Patents by Inventor Timothy John Laros

Timothy John Laros 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).

  • Open-channel feed dilution system for a thickener or settling tank
    Patent number: 9289701
    Abstract: An open-channel infeed conduit of a feed dilution system of a thickener/clarifier settling tank is provided with orifices between its upstream inlet end and its outlet end. The orifices are positioned proximate to and in fluid communication with the clarified liquid phase in the tank to draw clarified liquid from the tank into the conduit responsive to or by virtue of momentum transfer between the flow of the liquid slurry feed stream in the conduit and the clarified liquid in the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: FLSMIDTH A/S
    Inventors: Timothy John Laros, Frank Andrew Baczek
  • OPEN-CHANNEL FEED DILUTION SYSTEM FOR A THICKENER OR SETTLING TANK
    Publication number: 20130256243
    Abstract: An open-channel infeed conduit of a feed dilution system of a thickener/clarifier settling tank is provided with orifices between its upstream inlet end and its outlet end. The orifices are positioned proximate to and in fluid communication with the clarified liquid phase in the tank to draw clarified liquid from the tank into the conduit responsive to or by virtue of momentum transfer between the flow of the liquid slurry feed stream in the conduit and the clarified liquid in the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: FLSMIDTH A/S
    Inventors: Timothy John Laros, Frank Andrew Baczek