Patents by Inventor Lawrence A. Skinner

Lawrence A. Skinner 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).

  • Liquid-solid contacting apparatus
    Patent number: 4254699
    Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus for treating a downwardly moving, compact bed of solid particles by contact with a flooding liquid, e.g., corn solids are treated with an aqueous solution of lime. Means are provided to obtain relatively uniform, gravity flow of the compact solids through the bed to provide for relatively uniform treatment of the solids with the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1981
    Assignee: Frito-Lay, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Skinner, Barney W. Hilton