Wendell B Leimbach

US Patent:

6340061, Jan 22, 2002

Filed:

Dec 18, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/739553

Inventors:

James W. Marshall - Towson MD
James A. Martin - Baltimore MD
Wendell B. Leimbach - Baltimore MD

Assignee:

AME Group, Incorporated - Towson MD

International Classification:

A01B 3300

US Classification:

172 41, 172 25

Abstract:

A hand-held portable lawn and garden tool having implements. A housing encloses a motor and at least two sets of gears arranged in cascade to provide low speed and high torque to the implements. Each set of gears is a sun gear with a plurality of planetary gears. The tool may be energized by battery packs, line power or internal combustion engines.

US Patent:

6527499, Mar 4, 2003

Filed:

Feb 2, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/775910

Inventors:

Wendell B. Leimbach - Baltimore MD
James Wheeler Marshall - Phoenix MD

Assignee:

American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

B65G 5702

US Classification:

414788, 4147883, 4147925, 4147929, 414907, 206304, 206499

Abstract:

A system and method for automatically loading tires into a tire transport frame is disclosed. The system stacks a plurality of tires in a herringbone pattern within a tire transport frame. The tire transport frame provides a structure that maintains the stacked tires in a stable, compressed state. Further, the tire transport frame may be adapted to withstand external loads so that multiple tire transport frames may be stacked atop one another for long term storage of tires. Further, the loaded tire transport frames may be easily loaded by forklift into a vessel for storage and/or transportation without requiring significant expenditures of manual labor, time, space, or cost. As a result, the instant invention enables significant improvements in reliability, cost, and capacity in the storage and/or transportation of tires. The system of the instant invention comprises a conveyor to maintain a flow of tires; a tire transport frame for receiving and retaining a plurality of tires stacked in a herringbone pattern; and a plurality of pick-and-place loaders for seizing a plurality of tires from the conveyor, rotating the plurality of tires into alignment with one another as well as in complementary herringbone pattern alignment with the tires in the tire transport frame, placing the plurality of tires together, and placing the plurality of tires into the tire transport frame to propagate the herringbone pattern of the stack of tires.

US Patent:

6790247, Sep 14, 2004

Filed:

Apr 26, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/133085

Inventors:

Robert Childress - Forest Hill MD
John R. Farrell - Reisterstown MD
Wendell B. Leimbach - Baltimore MD
James W. Marshall - Phoenix MD

Assignee:

Texaco Inc. - San Ramon CA

International Classification:

C01B 324

US Classification:

481986, 48 82, 48 63, 48 74, 48 93, 48 94, 48 95, 481185, 48120, 481279, 48128, 481983, 481987, 48215, 48211, 48212, 48213, 48214 R, 48214 A, 422190, 422191, 422193, 422200, 422201, 422211, 422236, 423651, 423652, 423656, 4236583, 429 17, 429 19, 429 20

Abstract:

An apparatus for carrying out a multi-step process of converting hydrocarbon fuel to a substantially pure hydrogen gas feed includes a plurality of reaction zones arranged in an insulated, box-shaped, compact fuel processor. The multi-step process includes preheating the hydrocarbon fuel utilizing integration with the inherent exothermic processes utilized with the fuel processor, reacting the preheated hydrocarbon fuel to form the hydrogen rich gas, and purifying the hydrogen rich gas to produce a gas that is suitable for consumption in a fuel cell.

US Patent:

7270688, Sep 18, 2007

Filed:

Apr 26, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/133518

Inventors:

Robert Childress - Forest Hill MD, US
John R. Farrell - Reisterstown MD, US
Wendell B. Leimbach - Baltimore MD, US
James W. Marshall - Phoenix MD, US

Assignee:

Texaco Inc. - San Ramon CA

International Classification:

B01J 7/00

US Classification:

48 61, 48197, 48198, 48199, 48127, 422119, 422120, 422187, 422188, 422190, 422191, 422189, 429 12, 429 13, 429 17

Abstract:

An apparatus for carrying out a multi-step process of converting hydrocarbon fuel to a substantially pure hydrogen gas feed includes a plurality of modules stacked end-to-end along a common axis. Each module includes a shell having an interior space defining a passageway for the flow of gas from a first end of the shell to a second end of the shell opposite the first end, and a processing core being contained within the interior space for effecting a chemical, thermal, or physical change to a gas stream passing axially through the module. The multi-step process includes: providing a fuel processor having a plurality of modules stacked end-to-end along a common axis; and feeding the hydrocarbon fuel successively through each of the modules in an axial direction through the tubular reactor to produce the hydrogen rich gas.

US Patent:

7442216, Oct 28, 2008

Filed:

Jul 19, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/894291

Inventors:

Robert E. Childress - Forest Hill MD, US
John R. Farrell - Reisterstown MD, US
Wendell B. Leimbach - Baltimore MD, US
James W. Marshall - Phoenix MD, US

Assignee:

Texaco Inc. - San Ramon CA

International Classification:

B01J 3/00

US Classification:

481279, 481986, 48 61

Abstract:

An apparatus for carrying out a multi-step process of converting hydrocarbon fuel to a substantially pure hydrogen gas feed includes a plurality of reaction zones arranged in an insulated, box-shaped, compact fuel processor. The multi-step process includes preheating the hydrocarbon fuel utilizing integration with the inherent exothermic processes utilized with the fuel processor, reacting the preheated hydrocarbon fuel to form the hydrogen rich gas, and purifying the hydrogen rich gas to produce a gas that is suitable for consumption in a fuel cell.

US Patent:

7819260, Oct 26, 2010

Filed:

Aug 11, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/161661

Inventors:

Wendell B. Leimbach - Baltimore MD, US
James Wheeler Marshal - Shrewsbury PA, US
Rick Wallace - Perry Hall MD, US

Assignee:

Linwell, Inc. - Baltimore MD

International Classification:

A47F 7/04

US Classification:

211 24

Abstract:

A tire loading apparatus and method of packing tires that includes placing the tires in a rack, compressing the tires, and assembling the rack are disclosed. The apparatus includes one or more conveyors, scanners, and robots that load tires from a conveyor to a rack. A tire unloading apparatus is also disclosed. The unloading apparatus includes a scissor mechanism to raise and/or lower tire racks to an unloading platform. The unloading apparatus additionally includes one or more unloaders and conveyors. The sorting and unloading of tires is accomplished with one or more automated conveyors, scanners, and storage structures for reading information from incoming tires and using the tire information to sort and store the tires. A rack to improve compression and support of tires during storage and shipment is also disclosed.

US Patent:

7942602, May 17, 2011

Filed:

Jun 11, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/761072

Inventors:

Kenneth J. Bunk - Millersville MD, US
Wendell B. Leimbach - Baltimore MD, US
William Alan George - Parkton MD, US
Robert Somers - Reisterstown MD, US
James W. Marshall - Shrewsbery PA, US

Assignee:

Protectus, LLC - Waldorf MD

International Classification:

E01F 13/00
E01F 15/00

US Classification:

404 6, 256 131

Abstract:

A barrier system and method for providing a barrier system are disclosed. The barrier system and method relate to a vehicle and pedestrian barrier system which can be positioned in vehicle and pedestrian passageways adjacent a protected structure or area to preclude the vehicle or the pedestrian from reaching and engaging the protected structure or area.

US Patent:

20030103880, Jun 5, 2003

Filed:

Aug 12, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/217080

Inventors:

Kenneth Bunk - Millersville MD, US
Robert Childress - Forest Hill MD, US
Michael Fafaul - Sparus MD, US
John Farrell - Reisterstown MD, US
Curtis Krause - Houston TX, US
Wendell Leimbach - Baltimore MD, US
James Marshall - Phoenix MD, US
Dennis Nagle - Ellicott City MD, US
James Stevens - Katy TX, US
Rick Wallace - Perry Hall MD, US

International Classification:

B01J008/02

US Classification:

422/211000, 422/190000, 422/198000, 422/177000, 422/109000

Abstract:

An apparatus for carrying out a process of converting hydrocarbon fuel to a hydrogen rich gas utilizes heat pipes to control the temperatures of the reactor beds, manage heat and integrate the heat management in a simple and efficient manner.