Patents by Inventor Lyndon Bates

Lyndon Bates 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).

  • Bulk storage hoppers
    Patent number: 5769281
    Abstract: An insert system for changing the pattern of material flow in a bulk storage hopper during the discharge process, from a form where a channel flow develops within a mass of static material into a form where the entire stored contents are caused to flow. This change is affected by the provision of insert members supported within the hopper, which modify the stress pattern in the flowing contents to allow the bulk material to deform more readily and for slip to take place on all contact surfaces between the material and the hopper walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Martin Engineering Company
    Inventor: Lyndon Bates
  • Mass flow generator
    Patent number: 5651479
    Abstract: An insert system for changing the pattern of material flow in a bulk storage hopper during the discharge process, from a form where a channel flow develops within a mass of smile material into a form where the entire stored contents are caused to flow. This change is affected by the provision of insert members supported within the hopper, which modify the stress pattern in the flowing contents to allow the bulk material to deform more readily and for slip to take place on all contact surfaces between the material and the hopper walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1997
    Inventor: Lyndon Bates