Patents by Inventor Gerald Collins

Gerald Collins 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).

  • Magnetic filtration
    Patent number: 4303504
    Abstract: A magnetic filter in which an elongate ferromagnetic filter member is disposed within a housing having an inlet for fluid to be filtered and an outlet for filtrate with magnet means outside the housing for creating a magnetic field across the filter member. The member conveniently is in the form of an array of spaced apart bars of rectangular cross-section, the magnetic field being directed normal to the longitudinal axes of the bars and substantially parallel to the longer cross-sectional side of each bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1981
    Assignee: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
    Inventor: Gerald Collins