Patents by Inventor John D. Millhiser

John D. Millhiser 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).

  • Multiple chambered container compaction assembly with diverter
    Patent number: 5921372
    Abstract: A container compaction assembly includes a chamber. First and second parallel counter-rotating shafts are mounted in the chamber. A plurality of interleaved compacting wheels are mounted on the first and second shafts, respectively. A divider is mounted in the chamber perpendicular to the shafts, having first and second arcuate openings through which the respective shafts pass, the divider dividing the chamber into first and second chamber portions. A diverter is provided which, in response to a characteristic of the container sensed by a sensing device, diverts containers into one or the other of the chamber portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Environmental Products Corporation
    Inventors: John D. Millhiser, Donald E. Dawson