Patents by Inventor Steven Strong

Steven Strong 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: 7175027
    Abstract: A screen assembly, holding apparatus for it, and a vibratory separator with it, the vibratory separator, in one aspect, for separating components of material introduced thereto, the vibratory separator including a basket, a collection receptacle beneath the basket, a deck on the basket for mounting a screen assembly thereon, the deck having a plurality of deck pins projecting upwardly therefrom, a screen assembly on the deck, the screen assembly including screening material, the screening material having a plurality of openings therethrough suitable for the flow of fluid therethrough, the fluid from the material introduced into the basket, the screening material having a plurality of spaced-apart screen holes therethrough, each screen hole having therein part of one of the deck pins, vibratory apparatus connected to the vibratory separator for vibrating the screen assembly, and holding apparatus for holding the screen assembly on the deck with a part of a deck pin in each screen hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Varco I/P, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Steven Strong, Thomas C. Adams, Haynes Smith, James Adams, Kenneth W. Seyffert, Guy L. McClung, III
  • Patent number: 6868972
    Abstract: A vibratory separator including basket apparatus for holding screening apparatus, at least one upper screen apparatus in the basket, the at least one upper screen apparatus having a fluid exit end, at least one lower screen apparatus in the basket below the at least one upper screen apparatus, fluid flowable from the at least one upper screen apparatus down onto the at least one lower screen apparatus, flow diffusion apparatus mounted below the fluid exit end of the at least one upper screen apparatus and above the at least one lower screen apparatus, so that fluid flowing down from the at least one upper screen apparatus flows onto the flow diffusion apparatus and is diffused thereby, and vibrator apparatus for vibrating the basket and the screen apparatus therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Varco I/P, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Seyffert, Gary Steven Strong, Guy L. McClung, III
  • Publication number: 20040245155
    Abstract: A screen assembly, holding apparatus for it, and a vibratory separator with it, the vibratory separator, in one aspect, for separating components of material introduced thereto, the vibratory separator including a basket, a collection receptacle beneath the basket, a deck on the basket for mounting a screen assembly thereon, the deck having a plurality of deck pins projecting upwardly therefrom, a screen assembly on the deck, the screen assembly including screening material, the screening material having a plurality of openings therethrough suitable for the flow of fluid therethrough, the fluid from the material introduced into the basket, the screening material having a plurality of spaced-apart screen holes therethrough, each screen hole having therein part of one of the deck pins, vibratory apparatus connected to the vibratory separator for vibrating the screen assembly, and holding apparatus for holding the screen assembly on the deck with a part of a deck pin in each screen hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Gary Steven Strong, Thomas C. Adams, Haynes B. Smith, James Adams, Kenneth W. Seyffert, Guy L. McClung
  • Publication number: 20040084355
    Abstract: A vibratory separator including basket apparatus for holding screening apparatus, at least one upper screen apparatus in the basket, the at least one upper screen apparatus having a fluid exit end, at least one lower screen apparatus in the basket below the at least one upper screen apparatus, fluid flowable from the at least one upper screen apparatus down onto the at least one lower screen apparatus, flow diffusion apparatus mounted below the fluid exit end of the at least one upper screen apparatus and above the at least one lower screen apparatus, so that fluid flowing down from the at least one upper screen apparatus flows onto the flow diffusion apparatus and is diffused thereby, and vibrator apparatus for vibrating the basket and the screen apparatus therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Kenneth Wayne Seyffert, Gary Steven Strong, Guy L. McClung
  • Patent number: 5809035
    Abstract: The present invention provides method of encoding an electronic memory; multiple digital values are prioritized; respective digital values are associated with respective memory locations of the electronic memory such that there are multiple memory locations each associated with two or more different digital values; and respective digital values are loaded into respective memory locations of the electronic memory in order from lowest priority digital value to highest priority digital value wherein each respective digital value is loaded into all respective memory locations that are associated with such respective digital value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: ShomitiSystems
    Inventors: Som Sikdar, Steven Strong, Tor Sundsbarm, Santosh Lolayekar