Patents by Inventor John W. Baldwin

John W. Baldwin 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).

  • Patent number: 5628873
    Abstract: A chip bin construction, ideally suited for bins having a maximum diameter of twelve feet or more, uniformly discharges chips, after steaming, without the necessity of a vibratory discharge. A hollow transition portion is provided between a main body which is a right circular cylinder of a first diameter, and a nonvibrating discharge which has a second diameter typically 1/3 or less that of the first diameter. The hollow transition includes a first, uppermost, portion having a generally right rectangular parallelepiped configuration including opposite side faces having generally triangular shapes, and providing one dimensional convergence and side relief; a second portion tapering from a generally rectangular parallelpiped configuration at an upper part to a generally circular configuration at a lower part and having opposite side faces having generally triangular shapes which align with said first portion generally triangular shapes to define substantially diamond shaped wall portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: Ahlstrom Machinery Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry R. Johanson, John W. Baldwin