Patents by Inventor Robert Byars

Robert Byars 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).

  • Patent number: 12382969
    Abstract: A system for automated, hygienic recovery of fluid, food-grade product without it ever contacting the environment outside of its packaging, the system using one or more hygienic lances that pierce the product packaging and features, including in preferable embodiments a distending compression plate to force the product out of the packaging and/or a sanitary pumping system that initiates suction to draw the product out of the packaging, through the one or more hygienic lances, and into a chamber for accumulation, the system being compliant with the hygienic and sanitary standards promulgated by 3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. and adopted by the USDA, the FDA, and state regulatory authorities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: EvacuPak, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Nebeker, Robert Byars
  • Publication number: 20240251827
    Abstract: A system for automated, hygienic recovery of fluid, food-grade product without it ever contacting the environment outside of its packaging, the system using one or more hygienic lances that pierce the product packaging and features, including in preferable embodiments a distending compression plate to force the product out of the packaging and/or a sanitary pumping system that initiates suction to draw the product out of the packaging, through the one or more hygienic lances, and into a chamber for accumulation, the system being compliant with the hygienic and sanitary standards promulgated by 3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. and adopted by the USDA, the FDA, and state regulatory authorities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: EvacuPak, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Nebeker, Robert Byars
  • Patent number: 11084586
    Abstract: An intermittent fluid delivery system includes a fill tank and a batch tank which is connected to the fill tank via a first pump and a first hose. The fill tank holds a first quantity of fluid. The batch tank holds a second quantity of fluid, which is lesser than the first quantity. The first pump delivers fluid from the fill tank to the batch tank. A second pump delivers fluid from the batch tank to a receiving tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: AERO SPECIALTIES, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Sheehan, Derek Rose, Paul Streufert, Robert Byars
  • Publication number: 20200189738
    Abstract: An intermittent fluid delivery system includes a fill tank and a batch tank which is connected to the fill tank via a first pump and a first hose. The fill tank holds a first quantity of fluid. The batch tank holds a second quantity of fluid, which is lesser than the first quantity. The first pump delivers fluid from the fill tank to the batch tank. A second pump delivers fluid from the batch tank to a receiving tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Sheehan, Derek Rose, Paul Streufert, Robert Byars
  • Patent number: 10513337
    Abstract: An intermittent fluid delivery system includes a fill tank and a batch tank which is connected to the fill tank via a first pump and a first hose. The fill tank holds a first quantity of fluid. The batch tank holds a second quantity of fluid, which is lesser than the first quantity. The first pump delivers fluid from the fill tank to the batch tank. A second pump delivers fluid from the batch tank to a receiving tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: AERO SPECIALTIES, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Sheehan, Derek Rose, Paul Streufert, Robert Byars
  • Publication number: 20180118346
    Abstract: An intermittent fluid delivery system includes a fill tank and a batch tank which is connected to the fill tank via a first pump and a first hose. The fill tank holds a first quantity of fluid. The batch tank holds a second quantity of fluid, which is lesser than the first quantity. The first pump delivers fluid from the fill tank to the batch tank. A second pump delivers fluid from the batch tank to a receiving tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew Sheehan, Derek Rose, Paul Streufert, Robert Byars