Patents
US 8544782 B2: Liner for drum and method of assembly
- Granted
- 2013-10-01
- Filed
- 2008-12-22 application 12341262
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A lined drum includes a drum having a wall with an inner surface. The lined drum also includes a plurality of liner segments, each liner segment having inner and outer opposing surfaces, opposing side edges, and opposing end edges, the outer surface of the liner segment facing the inner drum surface and the side edges of adjacent liner segments being spaced from each other to define a space therebetween, and at least one retainer having opposing side edges overlapping the side edges of the adjacent liner segments, the at least one retainer attached to the wall of the drum in the space between the side edges of the adjacent liner segments. The lined drum may also include a plurality of bar segments, each bar segment attached to the wall of the drum and at least one retainer.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg131001.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Kinematics Corporation 32 patents | US company or organization | Crystal Lake, IL | GENERAL KINEMATICS CORPORATION State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas P. Musschoot | Marengo, IL | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steve Massman | Poplar Grove, IL | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B22D | Casting of metals; casting of other substances by the same processes or devices | B22D31/007 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B02C | Crushing, pulverising, or disintegrating in general; milling grain | B02C17/22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MASSMAN, STEVE signed 2009-01-06 MUSSCHOOT, THOMAS P. signed 2009-01-06 | GENERAL KINEMATICS CORPORATION CRYSTAL LAKE, IL | 22155/230 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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