Patents by Inventor Bruce P. Guilliams

Bruce P. Guilliams 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).

  • Absorber tower metal hood to concrete shell attachment
    Patent number: 7707782
    Abstract: An assembly and method for facilitating the attachment of a metal alloy hood to the concrete shell of a spray absorber tower, and compensating for relative radial thermal expansion of the hood and the shell during start up, shut down, and operation of the spray absorber tower, while also providing accurate and effective distribution of shear forces circumferentially along a horizontal plane from the metal alloy hood to anchor rods partially embedded in the concrete shell of the spray absorber tower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: The Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Dureiko, David Peterson, Gary W. Diefendorff, Bruce P. Guilliams