Patents by Inventor Keith Howard

Keith Howard 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: 5847494
    Abstract: A corona discharge reactor which has a central electrode in the form of a metal rod with radial projections and a cylindrical outer electrode surrounding the inner electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: AEA Technology plc
    Inventors: Keith Howard Bayliss, John Sydney Carlow
  • Patent number: 5329098
    Abstract: An electric heater includes an electric heating coil that extends above the sidewalls of an air flow channel. The coil is formed in sections that extend transversely to the channel and are spaced by the width of a coil section to allow two heaters to be arranged face to face for shipping. This arrangement is very efficient because one of the heaters provides protection to the coil of the other of the heaters to reduce packaging costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1994
    Assignee: Adams Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Keith Howard, Jimmy L. Sherrill
  • Patent number: 5324919
    Abstract: An heater includes an electric heating coil that extends above the sidewalls of an air flow channel. The coil is formed in sections that extend transversely to the channel and are spaced by the width of a coil section to allow two heaters to be arranged face to face for shipping. This arrangement is very efficient because one of the heaters provides protection to the coil of the other of the heaters to reduce packaging costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1994
    Assignee: Adams Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Keith Howard, Jimmy L. Sherrill
  • Patent number: 4848567
    Abstract: A heating device, such as a heating coil for use in apparatus to be heated, has a removable flexible strip carrier which enables the coil, already supported on ceramic insulators and carried by brackets, to be readily installed in the apparatus. The disposable or reusable strip carrier is notched for supporting the insulators and is easily removed after installation of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: Tutco, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Howard, Jim Sherrill, Robert Kirby, Bill A. Malone
  • Patent number: 4692599
    Abstract: An electric heater incorporating simple support structure therefor. A frame is insulated from an electric resistance heater coil by insulator supports mounted within beam members of the frame. The supports incorporate structural features enabling the use of simplified supporting beams. The support insulators include additional structural features for retaining the resistance wire in place and for simplified engagement therewith. The insulators may project on both sides of the support beams and retain heater wires in two planes. The support insulators further provide an integrated structure easily fabricated and simply assembled to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1987
    Assignee: Tutco, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Keith Howard, Jimmy L. Sherrill
  • Patent number: 4617547
    Abstract: A heater assembly includes a housing which both channels air flowing around a heating element and provides support structure for the elements holding the heating element. In one embodiment, a lower U-shaped channel has recesses in opposed sidewalls to engage down-turned ends of holding elements. A second U-shaped channel is attached to form a hollow duct open at opposite ends. In a second embodiment, a U-shaped channel is made of flexible material so that the spacing between opposed sidewalls may be varied. A holding element is secured between the sidewalls by separating the sidewalls to allow insertion of the holding means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1986
    Assignee: Tutco, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Keith Howard, Jimmy L. Sherrill, Robert L. Kirby
  • Patent number: 4559412
    Abstract: An electric heater incorporating simple support structure therefor. A frame is insulated from an electric resistance heater coil by insulator supports mounted within beam members of the frame. The supports incorporate structural features enabling the use of simplified supporting beams. The support insulators include additional structural features for retaining the resistance wire in place and for simplified engagement therewith. The insulators may project on both sides of the support beams and retain heater wires in two planes. The support insulators further provide an integrated structure easily fabricated and simply assembled to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1985
    Assignee: Tutco, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Keith Howard, Jimmy L. Sherrill
  • Patent number: 4458141
    Abstract: An electric heater incorporating simple support structure therefor. A frame is insulated from an electric resistance heater coil by insulated supports mounted within beam members of the frame. The supports incorporate structural features enabling the use of simplified supporting beams. The support insulators include additional structural features for retaining the resistance wire in place and for simplified engagement therewith. The insulators may project on both sides of the support beams and retain heater wires in two planes. The support insulators further provide an integrated structure easily fabricated and simply assembled to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1984
    Assignee: Tutco, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Keith Howard, Jimmy L. Sherrill
  • Patent number: 4113728
    Abstract: A class of 2-substituted benzisothiazolones carrying a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring are effective in inhibiting platelet aggregation and are therefore of value in the prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of thrombotic diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1978
    Assignee: Beecham Group Limited
    Inventor: Keith Howard Baggaley
  • Patent number: 4098816
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions having hypolipidaemic and/or hypoglycaemic activity, contain a substituted (4-carboxyphenoxy) phenyl alkane derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1978
    Assignee: Beecham Group Limited
    Inventors: David Edward Thorne, Keith Howard Baggaley, Brian Morgan
  • Patent number: 4080474
    Abstract: Allyloxy benzoic acid derivatives have hypolipidaemic activity, compositions for controlling or reducing serum lipid level in mammals, novel substituted phenoxy and phenylthio allyl compounds and administration of the compositions to mammals in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1978
    Assignee: Beecham Group Limited
    Inventors: Richard Mark Hindley, Keith Howard Baggaley
  • Patent number: 4067892
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions having hypolipidaemic and/or hypoglycaemic activity, contain a substituted (4-carboxyphenoxy) phenyl alkane derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1978
    Assignee: Beecham Group Limited
    Inventors: David Edward Thorne, Keith Howard Baggaley, Brian Morgan
  • Patent number: 3988184
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for manufacturing stock material from which bags or other containers may be formed is disclosed. A folded plastic film is fed from a stock roll onto a plurality of carrier rollers which support the film in a horizontal position. Simultaneously, a separate closure strip is fed from a second stock roll through a guide block which aligns the strip with a sealing station, the two halves of the closure strip being pressed together to maintain proper alignment. The upper ply of the folded plastic film is fed into the heat sealing apparatus at the sealing station, the edge of the upper ply being aligned with one edge of the closure, and the film and the closure strip are fed continuously through the sealing station where they are welded together. The lower ply of the film web is folded downwardly so that it bypasses the sealing station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1974
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1976
    Assignee: Uly-Pak, Inc.
    Inventor: H. Keith Howard
  • Patent number: 3986914
    Abstract: A plastic container is provided with a plastic bead seal at the junction of the interlocking fastener and the side edges of the container. The plastic bead seal acts as a barrier to the passage of fluids or contaminating bacteria through the fastener at this junction. A method and apparatus are provided for flowing plastic under heat and pressure into and across the junction to form the bead seal barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1974
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1976
    Assignee: Uly-Pak, Inc.
    Inventor: H. Keith Howard
  • Patent number: 3983164
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions having hypolipidaemic and/or hypoglycaemic activity, contain a substituted (4-carboxyphenoxy) phenyl alkane derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1974
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1976
    Assignee: Beecham Group Limited
    Inventors: David Edward Thorne, Keith Howard Baggaley, Brian Morgan