Patents by Inventor Wilford Gary Pittman

Wilford Gary Pittman 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: 6494609
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for delivering an additive-enhanced slurry for use in making gypsum wallboard, and configured for connection to a centrifugal mixer with a tangential discharge outlet, includes a conduit having a main inlet in slurry receiving communication with the mixer outlet and extending to a discharge spout for discharging the slurry proximate a wallboard forming area. At least one volume restrictor is associated with the conduit for creating back pressure between the volume restrictor and the outlet for keeping the mixer fill, and at least one pressure reducer associated with the discharge spout and configured for reducing the pressure of the slurry dispensed from the discharge spout. The apparatus is configured for maintaining a generally laminar flow from the mixer outlet to the discharge spout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: United States Gypsum Company
    Inventors: James R. Wittbold, Amit P. Duvedi, Mark K. Hemphill, Wayne A. Fleming, Wilford Gary Pittman, Kirk S. Moore, Christopher Nelson