Patents by Inventor Eugene C. Atkinson

Eugene C. Atkinson 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).

  • Quick mounting, locating and support arrangement for nozzles for a web drying system
    Patent number: 4779358
    Abstract: A nozzle assembly for a web drying apparatus that can be quickly assembled and disassembled from the front or tending side of the web drying apparatus. At the rear of the web drying apparatus, instead of the normal bolt fastening system, a slidable connection is provided between the nozzle housing and the bulkhead. By manipulating the front end of the nozzle housing, nozzle mounting flanges secured to the rear end of the nozzle housing are slid under nozzle support clips on the bulkhead to secure the rear end of the nozzle housing to the bulkhead. Conventional systems are used to secure the front end of the nozzle housing. There may be one or two bulkheads in the nozzle assembly of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: Thermo Electron - Web Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene C. Atkinson, Robert S. Krueger, Leo A. VanOursouw, James M. Miller