall modules stacked within the vessel. The plurality of wall modules includes a first wall module is positioned on the floor module, wherein the floor module and the first wall module have interlocking surfaces, and wall modules adjacent to one another have interlocking surfaces. A method for assembling a fluidized bed reactor is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: ALLIED MINERAL PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy L. Hoyt, Dana Goski, Anthony DiSaia, David M. Knoll, Jr., Robert L. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20150136001
    Abstract: A fluidized bed system having a containment vessel, a precast and predried monolithic refractory floor module positioned in the vessel, and a plurality of precast and predried monolithic refractory wall modules stacked within the vessel. The plurality of wall modules includes a first wall module is positioned on the floor module, wherein the floor module and the first wall module have interlocking surfaces, and wall modules adjacent to one another have interlocking surfaces. A method for assembling a fluidized bed reactor is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Timothy L. Hoyt, Dana Goski, Anthony DiSaia, David M. Knoll, JR., Robert L. Wilson
  • Patent number: 6230336
    Abstract: An automated toilet seat and seat cover lifting and lowering system that eliminates the need for the user to touch any area of the toilet with their hands. The system utilizes the force of pressurized water to lift the toilet seat and seat cover. A lever actuator housing is mounted on the top surface of the toilet bowl adjacent the rear end of the toilet seat. A plurality of lifting levers extend from the front end of the lever actuator housing and they are connected respectively to either the toilet seat or the seat cover. The actuator assembly inside the lever actuator housing has means for using pressurized water to raise the respective lifting levers and the toilet seat and seat cover attached to them from a horizontal position to a vertical position. Remote control buttons located on a wall separated from the toilet can be utilized to lift and lower the toilet seat or seat cover as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Inventors: David M. Knoll, Donald H. Koenig