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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7293511 | Gasification apparatus and method An apparatus and method for the treatment of particulate organic waste material, the apparatus comprising: a hopper means having flow control means for controlling flow rate of the waste material; a pyrolysis unit having (i) a heating means for heating the material,... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284491 | Grate structure for solid fuel burners In one aspect, a grate segment for a burner, comprises a substantially rigid body (30) having a dispersed array of cavities (38) filled with a refractory material. In another aspect, a solid fuel gasifier includes a housing (12) defining a gasif... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7182028 | System and method for the pyrolization of waste A system for the pyrolization of waste has a combustion chamber with a fuel inlet and a hot gas outlet, a pyrolization chamber separated from the combustion chamber, and a conveyor means positioned within the pyrolization chamber for moving waste from the waste inle... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7146916 | Starved air inclined hearth combustor An inclined hearth combustor which generally includes a primary combustion chamber having a plurality of stepped hearths, a secondary combustion chamber in communication with the primary combustion chamber and a boiler having an inlet in communication with the secon... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7025006 | Industrial and/or household waste treatment method and an industrial and/or household waste treatment installation The invention relates to an industrial and/or household waste treatment method and to an industrial and/or household waste treatment installation (1). According to the invention, the method is characterised in that it consists of, in particular, the loading o... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7007616 | Oxygen-based biomass combustion system and method An oxygen-based biomass solid fuel combustion system and method has an air separator for separating oxygen from air providing a supply of oxygen for feeding oxygen to a solid fuel combustion chamber. An airlock feeds a metered amount of solid fuel to the solid fuel ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004084 | Corn burner A corn-burning stove provides cooling for the corn in-feed auger and other adjacent components by combustion inlet air flow patterns. The inlet air flow transports pellet fuel through a distance within the fire pot which varies responsive to the flow rate of the inl... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6959654 | Gasifier system and method A solid fuel fed combustor method having a first chamber portion with an inlet feeding a metered amount of a solid fuel to a first burner stage having a first traveling conveyor firebelt. A metered amount of air is introduced in progressively increasing proportions ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6938563 | Grate furnace A grate furnace with a grate includes grate steps made of grate elements lying next to one another. Every second grate step in the longitudinal direction of the grate can be driven for carrying out stoking movements and the grate steps in each case lying therebetwee... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6923129 | Method and treatment of sludge having particles comprising metal, metal oxide or metal hydroxide intermixed therein A method for treatment of sludge is disclosed, wherein the sludge has a liquid part and metal-containing particles intermixed therein. The particles comprise metal, metal oxide or metal hydroxide and the method comprises the following steps: atomising the sludge; su... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6886476 | Vertical refuse incinerator for incinerating wastes and method for controlling the same In a vertical refuse incinerator for incinerating wastes according to the present invention, an incinerator body 1 is made up of an upper cylindrical part CP and a lower funnel part FP covered by a cooling case, and an exhaust gas mixing device 4 promo... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6877445 | Chamber having discharge base A chamber having a discharge base discharges an oversize fraction of a material and a fine fraction of the material separately from the chamber. The discharge base for the chamber for the heat treatment of the material is capable of separating the fine fraction of t... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6834597 | Small caliber munitions detonation furnace and process of using it This relates to a furnace that is useful in safely detonating or demilitarizing munitions or explosives, particularly small caliber munitions. The preferred variation includes a series of chambers having a set of runners or tracks passing amongst the various chamber... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6758150 | System and method for thermally reducing solid and liquid waste and for recovering waste heat A system and method are set for pyrolysis of waste feed material including a first retort segment disposed through a combustion chamber and a second retort segment disposed outside of the combustion chamber. The combustion chamber supplies the heat for pyrolysis to ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6532879 | Gasifier system and method A solid fuel fed combustor system having a first chamber portion with an inlet feed for feeding a metered amount of a solid fuel thereto, a first burner stage having a first traveling conveyor firebelt, a metered amount of air introduced in progressively ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6470812 | Method and apparatus for recovering energy from wastes by combustion in industrial furnaces Method and apparatus to recover energy from waste by means of combustion of such waste in industrial furnaces, particularly of the rotary type, that has an external calciner, feeding such waste into the tertiary air duct of the calciner and burning the wa... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6463864 | Gasification melting furnace for wastes and gasification melting method A gasification and melting furnace for wastes has a vertically movable furnace center lance disposed along the axis of the furnace and adapted to blow off a combustion sustaining gas downward into the furnace. One or more stages of upper tuyeres are dispo... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6425335 | Miniature garbage incinerator A miniature garbage incinerator includes a base, a cover on the base, a pot shaped furnace at the center of the base to define an revolving space therearound, a helical pipe connected to the air revolving space and heat source in the bottom of the base fo... | 07/30/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6346220 | Waste plastic dechlorination apparatus A waste plastic dechlorination system comprises a dechlorination furnace 1 for heating and thermally decomposing waste plastics, and a rotating cutter 4 provided in the dechlorination furnace 1. A pressure gauge 9, a flow meter 10 and an exhaust pump 12 a... | 02/12/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6309542 | Waste water treating device A waste water treating device can be simply installed in a small area and destroy combustible wastes and sludge to reduce fuel consumption cost of a burner. Moreover, the waste water treating device can increase a treating amount of the waste water per un... | 10/30/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6257157 | Refuse incineration plant and exhaust gas filtration system and method for use therewith A refuse incineration plant is disclosed which utilizes a continuous rail system to transport refuse from a loading area into a burn core, from the burn core to an ash removal area, and back to the refuse loading area. Smoke and exhaust generated by the i... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6234091 | Feed chute apparatus for gravity feeding tires and other materials in to a rotating kiln A feed chute apparatus for injecting fuel into a rotating cement kiln by gravity. The apparatus, which is positioned adjacent to a cement kiln and supported at an angle of inclination sufficient to allow tires or other combustible materials to be gravity ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6199491 | Refuse incinerating oven A refuse incinerating oven includes a refuse loading car, and a furnace body with lower and upper combustion chambers. The car is conveyed through the furnace body such that refuse loaded on the car can be ignited in the lower combustion chamber. The comb... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6196144 | Device for carrying out high-temperature recycling of heterogenously occurring waste and process for charging thereof The invention relates to a device, and a process for its charging, for carrying out high-temperature recycling for heterogeneously occurring waste in compact packages. The compact packages are introduced into a heated channel for evaporation of liquids an... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6170411 | Waste tire incinerating and post-treating system A waste tire incinerating and post-treatment system in which waste tires are continuously and efficiently burned. The system includes a waste tire reservoir tank, a hoist, a conveyor system, a tire-size sensing system, an incinerating part, a waste oil pu... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6155182 | Plant for gasification of waste A waste disposal system for gasification and melting of various waste materials such as solid waste, waste in a solid container, granular waste, and liquid waste, and mixtures thereof. The system includes a reactor vessel which is closed to the atmosphere... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6133499 | Method and apparatus for producing superheated steam using heat from the incineration of waste material According to the present invention, boiler water is pressurized so that its boiling point is set at approximately 200° C. to 320° C. The boiler water is heated in at least two stages. Thermal energy of gases containing chlorine compounds is used to heat... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6112677 | Down-draft fixed bed gasifier system and use thereof A down-draft gasification reactor has a solids storage chamber bordered from below by a grate and having an oxidation zone, a product gas collection region disposed beneath the grate, a product gas line for discharging out-gassed product gas from the prod... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6055916 | Waste material processing apparatus and method A material processing apparatus includes a casing having a top and bottom and a plurality of sides defining a pyrolysis chamber for receiving and pyrolyzing feed materials therein into fluid materials and a mass of refractory material disposed upon the bo... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6050204 | Waste material processing apparatus A material processing apparatus includes a casing having a top and bottom and a plurality of sides defining a pyrolysis chamber for receiving and pyrolyzing feed materials therein into fluid materials and a mass of refractory material disposed upon the bo... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6041724 | Tower garbage incinerator A tower garbage incinerator is provided, consisting of an upper main blast furnace having a zigzag furnace cavity, and a lower accessory burning furnace. When garbage is fed through the inlet of the main blast furnace, the zigzag design of the furnace cav... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6006682 | Garbage incinerator with tunnel furnace combustion A garbage incinerator with tunnel furnace combustion includes a tunnel furnace serving as the burner unit, a number of carriers serving as the burner beds, and a specified track course to deliver the garbage-loaded carriers into the tunnel furnace to inci... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5954001 | Fluidized bed reactor for heat treatment of waste A fluidized bed reactor includes an axial recirculating fluidized bed and at least first and second lateral dense fluidized beds, respectively disposed along a first and a second wall of the jacket of the reactor. Waste is fed via at least one point on th... | 09/21/1999 |
