Patents by Inventor Charles E. Parker, III

Charles E. Parker, III 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).

  • Combined gas turbine and steam turbine power plant for high efficiency use of low grade coal
    Patent number: 5319934
    Abstract: A power generating system for processing and converting low grade coal to electrical power comprises apparatus for grinding a stream of coal into fine powder, separating the coal into high grade coal and low grade coal, a suspension burner for burning the high grade coal and generating heat for powering a gas turbine, a circulating fluidized burner for burning the low grade coal for generating heat, and a combination of heat exchangers combining a portion of the heat from the suspension burner with the heat from the circulating bed burner for generating steam for powering a steam turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: Pyropower Corporation
    Inventors: Charles E. Parker, III, T. Gerry Wells, Jr.