Robert H Lyons

US Patent:

8512979, Aug 20, 2013

Filed:

Feb 15, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/705683

Inventors:

Richard T. Elander - Evergreen CO, US
Robert C. Lyons - Arvada CO, US

Assignee:

E I du Pont de Nemours and Company - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

C12P 1/00
C12P 19/00
C12P 19/14

US Classification:

435 41, 435 72, 435 99, 127 37

Abstract:

A system including an apparatus is presented for treatment of biomass that allows successful biomass treatment at a high solids dry weight of biomass in the biomass mixture. The design of the system provides extensive distribution of a reactant by spreading the reactant over the biomass as the reactant is introduced through an injection lance, while the biomass is rotated using baffles. The apparatus system to provide extensive assimilation of the reactant into biomass using baffles to lift and drop the biomass, as well as attrition media which fall onto the biomass, to enhance the treatment process.

US Patent:

42782520, Jul 14, 1981

Filed:

Mar 3, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/126669

Inventors:

Robert A. Lyons - Aurora CO

International Classification:

A63F 700

US Classification:

273118R

Abstract:

A game apparatus for two players wherein each player stands at an opposite end of a playing surface with two paddles and tries to hit a steel ball through his opponent's goal. The apparatus comprises the planar playing surface; a support for the playing surface to position it at about elbow height; retaining walls about the playing surface; goal boards defining goal openings; and a transparent shield to protect players from the steel ball.