Patents by Inventor Tyler Blessing

Tyler Blessing 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).

  • Method for rapid drying of coated materials with close capture of vapors
    Patent number: 6323470
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the removing solvents from coated materials while capturing evaporated vapors in a confined space and maintaining non-explosive conditions within the space. Microwave energy may be applied to a coated material as the coated material passes through a cavity configured to produce an electromagnetic resonance mode. The application of microwaves to the coated material causes rapid evaporation of the solvents. The cavity is also configured to confine the evaporated vapors in a small volume and control the inflow of air into the volume so as to produce an effluent waste stream which includes a relatively high concentration of solvent molecules while maintaining a non-explosive atmosphere within the cavity. The method and apparatus are particularly suited for treating coated web materials, especially continuous webs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Inventors: Philip S. Schmidt, John H. Davis, Tyler Blessing
  • Method for rapid drying of coated materials with close capture of vapors
    Publication number: 20010011654
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the removing solvents from coated materials while capturing evaporated vapors in a confined space and maintaining non-explosive conditions within the space. Microwave energy may be applied to a coated material as the coated material passes through a cavity configured to produce an electromagnetic resonance mode. The application of microwaves to the coated material causes rapid evaporation of the solvents. The cavity is also configured to confine the evaporated vapors in a small volume and control the inflow of air into the volume so as to produce an effluent waste stream which includes a relatively high concentration of solvent molecules while maintaining a non-explosive atmosphere within the cavity. The method and apparatus are particularly suited for treating coated web materials, especially continuous webs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Applicant: The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Philip S. Schmidt, John H. Davis, Tyler Blessing
  • Method and apparatus for rapid drying of coated materials with close capture of vapors
    Patent number: 6207941
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the removing solvents from coated materials while capturing evaporated vapors in a confined space and maintaining non-explosive conditions within the space. Microwave energy may be applied to a coated material as the coated material passes through a cavity configured to produce an electromagnetic resonance mode. The application of microwaves to the coated material causes rapid evaporation of the solvents. The cavity is also configured to confine the evaporated vapors in a small volume and control the inflow of air into the volume so as to produce an effluent waste stream which includes a relatively high concentration of solvent molecules while maintaining a non-explosive atmosphere within the cavity. The method and apparatus are particularly suited for treating coated web materials, especially continuous webs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Philip S. Schmidt, John H. Davis, Tyler Blessing