Patents
US 8602219 B2: Air balancing for vibratory apparatus with air knife
- Granted
- 2013-12-10
- Filed
- 2010-01-14 application 12687617
- Type
- Utility · 8 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A system includes a vibratory apparatus with a housing having a floor with an opening and a chamber, a deck disposed in the chamber between the chamber inlet and the opening, a section of the deck having a plurality of apertures and a plenum defined beneath the deck section, and an air knife disposed between the deck section and the chamber outlet. The system includes an air handling system with a first path in communication with the plenum, a second path in communication with the air knife, a third path in communication with a space beneath the air knife, a fourth path in communication with the chamber above the deck between the inlet and the deck section, a return path from the outlet, and an air mover having an outlet in communication with the first, second, third, and fourth paths and an inlet in communication with the return path.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg131210.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William G. Guptail | Huntley, IL | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steve C. Wiechmann | Sleepy Hollow, IL | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B07B | Separating solids from solids by sieving, screening, sifting or by using gas currents; separating by other dry methods applicable to bulk material, e.g. loose articles fit to be handled like bulk material | B07B4/00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GUPTAIL, WILLIAM G. signed 2010-01-14 WIECHMANN, STEVE C. signed 2010-01-14 | GENERAL KINEMATICS CORPORATION CRYSTAL LAKE, IL | 23823/154 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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