Patents by Inventor Henry Ratter

Henry Ratter 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).

  • Patent number: 4903573
    Abstract: A composition, suitable for use as an explosion suppression composition, and comprising a mixture of at least one particulate component selected from alkali metal bicarbonate, alkali metal sesquicarbonate, and alkali metal carbonate, and a free-flow additive in particulate form. Also, a discharge apparatus comprising a vessel containing the composition under pressure, and an explosion suppression system comprising a pressure change detector operatively connected to a discharge vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1990
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
    Inventors: John W. Browne, Anthony Naylor, Henry Ratter
  • Patent number: 4133451
    Abstract: A liner constructed of pliable material and which is suitable for use with a container of the type which may be tipped in order to discharge a load of particulate material, the liner comprising at least one aperture through which it may be loaded with particulate material, at least in the region of the base of the liner an inner skin and an outer skin the inner skin being perforated to allow passage of gas, and at least one entry port through which gas may be introduced into the space between the inner and outer skins, in use gas introduced into the space between the inner and outer skins escaping through the perforations and causing fluidization of the particulate material thereby assisting discharge of the material from the liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1979
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries Limited
    Inventor: Henry Ratter