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Patent No. 5265827

Paddle Wheel Plane

An aircraft having vertical takeoff and landing capability provided with at least first and second laterally extending paddle wheels rotatable on a central axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft fuselage and between its nose and tail.

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Assignee: Thermaco, inc.


Location: Asheboro, NC
No. of patents: 16

NumberTitleIssue Date
8002139Method of joining a plastic tube to another tube
A method of joining a thermoplastic tube to another tube includes orienting a thermoplastic tube within an outer tube, positioning a malleable band within the thermoplastic tube, and expanding the malleable band radially until a seal is formed between the thermoplas...
08/23/2011
7997156F.O.G. sample port
A F.O.G. water sampling apparatus includes a housing having an inlet, an outlet, a floor that slopes downward from the inlet to the outlet and an open top. A first insert placed in the housing for normal operation includes a pipe having end flanges making a friction...
08/16/2011
7854051Method of assembly of low cost oil/grease separator
A container for receiving and holding effluent water containing oil/grease to be removed has sectional covers. A main sectional cover supports a partially immersed rotatable disk; a drive on the main sectional cover rotates the disk; a trough on the main sectional c...
12/21/2010
7828960F.O.G. separator control
A separator for separating F.O.G. from an effluent that contains F.O.G. includes a tank, an inlet to the tank for receiving effluent that contains F.O.G., and an outlet to allow grey water to leave the tank. The tank has a size to enable stratification of a layer of...
11/09/2010
7641805Passive grease trap with pre-stage for solids separation
A solids collector for collecting solids in waste water that are heavier than water includes a roto-molded plastic container having a cylindrical sidewall and a downwardly sloping bottom. An inlet and outlet are connected to the sidewall substantially above the slop...
01/05/2010
7596845Method of assembly of low cost oil/grease separator
A container for receiving and holding effluent water containing oil/grease to be removed has sectional covers. A main sectional cover supports a partially immersed rotatable disk; a drive on the main sectional cover rotates the disk; a trough on the main sectional c...
10/06/2009
7540967Passive grease trap using separator technology
A grease trap for separating grease and solid waste from waste water. The grease trap includes a tank having a downwardly shaped bottom. An upwardly shaped divider divides the tank into an upper chamber and a lower chamber. A hole near an upper part of the divider a...
06/02/2009
7504058Low cost grease removal system
A low cost oil, grease removal assembly includes a rotomolded plastic container having an inlet and an outlet; a rotomolded plastic basket support located at the inlet inside the container; a rotomolded plastic outlet baffle located in the container at the outlet; a...
03/17/2009
7504024Apparatus for draining at least one sink
An apparatus includes: a commercial kitchen sink having a drain; a trough below the sink for transporting effluent positioned such that there is an air gap between it and the drain; and a plurality of selectively positionable markers on the trough for indicating pos...
03/17/2009
7431852Oil/grease separator with interchangeable inlet and outlet
A separator separates water and oil. An outer housing has an inner volume and an inner housing. One port in the inner housing receives influent mixed liquids. Another port from the inner housing discharges water outside the outer housing and defines a static liquid ...
10/07/2008
7367459Passive grease trap using separator technology
A grease trap for separating grease and solid waste from waste water. The grease trap includes a tank having a downwardly shaped bottom. An upwardly shaped divider divides the tank into an upper chamber and a lower chamber. A hole near an upper part of the divider a...
05/06/2008
7326338Low cost oil/grease separator
A container for receiving and holding effluent water containing oil/grease to be removed has sectional covers. A main sectional cover supports a partially immersed rotatable disk; a drive on the main sectional cover rotates the disk; a trough on the main sectional c...
02/05/2008
7208080Low cost oil/grease separator
A container for receiving and holding effluent water containing oil/grease to be removed has sectional covers. A main sectional cover supports a partially immersed rotatable disk; a drive on the main sectional cover rotates the disk; a trough on the main sectional c...
04/24/2007
7186346Low cost indoor grease trap
An oil/grease removal assembly includes a container having an inlet to receive effluent from a kitchen sink. A drain connection spaced above the container bottom defines a static water level for contained liquid and connects to a sewer. A baffle extends downwardly b...
03/06/2007
D515676Scullery sink attachment
02/21/2006
4983284Heated sump assembly for a grease/oil separator
A grease/oil separator of the type primarily used in industry for the removal of grease/oil contaminants from water flowing from a restaurant or like business to the conventional sewer facilities and being of the type which includes a heater structure mou...
01/08/1991
 
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