Patents by Inventor Patrick Alan Warner

Patrick Alan Warner 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).

  • Oven with gas circulation system and method
    Patent number: 9217212
    Abstract: An oxidation oven with a heated chamber for treating fibers, the heated chamber having two opposing sides, each side with a plurality of gaps to allow the fibers to pass to and from the heated chamber. Embodiments of the invention provide capture ducts, which are configured to be under negative pressure, the capture ducts draw-in heated chamber air that would otherwise flow through the gaps. Embodiments of the invention provide supply ducts, which are configured to be under positive pressure and provide heated air near the gaps. Embodiments of the invention provide louvers positioned near the gaps, the louvers are configured to reduce the flow of heated chamber air that would otherwise pass through the gaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Despatch Industries Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Patrick Alan Warner, Michael James Franklin
  • OVEN WITH GAS CIRCULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120189968
    Abstract: An oxidation oven with a heated chamber for treating fibers, the heated chamber having two opposing sides, each side with a plurality of gaps to allow the fibers to pass to and from the heated chamber. Embodiments of the invention provide capture ducts, which are configured to be under negative pressure, the capture ducts draw-in heated chamber air that would otherwise flow through the gaps. Embodiments of the invention provide supply ducts, which are configured to be under positive pressure and provide heated air near the gaps. Embodiments of the invention provide louvers positioned near the gaps, the louvers are configured to reduce the flow of heated chamber air that would otherwise pass through the gaps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: DESPATCH INDUSTRIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
    Inventors: Patrick Alan Warner, Michael James Franklin