Patents by Inventor Edwin Galloway

Edwin Galloway 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).

  • Shredder for comminuting bulk material
    Patent number: 12330166
    Abstract: A shredder includes a shredder box having first and second opposite end walls, and first and second opposite side walls that extend between the first and second end walls. The shredder further includes a shredder rotor positioned within an interior of the shredder box, an access door that is pivotally moveable, and a control system for monitoring various parameters to operate the shredder. A side access region is defined between the first and second end walls when the access door is in the open position. The side access region provides access to the shredder rotor and includes an open region defined between the first and second end walls at the second side of the shredder. The open region has an open top which is free of obstructions extending between the first and second end walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Michael Jay McCall, Tyler Haden, Edwin Galloway
  • SHREDDER FOR COMMINUTING BULK MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20240033748
    Abstract: A shredder includes a shredder box having first and second opposite end walls, and first and second opposite side walls that extend between the first and second end walls. The shredder further includes a shredder rotor positioned within an interior of the shredder box, an access door that is pivotally moveable, and a control system for monitoring various parameters to operate the shredder. A side access region is defined between the first and second end walls when the access door is in the open position. The side access region provides access to the shredder rotor and includes an open region defined between the first and second end walls at the second side of the shredder. The open region has an open top which is free of obstructions extending between the first and second end walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Jay McCall, Tyler Haden, Edwin Galloway
  • Shredder for comminuting bulk material
    Patent number: 11484886
    Abstract: A shredder includes a shredder box having first and second opposite end walls, and first and second opposite side walls that extend between the first and second end walls. The shredder further includes a shredder rotor positioned within an interior of the shredder box, an access door that is pivotally moveable, and a control system for monitoring various parameters to operate the shredder. A side access region is defined between the first and second end walls when the access door is in the open position. The side access region provides access to the shredder rotor and includes an open region defined between the first and second end walls at the second side of the shredder. The open region has an open top which is free of obstructions extending between the first and second end walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Michael Jay McCall, Edwin Galloway, Tyler Haden, Duane Allen Harthoorn, Young Min Yee, Ward Boyce Meldrum, John Gary Gardner
  • SHREDDER FOR COMMINUTING BULK MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20210069721
    Abstract: A shredder includes a shredder box having first and second opposite end walls, and first and second opposite side walls that extend between the first and second end walls. The shredder further includes a shredder rotor positioned within an interior of the shredder box, an access door that is pivotally moveable, and a control system for monitoring various parameters to operate the shredder. A side access region is defined between the first and second end walls when the access door is in the open position. The side access region provides access to the shredder rotor and includes an open region defined between the first and second end walls at the second side of the shredder. The open region has an open top which is free of obstructions extending between the first and second end walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Jay McCall, Edwin Galloway, Tyler Haden, Duane Allen Harthoorn, Young Min Yee, Ward Boyce Meldrum, John Gary Gardner
  • WOOD CHIPPER INFEED CHUTE
    Publication number: 20110192923
    Abstract: An infeed chute that is configured to more effectively and safely guide brush into a chipper is provided. The infeed chute is configured to guide brush upwards, thereby minimizing the occurrence of branches inadvertently catching the bottom edge of the chute. The infeed chute is also configured so that operators can conveniently load the chipper while being along a side of the chipper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Bradley, James O'Halloran, Edwin Galloway, Ivan Brand, Dåle Messenger