Patents by Inventor Robert Brydon Rudd

Robert Brydon Rudd 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).

  • Flow control device
    Patent number: 6276516
    Abstract: A flow control device 7A for use with apparatus 1 for discharging granular material from storage, which has an inlet adapted to receive granular material from the storage, a containment chute 7 for receiving material from the inlet and for discharging the material through a discharge opening to a conveyor system 13, includes a pivotally mounted segment gate 11 adapted to move in an arcuate manner across the discharge opening 8 of the containment chute 7 to vary the cross-sectional area of the discharge opening 8 and an actuator 12 for moving or positioning the segment gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Transfield PTY Limited
    Inventors: Kevin Ronald Bagust, Stanislaw Welik, Robert Brydon Rudd