Patents by Inventor William C. Endersen

William C. Endersen 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: 4171949
    Abstract: An arrangement is disclosed for supporting a rotary drum such as a rotary kiln resting upon a foundation. The support arrangement includes a weigh beam positioned in a horizontal plane and pivotally supported on the foundation. At least two carrying beams are poitioned in a generally horizontal plane adjacent said weigh beam and each of the carrying beams are pivotally mounted at one end thereof to the foundation and flexibly supported at another end thereof by the weigh beam. A roller for rotatably supporting the rotary drum is supported on the carrying beams by bearings. The support arrangement thereby effects a substantial mechanical equalization of the forces exerted on the roller during the rotation of the drum to warping and twisting of the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1979
    Assignee: F. L. Smidth & Co.
    Inventors: William C. Endersen, Borge Johansen