Patents by Inventor Kenneth Wayne Seyffert

Kenneth Wayne Seyffert 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).

  • Publication number: 20020132718
    Abstract: A conveyor for a centrifuge, the conveyor in certain aspects having a length and including a plurality of spaced-apart flight members spaced apart along the length of the conveyor, a plurality of support members extending between, and connected to the spaced-apart flight members, the support members spaced-apart around the plurality of spaced-apart flight members, the spaced-apart flight members and plurality of support members defining a plurality of open areas through which fluid to be treated by the centrifuge is flowable from within the conveyor, and at least one accelerating impeller within and connected to the conveyor for accelerating the fluid; and/or a flow enhancer for accelerating fluid, e.g., but not limited to, in a low-flow mode and/or a chamber encompassing an internal centrifuge feed tube so fluid to be treated is fed only at a beach area of a centrifuge bowl; a centrifuge with such a conveyor; and methods for using such a conveyor and such a centrifuge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Richard James Koch, Kenneth Wayne Seyffert, John Patrick Wright, Subrata Mitra
  • Patent number: 6439391
    Abstract: A vibratory separator apparatus for separating components from a fluid material stream fed to the vibratory separator apparatus, the vibratory separator apparatus, in certain aspects, having separator apparatus for separating components of the fluid material stream, and heating apparatus for heating the fluid material stream. A screening system with a screen mounting basket, at least one screen mounted on the basket, and heating apparatus for heating the at least one screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Tubo Scope I/P, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth Wayne Seyffert
  • Publication number: 20020043485
    Abstract: A unibody structure for a screen assembly for a vibratory separator, and screens with such a structure, the unibody structure having, in certain aspects, an integral body member with a portion having a plurality of spaced-apart openings therethrough, the integral body member including side portions foldable to form a pair of spaced-apart integral side members, the integral body member having a plurality of spaced-apart support openings defining portions of the integral body member foldable to form a plurality of spaced-apart supports extending from a first side of the integral body member to a second side thereof and each support of the plurality of spaced-apart supports independent of each other support of the plurality of spaced-apart supports along its length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: David L. Schulte, Thomas C. Adams, Kenneth Wayne Seyffert, David W. Largent, Guy L. Mcclung, Jeffrey E. Walker, Hector M. Murray