Patents by Inventor Gerard Book

Gerard Book 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).

  • Method and apparatus for slow cooling of heated grain
    Patent number: 4446630
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for the slow cooling of grain in which warm grain is introduced into the upper end of a silo and cooling air is introduced at the lower end and is evacuated at an intermediate point between the upper and lower ends of the silo. The warm grain descends through the silo in a non-ventilated space above the intermediate point where the internal moisture is removed, then into a ventilated space where it is cooled by the cooling air and finally to the lower end of the silo from which the cooled grain is extracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1984
    Assignee: SECEMIA
    Inventor: Gerard Book