Patents by Inventor Nick Bezuidenhout

Nick Bezuidenhout 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).

  • Supplying filtered granular material using an angled sieve
    Patent number: 8714363
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for supplying filtered slush molding powder or other granular material using a material feeder and angled sieve. The feeder includes a feeding member for moving the granular material, a feeder loading region, and a feeder unloading region. The sieve is positioned relative to the feeder unloading region so that it receives the granular material exiting the feeder. The sieve is positioned at an angle of inclination greater than zero degrees. An agitator that causes vibration of the sieve can be included to help sift the granular material through the angled sieve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Nick Bezuidenhout, Denis Perinet
  • SUPPLYING FILTERED GRANULAR MATERIAL USING AN ANGLED SIEVE
    Publication number: 20130068667
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for supplying filtered slush molding powder or other granular material using a material feeder and angled sieve. The feeder includes a feeding member for moving the granular material, a feeder loading region, and a feeder unloading region. The sieve is positioned relative to the feeder unloading region so that it receives the granular material exiting the feeder. The sieve is positioned at an angle of inclination greater than zero degrees. An agitator that causes vibration of the sieve can be included to help sift the granular material through the angled sieve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: FAURECIA INTERIOR SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Nick Bezuidenhout, Denis Perinet