Patents by Inventor Anthony Ball
Anthony Ball has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20210024828Abstract: The present technology describes various embodiments of systems and methods for maintaining a flat push hot car. In some embodiments, the flat push hot car includes an at least partially enclosed hot box having an interior portion, an exterior portion, a base, and a plurality of sidewalls extending upward from the base. The hot box can he coupled to or integrated with a fluid distribution system. The fluid distribution system can include a spray manifold having one or more inlets configured to release a fluid directed toward the sidewalls of the interior portion so as to provide regional cooling to the hot box.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Mark Anthony Ball, Cedino Renato De Lima, Charles Humberto Effgen Wernesbach, Jose Sidnei Nossa, Wander Martins Souza, Chun Wai Choi, Amilton Borghi
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Publication number: 20200398077Abstract: A system to eradicate a majority of disease-causing germs and produce avirulent phenotype survivors susceptible to microbicides using a light dose regiment. The system includes one or more processors and one or more light sources coupled to the one or more processors, The one or more processors is configured to control the one or more light sources to apply the light dose regiment including a) continuously applying a pre-treatment of non-lethal UVA light to the disease-causing germs to increase the production of pigment to the disease-causing germs, b) simultaneously applying pulsed UVA light and continuous UVC light to the disease-causing germs having the increased pigment therein to eradicate the majority of the disease-causing germs; and c) cycling steps a) and b) a selected number of times to generate avirulent phenotype survivors susceptible to microbicides.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventor: Anthony Ball
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Patent number: 10851306Abstract: A system and method for repairing a coke oven having an oven chamber formed from ceramic bricks. A representative system includes a insulated enclosure insertable into the oven chamber and includes removable insulated panels that define an interior area for workers to work in. The insulated enclosure is movable between an expanded configuration and a compact configuration and moving the enclosure to the expanded configuration will decrease the distance between the insulated enclosure and the walls of the oven chamber. Removing the panels exposes the ceramic bricks and allows workers within the interior area to access and the bricks and repair the oven chamber while the oven chamber is still hot. A loading apparatus lifts and inserts the insulated enclosure into the oven chamber. The insulated enclosure can be coupled to additional insulated enclosures to form an elongated interior area.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLCInventors: Jason Crum, Mark Anthony Ball, Gary Dean West, John Francis Quanci, Chun Wai Choi
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Patent number: 10760002Abstract: The present technology describes various embodiments of systems and methods for maintaining a flat push hot car. In some embodiments, the flat push hot car includes an at least partially enclosed hot box having an interior portion, an exterior portion, a base, and a plurality of sidewalls extending upward from the base. The hot box can be coupled to or integrated with a fluid distribution system. The fluid distribution system can include a spray manifold having one or more inlets configured to release a fluid directed toward the sidewalls of the interior portion so as to provide regional cooling to the hot box.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLCInventors: Mark Anthony Ball, Cedino Renato De Lima, Charles Humberto Effgen Wernesbach, Jose Sidnei Nossa, Wander Martins Souza, Chun Wai Choi, Amilton Borghi
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Publication number: 20200231876Abstract: Systems and methods of dynamically charging coal in coke ovens related to the operation and output of coke plants including methods of automatically charging a coke oven using a charging ram in communication with a control system to increase the coke output and coke quality from coke plants. In some embodiments, the control system is capable of moving the charging ram in a horizontal first direction, a horizontal second direction and a vertical third direction while charging coal into the oven. In some embodiments, the coal charging system also includes a scanning system configured to scan an oven floor to generate an oven floor profile and/or oven capacity. The scanning system used in combination with the control system allows for dynamic leveling of the charging ram throughout the charging process. In some embodiments, the charging ram includes stiffener plates and support members to increase the mechanical strength of the charging ram and decrease the sag of the charging ram at a distal end.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: John Francis Quanci, Chun Wai Choi, Mark Anthony Ball
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Publication number: 20200208058Abstract: A coke oven includes an oven chamber configured to support and heat a coal bed, a castable slab below the oven chamber, and a foundation supporting the heat recovery oven. One or more beams are positioned between the castable slab and the foundation. The beams extend from a first end of the oven chamber to a second end of the oven chamber, forming a plurality of air gaps between the castable slab and the foundation. Heat from the oven chamber is dissipated by the one or more beams.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: John Francis Quanci, Chun Wai Choi, Mark Anthony Ball, Jason Crum, Milos J. Kaplarevic
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Publication number: 20200208064Abstract: Systems and methods for removing carbonaceous clinker material from a coke oven are described. A coke oven can be provided including an oven floor, coke, and clinker material deposited on the oven floor. After a temperature of the coke oven has reached a first temperature (e.g., after heating coal in the oven to produce coke), the method includes increasing the temperature of the coke oven to a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature for a predetermined amount of time. After the predetermined amount of time, the temperature is reduced to a third temperature that is lower than the first temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: John Francis QUANCI, Daniel C. CHARLES, Gary Dean WEST, Sharla EVATT, Mark Anthony BALL, Jason Francis CRUM
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Publication number: 20200125774Abstract: A tamper sensor assembly that includes a substrate with a protective bulk section including tamper circuitry and a hardware section configured to receive hardware circuitry and extending from the protective bulk section; the hardware circuitry electrically connected to the tamper circuitry to alter operation of the hardware circuitry responsive to modification of the tamper circuitry. The substrate additionally includes an attachment section extending from the hardware section. The tamper sensor assembly also includes a first fold in the substrate to position a first portion of the hardware section to extend along the protective bulk section, and a second fold in the substrate to position a second portion of the hardware section to extend along the first portion of the hardware section.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Kenneth Jermstad, Michael Ritchie, Marcus Updyke, Anthony Ball
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Publication number: 20200128663Abstract: A tamper sensor that includes a substrate and a conductive layer placed on the substrate. The tamper sensor also includes an insulation layer that is stacked on the conductive layer to form a layered tamper circuit. In addition, the substrate of the tamper sensor is the only substrate of the tamper sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Kenneth Jermstad, Michael Ritchie, Marcus Updyke, Anthony Ball
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Patent number: 10526542Abstract: Systems and methods of dynamically charging coal in coke ovens related to the operation and output of coke plants including methods of automatically charging a coke oven using a charging ram in communication with a control system to increase the coke output and coke quality from coke plants. In some embodiments, the control system is capable of moving the charging ram in a horizontal first direction, a horizontal second direction and a vertical third direction while charging coal into the oven. In some embodiments, the coal charging system also includes a scanning system configured to scan an oven floor to generate an oven floor profile and/or oven capacity. The scanning system used in combination with the control system allows for dynamic leveling of the charging ram throughout the charging process. In some embodiments, the charging ram includes stiffener plates and support members to increase the mechanical strength of the charging ram and decrease the sag of the charging ram at a distal end.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2016Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLCInventors: John Francis Quanci, Chun Wai Choi, Mark Anthony Ball
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Publication number: 20180369560Abstract: This invention provides a system and method for sterilizing an ISO 594 female Luer fitting and an attached catheter using UV light. An optical plug can be inserted into a female Luer fitting, and UV-C light or a combination of UV-C and UV-A light can be radiated through the optical plug and into the female Luer fitting and attached catheter, thereby sterilizing the fitting and catheter. A sterilizer device can be used to hold the female Luer fitting and catheter, with an optical plug inserted into the female Luer fitting. The sterilizer device can include a UV light source that radiates UV light through the optical plug and into the female Luer fitting and attached catheter. A protective cover can be placed over the optical plug before inserting the optical plug into the female Luer fitting. The protective cover can be disposable.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2017Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Anthony Ball, Adam Push, Abraham Seckler
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Publication number: 20180340122Abstract: A system and method for repairing a coke oven having an oven chamber formed from ceramic bricks. A representative system includes a insulated enclosure insertable into the oven chamber and includes removable insulated panels that define an interior area for workers to work in. The insulated enclosure is movable between an expanded configuration and a compact configuration and moving the enclosure to the expanded configuration will decrease the distance between the insulated enclosure and the walls of the oven chamber. Removing the panels exposes the ceramic bricks and allows workers within the interior area to access and the bricks and repair the oven chamber while the oven chamber is still hot. A loading apparatus lifts and inserts the insulated enclosure into the oven chamber. The insulated enclosure can be coupled to additional insulated enclosures to form an elongated interior area.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2018Publication date: November 29, 2018Inventors: Jason Crum, Mark Anthony Ball, Gary Dean West, John Francis Quanci, Chun Wai Choi
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Patent number: 9976089Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to coal charging systems used with coke ovens. In some embodiments, a coal charging system includes a charging head having opposing wings that extend outwardly from the charging head, leaving an open pathway through which coal may be directed toward side edges of the coal bed. In other embodiments, an extrusion plate is positioned on a rearward face of the charging head and oriented to engage and compress coal as the coal is charged along a length of the coking oven. In other embodiments, charging plates extend outwardly from inward faces of opposing wings.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLCInventors: John Francis Quanci, Chun Wai Choi, Danny E. Sparling, Dexter Junior Mounts, Mark Anthony Ball
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Publication number: 20180093107Abstract: A system for healing and/or disinfecting wounds and burns includes an emitter including one or more blue light sources configured to emit blue light at a therapeutic energy level at a wound or burn area of a human or animal subject and one or more ultraviolet-A (UVA) light sources configured to emit UVA light at a therapeutic energy level at the wound or burn area. A controller coupled to the emitter is configured to control the therapeutic energy level of the blue light and the UVA light and one or more parameters associated with the blue light and the UVA light to produce a photobiomodulation effect in order to induce a cytokine response in cells of the wound or burn area to elicit recruitment and proliferation of cells to promote healing of the wound or burn area.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventor: Anthony Ball
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Publication number: 20170253804Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to coal charging systems used with coke ovens. In some embodiments, a coal charging system includes a charging head having opposing wings that extend outwardly from the charging head, leaving an open pathway through which coal may be directed toward side edges of the coal bed. In other embodiments, an extrusion plate is positioned on a rearward face of the charging head and oriented to engage and compress coal as the coal is charged along a length of the coking oven. In other embodiments, charging plates extend outwardly from inward faces of opposing wings.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: John Francis Quanci, Chun Wai Choi, Danny E. Sparling, Dexter Junior Mounts, Mark Anthony Ball
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Patent number: 9708542Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to methods of increasing coke production rates for coke ovens. In some embodiments, a coal charging system includes a false door system with a false door that is vertically oriented to maximize an amount of coal being charged into the oven. A lower extension plate associated with embodiments of the false door is selectively, automatically extended beyond a lower end portion of the false door in order to extend an effective length of the false door. In other embodiments an extension plate may be coupled with an existing false door having an angled front surface to provide the existing false door with a vertically oriented face.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLCInventors: John Francis Quanci, Chun Wai Choi, Mark Anthony Ball, Dexter Junior Mounts, Roy Jimmy Griffey, II
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Publication number: 20170183569Abstract: Systems and methods of dynamically charging coal in coke ovens related to the operation and output of coke plants including methods of automatically charging a coke oven using a charging ram in communication with a control system to increase the coke output and coke quality from coke plants. In some embodiments, the control system is capable of moving the charging ram in a horizontal first direction, a horizontal second direction and a vertical third direction while charging coal into the oven. In some embodiments, the coal charging system also includes a scanning system configured to scan an oven floor to generate an oven floor profile and/or oven capacity. The scanning system used in combination with the control system allows for dynamic leveling of the charging ram throughout the charging process. In some embodiments, the charging ram includes stiffener plates and support members to increase the mechanical strength of the charging ram and decrease the sag of the charging ram at a distal end.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: John Francis Quanci, Chun Wai Choi, Mark Anthony Ball
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Patent number: 9580656Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to coal charging systems used with coke ovens. In some embodiments, a coal charging system includes a charging head having opposing wings that extend outwardly from the charging head, leaving an open pathway through which coal may be directed toward side edges of the coal bed. In other embodiments, an extrusion plate is positioned on a rearward face of the charging head and oriented to engage and compress coal as the coal is charged along a length of the coking oven. In other embodiments, charging plates extend outwardly from inward faces of opposing wings.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2015Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLCInventors: John Francis Quanci, Chun Wai Choi, Danny E. Sparling, Dexter Junior Mounts, Mark Anthony Ball
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Publication number: 20160060533Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to methods of increasing coke production rates for coke ovens. In some embodiments, a coal charging system includes a false door system with a false door that is vertically oriented to maximize an amount of coal being charged into the oven. A lower extension plate associated with embodiments of the false door is selectively, automatically extended beyond a lower end portion of the false door in order to extend an effective length of the false door. In other embodiments an extension plate may be coupled with an existing false door having an angled front surface to provide the existing false door with a vertically oriented face.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: John Francis Quanci, Chun Wai Choi, Mark Anthony Ball, Dexter Junior Mounts, Roy Jimmy Griffey, II
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Publication number: 20160060534Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to coal charging systems used with coke ovens. In some embodiments, a coal charging system includes a charging head having opposing wings that extend outwardly from the charging head, leaving an open pathway through which coal may be directed toward side edges of the coal bed. In other embodiments, an extrusion plate is positioned on a rearward face of the charging head and oriented to engage and compress coal as the coal is charged along a length of the coking oven. In other embodiments, charging plates extend outwardly from inward faces of opposing wings.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: JOHN FRANCIS QUANCI, CHUN WAI CHOI, DANNY E. SPARLING, DEXTER JUNIOR MOUNTS, MARK ANTHONY BALL