Patents by Inventor Robert Sly

Robert Sly 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).

  • In-line color mixer
    Patent number: 9636645
    Abstract: The method of producing a colored powder of a polymeric material includes the steps of selecting a feedstock of said polymeric material, pulverizing said polymeric material in a pulverizer to produce a powder, moving the powder directly from the pulverizer to a mixer; spraying a liquid formulation including a colorant into the powder within the mixer, and mixing the liquid formulation and powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignees: ColorMatrix Group, Inc., Reduction Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Sly, Jim Mauri, Jeff Masar, Keith A. Bell
  • IN-LINE COLOR MIXER
    Publication number: 20150014453
    Abstract: The method of producing a colored powder of a polymeric material includes the steps of selecting a feedstock of said polymeric material, pulverizing said polymeric material in a pulverizer to produce a powder, moving the powder directly from the pulverizer to a mixer; spraying a liquid formulation including a colorant into the powder within the mixer, and mixing the liquid formulation and powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicants: COLORMATRIX GROUP, INC., REDUCTION ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Sly, Jim Mauri, Jeff Masar, Keith A. Bell
  • Methods for pulverizing materials
    Patent number: 8893993
    Abstract: This invention relates to the art of methods and apparatuses for grinding various materials into smaller particles; particularly, to those known in the art as pulverizing systems and devices. This invention provides methods and apparatuses for an improved disc mill assembly that utilizes a tapered flywheel and water jacket in conjunction with planar grinding disk cutting devices to create a tapered grinding channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Reduction Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Sly, Eric Gorham, Larry Baker
  • In-line color mixer
    Patent number: 8864058
    Abstract: The method of producing a colored powder of a polymeric material includes the steps of selecting a feedstock of said polymeric material, pulverizing said polymeric material in a pulverizer to produce a powder, moving the powder directly from the pulverizer to a mixer; spraying a liquid formulation including a colorant into the powder within the mixer, and mixing the liquid formulation and powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignees: Reduction Engineering, Inc., ColorMatrix Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Sly, Jim Mauri, Jeff Masar, Keith Bell
  • Disc mill assembly for a pulverizing apparatus
    Patent number: 8282031
    Abstract: This invention relates to the art of methods and apparatuses for grinding various materials into smaller particles; particularly, to those known in the art as pulverizing systems and devices. This invention provides methods and apparatuses for an improved disc mill assembly that utilizes a tapered flywheel and water jacket in conjunction with planar grinding disk cutting devices to create a tapered grinding channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Reduction Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Sly, Eric Gorham, Larry Baker
  • IN-LINE COLOR MIXER
    Publication number: 20120193459
    Abstract: The method of producing a colored powder of a polymeric material includes the steps of selecting a feedstock of said polymeric material, pulverizing said polymeric material in a pulverizer to produce a powder, moving the powder directly from the pulverizer to a mixer; spraying a liquid formulation including a colorant into the powder within the mixer, and mixing the liquid formulation and powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Robert Sly, Jim Mauri, Jeff Masar, Keith Bell
  • DISC MILL ASSEMBLY FOR A PULVERIZING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20110210193
    Abstract: This invention relates to the art of methods and apparatuses for grinding various materials into smaller particles; particularly, to those known in the art as pulverizing systems and devices. This invention provides methods and apparatuses for an improved disc mill assembly that utilizes a tapered flywheel and water jacket in conjunction with planar grinding disk cutting devices to create a tapered grinding channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Robert Sly, Eric Gorham, Larry Baker