Patents by Inventor Kirk Lang

Kirk Lang 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).

  • Agitator shaft seal assembly for industrial mixers
    Patent number: 10174842
    Abstract: An agitator shaft seal assembly for use on industrial mixers, particularly horizontal dough mixers, that includes a stator plate that is adapted to be mounted on a rotary seal adapter plate; a rotor mounted on the stator plate; a push ring mounted on the rotor; a seal gland disposed between the rotor and the push ring; and a locking ring mounted on the push ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Shaffer Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Michael W. Hall, Kirk Lang
  • Bowl cooling jacket for industrial mixers
    Patent number: 9968102
    Abstract: A cooling jacket for use with an industrial mixer that includes a bowl sheet, including a first horizontal rail mounted lengthwise across the top portion of the rear section of the bowl sheet; a second horizontal rail mounted lengthwise across the top portion of the front section of the bowl sheet; a plurality of vertical rails mounted on the rear section of the bowl sheet in a staggered pattern; a plurality of vertical rails mounted on the front section of the bowl sheet in a staggered pattern; a plurality of horizontal rails mounted across the bottom edge of the bowl sheet, wherein each rail is mounted between and perpendicular to certain of the vertical rails on the rear and front sections of the bowl sheet; wherein the first and second horizontal rails, vertical rails, and horizontal rails define a first coolant channel on the rear section of the bowl sheet and a second coolant channel of the front surface of the bowl sheet; and a plurality of channel covers mounted to the various vertical rails for enclo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Shaffer Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Michael W. Hall, Kirk Lang
  • BOWL COOLING JACKET FOR INDUSTRIAL MIXERS
    Publication number: 20180125078
    Abstract: A cooling jacket for use with an industrial mixer that includes a bowl sheet, including a first horizontal rail mounted lengthwise across the top portion of the rear section of the bowl sheet; a second horizontal rail mounted lengthwise across the top portion of the front section of the bowl sheet; a plurality of vertical rails mounted on the rear section of the bowl sheet in a staggered pattern; a plurality of vertical rails mounted on the front section of the bowl sheet in a staggered pattern; a plurality of horizontal rails mounted across the bottom edge of the bowl sheet, wherein each rail is mounted between and perpendicular to certain of the vertical rails on the rear and front sections of the bowl sheet; wherein the first and second horizontal rails, vertical rails, and horizontal rails define a first coolant channel on the rear section of the bowl sheet and a second coolant channel of the front surface of the bowl sheet; and a plurality of channel covers mounted to the various vertical rails for enclo
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Michael W. HALL, Kirk LANG
  • Bowl cooling jacket for industrial mixers
    Patent number: 9894904
    Abstract: A cooling jacket for use with an industrial mixer that includes a bowl sheet, including a first horizontal rail mounted lengthwise across the top portion of the rear section of the bowl sheet; a second horizontal rail mounted lengthwise across the top portion of the front section of the bowl sheet; a plurality of vertical rails mounted on the rear section of the bowl sheet in a staggered pattern; a plurality of vertical rails mounted on the front section of the bowl sheet in a staggered pattern; a plurality of horizontal rails mounted across the bottom edge of the bowl sheet, wherein each rail is mounted between and perpendicular to certain of the vertical rails on the rear and front sections of the bowl sheet; wherein the first and second horizontal rails, vertical rails, and horizontal rails define a first coolant channel on the rear section of the bowl sheet and a second coolant channel of the front surface of the bowl sheet; and a plurality of channel covers mounted to the various vertical rails for enclo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Shaffer Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Michael W. Hall, Kirk Lang
  • AGITATOR SHAFT SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR INDUSTRIAL MIXERS
    Publication number: 20170325465
    Abstract: An agitator shaft seal assembly for use on industrial mixers, particularly horizontal dough mixers, that includes a stator plate that is adapted to be mounted on a rotary seal adapter plate; a rotor mounted on the stator plate; a push ring mounted on the rotor; a seal gland disposed between the rotor and the push ring; and a locking ring mounted on the push ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Michael W. HALL, Kirk LANG
  • BOWL COOLING JACKET FOR INDUSTRIAL MIXERS
    Publication number: 20170142980
    Abstract: A cooling jacket for use with an industrial mixer that includes a bowl sheet, including a first horizontal rail mounted lengthwise across the top portion of the rear section of the bowl sheet; a second horizontal rail mounted lengthwise across the top portion of the front section of the bowl sheet; a plurality of vertical rails mounted on the rear section of the bowl sheet in a staggered pattern; a plurality of vertical rails mounted on the front section of the bowl sheet in a staggered pattern; a plurality of horizontal rails mounted across the bottom edge of the bowl sheet, wherein each rail is mounted between and perpendicular to certain of the vertical rails on the rear and front sections of the bowl sheet; wherein the first and second horizontal rails, vertical rails, and horizontal rails define a first coolant channel on the rear section of the bowl sheet and a second coolant channel of the front surface of the bowl sheet; and a plurality of channel covers mounted to the various vertical rails for enclo
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Michael W. Hall, Kirk Lang