Patents by Inventor Keith N. Goodreau

Keith N. Goodreau 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).

  • Tire chopping apparatus and method
    Patent number: 7857249
    Abstract: Used tires are chopped up in a punch press which progressively punches out areas of each tire lying flat in the press. The tire fragments are conveyed from the press to a collection container. An elevator mechanism may receive four tires stacked vertically, each used tire therein successively fed into the press by a feed mechanism receiving each tire from the elevator mechanism. An on-site enclosure houses all of the components and a container of collected fragments which is accessed for removal through a door in the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Inventors: Douglas T. Nanney, Claudia J. Nanney, Keith N. Goodreau, Karen K. Goodreau
  • Tire Chopping Apparatus and Method
    Publication number: 20090025519
    Abstract: Used tires are chopped up in a punch press which progressively punches out areas of each tire lying flat in the press. The tire fragments are conveyed from the press to a collection container. An elevator mechanism may receive four tires stacked vertically, each used tire therein successively fed into the press by a feed mechanism receiving each tire from the elevator mechanism. An on-site enclosure houses all of the components and a container of collected fragments which is accessed for removal through a door in the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Douglas T. Nanney, Claudia J. Nanney, Keith N. Goodreau, Karen K. Goodreau