Patents by Inventor Jack O. Meredith

Jack O. Meredith 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).

  • Filter apparatus for even flow distribution
    Patent number: 5928510
    Abstract: A filter system including a cylindrical filter formed around a cylindrical spindle so as to form a passage therebetween, the spindle forming a channel along its length, a channel outlet at a lower end and a plurality of inlet apertures which lead from the passage to the channel, the apertures unevenly distributed along the length of the spindle such that there is a greater combined aperture area in an upper portion of the spindle than there is in a lower portion of the spindle whereby essentially even fluid flow occurs through the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Miller Brewing Company
    Inventor: Jack O. Meredith