Patents by Inventor George Thomas Vickers

George Thomas Vickers 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).

  • Industrial filtration apparatus
    Patent number: 9795903
    Abstract: An apparatus for filtering an industrial slurry, a non-suspended mixture of solid particulate matter and liquid produced by an industrial process, is disclosed. A method and system for filtering an industrial slurry and recycling liquid filtrate are additionally disclosed. One example of an apparatus for filtering an industrial slurry can include a receptacle, a false bottom disposed within the receptacle and containing an effluent exit, and a filter disposed within the effluent exit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: George Thomas Vickers
  • INDUSTRIAL FILTRATION APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150224427
    Abstract: An apparatus for filtering an industrial slurry, a non-suspended mixture of solid particulate matter and liquid produced by an industrial process, is disclosed. A method and system for filtering an industrial slurry and recycling liquid filtrate are additionally disclosed. One example of an apparatus for filtering an industrial slurry can include a receptacle, a false bottom disposed within the receptacle and containing an effluent exit, and a filter disposed within the effluent exit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: George Thomas Vickers