Patents by Inventor Ernest Schmidt

Ernest Schmidt 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).

  • Particulate drying system
    Patent number: 6249988
    Abstract: A blending chamber for blending fluids used to dry particulate matter has a chamber body with a first inlet opening, a second inlet opening, a third inlet opening, an outlet opening and a blending section. The blending section is arranged in a flow direction downstream of the first, second and third inlet openings, and upstream of the outlet opening. Fluids entering the first, second and third inlet openings are blended together in the blending section before exiting through the outlet opening. The bending chamber may be used to dry sawdust in a system that does not require a dedicated heat source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Wyoming Sawmills, Inc.
    Inventors: Wilfried P. Duske, Ernest Schmidt