Patents by Inventor James G. Sims

James G. Sims 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: 4154021
    Abstract: The apparatus for continuously delinting cottonseed comprises a closed housing having upper, lower and opposite end portions with an elongated drum rotatably mounted within the housing. The drum is provided with open intake and discharge ends positioned inwardly of the opposite end portions of the housing and is rotated by a conventional power means. A cottonseed supply conduit extends into the housing and is in communication with the intake end of the drum for supplying cottonseeds thereto. A discharge conduit extends from the housing and is in operative communication with the discharge end of the drum for conveying the lint and cottonseeds outwardly from the housing. The housing is in communication with a delinting gas such as hydrochloric acid. Seals are positioned in the supply conduit and discharge conduit for preventing the escape of delinting gas from the housing during the delinting process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1979
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor D. Griffith, Clois N. Cato, James G. Sims