Patents by Inventor Glenn W. Ferguson

Glenn W. Ferguson 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).

  • Particulate dry product loading apparatus
    Patent number: 4000061
    Abstract: An enclosed particular dry product is conveyed through a conduit by a gaseous fluid formed by a vacuum blower. Metered hoppers feed the product into the conduit. A cyclone removes the product from the fluid and conveys the same to a separating screen. The desired size product is recovered and passed through a flexible sock to minimize breakage and loaded into a vessel. The undesired size is fluid conveyed to a recovery receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1976
    Assignee: Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Bowling, Glenn W. Ferguson