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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7375643 | Through a wall combustion detector A detector of combustion products in air gaps adjacent to chimneys or flues has an air gap detection unit coupled to a displaced control unit. The control unit can be located adjacent to a proximal, exposed, surface of a wall. When so installed, the detection unit i... | 05/20/2008 |
| 6520848 | Method and apparatus for maintaining the release of exhaust above a height threshold A method and apparatus adjusts an opening in the flow of exhaust to ensure a constant velocity of the exhaust.... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6394008 | Splitter plate arrangement for a flue gas stack A splitter plate arrangement is provided for controlling the flow of flue gas in a vertical stack. The splitter plate arrangement 100 is operable to control the flow of flue gas in a vertical stack 128 having an annular entry 130 communicated with two inl... | 05/28/2002 |
| 5536048 | Storm collar for venting high efficiency furnaces A new and improved storm collar for venting high efficiency furnaces comprising a rounded collar having an upper periphery, a lower periphery, and an intermediate periphery therebetween. The rounded collar slidably couples with a vent pipe with the lower ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5531170 | Compound curvature, domical structure for waste-to-energy facilities The present invention relates to a domical structure capable of enclosing the majority of operational and structural elements of a waste-to-energy or waste processing facility. The domical structure according to the present invention improves the aestheti... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5295448 | Organic compound incinerator A volatile organic compound (VOC) incinerator that is designed for installation in the exhaust airstream of VOC generating equipment. The incinerator includes an intake end, combustion chamber and an exhaust end. A flame baffle is disposed within the comb... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5125870 | Flue insulation assembly A flue insulation assembly comprising an insulation lining surrounding the flue wall in spaced relationship and composed of insulation elements retained by a mounting structure. The insulation lining is composed of a plurality of plate-shaped insulation e... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5092226 | Incinerator chimney stack valve mechanism An incinerator chimney stack valve mechanism which normally prevents the flow of fluid from the chimney stack. The incinerator chimney stack valve mechanism is mounted upon the chimney stack adjacent an opening in the chimney stack. A closure member is mo... | 03/03/1992 |
| 4993314 | Convectively cooled hot gas exhaust structure to reduce infrared radiation The invention is a new design for a structure such as a stack for exhaust hot gases. One embodiment is that of the top portion of a ship's stack (the watchcap) for exhausting a hot steam plant, a gas turbine, a diesel or other engine, or burner exhaust g... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4800690 | Stack system A guyed stack has a system of horizontal rings and vertical struts surrounding it to which the guy wires are attached. The rings and struts allow free expansion and contraction of the stack. The vertical struts support the vertical components of the guy t... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4686807 | Structurally reinforced, pre-fabricated and modular chimney facade system A structurally reinforced, pre-fabricated and modular chimney facade system (10) is provided for enclosing a chimney stack (12) passing therethrough. The chimney facade system (10) is adapted to be secured to an external wall (16) of a building structure ... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4681025 | Chimney stack having erodable liner with electrical generating capacity An improved design associated with the fabrication and construction of a chimney stack wherein the liner material utilized as the inner liner of the stack which comes into direct contact with the flue gases being conveyed by the chimney stack to the outsi... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4666189 | Prefabricated multi-wall chimney The invention as shown herein demonstrates a prefabricated chimney which can be manufactured in sections of convenient length for handling and shipped to construction sites for venting boilers or the like. The chimney sections are of the multi-wall design... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4593510 | Pre-fabricated and modular chimney facade system A pre-fabricated and modular chimney facade system (10) is provided for enclosing a chimney stack (12) passing therethrough. The chimney facade system (10) is adapted to be secured to an external wall (16) of a building structure (14). The chimney facade ... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4573400 | Insulated chimney pipes An insulated chimney pipe for use with boilers or open fires has a plurality of sections comprising an outer wall of galvanized steel connected by two end caps to an inner wall formed of a refractory material comprising alumino-silicate fibres bonded toge... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4567700 | Frame-supported membrane for chimney In its preferred embodiment, the improved frame-supported membrane has a membrane of light-gauge, corrosion resistant nickel alloy construction, this membrane being suspended within a base-supported frame. The membrane-to-frame hanger is designed for easy... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4548137 | Wind cap An upstanding nipple is provided for downward telescoping over the upper end of a furnace flue pipe outlet end and the upper end of the nipple is secured through a central opening formed in a circular base plate over which a circular top plate is supporte... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4545293 | Multiple-casing chimney A multiple-casing chimney with at least one smoke-carrying inner tube, one heat insulating layer surrounding the inner tube, and one jacket supporting the latter's outside. To prevent moisture saturation or tarring, the invention provides that flow paths ... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4519303 | Chimney lining system including frame-supported membrane A chimney lining system is disclosed, in which a membrane, typically 60 mils thick, of corrosion-resistant alloy material is suspended within an external skeletal frame-work of less-expensive carbon steel. Hangers provide for radial expansion of the liner... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4502370 | Insulated chimney assembly Linear sections (101) of a chimney assembly (100) each include concentric outer, intermediate and inner sleeves (102, 104, 106). The inner sleeve (106) is interconnected at its lower portion (140) to the intermediate sleeve (104) through spaced apart U-sh... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4460128 | Apparatus for dispersing flammable gases into the atmosphere Apparatus for dispersing waste gas in the form of mixtures of controlled composition. This apparatus ejects the gas through at least one nozzle at a pressure above blast pressure and below the stable ignition pressure in the presence of a flame, these bla... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4387628 | Chimney seal A chimney having a tubular inner liner and a tubular outer wall is provided with a seal for sealingly closing the upper end of the space between the liner and outer wall notwithstanding the radial and longitudinal displacement between the liner and outer ... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4381717 | Sectional smokestack A dual wall concrete smokestack having a freestanding flue liner in each flue. The smokestack being constructed of preassembled and precast concrete sections axially stacked one upon the other. The preassembled sections have a precast concrete body having... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4365543 | Lining system for chimneys and ducts There is provided a method of constructing a chimney or duct, which comprises an external structural wall, a protective layer of moving air adjacent to and inwardly therefrom, and curved ring devices situated in the gas stream which by their shape control... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4348947 | Self-cleaning chimney stack This invention relates to an improved design associated with the fabrication and construction of a double shell chimney stack capable of conveying hot gases generated in conjunction with industrial endeavors to a height within the atmosphere sufficient to... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4295448 | Gas generator for fine-grained coal fuels A gas generator for operation on a fuel of fine-grained coal which includes a steam boiler, a combustion boiler and a stack leading from the combustion. chamber to the steam boiler. The steam boiler is provided with a slanting bottom portion for the disch... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4265166 | Corrosion resistant membrane for chimney liner A carbon steel (or other type) chimney liner is provided with an inner membrane of relatively light gauge steel which is highly resistant to corrosion and which is constructed to accommodate thermal expansion in any direction independent of the structure ... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4250801 | Chimney throat A prefabricated metal throat, for a chimney, is assembled by simple interengagement of two identical elements of a first type with two identical elements of a second type to provide a principal body shaped as a truncated regular pyramid with a rectangular... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4236443 | Chimney stack exhaust unit A chimney stack exhaust treatment unit and an improved exhaust gas treatment system utilizing such a unit are disclosed. The unit comprises a generally spherical outer housing which fits over the mouth of a caustic-resistant chimney pipe and encloses a ho... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4232595 | Exhaust system for smokestack A smokestack for boilers or the like has an exhaust control system on the top opening of the smokestack to change the size of the orifice through which the gaseous exhaust exits. Structure is provided for automatically adjusting the size of the orifice in... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4216709 | Chimney A chimney comprises an external shaft and an inner lining sub-divided into several portions arranged one above the other, each portion having an inner and an outer shell with an annular space containing compressed air therein at a higher pressure than the... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4204463 | Stack design This invention relates to an improved design associated with the fabrication and construction of a chimney stack capable of conveying hot gases generated in conjunction with industrial endeavors to a height within the atmosphere sufficient to meet current... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4201370 | Method and apparatus for heat treating materials to remove contaminants A method and apparatus for heat treating metals to remove contaminants. Contaminated scrap metal is fed into one end of a rotating inclined retort. Heat is applied to the retort as the scrap metal is conveyed therein to remove the contaminant, and the pro... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4191099 | Sealing arrangement for chimneys with an annular pressurized space A chimney having concentric tubular walls defining an annular pressurized space includes a sealing arrangement having a flexible boot with one edge connected to one of the walls. The top hood or cover supported on the inner wall of the chimney includes a ... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4184417 | Plume elimination mechanism A discharge apparatus for dispersing exhaust gases discharged into the atmosphere and eliminating the steam plume, is disclosed. A plurality of conical diffusing elements are supported in spaced nested relationship along the discharge axis of the exhaust ... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4149453 | No-plume device An apparatus for discharging to the atmosphere, combustion gases containing sulphur trioxide, means are provided for injecting into the stream, prior to venting to the atmosphere, a selected quantity of diluting gas. The diluting gas and sulphur containin... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4142828 | Openable rotor chamber construction for a vertical blower An openable rotor chamber structure for a vertical blower which is disposed on a floor provided within the base section of a smokestack or the like to exhaust smoke within a flue and discharge the same up the stack. The rotor chamber structure has a rotor... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4111107 | Double walled smokestack apparatus Double walled smokestack apparatus is provided in accordance with the teachings of the instant invention having substantially independent, load bearing inner and outer portions which are concentrically disposed to form a thermally insulating air space the... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4099452 | Smokestack-mounted airfoil A system for improving the effluent dispersal characteristics of smokestacks subject to relative winds comprising a vortex generating airfoil attached to a smokestack near the stack gas exit. Relative winds passing over the airfoil create strong vortices ... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4095514 | Air pollution control device An air pollution control device for controlling the velocity of discharge from an industrial chimney or smokestack in order to optimize the plume rise and thereby minimize air pollution comprising a variable pitch truncated cone adapted to be mounted at o... | 06/20/1978 |
