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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6190628 | Method for injecting NOx inhibiting liquid reagent into the flue gas of a boiler in response to a sensed temperature A method and apparatus for optimizing the injecting of NOx inhibiting liquid reagent into the flue gas of a utility or industrial type boiler to reduce emissions of NOx including a temperature sensor for measuring the boiler flue gas... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6188327 | Subsea electronic tagging and monitoring systems A system for tagging and monitoring subsea installations such as valves used in hydrocarbon production includes a torque tool provided with a read/write head for inductive interaction with a data storage capsule on a valve installation, the capsule storin... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6153831 | Composite insulator with 3-dimensional weave of S2 glass fibers and epoxy A composite insulation of S2 glass fibers and epoxy is formed having a more nearly uniform coefficient of thermal expansion in all three planes for use in cryogenic superconductor applications. The glass fibers have a three-dimensional weave.... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6034324 | Modular high temperature superconducting down lead with safety lead A self-protected modular high temperature superconducting (HTS) down-lead that is capable of carrying large currents from a room temperature power source to a superconducting device operating at cryogenic temperatures. This down-lead incorporates a safety... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5596611 | Medical isotope production reactor Medical isotopes are produced using a lower power, low cost nuclear reactor which permits the use of all the fission products produced in the reactor. Medical isotopes such as Molybdenum-99 are produced in a reactor operating at a power of 100 to 500 kilo... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5580187 | Apparatus for laying and/or retrieving elongate flexible elements Apparatus for laying and/or retrieving elongate flexible elements, such as pipes and cables having accessories at spaced intervals, is mounted on a floating vessel such as a barge an comprises two self powered conveyors pivotally connected together throug... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5547521 | Heat treatment method for lost foam cast materials A plurality of lost foam cast materials that are integrally connected with a controlled spacing between the cast materials are heated to a predetermined temperature for a preset time to improve through hardness of the lost foam cast materials.... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5528210 | W-shaped superconducting electromagnetic system for magnetic levitation vehicles An electromagnetic system for a magnetic levitation vehicle comprises a "W" shaped magnet core having a center pole wound by a superconducting coil and side poles on opposite sides of the center pole, each wound by an ambient temperature coil. Quasi-dc po... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5501576 | Static efficiency enhancer for axial fans A static efficiency enhancer for an axial fan having a hub and a plurality of blades extending radially outward from the hub, the enhancer comprising a plurality of airfoils connected to the hub and extending outwardly therefrom to provide additional air ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5440795 | Hammer for use in shredders having replaceable pin holes The pin holes for hammers used in shredders can be changed without the need for removing the hammer pins. A single elliptical hammer pin slot is provided in the hammer. A hammer pin is inserted into one end of the elliptical hammer pin slot and a removabl... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5381976 | Replaceable tip hammer A hammer for use in shredders and comprising a hammer holder with a dovetail key and a hammer tip having a dovetail groove shaped to receive the dovetail key. The hammer tip is slidably engageable with the hammer holder by sliding the dovetail groove over... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5381972 | Downdraft shredder A downdraft shredder comprising a lower housing, a semicircular lower grate, a chute for supplying material to a rotor cavity and a hood for covering the remainder of the rotor cavity. A rotor with hammers is rotatably mounted in the rotor cavity and draw... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5381975 | Hammer for use in shredders having replaceable pin holes The pin holes for hammers used in shredders can be changed without the need for removing the hammer pins. A single elliptical hammer pin slot is provided in the hammer. A hammer pin is inserted into one end of the elliptical hammer pin slot and a removabl... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5339538 | Fluid bed material transfer method A fluidized bed apparatus comprising a pair of separated fluid bed enclosures, each enclosing a fluid bed carried on an air distributor plate supplied with fluidizing air from below the plate. At least one equalizing duct extending through sidewalls of bo... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5328335 | Static efficiency enhancer for axial fans A static efficiency enhancer for an axial fan having a hub and a plurality of blades extending radially outward from the hub, the enhancer comprising a plurality of airfoils connected to the hub and extending outwardly therefrom to provide additional air ... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5315941 | Method and apparatus for injecting nox inhibiting reagent into the flue gas of a boiler An apparatus and method including a conduit with a nozzle for injecting NOx inhibiting reagent into an appropriate temperature window in the flue gas of a package, utility, or industrial type boiler to reduce emissions of NOx. A sens... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315852 | Rotary draw bending apparatus and method A rotary die pipe bending apparatus comprising a bend die mounted for rotation about a bending axis and a clamp die for clamping a pipe to the bend die. The clamp die holds the pipe to be bent as the bend die and the clamp die rotate about the bending axi... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5313822 | Method and apparatus for pressure testing large vessels A method and apparatus for pressure testing a large vessel utilizing a base enclosure having a base ring of the same diameter as the pressure vessel. The base enclosure includes a base plate welded to the base ring and beams under the base plate for suppo... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5212363 | Torch for removing steam generator tubes A torch assembly for TIG relaxing an inner surface of a tube to be removed from a tube sheet which comprises a conductive base containing passages for cooling water and for inert gas. A sheath is rotatably mounted to the base and contains a drive shaft fi... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5197226 | Access door with safety latch for pressurized air chambers An access door assembly for a pressurized windbox, comprising a door frame having an opening with a post extending from the door frame. A door is pivotally mounted to the frame at a hinge. A latch is pivotally mounted to the door and includes a hook which... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5138933 | Activator device for movable components An actuator device for mechanisms located within a pressurized environment including a double acting piston and cylinder combination operating in the same environment. The motive power for the piston is provided by pressurized gas from the pressurized env... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5055694 | Method and apparatus for monitoring and measuring the concentration of ion exchange resin particles in water A method and apparatus for monitoring and measuring the level of ion exchange resin fragments in very pure water employs a laser light source to illuminate a water sample causing the resin fragments to fluoresce. This light of fluorescence is focused, fil... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4911107 | Standby cooling system for a fluidized bed boiler A system for protecting components including the heat exchangers of a fluidized bed boiler against thermal mismatch. The system includes an injection tank containing an emergency supply of heated and pressurized feedwater. A heater is associated with the ... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4910848 | Method of assembling a boiler unit having pre-assembled walls Completely assembled wall modules including membraned tube panels, buckstays, doors, insulation and lagging for field-assembled boiler units are shipped to the installation site for field erection of the boiler unit.... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4871522 | Combined catalytic baghouse and heat pipe air heater A method and apparatus for controlling emissions of a coal fired boiler includes a hot catalytic baghouse for receiving flue gases along with injected ammonia and alkali. The alkali and ammonia react with SOx and NOx in the flue gas ... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4871908 | Overload protection for fiber optic microbend sensor Jaws of microbend sensor have corrugations and hold an optical fiber therebetween. One jaw is movable with respect to the other for squeezing and bending the optical fiber between the corrugations. The amount of bending modulates light passing through the... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4864969 | Pressurized fluid bed hot gas depressurization system A depressurization apparatus which utilizes a plurality of rupturable discs connected to lines that communicate with a conduit conveying hot gas from a pressurized fluid bed reactor to a turbine. Whenever depressurization is required due to excessive pres... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4866596 | Automatic system for sequential control and fault detection of devices used in batch processes An automatic system for the control and fault detection of discrete devices used by a batch process which eliminates extensive function block configurations and system loading in process control systems by providing an assembly to monitor the discrete dev... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4864973 | Spiral to vertical furnace tube transition A furnace for a once-through steam generator comprising a lower section of inclined tubes and upper section of vertical tubes and a support system and tube arrangement at a transition zone intermediate the sections.... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4860586 | Fiberoptic microbend accelerometer An accelerometer comprises a base and cover together defining a chamber which receives an inertial mass. A diaphragm carries the inertial mass and is bolted between the base and the cover. The inertial mass and the base have facing corrugated surfaces wit... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4861233 | Compressor surge control system A surge control system (16) is provided for a compressor (14) which anticipates the actual surge condition and initiates anti-surge protection in proportion to the magnitude of the anticipated surge condition. This is done by providing a feed foward signa... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4861394 | Controlled slow cooling of steel tubulars Steel tubulars are deposited into an insulated container shortly after the steel tubulars are formed in a seamless hot rolling machine. The tubulars are covered by an insulating blanket and allowed to cool at a selected rate to form desired microstructure... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4859943 | Inspection method using magnetic particles in a liquid carrier in combination with electrical detection means A method for inspecting the surface of a workpiece for the presence of flaws using a ferrofluid as a penetrant which is applied to the surface of the workpiece and then scanning the surface of the workpiece with electrical detection means placed adjacent ... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4858462 | Acoustic emission leak source location A method and apparatus for locating a leak which produces a continuous acoustic emission having background noise and spikes, comprises continuously monitoring the acoustic emissions using spaced apart detectors which produce signals having background nois... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4856352 | Gas sampling system for reactive gas-solid mixtures An apparatus and method for sampling a gas containing a reactive particulate solid phase flowing through a duct and for communicating a representative sample to a gas analyzer. A sample probe sheath 32 with an angular opening 34 extends vertically into a ... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4857694 | Method and apparatus for automatic vapor cooling when shape melting a component A method and apparatus for automatically cooling a workpiece being manufactured by shape melting whereby a gas/liquid coolant mixture is pumped onto the external surface of the part to be cooled. Temperature and pressure data is fed to a computer control ... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4858146 | Automated design of structures using a finite element database A design and analysis system uses an engineering data base in which Finite Element Models of structural components, such as offshore structures are stored. The data base is controlled by a network type database management system to provide input of "finit... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4854148 | Cold drawing technique and apparatus for forming internally grooved tubes Formation of continuous grooves on the internal surface of a tube shell, in a single continuous cold drawing step, in which the tube shell is first sunk in a die over a reduced diameter cylindrical mandrel portion so that the diameter of the inner surface... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4852384 | Automatic calibration and control system for a combined oxygen and combustibles analyzer An automatic calibration and control system for a combined oxygen and combustibles analyzer comprises a process control computer which automatically calibrates a combined oxygen and combustibles analyzer. The computer initiates a calibration sequence thro... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4853175 | Power plant interactive display An interactive display apparatus and method for a plant operating at a plurality of process parametes from which a current plant status can be calculated, and from which symptoms can be diagnosed which indicate the existence of transient conditions of pla... | 08/01/1989 |
