Patents by Inventor Michael Ray MELICK

Michael Ray MELICK 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).

  • Continuous contained-media micromedia milling process
    Patent number: 10406529
    Abstract: An apparatus and continuous process for making milled solid in liquid dispersions comprises several steps: 1) Forming a pre-mill mixture of pre-mix, milling media, and previously milled dispersion. 2) Milling the pre-mill mixture to form a milled mixture of milling media and milled dispersion. 3) Separating a portion of the milled dispersion, which is substantially free of milling media, from the milled mixture. 4) Recycling the un-separated mixture by adding additional pre-mix to form the pre-mill mixture to create a continuous milling process. The pre-mix comprises a liquid and a solid. The process is a continuous process and the milling media is recycled through the milling step. Much of the milled dispersion is also cycled through the milling step several times and only a portion of the milled dispersion, which is substantially free of milling media, is removed as the milled dispersion product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Sun Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Ray Melick, Donald C. Henderson
  • CONTINUOUS CONTAINED-MEDIA MICROMEDIA MILLING PROCESS
    Publication number: 20160016176
    Abstract: An apparatus and continuous process for making milled solid in liquid dispersions comprises several steps: 1) Forming a pre-mill mixture of pre-mix, milling media, and previously milled dispersion. 2) Milling the pre-mill mixture to form a milled mixture of milling media and milled dispersion. 3) Separating a portion of the milled dispersion, which is substantially free of milling media, from the milled mixture. 4) Recycling the un-separated mixture by adding additional pre-mix to form the pre-mill mixture to create a continuous milling process. The pre-mix comprises a liquid and a solid. The process is a continuous process and the milling media is recycled through the milling step. Much of the milled dispersion is also cycled through the milling step several times and only a portion of the milled dispersion, which is substantially free of milling media, is removed as the milled dispersion product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Ray MELICK, Donald C. HENDERSON