Patents by Inventor Neil Millington

Neil Millington 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).

  • Furnace chute
    Patent number: 8820250
    Abstract: A moving distribution furnace chute for use with a furnace has a tube (3) for distribution of material, the tube having a longitudinal axis, an open inlet end (8) and an open outlet end (9). The tube further has a plurality of vanes (14) mounted on an inner surface of the tube, the vanes having a length extending in a direction having a component along the axis (15) and a breadth extending in a direction having a component radially inwards towards the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Vai Metals Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Ian Mervyn Craig, Jeremy Fletcher, Gareth Kaps, Neil Millington
  • FURNACE CHUTE
    Publication number: 20110132242
    Abstract: A moving distribution furnace chute for use with a furnace has a tube (3) for distribution of material, the tube having a longitudinal axis, an open inlet end (8) and an open outlet end (9). The tube further has a plurality of vanes (14) mounted on an inner surface of the tube, the vanes having a length extending in a direction having a component along the axis (15) and a breadth extending in a direction having a component radially inwards towards the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Ian Mervyn Craig, Jeremy Fletcher, Gareth Kaps, Neil Millington