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...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347052 | Methods and systems for processing uncalcined coke Methods and systems for processing uncalcined coke are provided. The methods and systems provide for combusting effluent gas from a refinery unit and a stream of uncalcined coke. The refinery unit effluent gas may be the offgas from a rotary kiln calciner. The refin... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7087140 | Carbonizing waste processing apparatus A carbonizing waste processing apparatus is operable to rotate and heat a radiant tube for carbonizing waste therein so as to generate granular char and vapors from the waste, transfer waste into an upstream end of the tube, temporarily impede movement of the waste ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7022293 | Method and apparatus for processing a waste product A method and apparatus for processing a waste product and producing a synthesis gas is provided. The system includes a sealed, heated rotatable drum for preheating and preparing the waste material suitable for a plasma reactor, and processing the material in the rea... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7000551 | Chamber support for pyrolytic waste treatment system The inventive subject matter is directed toward a pyrolytic waste treatment system having a pyrolysis chamber supported in a manner that causes minimal movement or flexing of the chamber as the temperature of the chamber changes. Preferred solutions utilize support ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6849160 | Method and device for heat treatment of waste products An apparatus and method are for the pyrolysis of waste. The aparatus has a rotating cell formed of a cylinder in combination with a truncated cone rotating on the same axis. The apparatus also has a hopper for charging the waste at one end of the cylinder, an ash bo... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6024842 | Distillation column device A device for distilling a liquid feed which includes a core pipe and a first fluid in a series of helically wound tubes or vanes employing the core pipe as a mandrel. The liquid to be distilled passes over a series of interstices which are created by the ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5997288 | Apparatus for thermal removal of surface and inherent moisture and limiting rehydration in high moisture coals A flighted, horizontally inclined rotary retort, heated externally by flame, hot gases, steam or other sources of heat. The retort shall have sufficient flight area to transport the coal through the retort in the predetermined time. The coal being process... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5851361 | Apparatus for processing an organic solid An apparatus and method for the separation and chemical and physical alteration of organic solid material in which the materials are placed in a sealed rotating drum and exposed to hot products of combustion produced by a flame in the drum. The temperatur... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5670024 | Thermal treatment process for waste and/or residual materials For thermally treating waste and/or residual materials, in particular fiber glass, glass silk, glass wool and glass mat coated with organic materials, a drum (1) with embedded elements is used to make the materials circulate. In this drum the materials ar... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5628877 | Method and device for producing a solid fuel from combustible waste A method for producing a solid fuel from combustible waste includes sorting and grinding the waste, treating the waste by heating in the absence of oxygen in a first pyrolysis reactor and then collecting the waste so treated. Polluting elements in the gas... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5258101 | Pyrolytic conversion system A pyrolytic converter utilizing a rotatable drum surrounded by an outer drum support structure and disposed in an oven chamber pyrolyzes materials including plastic waste, tires, materials from automobile shredding operations, containers and trays of plas... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5194069 | Method and apparatus for refinement of organic material A method and an apparatus for the refinement of organic material is disclosed. Converting and processing organic material is achieved with or without organic and inorganic additions. The base material uses waste material, i.e. forest industry waste and sl... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5082534 | Pyrolytic conversion system A rotary, continuous pyrolytic conversion system converts solid hydrocarbon containing feedstocks into gases, liquid hydrocarbons and char. A converter drum is contained within an outer drum which is in substantially air-tight relationship with an injecto... | 01/21/1992 |
| 4872954 | Apparatus for the treatment of waste An apparatus and method are disclosed for the separation and extraction of a waste material into a solid, a liquid, and a gas phase utilizing a rotating drum that is heated by a fluid medium circulating over the exterior surface of the drum in a chamber. ... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4808286 | Apparatus and method for maximizing production of heat, gas, and electricity through the acceleration of hydrogen dissociation An apparatus for inducing and accelerating hydrogen dissociation in a cloud generated from feedstock fed into a chamber defined by the apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a device for thermally stimulating the feedstock to generate the cloud, a ... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4690732 | Apparatus for shale oil retorting A shale oil retorting system and novel continuous feed means for retorting oil shale within a retort housing employs a tilted circular conveyor within the housing which allows for continuous feeding of crushed oil shale within the conveyor for subsequent ... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4597772 | Fixed kiln with rotor steam gasifier A tilted, fixed kiln with rotory steam gasifier having a fixed elongated, pressurizable kiln body member with an input end and an output end and with the center axis supported at an angle to the horizontal so as to bring into effect gravitational forces a... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4374704 | Apparatus for pyrolysis of hydrocarbon bearing materials A process and apparatus for the pyrolysis of coal or other hydrocarbon bearing materials in which the material is fed into the upper end of a rotating cylinder and is heated in a plurality of stages, the heated material passing from the cylinder into a ch... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4367075 | Pressurized rotary kiln with thrust containment A thrust containment apparatus is disclosed for use with a pressurized rotary kiln gasifier. The thrust containment apparatus maintains stationary hoods mounted on both ends of the kiln shell in fixed positions by relieving the hoods of forces generated b... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4354829 | Methods and apparatus for calcining carbonaceous material The rate of calcining carbonaceous material in a rotary kiln is increased by enriching with oxygen air supplied into the kiln by fans. The introduction of oxygen is effected during a predetermined portion of each kiln revolution and is effective to enrich... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4345896 | Methods and apparatus for calcining carbonaceous material The rate of calcining carbonaceous material in a rotary kiln is increased by introducing oxygen into the inlet of air fans mounted on the kiln. The introduction of oxygen is effected during a predetermined portion of each kiln revolution and is effective ... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4344821 | Apparatus for continuously carbonizing and activating carbonaceous materials A process for carbonizing and then activating carbonaceous materials in a continuous process as performed by an apparatus consisting of an elongated, slightly inclined rotary retort into the higher end of which the material is deposited and from the lower... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4269662 | Apparatus for compacting, degassing and carbonizing carbonaceous agglomerates An apparatus for compacting, degassing and carbonizing carbonaceous agglomerates, the apparatus comprising a rotary kiln having an agglomerate inlet means for introducing green agglomerates into the kiln near the inlet of the kiln and a heating medium inl... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4260456 | Single retort manufacturing technique for producing valuable char and gases from coke A single retort and accumulator structure includes two heating zones for successively removing volatile material from dried crushed coal so that the resultant calcined char has less than about 7 weight percent volatile material and is suitable as a raw ma... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4200517 | Treatment of hydrocarbon-containing mineral material Process and apparatus are disclosed for recovering liquid and gaseous fuel from solid hydrocarbon-containing mineral material such as bitumen-containing mineral materials exemplified by tar sands or oil-bearing diatomites, without expensive pretreatment t... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4176010 | Method of producing petroleum coke calcinate Green petroleum coke is indirectly dried, then calcined in a cylindric rotary kiln and indirectly cooled utilizing a one-way gas flow in the system. Most of the dust in the vapor from the drying step is directly burned in a steam boiler whose off-gases ar... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4169767 | Process for calcining coke A process for calcining green coke containing water and combustible volatile matter and obtained by a delayed coking process in three or more stages of heating furnaces which are connected in series, and the control of the temperature and the adjustment o... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4125437 | Distillation system Distillation system for distilling shale oil. Shale is inserted into a rotating retort which displaces the shale throughut the retort extended length. The rotating retort is mounted to a multiplicity of enclosed housings through rotative bearings. The enc... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4122036 | Method of pyrolyzing sewage sludge to produce activated carbon A method of pyrolyzing sewage sludge to transform the same into activated carbon, with the combustible pyrogas and volatile liquids included therewith that arise from the pyrolysis operation being burned to sustain the transformation operation. A first po... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4105536 | Processes including the production of non-congealing shale oil from oil shales Oil Shale is partially dehydrated prior to retorting. Both the dehydrating and retorting steps carried out by heat treatment in rotating horizontal cylindrical vessels heated by indirect heat exchange with hot gas. The vapors withdrawn from the retorting ... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4087334 | Seal arrangement for a rotary drum assembly A first cylindrical drum member having an inlet portion for receiving materials to be treated, such as preheated coal and char includes a longitudinal axis and an outlet portion through which the treated materials are discharged into the inlet end portion... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4083752 | Rotary retort The ends of refractory-lined rotary kilns are often subjected to such intense heat flux that the steel shell of the kiln at either or both ends is subjected to substantial thermal expansion in both the longitudinal and circumferential directions, resultin... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4058205 | Apparatus for treating oil shale A process and apparatus for decomposing kerogen and recovering oil, high BTU gas and energy for the process wherein a crushed oil shale is fed to a rotary preheater (300° to 350° F.) hence into a rotary retort (850°-1050° F.) where the kerogen is deco... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4053365 | Rotary calciner A modified rotary kiln suitable for calcining normally solid carbonaceous material, having adapted thereto at one end a firing crown and means for admitting combustible gases or liquids and air; a feeding means for such solid carbonaceous material to be c... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4047883 | Thermal treatment of materials by hot particulates A method of heat treating a material, particularly for the despersion and firing of wet agglomerates, slurries, sludges and the like in fluidized bed, spouting bed or spouting/fluidised bed combustors, comprises extracting hot sold particles from the bed ... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4038153 | Coke manufacturing process Pulverulent coke and granular reactive coke are produced, respectively, from fines and grains of coal of grades which are not normally usable for coking, containing more than 15% of volatile matter and having a swelling index between 1 and 8, by carboniza... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4037543 | Pollution free combination carbonization apparatus and furnace A combination carbonization apparatus and furnace for alternatively reducing cellulosic waste such as wood chips and the like to charcoal, or burning said waste completely to produce furnace heat and ash, from which potash may be produced, as desired, the... | 07/26/1977 |
| 3971704 | Method and apparatus for pollution free, destructively processing waste Waste, preferably in a pre-dried state, is passed through a carbonizing oven chamber, from the top towards the bottom and is carbonized therein through interaction with a counter flow of heated gas; that gas together with carbonization gas is taken from t... | 07/27/1976 |
