Patents by Inventor J. Richard Hudson

J. Richard Hudson 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).

  • Kaolin calciner waste heat and feed recovery process
    Patent number: 4962279
    Abstract: An improvement is disclosed applicable to the production of calcined and hydrous kaolins in particulate form. A process and system are disclosed in which the calciner is integrated with a filtration process and a preceding spray dryer by passing the dust-laden calciner hot off-gases to the spray dryer to achieve savings in energy. Waste heat from the calciner, and concomitantly dustlike clay particles carried in the off-gas, are thereby passed to the dryer and subsequently treated and their values recovered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1990
    Assignee: ECC America Inc.
    Inventors: Charles D. Anderson, Carl S. Cummings, J. Richard Hudson
  • Kaolin calciner waste heat and feed recovery system and method
    Patent number: 4717559
    Abstract: An improvement is disclosed applicable to the production of calcined, anhydrous kaolins in particulate form. A process and system are disclosed in which the calciner is integrated with a preceding spray drier by cycling the dust-laden calciner hot off-gases to the spray drier to achieve savings in energy. Waste heat from the calciner, and concomitantly dust-like clay particles carried in the off-gas, are thereby passed to the drier and their values recovered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1988
    Assignee: E.C.C. America Inc.
    Inventors: Carl S. Cummings, J. Richard Hudson