Patents by Inventor Jerry B. Foote

Jerry B. Foote 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).

  • Uniform dispensing of granular material from a vessel
    Patent number: 4448134
    Abstract: A system comprising a method and apparatus by which a double cone dispenser causes discharge of granular or particulate materials from a vessel at a uniform rate across the entire cross section of the vessel. In one form, the invention comprises a fluidized bed vessel which was a tramp removal and bed recirculation system associated therewith, which system comprises a novel dual cone apparatus at the bottom of the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1984
    Assignee: Energy Products of Idaho
    Inventor: Jerry B. Foote
  • Tramp removal and bed recirculation system
    Patent number: 4253824
    Abstract: A fluidized bed vessel tramp removal and bed recirculation system comprising a novel dual cone apparatus at the bottom of the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1981
    Assignee: Energy Products of Idaho
    Inventor: Jerry B. Foote