Bizarre Patents
A method to tenderize meat with an explosive shockwave.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047143 | Apparatus for incinerating waste and process for comprehensive utilization of waste The present invention relates to apparatus for incinerating dangerous waste, and in particular, apparatus for incinerating dangerous waste in various forms. It comprises a continuous feeding device, an incineration furnace, a flue gas quenching device, a flue gas tr... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7717046 | High pressure dry coal slurry extrusion pump A system for providing highly pressurized raw fuel to a pressure reactor. The system includes an inlet for receiving the raw fuel and a roller system communicating with the inlet. The roller system includes a plurality of independent rollers arranged in two convergi... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7424855 | Slide arrangement A slide arrangement for blocking or closing off a channel disposed between a coal pulverizer and coal dust burners, and conveying a gas having a high proportion of coal dust. The slide arrangement includes a housing disposed in the channel wall and a shroud or steel... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7392753 | Process and apparatus for disposal of wastes An apparatus 1 for disposal of wastes comprises a measuring hopper 2 for measuring a charging amount of a waste to be disposed such as domestic wastes, industrial wastes or the like or a charging amount of a solid fuel such as coke, coal or the like, a... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7367367 | Replaceable tooth block for split wheel stump cutter A stump grinding apparatus having a split cutting wheel includes several replaceable cutter blocks secured to the periphery of the wheel. One or more replacement teeth are removably anchored in holes in each block and may also be mounted on holes in the side of the ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7316188 | Dedensification and delivery unit A dedensification and delivery unit for the conversion of an alternative fuel source into fuel, comprising: a dedensification area for separating a densified alternative fuel source into its component parts to form a dedensified alternative fuel source; a compressio... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7216682 | Split wheel stump cutter with replaceable tooth blocks and cutting teeth A stump grinding apparatus having a split cutting wheel includes several replaceable cutter blocks secured to the periphery of the wheel. One or more replacement teeth are removably anchored in holes in each block and may also be mounted on holes in the side of the ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7128004 | Supplying apparatus for supplying combustible material, a gasification apparatus for gasifying combustible material and method for gasifying combustible material A supplying apparatus supplies a combustible material capable of enhancing the sealing effects of a supplying system for supplying a combustible material, such as combustible wastes, to a fluidized-bed chamber, stably supplies a combustible material having an undefi... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7028625 | Systems and methods for treating and preventing blockages in solid fuel conditioning equipment Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for introducing one or more unblocking materials into solid fuel conditioning equipment at predetermined locations and intervals to prevent the occurrence of, or to treat the existence of at least one solid fuel blockage w... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028624 | Method and apparatus for the treatment of domestic waste Method of treatment of domestic waste. A reaction space is provided, into which the waste to be treated is fed at a controlled rate. The waste is concurrently compacted to form a stopper preventing leakage of gases from the reaction space. An oxygen-containing gas i... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7017501 | Riffle distributor assembly for a fossil fuel fired combustion arrangement A riffle distributor assembly for influencing the travel properties of a material feed stream 42 moving between a pulverizer 14 and a furnace 12 is part of a feed path 36 having one duct 44A having a branch entry 66A and ano... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6981455 | Two-stage wet waste gasifier and burner In a two-stage wet waste burner, a first-stage combustion chamber has a symmetrical grate arrangement. The grate comprises spaced individual upright air supply tubes with flat horizontal upper surfaces swept by ash-removal plates. The height and width of the air sup... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6964236 | Leveling device with an adjustable width The device relates to a device for leveling the coal filled in the retort of a coke oven, comprising a leveler bar (2) connected with a leveler bar drive (1) that can be moved into and out of the retort (4) through a leveling opening (3),... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6928936 | Device for feeding pulverized coal to furnace The present invention provides a device for feeding pulverized coal to a furnace, such as a drop tube furnace. The feeding system consists of a feed hopper, a pneumatic vibrator positioned on the periphery of the feeder hopper, a needle valve arrangement in the said... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6928935 | Incinerator pre-fill chamber An incinerator pre-fill chamber for installation on an incinerator for burning combustible material which allows the operator to continuously re-fill the container of the incinerator with new combustible material while the contents within the container is burning. T... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923203 | Variable orifice valve for airstream containing particulate coal A variable orifice valve for balancing the flow of particulate coal in an airstream relative to other parallel conduits. The valve comprises a section of conduit which changes in area along its flow axis and a variable position valve element mounted within the condu... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6915750 | Plasma reactor-separator The invention relates to arc-heating plasma reactors for simultaneous making of refractory, metal and non-metal material melt and sublimates having a high degree of a melt viscosity and can be used in cement, chemical industries and metallurgy. The aim of the presen... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6899041 | Multi-spin mixer for particulate coal supply conduit A mixer having two or more concentric cylindrical flow channels is placed in a supply conduit for a combustion chamber to mix airborne particulate coal prior to entering a manifold supplying four parallel branch conduits. Vanes are mounted in the mixer channels for ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6892655 | Drum transport device A drum transport device is disclosed which includes a plate, a first and a second pair of connected and vertically spaced horizontal bars a pair on opposite sides of the row of drums. Each bar has an end which is connected to the plate. The device includes middle ho... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6807914 | Shutoff device for burners of a pulverized coal furnace A shutoff device is provided for pulverized coal burners of a pulverized coal furnace. Each burner has a primary tube that conveys a pulverized coal/air mixture and is connected with a feed line for supplying the mixture to the respective burner. Disposed in the fee... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6802268 | Device for discharging dust from a dry dust collector of a blast furnace A device for discharging dust from a dry dust collector of a blast furnace includes a dust discharge vent located downstream of a dust discharge opening of the dry dust collector. A fully enclosed dust conveying system is located downstream of the dust discharge val... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6799525 | Automatic coal damper Apparatus for controlling primary air flow and pulverized coal flow to a plurality of burners in a coal-fired boiler includes a plurality of coal dampers arranged to supply a mixture of air and pulverized coal to respective burners in the coal-fired boiler, each dam... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6722294 | Method and apparatus for feeding a pulverized material An apparatus and method are provided for feeding a pulverized material which includes a first storage container for receiving and for discharging a flow of the pulverized material. The apparatus includes a separation chamber attached to the first storage container, ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6675727 | Method for feeding solid material into a reaction space, wherein solid material is consumed in the reaction A method for feeding solids (8) into a reaction space (2), which solids are prevented from leaving in the form of a solid substance. The method includes feeding solids such that the pressure (F1) they exert on the walls of the reaction space (2) or the wa... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6619214 | Method and apparatus for treatment of waste An apparatus for treating waste material that comprises four major cooperating subsystems, namely a pyrolytic converter, a two-stage thermal oxidizer, a steam generator and a steam turbine driven by steam generated by the steam generator. In operation, th... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6615750 | Sorbent conditioning and direct feed apparatus for a steam generator and a method for retrofitting a steam generator with same A sorbent conditioning and direct feed apparatus is provided for direct feeding of a conditioned solid sorbent to a combustor 12. The sorbent conditioning and direct feed apparatus includes raw solid sorbent storages means 102, particle size reducing mean... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6615749 | System for destroying documents The invention relates to a system for completely destroying documents having been shredded by document shredders, wherein the system comprises: collecting means for shredded documents, burning means being arranged together with collecting means, and the... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6532880 | Method and apparatus for drying and incineration of sewage sludge A system for drying sludge includes a shaftless spiral feed screw for moving sludge through a drying chamber. An high energy inductor is located at a output of the drying chamber for drawing hot gases through the chamber to dry the sludge as it advances f... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6481361 | Coal balancing damper A damper assembly for adjusting a full flow of the air-entrained coal traversing at least one annular conduit along a flow path, wherein the one conduit has a peripheral wall defining the entire cross-sectional area of the conduit, the damper assembly inc... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6453829 | Incinerator assembly having waste smoke treating device An incinerator device includes an incinerator for burning the garbage to generate a smoke, the smoke has a portion sent back to and retreated by the incinerator, and the other portion sent to and retreated by a furnace. The furnace may energize a steam bo... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6405662 | Method for preventing jamming conditions in a compression device A compression device for feeding a waste material to a reactor includes a waste material feed assembly having a hopper, a supply tube and a compression tube. Each of the supply and compression tubes includes feed-inlet and feed-outlet ends. A feed-dischar... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6386124 | Waste treatment system A waste treatment system for solidifying and increasing the speed at which manure would dry. The waste treatment system includes support members; and also includes an elongate tubular member being mounted upon the support members and having an inlet end a... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6382112 | Chute of a feed system for a refuse incineration plant having a cutting apparatus The chute is provided with a cutting apparatus which has a mating holder, a clamping slide and a cutting slide. To close the chute, the mating holder is moved inward approximately into the center of the chute and is locked. Then, the clamping slide is mov... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6343557 | Combustion furnace with grate and rod feeder A combustion furnace for solid fuel, including combustable fuel, wherein the furnace is arranged with a grate (11) with openings (12) which are situated for supply of air or another gas mixture for combustion. A first and second rod feeder (1, 2) is provi... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6338305 | On-line remediation of high sulfur coal and control of coal-fired power plant feedstock The present invention makes possible the economic and environmental use of high sulfur coal by removing the sulfur at the power generating plant. This process reduces the risk of fire, explosion, and freezing in storing and transporting reclaimed, ground ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6279492 | Method of thermally decomposing waste materials A method of burning tires in a horizontally rotating combuster includes the steps of loading the tires into a rotating combustion chamber through a traveling air lock and burning them until they are reduced to ash; enhancing combustion by tumbling the bur... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6276286 | Compression device for feeding a waste material to a reactor A compression device for feeding a waste material to a reactor includes a waste material feed assembly having a hopper, a supply tube and a compression tube. Each of the supply and compression tubes includes feed-inlet and feed-outlet ends. A feed-dischar... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6273009 | Method for automatized combustion and combustion apparatus A method for automatized combustion of solid fuel in a combustion apparatus which comprises a burner with a device, which is rotatable about the center axis of the burner for stirring the fuel in the burner which is connected to a boiler and has a feeding... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6260490 | Burner isolation valve for pulverized fuel systems A burner isolation valve or gate for use in the coal-delivery pipes of coal-fired power plants. Safety regulations often require that two valves be placed in the coal delivery line between a combustion chamber and an exhauster or pulverizer type deliver s... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6202572 | Exhauster for a solid fuel pulverizing and firing system having an improved fan assembly An exhauster is provided having an improved fan assembly for exhausting coal through an exhauster fan housing, the exhauster fan assembly being mountable within the housing on a shaft for rotation about a shaft rotational axis. The housing has an inlet ge... | 03/20/2001 |
