Patents by Inventor Phillip Shane Schmidt

Phillip Shane Schmidt 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).

  • Support beam for cooling tower fill assembly
    Patent number: 10302378
    Abstract: A support beam for a cooling tower fill assembly includes a web, an upper flange, a lower flange, and a lip. The web has a serpentine shape so a lower end of the web is vertically offset relative to an upper end. The upper flange extends from a first side of the web at the upper end thereof. The lower flange has a first portion extending from the first side at the lower end thereof and a second portion extending from a second side at the lower end thereof. The lip extends upwardly from the second portion so the lip cooperates with the second portion and a portion of the web to form a longitudinal channel. The lip and the second portion are provided with a plurality of spaced apart notches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Midwest Cooling Towers, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Shane Schmidt, Andrew M. Strain
  • SUPPORT BEAM FOR COOLING TOWER FILL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180216902
    Abstract: A support beam for a cooling tower fill assembly includes a web, an upper flange, a lower flange, and a lip. The web has a serpentine shape so a lower end of the web is vertically offset relative to an upper end. The upper flange extends from a first side of the web at the upper end thereof. The lower flange has a first portion extending from the first side at the lower end thereof and a second portion extending from a second side at the lower end thereof. The lip extends upwardly from the second portion so the lip cooperates with the second portion and a portion of the web to form a longitudinal channel. The lip and the second portion are provided with a plurality of spaced apart notches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Phillip Shane Schmidt, Andrew M. Strain
  • Support beam for cooling tower fill assembly
    Patent number: D843600
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Midwest Cooling Towers, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Shane Schmidt, Andrew M. Strain