Patents by Inventor Herbert K. Andrews

Herbert K. Andrews 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: 4635862
    Abstract: A rotary granulator having a rotor positioned coaxially within a cutting chamber defined by a multi-perforate cylindrical screen mounted on an end plate with a fixed bed knife projecting into the cutting chamber in position to cooperate with a rotor knife in cutting up stock introduced axially into the cutting chamber through the end of the chamber opposite the end plate. The rotor includes a hub adjacent the end plate and at least two spaced rotor arms projecting from the hub parallel to the cutting chamber axis with the rotor knife mounted on a rotor arm. An annular rotor bearing member is mounted on the ends of the rotor arms opposite the hub within a fixed bearing member; the two bearing members comprise an outboard guide/support bearing for the rotor, affording support for the rotor but allowing unimpeded axial feed into the cutting chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1987
    Assignee: Nelmor Co., Inc.
    Inventors: G. Allan West, William W. Barnes, Thomas J. Dumaine, Herbert K. Andrews