Patents by Inventor Theodore E. Vanderheyden

Theodore E. Vanderheyden 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).

  • Exhaust gas scrubber and filter assembly
    Patent number: 5505752
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment system having a water scrubber, a centrifugal water trap for removing water droplets from exhaust flow and a filter for cleaning exhaust gases. The components are housed contiguously so that exhaust piping is not needed between the components. The water trap includes a frustoconical peripheral wall and a plurality of conduits having apertures for directing exhaust obliquely against the wall. The conduit apertures face in the same rotational direction to generate a rotational circulation of exhaust within the trap, which is entirely encircled by an annular filter. The water trap and filter are housed in a portion of the housing that is a low profile flat disc shaped to extend only a limited distance above the scrubber to which it is directly attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1996
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Construction and Mining Technique AB
    Inventors: Richard A. Burrous, Theodore E. Vanderheyden, James W. Haase, Todd D. Segna
  • Exhaust gas scrubber and filter assembly
    Patent number: 5348562
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment system having a water scrubber, a centrifugal water trap for removing water droplets from exhaust flow and a filter for cleaning exhaust gases. The components are housed contiguously so that exhaust piping is not needed between the components. The water trap includes a frustoconical peripheral wall and a plurality of conduits having apertures for directing exhaust obliquely against the wall. The conduit apertures face in the same rotational direction to generate a rotational circulation of exhaust within the trap, which is entirely encircled by an annular filter. The water trap and filter are housed in a portion of the housing that is a low profile flat disc shaped to extend only a limited distance above the scrubber to which it is directly attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Assignee: Wagner Mining and Construction Equipment Co.
    Inventors: Richard A. Burrous, Theodore E. Vanderheyden, James W. Haase, Todd D. Segna