Patents by Inventor George Hobbs

George Hobbs 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).

  • Publication number: 20050224690
    Abstract: A concrete pad with drainage holes is created using an in-situ form with a plurality of spaced, vertically aligned conduits having upper ends with removable caps and spacers connecting the conduits. The form is horizontally positioned at the area where the pad is to be created and concrete is poured into the form until the upper surface of the concrete is in a plane with the upper ends of the conduits. After the concrete has cured, the caps are removed to permit water to flow from the top of the pad through the conduits for drainage into the soil beneath the pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventor: George Hobbs
  • Patent number: 6579041
    Abstract: A pre-screening element for use with pneumatic discharge systems for transport of powdered material has a housing having an inlet and an outlet, a first vane array, having a plurality of strip-shaped first vanes arranged inside the housing and spaced apart with respect to a longitudinal axis of the housing, each individual vane of the plurality of first vanes being substantially parallel to other vanes of the first vane array and having a long edge facing the inlet, and a second vane array, having a plurality of strip-shaped second vanes arranged inside the housing each individual vane of the plurality of second vanes being substantially parallel to other vanes of the second vane array and having a long edge facing the inlet, a longitudinal axis of the first vanes being arranged at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the second vanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Inventor: George Hobbs
  • Publication number: 20020114673
    Abstract: A pre-screening element for use with pneumatic discharge systems for transport of powdered material has a housing having an inlet and an outlet, a first vane array, having a plurality of strip-shaped first vanes arranged inside the housing and spaced apart with respect to a longitudinal axis of the housing, each individual vane of the plurality of first vanes being substantially parallel to other vanes of the first vane array and having a long edge facing the inlet, and a second vane array, having a plurality of strip-shaped second vanes arranged inside the housing and spaced apart with respect to a longitudinal axis of the housing, each individual vane of the plurality of second vanes being substantially parallel to other vanes of the second vane array and having a long edge facing the inlet, a longitudinal axis of the first vanes being arranged at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the second vanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventor: George Hobbs