Patents by Inventor Shannon Ford

Shannon Ford 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: 9383137
    Abstract: A dryer for drying product includes a housing and a drying chamber formed in the housing. A series of doors are moveably mounted on the dryer for providing access to the drying chamber. A latch assembly is associated with each door for latching the door to the dryer. The latch assembly includes a bracket mounted to the door and a shaft rotatively mounted adjacent a portion of the bracket. The shaft includes a latch for engaging a latching catch and securing the door in the closed position. A locking member is pivotally mounted to the bracket and moveable between a locked and an unlocked position. In the locked position, the locking member extends into a locking cavity formed in the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Buhler Aeroglide Corporation
    Inventors: Justin M. Schreiber, Steve Blackowiak, Shannon Ford
  • Publication number: 20150040418
    Abstract: A dryer for drying product includes a housing and a drying chamber formed in the housing. A series of doors are moveably mounted on the dryer for providing access to the drying chamber. A latch assembly is associated with each door for latching the door to the dryer. The latch assembly includes a bracket mounted to the door and a shaft rotatively mounted adjacent a portion of the bracket. The shaft includes a latch for engaging a latching catch and securing the door in the closed position. A locking member is pivotally mounted to the bracket and moveable between a locked and an unlocked position. In the locked position, the locking member extends into a locking cavity formed in the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: BUHLER AEROGLIDE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Justin M. Schreiber, Steve Blackowiak, Shannon Ford
  • Publication number: 20150000154
    Abstract: A dryer includes a housing and a woven wire belt conveyor assembly that extends through a drying chamber of the dryer. The woven wire belt is trained around a drive drum and a tensioning drum. To support the woven wire belt, there is provided a plurality of removable rollers or supports that engage the woven wire belt and support the same as the woven wire belt is driven through the drying chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: BUHLER AEROGLIDE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steve Blackowiak, Shannon Ford, Justin M. Schreiber