Patents by Inventor Floyd Thompson

Floyd Thompson 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).

  • Washer peeler cleaning system
    Patent number: 11969768
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning a food-processing machine having cylindrical rolls disposed along a curve, each of the rolls having a peripheral working surface for contacting food products and an axis about which each roll rotates. A drive rail is mounted parallel to the axes of the rolls and extends the length of the rolls. A spray bar slidably mounts to the drive rail, extends adjacent the rolls, and has at least one nozzle for spraying liquid onto the working surfaces of the rolls to clean them of debris. A prime mover drives the spray bar along the drive rail parallel to the axes of the rolls while spraying the rotating rolls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Vanmark Equipment, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander C. Herzberg, Floyd Richardson, Josh Thompson
  • Buried-arc welding of metal work pieces with through-the-arc seam tracking
    Patent number: 8927901
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a system for buried-arc welding with thru-the-arc seam tracking. Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for buried-arc welding with thru-the-arc seam tracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Israel Stol, Floyd Thompson, Richard S. Dulski
  • BURIED-ARC WELDING WITH THRU-THE-ARC SEAM TRACKING
    Publication number: 20090230106
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a system for buried-arc welding with thru-the-arc seam tracking. Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for buried-arc welding with thru-the-arc seam tracking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Israel Stol, Floyd Thompson, Richard S. Dulski
  • Solder flux
    Patent number: 4180419
    Abstract: Water soluble soldering flux compositions, and methods of making same are provided. The compositions contain, as the fluxing agent, an effective amount to cause fluxing, at or below the soldering temperature of the piece to be soldered, of a water-soluble ester of phosphoric acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1979
    Assignee: M. W. Dunton Company
    Inventor: Floyd A. Thompson, Jr.