Patents by Inventor Peter B. MacAlpine

Peter B. MacAlpine 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).

  • Particulate collection apparatus
    Patent number: 5178824
    Abstract: Particulates from a source fall into a tundish which discharges to a collection chamber. The build-up of particulates in the chamber is sensed, and a valve opened at the bottom of the chamber when a pre-determined level of the particulates is sensed in the chamber. A valve at the top of the chamber may be closed at the same time so that pressurized air can be injected into the chamber to expel the particulates through the bottom of the chamber through the valve. A filter circuit may be connected to the tundish to assist in removing particulates from the tundish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Assignee: British Nuclear Fuels plc
    Inventors: Barry Snelson, Frederick J. Moore, Peter B. MacAlpine