Patents by Inventor Garland G. Rice

Garland G. Rice 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).

  • Material drying process
    Patent number: 5596815
    Abstract: A process is provided for drying raw material that comprises solids and a substantial amount of moisture. The process in its basic form involves the steps of forming the raw material into pellets by extrusion under pressure through a forming die into pellets with the solids compacted into a cohesively secured mass and then drying the pellets thus formed to reduce the moisture to a desired percentage. Raw material that has an excessive amount of moisture such that they cannot be extruded are first mixed with a dry material to reduce the moisture content to the point where they can be extruded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: Jet-Pro Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Garland G. Rice, David H. Long