Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Harvengt

Thomas M. Harvengt 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: 5332311
    Abstract: A liquid weigh scale hopper receives a plurality of liquid ingredients for dumping into a receiver/mixer and includes a pair of high flow rate spray nozzles near the top thereof for spraying chilled water into the hopper. As a discharge valve at the bottom of the hopper is opened, chilled water is sprayed into the hopper and fills it to create a gravitational pressure head helping to force the liquid batch out of the hopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignee: Beta Raven Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph A. Volk, Jr., Mark R. Kniepmann, Thomas M. Harvengt