Patents by Inventor Eric D. Michel

Eric D. Michel 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: 5228207
    Abstract: A grain column dryer and conditioner includes two-spaced air pervious walls that form a generally vertical column of grain to be heated and dried. A plenum chamber is formed between the innermost of the pervious walls and is divided into upper and lower air flow sections by a plenum divider mounted within the innermost of the walls. A blower and burner assembly having an inlet and outlet is mounted within the plenum chamber to force heated air into the upper heated section and out through the column of grain adjacent the upper section while simultaneously pulling cooler air into the lower section of the plenum chamber through the grain column adjacent the lower section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: Delux Mfg. Co.
    Inventors: Eric D. Michel, Richard E. Lowe, Merle E. Lantzer
  • Patent number: D460027
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Dekl, LLC
    Inventors: Lee C. Shafer, Eric D. Michel