Patents by Inventor Hughie Douglas Kydd

Hughie Douglas Kydd 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).

  • Distribution system for conveying air-entrained material
    Patent number: 6290433
    Abstract: An improved conveyor tube and distribution header for air conveyors such as air seeders serves to distribute seed and/or fertilizer products from the aircart to individual delivery tools via pneumatic conveyor tubes. The apparatus is adapted to achieve substantially even distribution of the materials being conveyed to each of the delivery tools. The apparatus includes a conveyor tube for conveying air-entrained material from a first location to a distribution head, which conveyor tube has an interior surface with a plurality of inwardly directed spaced apart projections which are disposed in spaced annular rows extending around the lengthwise axis of the tube for creating controlled turbulence in the flow of material. These projections are arranged in a particular manner to achieve the desired degree of turbulence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Flexi-Coil Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert Poncelet, Russell James Memory, Hughie Douglas Kydd, Montgomerie Blair Summach
  • Distribution header for air conveyor
    Publication number: 20010016151
    Abstract: An improved conveyor tube and distribution header for air conveyors such as air seeders serves to distribute seed and/or fertilizer products from the aircart to individual delivery tools via pneumatic conveyor tubes. The apparatus is adapted to achieve substantially even distribution of the materials being conveyed to each of the delivery tools. The apparatus includes a conveyor tube for conveying air-entrained material from a first location to a distribution head, which conveyor tube has an interior surface with a plurality of inwardly directed spaced apart projections which are disposed in spaced annular rows extending around the lengthwise axis of the tube for creating controlled turbulence in the flow of material. These projections are arranged in a particular manner to achieve the desired degree of turbulence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventors: Robert Poncelet, Russell James Memory, Hughie Douglas Kydd, Montgomerie Blair Summach
  • Distribution system for conveying air-entrained material
    Publication number: 20010014258
    Abstract: An improved conveyor tube and distribution header for air conveyors such as air seeders serves to distribute seed and/or fertiliser products from the aircart to individual delivery tools via pneumatic conveyor tubes. The apparatus is adapted to achieve substantially even distribution of the materials being conveyed to each of the delivery tools. The apparatus includes a conveyor tube for conveying air-entrained material from a first location to a distribution head, which conveyor tube has an interior surface with a plurality of inwardly directed spaced apart projections which are disposed in spaced annular rows extending around the lengthwise axis of the tube for creating controlled turbulence in the flow of material. These projections are arranged in a particular manner to achieve the desired degree of turbulence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Inventors: Robert Poncelet, Russell James Memory, Hughie Douglas Kydd, Montgomerie Blair Summach
  • Distribution header for air conveyor
    Patent number: 6273648
    Abstract: An improved conveyor tube and distribution header for air conveyors such as air seeders serves to distribute seed and/or fertiliser products from the aircart to individual delivery tools via pneumatic conveyor tubes. The apparatus is adapted to achieve substantially even distribution of the materials being conveyed to each of the delivery tools. The apparatus includes a conveyor tube for conveying air-entrained material from a first location to a distribution head, which conveyor tube has an interior surface with a plurality of inwardly directed spaced apart projections which are disposed in spaced annular rows extending around the lengthwise axis of the tube for creating controlled turbulence in the flow of material. These projections are arranged in a particular manner to achieve the desired degree of turbulence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Flexi-Coil Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert Poncelet, Russell James Memory, Hughie Douglas Kydd, Montgomerie Blair Summach
  • Conveyor tube and distributor header for air conveyor
    Patent number: 6227770
    Abstract: An improved conveyor tube and distribution header for air conveyors such as air seeders serves to distribute seed and/or fertilizer products from the aircart to individual delivery tools via pneumatic conveyor tubes. The apparatus is adapted to achieve substantially even distribution of the materials being conveyed to each of the delivery tools. The apparatus includes a conveyor tube for conveying air-entrained material from a first location to a distribution head, which conveyor tube has an interior surface with a plurality of inwardly directed spaced apart projections which are disposed in spaced annular rows extending around the lengthwise axis of the tube for creating controlled turbulence in the flow of material. These projections are arranged in a particular manner to achieve the desired degree of turbulence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Flexi-Coil Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert Poncelet, Russell James Memory, Hughie Douglas Kydd, Montgomerie Blair Summach