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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6338306 | Ash handling system An apparatus and method is provided for discharging ash from a plurality of fossil-fuel boiler hoppers through actuator opened gate valves by opening only selected gate valves during a given discharge cycle and bypassing other hoppers. The time required t... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6325025 | Sootblowing optimization system Removal of combustion deposits from a fossil fuel boiler surface is optimized by using a sootblower to direct a cleaning medium in accordance with adjustable operating parameters against a surface of the boiler to remove accumulated deposits. Following th... | 12/04/2001 |
| 5794549 | Combustion optimization system Information relating to combustion conditions within a fossil-fueled boiler that includes a plurality of burners adapted to produce flames combining to form a fireball is provided by acquiring data relating to the physical and temperature characteristics ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5774176 | Unburned carbon and other combustibles monitor An unburned carbon and other combustibles monitoring and control system for a fossil-fueled boiler, such as a pulverized coal fired boiler. An infrared imaging camera counts the moving hot particles entrained in the hot gases exiting the boiler and provid... | 06/30/1998 |
