Patents by Inventor William Kenneth Snyder

William Kenneth Snyder 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).

  • Apparatus for destemming and vegetative shredding
    Patent number: 8127668
    Abstract: A vegetative shredder and destemming apparatus that includes a shredding drum having a interior volume into which a harvested plant crop may be placed for processing. The drum includes a substantially cylindrical side with a plurality of openings and at least one brush roller disposed proximate the cylindrical side. A motor rotates the shredding drum and the brush rollers simultaneously. The apparatus employs centrifugal force to urge portions of the plant material into engagement with the drum's cylindrical side and the openings therethrough so as to allow bring the brush rollers to mechanically shred and destem the plant material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Inventors: Delmar E. Snyder, Jr., William Kenneth Snyder
  • APPARATUS FOR DESTEMMING AND VEGETATIVE SHREDDING
    Publication number: 20090191928
    Abstract: A vegetative shredder and destemming apparatus that includes a shredding drum having a interior volume into which a harvested plant crop may be placed for processing. The drum includes a substantially cylindrical side with a plurality of openings and at least one brush roller disposed proximate the cylindrical side. A motor rotates the shredding drum and the brush rollers simultaneously. The apparatus employs centrifugal force to urge portions of the plant material into engagement with the drum's cylindrical side and the openings therethrough so as to allow bring the brush rollers to mechanically shred and destem the plant material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: DELMAR E. SNYDER, JR., WILLIAM KENNETH SNYDER