Patents by Inventor Richard G. Meese

Richard G. Meese 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).

  • Rotor with multiple foils for screening apparatus for papermaking pulp
    Patent number: 6942104
    Abstract: A rotor adapted for use in a hydrodynamic device comprising a cylindrical screen having a circumferentially continuous apertured zone. The rotor has an axis of rotation and includes a substantially cylindrical outer surface adjacent the cylindrical screen surface. The rotor further includes a plurality of sets of a plurality of adjacent vane members supported above a substantially cylindrical outer surface of a rotor by a plurality of brackets. The rotor has an axis of rotation and is mounted within and co-axial with the cylindrical screen to define an annular screening chamber between the rotor and the screen. The sets are equally spaced apart in a direction circumferential to the rotor axis, and the vane members extend the length of the screening chamber parallel to the rotor axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: GL&V Management Hungary Kft.
    Inventors: Brian J. Gallagher, Richard G. Meese