Patents by Inventor Nathaniel A. Humphries

Nathaniel A. Humphries 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).

  • Fat removing skimmer apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6129626
    Abstract: Fat removal apparatus for removing fat from the surface of a liquid body includes a rotary fat skimmer mounted for rotation above said surface of the liquid body and a plate having an inclined front face surface and an outer periphery partially submerged in the liquid body, a fat removal opening is provided in the plate portion co-axially with respect to the axis of rotation of the plate, a spiral shaped fat capture flange extends forwardly from the surface of the plate and has an inner end at the fat removal opening centered in the plate and an outer leading end edge positioned radially outward from the fat removal opening to engage and remove fat from the surface of the liquid body and deliver it to the fat removal opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Morris & Associates Inc.
    Inventors: William F. Morris, Jr., Nathaniel A. Humphries