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Attorney: Thomas, Jr.; Francis D.


Number of patents: 10
Last date: November 20, 1984

NumberTitleIssue Date
4483376Natural gas loading station
The loading station of the invention includes an intake fitting, a pair of pressure operated motorized flow control valves, and a pair of loading boom assemblies that are all mounted on a movable equipment skid. The intake fitting is connectable with a so...
11/20/1984
4479546Method and apparatus for producing natural gas from tight formations
Natural gas wells in a tight formation area are drilled and completed with piping, the piping being capped with a Christmas tree. The piping is then utilized as a reservoir to collect natural gas from the tight formation over a prolonged time period. Mobi...
10/30/1984
4448571Panel system for slope protection
Man portable panels are utilized to provide slope protection to a watercourse, the panels being placed in vertical layers, and being secured in place by deadman elements buried in earth fill behind the panels. In one preferred embodiment the panels are ma...
05/15/1984
4436502Auger feed arrangement for cubing machine
A cylindrical housing and auger drum assembly is mounted to extend from the side of a cubing machine of the type having an annular die assembly, a circular die cavity on the inner periphery of the die assembly, and at least one press wheel that is receive...
03/13/1984
4436480Hydro-turbine device for generating electricity
A hydro-turbine device includes a frame mounted in a channel through which water flows, the frame mounting a horizontal shaft carrying a turbine wheel having spaced end plates between which extend a plurality of arcuate vanes. A cover is mounted over the ...
03/13/1984
4399353Color computer wheel
A color computer wheel includes a white base member upon which four concentrically arranged discs are rotatably mounted by a central fastener, the discs decreasing in diameter from bottom to top and being made of a transparent sheet material. The top disc...
08/16/1983
4385771Roadworkers safety trailer
A safety trailer for shielding in road workers from flowing traffic includes a wheeled semi-trailer with a long draught bar attached to one side of the trailer and arranged for attachment to one side of the towing vehicle, providing a work area between th...
05/31/1983
4383521Foundation-based solar heating system
The foundation-based solar heating system includes a plurality of preformed beams that define a perimeter, the beams being elevated above the earth and receiving a building thereon. The building floor, the beams, and the earth enclosed by the beams define...
05/17/1983
4380242Method and system for distributing natural gas
A user terminal is provided with two off-loading stations, and at least two separate pressure vessel means are employed to supply natural gas to the user terminal. At least one of the separate pressure vessels is movable to a supply terminal. The off-load...
04/19/1983
4376343Method and apparatus for drying bagasse
An outer cylindrical drum has an inner drum concentrically mounted therein in spaced relationship, to form coextensive outer and inner drying chambers that are connected to a common source of hot exhaust gases from a sugar factory boiler. Raw bagasse is f...
03/15/1983
 
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