Patents by Inventor Jim Willis

Jim Willis 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).

  • Apparatus and method for separating low density solids from an airflow
    Patent number: 5542544
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for separating low density solids from an airflow where a first airflow containing low density solids moves through a first conduit at a predetermined velocity and pressure and flows into a separating chamber wherein it is changed into a second airflow at a substantially reduced velocity and pressure to separate a substantial portion of the low density solids and moves out of the separating chamber through one of a second or third conduits as a third airflow at a velocity and pressure substantially the same as that of the first airflow and also passes through filtering apparatus in the second or third conduits to separate additional low density solids out of the third airflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Coors Brewing Company
    Inventors: Cliff Merkle, John Burns, Gordon Laib, Jim Willis, Scotty Mitchel, Dennis Erickson