Patents by Inventor Grant R. Wood

Grant R. Wood 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: 20080175675
    Abstract: This invention relates to a system, process, and the device for reducing energy usage by simplifying equipment and thus the power requirements for manufacturing, installation of the equipment required for use in the movement-transportation to/during the processing of granular particulate bulk, powder products, many liquids slurry-able materials. Many commonly identified materials will be in a granular, particulate and non agglomerative condition suitable for injection by auger or inertial gravity into an enclosed pipe or conveyance chamber. In the device, two distinct and specific air flow patterns are identified when mechanically-pneumatically established within a single, low pressure piping entity; 1. A unique self regenerating (for system length), pipe contained, Vortex air cushion, with zero linear variable velocity (ZVVAC). 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventor: Grant R. Wood
  • Patent number: 5672187
    Abstract: This invention relates to a system and process for fuel or liquid preparation including a plurality of vortex stacks of sequential vortex elements based on fuel or liquid inputs or conditions operationally coupled with an integrated pre-manifold centrifuge type-cyclone scrubber. Each vortex stack comprises a base vortex element followed by varying arrangements of air-accelerator vortex elements. The fuel enters the base vortex element creating a vortical (spinning) column, which is enhanced and accelerated by transonic-sonic velocity air inflows in the accelerator vortex elements. Entrained fuel aerosol droplets are sheared and turbulently reduced by pressure differentials into a viscous vapor phase, and then into a gas-phase state. The vortical column containing turbulently vaporized fuel and any residual aerosols in the air mixture then passed into and through a venturi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Assignee: Cyclone Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Howard P. Rock, Kelly P. Rock, Grant R. Wood
  • Patent number: 5512216
    Abstract: This invention relates to a system and process for fuel or liquid preparation including a plurality of vortex stacks of sequential vortex elements operationally coupled with an integrated pre-manifold centrifuge type-cyclone scrubber. Each vortex stack comprises a base vortex element having a fuel-air mixture enters such base vortex element creating a vortical (spinning) column, which is enhanced and accelerated by transonic-sonic velocity air inflows in the accelerator vortex elements. Entrained fuel aerosol droplets are sheared into a viscous vapor phase, and then into a gas-phase state. The vortical column containing turbulently vaporized fuel and any residual aerosols in the air mixture is then passed through a venturi to the scrubber where the mixture is homogenized and any collected aerosols are returned as liquid and re-processed by the system. This allows only the vaporized, chemically stochiometric (oxygen balanced) and combustion ready gas-phase fuel to exit the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Howard P. Rock, Kelly P. Rock, Grant R. Wood
  • Patent number: 5472645
    Abstract: This invention relates to a system and process for fuel or liquid preparation including a plurality of vortex stacks of sequential vortex elements operationally coupled with an integrated pre-manifold centrifuge type-cyclone scrubber. Each vortex stack comprises a base vortex element having a fuel-air mixture input followed by varying arrangements of air-accelerator vortex elements. An electronic fuel injection managed fuel-air mixture enters each base vortex element creating a vortical (spinning) column, which is enhanced and accelerated by transonic-sonic velocity air inflows in the accelerator vortex elements. Entrained fuel aerosol droplets are sheared into a viscous vapor phase, and then into a gas-phase state. The vortical column containing turbulently vaporized fuel and any residual aerosols in the air mixture is then passed through a venturi to the scrubber where the mixture is homogenized and any collected aerosols are returned as liquid and re-processed by the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Assignee: Cyclone Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard P. Rock, Kelly P. Rock, Grant R. Wood