Complex sentence: Burrell pioneered improved machinery for local dairy industry, registering many patents; his company, D.H. Burrell and Co., was founded in 1885 to develop and distribute this equipment.
Split into simpler sentences: Burrell pioneered improved machinery for the local dairy industry, registering many patents. His company, D.H. Burrell and Co., was founded in 1885 to develop and distribute this equipment.