Patents by Inventor Edwin C. Kercher

Edwin C. Kercher 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).

  • Production of pellets
    Patent number: 10287210
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing pellets includes providing a first supply of a first material and a second supply of a binder including a second material in respective storage units. The first supply of the first material is mixed in a counter-current mixer with the second supply of the binder and water to produce a plurality of pellets. The mixing occurs simultaneously with pelletizing in the mixer. The plurality of pellets are discharged from the mixer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: KERCHER ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Edwin C. Kercher, Michael A. DiNovo, Joshua S. Long
  • PRODUCTION OF PELLETS
    Publication number: 20160159691
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing pellets includes providing a first supply of a first material and a second supply of a binder including a second material in respective storage units. The first supply of the first material is mixed in a counter-current mixer with the second supply of the binder and water to produce a plurality of pellets. The mixing occurs simultaneously with pelletizing in the mixer. The plurality of pellets are discharged from the mixer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Edwin C. Kercher, Michael A. DiNovo, Joshua S. Long