Patents by Inventor Denis H. Desty

Denis H. Desty 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).

  • Flare with inwardly directed Coanda nozzle
    Patent number: 4336017
    Abstract: Flare for disposal of combustible gases which includes a Coanda nozzle using high pressure steam. The nozzle has a self adjusting slot and a low pressure fuel gas supply is entrained into the mouth of the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1982
    Assignee: The British Petroleum Company Limited
    Inventor: Denis H. Desty
  • Barrier for oil spilt on water
    Patent number: 4140424
    Abstract: An inflatable barrier for oil spilt on water consists of an air chamber and a water chamber which when inflated give a figure-of-eight cross-section, and in order to facilitate laying there is a pilot air tube attached to the air chamber preferably 1/500 the cross-sectional area of the air chamber. The pilot air tube is quickly inflated and prevents sinking or twisting of the barrier prior to inflation of the air and water chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1979
    Assignee: The British Petroleum Company Limited
    Inventors: Leslie Bretherick, Denis H. Desty, Michael G. Webb
  • Flarestack Coanda burners with self-adjusting slot at pressure outlet
    Patent number: 4073613
    Abstract: A Coanda unit has a Coanda surface and a gas supply line terminating in a slot adjacent to the Coanda surface. One side of the slot is contiguous with the Coanda surface and the other side is formed of a tongue of resilient material which flexes within defined limits in response to the pressure of the gas supply so as to vary the slot width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1978
    Assignee: The British Petroleum Company Limited
    Inventor: Denis H. Desty