Patents by Inventor Kevin R. Whisler

Kevin R. Whisler 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).

  • Patent number: 7534358
    Abstract: A horizontal vibratory centrifuge, which includes a slurry separating component; a drive motor; a drive unit for rotating the separating component; a feed pipe for feeding the slurry into the separating component; a product discharge for discharging the solid portion of the slurry from the separating component and a pipe for discharging the fluid portion from the separating component; at least one vibratory motor mounted onto the drive unit; a plurality of connecting rods moveably connecting the drive unit to a torsion bar assembly, the assembly including a plurality of torsion bars, each mounted on a first end to an upper fixed spring clamp and a lower fixed spring clamp, and on a second end to the connecting rods with bearings, so that the vibrations of the low energy vibrating motor is in resonance with the springs so as to provide in part maximum vibration to the vibrating assembly at low energy levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Inventors: Kevin R. Whisler, Christopher A. Bertocchini