Patents by Inventor Earl Trautman
Earl Trautman 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).
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Patent number: 10821419Abstract: A filter apparatus for treating hydrocarbon contaminated water comprising a housing defining an internal cavity and having an inlet and an outlet; a separating member that separates the internal cavity into a first treatment zone and a second treatment zone, wherein the first treatment zone is in fluid communication with the inlet and the second treatment zone is in fluid communication with the outlet, the separating member having one or more holes therethrough for fluid flow from the first treatment zone to the second treatment zone; at least one distribution tube within the second treatment zone having an end enclosing at least one of the holes to accept liquid flowing through the hole, the distribution tube further having perforations along its length for distributing liquid into the second treatment zone; a filtration barrier within the first treatment zone for removing particulate matter from the liquid flowing therethrough; and a particulate filtration media within the second treatment zone, surroundingType: GrantFiled: February 27, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Inventors: Mohammad Mahdi Bazri, Sona Moradi, Mark Toeckes, Earl Trautman
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Publication number: 20180280931Abstract: A filter apparatus for treating hydrocarbon contaminated water comprising a housing defining an internal cavity and having an inlet and an outlet; a separating member that separates the internal cavity into a first treatment zone and a second treatment zone, wherein the first treatment zone is in fluid communication with the inlet and the second treatment zone is in fluid communication with the outlet, the separating member having one or more holes therethrough for fluid flow from the first treatment zone to the second treatment zone; at least one distribution tube within the second treatment zone having an end enclosing at least one of the holes to accept liquid flowing through the hole, the distribution tube further having perforations along its length for distributing liquid into the second treatment zone; a filtration barrier within the first treatment zone for removing particulate matter from the liquid flowing therethrough; and a particulate filtration media within the second treatment zone, surroundingType: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Mohammad Mahdi BAZRI, Sona MORADI, Mark TOECKES, Earl TRAUTMAN
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Patent number: 9759517Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing incendiary spheres comprising a hopper operable to store discrete unitary unprimed spheres; a feed mechanism cooperating with the hopper to extract unprimed spheres from the hopper; a rotary sphere delivery mechanism rotating in a first direction and having at least one pocket defined therein, the at least one pocket being adapted to capture a sphere, wherein the feed mechanism cooperates with the rotary sphere delivery mechanism to load an unprimed sphere into the at least one pocket; a rotary injector mechanism rotating in an opposing second direction and having at least one injector needle, wherein the rotary injector mechanism and the rotary sphere delivery mechanism are synchronized such that the at least one injector needle pierces an unprimed sphere within the at least one pocket as the at least one pocket and the at least one injector needle rotate past each other; a source of reactant in fluid communication with the at least one injector needle, wherein the rotary injectorType: GrantFiled: June 24, 2016Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: DONMARK HOLDING INC.Inventors: Mark Toeckes, Robert Button, Earl Trautman
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Publication number: 20160377376Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing incendiary spheres comprising a hopper operable to store discrete unitary unprimed spheres; a feed mechanism cooperating with the hopper to extract unprimed spheres from the hopper; a rotary sphere delivery mechanism rotating in a first direction and having at least one pocket defined therein, the at least one pocket being adapted to capture a sphere, wherein the feed mechanism cooperates with the rotary sphere delivery mechanism to load an unprimed sphere into the at least one pocket; a rotary injector mechanism rotating in an opposing second direction and having at least one injector needle, wherein the rotary injector mechanism and the rotary sphere delivery mechanism are synchronized such that the at least one injector needle pierces an unprimed sphere within the at least one pocket as the at least one pocket and the at least one injector needle rotate past each other; a source of reactant in fluid communication with the at least one injector needle, wherein the rotary injectorType: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Mark TOECKES, Robert BUTTON, Earl TRAUTMAN
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Patent number: 8316750Abstract: An apparatus and method for launching incendiary projectiles is provided. The apparatus includes a support adapted to being mounted to a vehicle, a pneumatic launcher connected to the support and operable to launch a projectile that has been delivered to the launcher, a gas delivery system operable to deliver a volume of pressurized gas to the launcher for launching the projectile, a projectile delivery system operable to deliver projectiles to the launcher, an injector cooperating operable to receive projectiles from the projectile delivery system and to inject the projectiles with an amount of reactant suitable to produce a delayed exothermic reaction with the incendiary material to prime the projectile, and thereafter convey the primed projectile to the launcher; and a controller operable to operable to regulate the launching of the projectiles.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2009Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Donmark Holdings Inc.Inventors: Mark Toeckes, Earl Trautman, Cyril T. Boys
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Publication number: 20100282230Abstract: An apparatus and method for launching incendiary projectiles is provided. The apparatus includes a support adapted to being mounted to a vehicle, a pneumatic launcher connected to the support and operable to launch a projectile that has been delivered to the launcher, a gas delivery system operable to deliver a volume of pressurized gas to the launcher for launching the projectile, a projectile delivery system operable to deliver projectiles to the launcher, an injector cooperating operable to receive projectiles from the projectile delivery system and to inject the projectiles with an amount of reactant suitable to produce a delayed exothermic reaction with the incendiary material to prime the projectile, and thereafter convey the primed projectile to the launcher; and a controller operable to operable to regulate the launching of the projectiles.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: DONMARK HOLDINGS INC.Inventors: Mark Toeckes, Earl Trautman, Cyril T. Boys
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Publication number: 20060254159Abstract: A portable collapsible shelter trailer comprising of a container having four doors on each side that are hinged along the bottom, and which may be folded to a horizontal position to yield a portable shelter having rigid frame and flexible fabric sections. The deployment of the fabric shelter after the doors are deployed is accomplished by air actuated cylinders which are mounted to each of the doors, and are controlled from a control panel by means of air valves that regulate the flow of compressed air into the cylinders to impart tension to the fabric shelter.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2006Publication date: November 16, 2006Inventors: Earl Trautman, Benjamin Roberts, Robert Mahaffey
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Patent number: 7063018Abstract: A system for determining the location of an edge of a sheet of media for alignment purposes utilizes a beam of light directed at the media surface to produce a reflected light beam. The reflected light beam intensity varies in response to the reflectivity of the surface on which it impinges and the beam position shifts in accordance with the datum of the surface at which the reflected beam is originated. By monitoring both intensity and positional information of the reflected beam as it is scanned across the media edge, the edge location can be determined using a weighted combination of the intensity and positional information.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2004Date of Patent: June 20, 2006Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Douglas Charles Smythies, Christopher Earl Trautman
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Publication number: 20040231543Abstract: A system for determining the location of an edge of a sheet of media for alignment purposes utilizes a beam of light directed at the media surface to produce a reflected light beam. The reflected light beam intensity varies in response to the reflectivity of the surface on which it impinges and the beam position shifts in accordance with the datum of the surface at which the reflected beam is originated. By monitoring both intensity and positional information of the reflected beam as it is scanned across the media edge, the edge location can be determined using a weighted combination of the intensity and positional information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Inventors: Douglas Charles Smythies, Christopher Earl Trautman
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Patent number: 6753664Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, the control over a high- speed non-linear actuator is improved by linearizing the relationship between the actuating impetus and the feedback control signal via a method that employs the separate and concurrent control of the static and dynamic characteristics of the device without resorting to the use of force-feedback or field-strength feedback. The resonant frequency of the plunger of the actuator is manipulated during operation such as to maintain it at a substantially fixed optimal value. The method is particularly advantageous in devices where space is at a premium and force-feedback or field-strength feedback mechanisms are difficult to implement.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2001Date of Patent: June 22, 2004Assignee: Creo Products Inc.Inventors: Richard David Neufeld, Christopher Earl Trautman
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Publication number: 20020135329Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, the control over a high- speed non-linear actuator is improved by linearizing the relationship between the actuating impetus and the feedback control signal via a method that employs the separate and concurrent control of the static and dynamic characteristics of the device without resorting to the use of force-feedback or field-strength feedback. The resonant frequency of the plunger of the actuator is manipulated during operation such as to maintain it at a substantially fixed optimal value. The method is particularly advantageous in devices where space is at a premium and force-feedback or field-strength feedback mechanisms are difficult to implement.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2001Publication date: September 26, 2002Inventors: Richard David Neufeld, Christopher Earl Trautman