Patents by Inventor James J. Fuller

James J. Fuller 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).

  • Air-dirt separator with coalescing baffles
    Patent number: 10708538
    Abstract: An air-dirt separator adapted to reduce entrained air and separate debris from fluid moving through the air-dirt separator is described in the present disclosure. The air-dirt separator includes a housing and coalescing baffles mounted in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Wessels Company
    Inventors: Jane E. Roddy, James J. Fuller
  • AIR-DIRT SEPARATOR WITH COALESCING BAFFLES
    Publication number: 20180169544
    Abstract: An air-dirt separator adapted to reduce entrained air and separate debris from fluid moving through the air-dirt separator is described in the present disclosure. The air-dirt separator includes a housing and coalescing baffles mounted in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Jane E. Roddy, James J. Fuller
  • Kiln control based on changing shrinkage rate
    Patent number: 5992047
    Abstract: A real-time process and apparatus for controlling conditions in a lumber drying kiln include measuring the shrinkage of a sample of the lumber across the longitudinal axis of the lumber and over time. A slope of the curve is analyzed and can be used to determine when a stress peak and stress reversal occurs in the lumber sample. The detection of the stress peak indicates that the drying schedule of the kiln should be incremented to the next drying step. According to the invention, the schedule is incremented in the fastest possible way without degrading the quality of the lumber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Inventor: James J. Fuller
  • Kiln control based on changing shrinkage rate
    Patent number: 5873182
    Abstract: A real-time process and apparatus for controlling conditions in a lumber drying kiln include measuring the shrinkage of a sample of the lumber across the longitudinal axis of the lumber and over time. A slope of the curve is analyzed and can be used to determine when a stress peak and stress reversal occurs in the lumber sample. The detection of the stress peak indicates that the drying schedule of the kiln should be incremented to the next drying step. According to the invention, the schedule is incremented in the fastest possible way without degrading the quality of the lumber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Inventor: James J. Fuller