Thomas B Lyons

US Patent:

7156642, Jan 2, 2007

Filed:

Sep 22, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/946831

Inventors:

Marlin L. Anderson - Irving TX, US
David Lawrence Barry - Highland Village TX, US
David Brian Emerson - Coppell TX, US
William C. Flannigan - San Antonio TX, US
John D. Kiel - Allen TX, US
Geoffrey T. Ley - Dallas TX, US
Thomas E. Lyons - Rio Medina TX, US
Richard James Ruegg - Coppell TX, US

Assignee:

Frito-Lay North America, Inc. - Plano TX

International Classification:

A21C 3/06

US Classification:

425297, 4253051, 425320, 425335, 425364 R

Abstract:

An improved dough-rolling apparatus and method for rolling sheeted dough. The proposed invention comprises a dough-rolling apparatus having a dough sheeter, a sheeting conveyor having a ramped section, a roll-initiating curtain positioned above the ramped section, and a roll-completing curtain positioned above the conveyor and downstream from the roll-initiating conveyor. Sheeted and cut dough pieces are deposited onto a steel mesh, partially-ramped sheeter belt, where two wire-mesh rolling curtains are draped onto the sheeter belt to induce rolling of the dough pieces.

US Patent:

41879945, Feb 12, 1980

Filed:

Mar 16, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/021569

Inventors:

Thomas B. Lyons - Wilmington DE

Assignee:

E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

B65H 5420
B65H 5442

US Classification:

242 355R

Abstract:

In a yarn windup a reciprocating traverse guide is provided with two slots for handling two individual yarns. The shape of the guide and the location of the slots in combination with an elongated guide member located adjacent the traverse guide facilitate string up of individual yarn lines into their respective slots.

US Patent:

20170307291, Oct 26, 2017

Filed:

Sep 2, 2014

Appl. No.:

15/508212

Inventors:

- Houston TX, US
Thomas LYONS - Schertz TX, US
Christopher YOUNT - Schertz TX, US

International Classification:

F25J 1/00
F25J 1/00
F25J 1/00
F25J 1/00
F25J 1/02
F25J 1/02
F25J 1/02
F25J 1/02
F25J 1/00
F25J 1/02
F25J 1/02
F25J 1/02
F25J 1/02

Abstract:

A plant and process are used to liquefy and purify a high pressure ethane feed stream. The plant includes a cascaded refrigeration system that refrigerates the ethane feed stream. The refrigeration system includes a propylene circuit, an ethylene circuit and a mixed refrigerant circuit. The mixed refrigerant circuit includes a refrigerant that includes ethane and methane. The plant includes a demethanizer that is configured to remove methane and other natural gas liquids from the refrigerated ethane stream.