John Stuart Lyle
Engineers at Cody St, Denver, CO

4293231, Oct 6, 1981

Jan 7, 1980

6/109782

John S. Lyle - Lakewood CO

B01F 1100

366120

A pneumatic vibrator is provided which operates without the use of bearings. The vibrator includes a generally cylindrically formed housing and a cylindrical shaped rotor contained within the housing. The housing includes an inlet for receiving pressurized fluid and an outlet for discharging the fluid. The rotor has a number of jets formed adjacent the periphery of the rotor and extending through the outer longitudinal surface thereof. The rotor also includes an axle member extending from the rotor and which engages a recess formed in an end of the housing. In operation, the inlet of the vibrator is connected to a source of pressurized air. At least a portion of one of the jets is aligned with the inlet to receive the pressurized air. The air discharged from the jet produces a thrust driving the rotor about the inner wall of the housing. As the rotor rolls in the housing, each jet in sequence is aligned with the inlet and receives pressurized air while the axle member moves adjacent the inner wall of the recess so that some portion of the outer longitudinal surface of the rotor remains in contact with a portion of the inner wall of the housing.

4428678, Jan 31, 1984

Sep 30, 1982

6/431593

John S. Lyle - Denver CO

B01F 1100

366124

A vibrator is provided which includes a free rolling rotor contained in a housing having a nose end portion. The rotor has a number of pockets for receiving ball pistons. Each pocket communicates with a valve port. Pressurized fluid sequentially passes through each valve port to the pocket with which the particular valve port communicates. In the pocket accessed by the pressurized fluid, a fluid chamber is created. The ball piston prevents the escape of fluid outwardly of the rotor. The pressurized fluid, in each accessed fluid chamber, causes the rotor to roll in the housing. The rotor rolling around within the housing applies centrifugal forces to the inside wall of the housing to produce vibrations. The fluid escapes from the rotor using the same valve ports which deliver the pressurized fluid. In addition, an assembly is provided in the housing to prevent the separation of the nose end portion from the housing when the nose end portion becomes worn and tends to separate from the housing.

4057222, Nov 8, 1977

Feb 17, 1976

5/658594

John S. Lyle - Denver CO

Koehring Company - Milwaukee WI

B01F 100, F01C 110, F03C 300, F04C 106

366123

Immersion vibrator of the type employed for consolidating poured concrete and employing an unbalanced rotor, characterized by a gerotor type motor, operated by hydraulic pressure, for rotating the rotor. It is of particular utility as an accessory to certain paving machines having an engine driven hydraulic circulating pump.