Patents by Inventor KELLY R. SOCKWELL

KELLY R. SOCKWELL 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).

  • Indirect heated heating/drying/mixing drum for processing recycled asphalt products and method therefor
    Patent number: 11371195
    Abstract: An indirect heating, drying and mixing chamber has a drum. A mixing/conveyor mechanism is positioned within the drum mixing and moving materials through the drum. An enclosure is provided wherein the drum is inserted within the enclosure to form an upper section of the enclosure between the drum and a top surface of the enclosure and a lower section of the enclosure between the drum and a bottom surface of the enclosure. A plurality of heat openings is formed on the bottom surface of the enclosure. A plurality of heating elements is provided, wherein an individual heating element is coupled to a corresponding heat opening, the plurality of heating elements generating heat which travels along the lower section of the enclosure and through the upper section of the enclosure heating the material in the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: PHOENIX INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventor: Kelly R. Sockwell
  • INDIRECT HEATED HEATING/DRYING/MIXING DRUM FOR PROCESSING RECYCLED ASPHALT PRODUCTS AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20210189664
    Abstract: An indirect heating, drying and mixing chamber has a drum. A mixing/conveyor mechanism is positioned within the drum mixing and moving materials through the drum. An enclosure is provided wherein the drum is inserted within the enclosure to form an upper section of the enclosure between the drum and a top surface of the enclosure and a lower section of the enclosure between the drum and a bottom surface of the enclosure. A plurality of heat openings is formed on the bottom surface of the enclosure. A plurality of heating elements is provided, wherein an individual heating element is coupled to a corresponding heat opening, the plurality of heating elements generating heat which travels along the lower section of the enclosure and through the upper section of the enclosure heating the material in the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventor: KELLY R. SOCKWELL