Patents by Inventor Donald J. McArdle

Donald J. McArdle 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: 4629475
    Abstract: Constant volume and therefore constant flow rate apparatus is provided for removing bubbles of gas from a process liquid that is used in the manufacture of a product where the presence of such bubbles has a detrimental effect on the quality of the finished product. Gas bubbles are removed from a liquid by passing the liquid through a bubble coalescing baffle, in a generally upward direction, and into a chamber situated directly above the baffle, the chamber having an upward sloping upper surface, and a gas vent at the upper portion thereof, that is laterally displaced a substantial distance in the direction of liquid flow from the center of upward liquid flow, for the purpose of continuously venting gas bubbles that have separated from the liquid without allowing a significant volume of gas to accumulate in the chamber and without allowing the liquid to exit through the gas vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1986
    Assignee: Polaroid Corporation
    Inventors: Donald J. McArdle, Robert H. Russell, Donald G. Scott