Patents by Inventor Jeffrey BICKEL

Jeffrey BICKEL 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).

  • Pressure differential proofing method for pneumatic conveying
    Patent number: 9561915
    Abstract: A material handling system. The system includes a plurality of material sources for providing material to be transferred and a plurality of destination locations for receiving material from the material sources, wherein each destination location has a destination valve. The system further includes a distribution mechanism, a plurality of source conveying tubes each connecting a source location to an opening on the distribution mechanism, and a plurality of destination conveying tubes each connecting an opening on the distribution mechanism to a destination location. The system further includes a vacuum source operatively connected to each of the destination valves, a vacuum sensor disposed on each of the source conveying tubes configured to sense a change in pressure in the source conveying tube, and a programmable controller connected to each of the vacuum sensors for determining if a correct connection has been made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: IPEG, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Burteen Kelly, Keith J. Salamony, Douglas E. Brewster, Robert G. Criswell, Jeffrey Bickel, Jeffrey S. Rickert, Steven G. Widdowson
  • Pressure Differential Proofing Method for Pneumatic Conveying
    Publication number: 20160272439
    Abstract: A material handling system. The system includes a plurality of material sources for providing material to be transferred and a plurality of destination locations for receiving material from the material sources, wherein each destination location has a destination valve. The system further includes a distribution mechanism, a plurality of source conveying tubes each connecting a source location to an opening on the distribution mechanism, and a plurality of destination conveying tubes each connecting an opening on the distribution mechanism to a destination location. The system further includes a vacuum source operatively connected to each of the destination valves, a vacuum sensor disposed on each of the source conveying tubes configured to sense a change in pressure in the source conveying tube, and a programmable controller connected to each of the vacuum sensors for determining if a correct connection has been made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Raymond Burteen KELLY, Keith J. SALAMONY, Douglas E. BREWSTER, Robert G. CRISWELL, Jeffrey BICKEL, Jeffrey S. RICKERT, Steven G. WIDDOWSON