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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4429645 | Burning system and method A substantially smokeless burning system for burning waste material fuels. An elongated hollow burning chamber is supported in a generally horizontal orientation. An elongated fuel accumulation chamber and a hydraulic hoist driven ram in the chamber are a... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4385567 | Solid fuel conversion system A solid fuel conversion system feeds solid fuel to a burning area at a controlled and metered rate. In the burning area, the solid fuel is dried before it reaches a burning bed of coals. Once it reaches the bed of coals, it is advanced at a controlled rat... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4361100 | Procedure and installation for the incinerating of sludge In a procedure and an installation for the incinerating of sludge, predried sludge is dried to residual moisture by the addition of heat in a first processing step and then pyrolized by the continued addition of heat and the exclusion of air in a second p... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4342269 | Material treating apparatus utilizing an auger having an internal air supply and heat transfer system A material treating apparatus, such as an incinerator, incorporating an auger having an internal air supply system and an internal heat transfer mechanism. The incinerator includes a cylindrical combustion chamber containing a rotatable auger, and waste m... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4338869 | Combustion apparatus utilizing an auger having an integral air supply system A combustion apparatus utilizing an auger having an integral air supply system. The apparatus includes a cylindrical combustion chamber containing a rotatable auger. Waste is delivered to one end of the combustion chamber and is conveyed through the chamb... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4329931 | Burning system and method A substantially smokeless burning system for burning waste material fuels. An elongated hollow burning chamber is supported in a generally horizontal orientation with a slight degree of upward tilt from front to rear. An elongated fuel accumulation chambe... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4312279 | Compactor-feeder for solid waste incinerator Converging upper and lower conveyors transport loose waste from a receiving hopper toward an incinerator combustion chamber entrance at an adjustably predetermined normal rate, cooperating to compact the waste into a continuous plug and to force the plug ... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4308807 | Apparatus for pyrolysis of municipal waste utilizing heat recovery Apparatus for pyrolytically treating municipal and other waste comprised of solid heat-decomposable material by radiative heating from an open flame and convective heating, the invention particularly provides for heat recovery of a substantial amount of i... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4261795 | Apparatus for solid waste pyrolysis This disclosure is directed to an economical system for the pyrolysis of municipal solid waste to recover valuable by-products while reducing the putrefaction and bulk of the residue requiring disposal. Prior to this treatment, the solid waste has been pr... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4250818 | System utilizing a vibratory combustion bed to incinerate waste material, or fuel A vibration bed (1) is assembled together of a plurality of rigidly connected frames (2) extending in the feed direction (A) of the material to be burned. The frames have projecting sides (10) extending downwardly and in the feed direction. Two effectivel... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4231304 | Combustion apparatus utilizing an auger having an integral air supply system A combustion apparatus utilizing an auger having an integral air supply system. The apparatus includes a cylindrical combustion chamber containing a rotatable auger. Waste is delivered to one end of the combustion chamber and is conveyed through the chamb... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4202282 | Method of incineration A method and apparatus for incineration of combustible material including the processing of sewage sludge from wastewater treating plants and the initial activation and regeneration of activated carbon granules or powder used for adsorption in wastewater ... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4172425 | Incinerator with improved means for transferring burning waste through the combustion chamber A controlled air incinerator having an increased capacity for burning waste material and having increased efficiency for completely burning all burnable waste material fed thereto. The controlled air incinerator, which is sometimes referred to as a "starv... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4170183 | Incinerating method and apparatus having selective, controlled movement of materials during combustion A method and apparatus for incinerating combustible materials wherein the movement of the material particles is controlled as they are moved over an arrangement of grate sections during combustion in relation to particle density so that less dense particl... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4167909 | Solid fuel burner A solid fuel burner utilizing at least two stacked chambers one of which contains a combustion bed for the solid fuel burning process. A second chamber below the first bed containing chamber serves to combust volatile gases unburned in the first chamber w... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4147114 | Waste treatment system The discharge end portion of a sewage delivery tube is surrounded by the input end portion of a conveyor pipe. A long, flat strip of consumable filter material is inserted through the annular space between them and into the conveyor pipe. Prior to this in... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4050388 | Refuse treatment apparatus A known form of refuse treatment apparatus, such as that disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,405,873, is improved by directing the non-pulverized refuse material emerging from the treatment drum to a furnace combusts the same. The heat of combustion is directed ... | 09/27/1977 |
| 3985084 | Grating with push bars for an incinerator A grating for an incinerator of combustible waste comprising a plurality of parallel juxtaposed bars disposed transversely in the incinerator and extending lengthwise thereof to provide a support surface on which waste is advanced in the course of its com... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3962977 | Grate bar casting for incinerator or other conveyor In a grate bar for use in supporting grate keys, a casting of high carbon steel is formed having a web portion and integral upper and lower flanges therewith, and a series of gussets and end plates to provide the structure for strengthening and securement... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3958920 | System for controlling the operation of a multiple hearth furnace A system for controlling the operation of a multiple hearth furnace over a diverse range of operating conditions at a minimum level of energy consumption. Relatively low temperature gases are controllably recirculated from the drying zone to the combustio... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3946680 | Burning used tires, etc. and apparatus therefor Waste which contains a substantial amount of material which melts and drips as it burns, is used as the source material. The process is adapted to not only dispose of the waste, but also to provide heat for generating steam and other useful purposes. The ... | 03/30/1976 |
| 3942455 | Incinerator and method Combustible debris is burned in an incinerator which has a screw conveyor penetrating a combustion chamber for moving debris therethrough. Burning of debris is initiated near one end of the combustion chamber and air for combustion is delivered through th... | 03/09/1976 |
| 3939781 | Incinerator, incineration system and method Comminuted waste material is inserted into an upper section of a vertically directed incinerator. The incinerator includes a plurality of vertically contiguous zones. A blower is connected to an outlet port of the incinerator to adjust the flow rate of co... | 02/24/1976 |
