Patents by Inventor Kenneth G. Coles

Kenneth G. Coles 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).

  • SYSTEM FOR ACCELERATING DISSOLUTION OF MAFIC AND ULTRAMAFIC MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20240109031
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system for processing ultramafic material. The system may comprise a reactor for accelerating weathering of said ultramafic material. The reactor may comprise one or more chambers comprising one or more microbes, biological medicators, or enzymatic accelerants to facilitate the weathering of the ultramafic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen J. ROMANIELLO, Brian D. LEY, Douglas O. EDWARDS, Margaret G. ANDREWS, Nathan G. WALWORTH, Thomas ISHOEY, Tom C. GREEN, Francesc MONTSERRAT, Martin VAN DEN BERGHE, Kenneth NEALSON, Devon Barnes COLE, Kelly ERHART
  • Rotation method and apparatus
    Patent number: 5023974
    Abstract: A method of rotating an article being conveyed on a carrier travelling along a track of a conveyor system is provided. The method comprises stopping the carrier on a first section of track disposed at an angle to a second section of track which supports a second carrier, and rotating the first and second sections of track with respective carriers such that the article is rotated onto the second carrier. Apparatus for performing the method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Assignee: Conveyor Co. of Australia Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenneth G. Coles
  • Motor vehicle turntable
    Patent number: 4841870
    Abstract: A vehicle turntable has a rotatable vehicle support which is supported on a base for rotation about an axis which is inclined relative to orthogonal vertical planes. The rotatable assembly carries a detent which is releasably engageable with slots at spaced intervals around the periphery of an arcuate member which is mounted for limited rotation about the turntable axis. A spring urges the arcuate member in a direction which is opposite to the direction of turntable rotation, a motion damping device is connected to the arcuate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1989
    Assignee: K.G. Coles & Co. Pty. Limited
    Inventor: Kenneth G. Coles