Patents by Inventor Myles A. Patureau

Myles A. Patureau 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: 4249655
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing dust from a fiber sample for subsequent analysis is disclosed. A first upper cylindrical chamber containing a fiber sample has a tangential air jet and a radial air jet installed to swirl and tumble the fiber sample in a cyclonic fashion, thus liberating the dust from the sample when either a positive or a negative pressure is applied through the air jets. The liberated dust particles are then screened out through a 100 mesh screen filter and exhausted through a funnel. The device can be equipped with a second stage chamber containing a plurality of step-stage filters and a third stage plurality of microfilters to selectively screen the dust particles. A blow bottle containing an aqueous medium to absorb even the finest dust particles or gas can also be added as a fourth stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1981
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Myles A. Patureau, Michael F. Murray