Patents by Inventor Joseph E. Kochie

Joseph E. Kochie 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 for mixing and distributing solid particulate material
    Patent number: 4441822
    Abstract: An apparatus for mixing and distributing solid material in which the material is continuously introduced into a vessel and a pressurized gas is introduced into the lower portion of the vessel at a velocity sufficient to pass upwardly through the material in the vessel to promote mixing of the material. A plurality of outlets are disposed in an angularly spaced relation along the vessel for permitting the material to continuously discharge to a plurality of selected locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1984
    Assignee: Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Bimal K. Biswas, Joseph E. Kochie