Patents by Inventor Michael Dwayne Reaves

Michael Dwayne Reaves 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: 10384327
    Abstract: A centrifugal blast wheel machine comprises a housing and a wheel assembly coupled to the housing. The wheel assembly has a plurality of blades configured to throw blast media introduced into the wheel assembly against a work piece. According to one embodiment, each blade of the plurality of blades includes a curved portion positioned adjacent a central hub of the wheel assembly, and a straight portion integrally formed with the curved portion extending radially outwardly from the wheel assembly. According to another embodiment, each blade includes a first side rail extending along the blade, the first side rail having a first recess, and a first grommet positioned in the first recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Wheelabrator Group Limited
    Inventors: Raymond Paul Bitzel, Jr., Michael Dwayne Reaves, Christoph Baer, Philipp Weissenberger, Jürgen Wruck
  • Publication number: 20170304994
    Abstract: A centrifugal blast wheel machine comprises a housing and a wheel assembly coupled to the housing. The wheel assembly has a plurality of blades configured to throw blast media introduced into the wheel assembly against a work piece. According to one embodiment, each blade of the plurality of blades includes a curved portion positioned adjacent a central hub of the wheel assembly, and a straight portion integrally formed with the curved portion extending radially outwardly from the wheel assembly. According to another embodiment, each blade includes a first side rail extending along the blade, the first side rail having a first recess, and a first grommet positioned in the first recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Raymond Paul Bitzel, JR., Michael Dwayne Reaves, Christoph Baer, Philipp Weissenberger, Jürgen Wruck
  • Patent number: 9539585
    Abstract: A dynamic baffle system for a magnetic separator includes a containment barrier secured to a frame and positioned between a rotary screen drum and a magnetic drum. The dynamic baffle system further includes a baffle configured to block an opening of the containment barrier. The baffle is movable between an open position in which media mixture is capable of flowing from the containment barrier to the magnetic drum and a closed position in which the media mixture is prohibited from flowing from the containment barrier to the magnetic drum and configured to evenly build up on the containment barrier. The dynamic baffle system further includes a sensor and a controller coupled to the sensor and the baffle to control the amount of media mixture flowing from the rotary screen drum to the magnetic drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: WHEELABRATOR GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Dwayne Reaves, David W. Howard
  • Publication number: 20160288293
    Abstract: A dynamic baffle system for a magnetic separator includes a containment barrier secured to a frame and positioned between a rotary screen drum and a magnetic drum. The dynamic baffle system further includes a baffle configured to block an opening of the containment barrier. The baffle is movable between an open position in which media mixture is capable of flowing from the containment barrier to the magnetic drum and a closed position in which the media mixture is prohibited from flowing from the containment barrier to the magnetic drum and configured to evenly build up on the containment barrier. The dynamic baffle system further includes a sensor and a controller coupled to the sensor and the baffle to control the amount of media mixture flowing from the rotary screen drum to the magnetic drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Dwayne Reaves, David W. Howard