Patents by Inventor Ken Knapp

Ken Knapp 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).

  • Loose-fill insulation conditioning duct
    Patent number: 6684907
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for conditioning loose-fill insulation including an elongated tubular cylinder having a plurality of internal blades positioned in a helical configuration. Large nodules of glass fibrous material pass through the conditioning cylinder and are combed into smaller, more uniform sizes, thus allowing a more uniform additive application further downstream in the manufacturing process. The addition of a tangential airflow to the conditioning cylinder facilitates the combing process by adding a tangential force to move the nodules down the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Alain Yang, Ken Knapp
  • Loose-fill insulation conditioning duct
    Publication number: 20030136156
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for conditioning loose-fill insulation including an elongated tubular cylinder having a plurality of internal blades positioned in a helical configuration. Large nodules of glass fibrous material pass through the conditioning cylinder and are combed into smaller, more uniform sizes, thus allowing a more uniform additive application further downstream in the manufacturing process. The addition of a tangential airflow to the conditioning cylinder facilitates the combing process by adding a tangential force to move the nodules down the cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Alain Yang, Ken Knapp