Patents by Inventor Donald E. Ryan

Donald E. Ryan 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).

  • Patent number: 9933154
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for producing high pressure steam from low quality feedwater for a designated process. The system includes a first closed loop in fluid communication with a boiler and a heat exchanger assembly. A first fluid flows through the first closed loop, and is of acceptable quality for use in a boiler. Heat from the boiler is transferred to a second loop through the heat exchanger assembly. The second loop includes the low quality feedwater, which is converted to high pressure steam. The high pressure steam produced from the low quality water can be used in the designated process. This reduces corrosion/downtime in the boiler that might otherwise occur if the low quality water was directly heated by the boiler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: The Babcock & Wilcox Company
    Inventors: Donald E Ryan, James S Kulig, Larry A Pierson
  • Patent number: 9212816
    Abstract: An economizer arrangement particularly suitable for new or retrofit application to existing steam generators provides a water cooled stringer support tube system which can accommodate firing a wide range of fuels with varying characteristics in the steam generator. The economizer arrangement according to the present invention is particularly suited for retrofit applications to large supercritical steam generators. The use of water cooled stringer tube supports allows for higher flue gas temperatures in comparison to conventional non-cooled mechanical economizer supports. These features are provided in a design which fits within the existing economizer envelope of the steam generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: The Babcock & Wilcox Company
    Inventors: Jeb W Gayheart, Donald E Ryan, Robert M McNertney, Peter W Waanders, Geza G Csatlos
  • Publication number: 20150007781
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for producing high pressure steam from low quality feedwater for a designated process. The system includes a first closed loop in fluid communication with a boiler and a heat exchanger assembly. A first fluid flows through the first closed loop, and is of acceptable quality for use in a boiler. Heat from the boiler is transferred to a second loop through the heat exchanger assembly. The second loop includes the low quality feedwater, which is converted to high pressure steam. The high pressure steam produced from the low quality water can be used in the designated process. This reduces corrosion/downtime in the boiler that might otherwise occur if the low quality water was directly heated by the boiler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Donald E. RYAN, James S. KULIG, Larry A. PIERSON
  • Publication number: 20140123915
    Abstract: An economizer arrangement particularly suitable for new or retrofit application to existing steam generators provides a water cooled stringer support tube system which can accommodate firing a wide range of fuels with varying characteristics in the steam generator. The economizer arrangement according to the present invention is particularly suited for retrofit applications to large supercritical steam generators. The use of water cooled stringer tube supports allows for higher flue gas temperatures in comparison to conventional non-cooled mechanical economizer supports. These features are provided in a design which fits within the existing economizer envelope of the steam generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeb W. GAYHEART, Donald E. RYAN, Robert M. McNERTNEY, Peter W. WAANDERS, Geza G. CSATLOS
  • Patent number: 8635976
    Abstract: An economizer arrangement particularly suitable for new or retrofit application to existing steam generators provides a water cooled stringer support tube system which can accommodate firing a wide range of fuels with varying characteristics in the steam generator. The economizer arrangement according to the present invention is particularly suited for retrofit applications to large supercritical steam generators. The use of water cooled stringer tube supports allows for higher flue gas temperatures in comparison to conventional non-cooled mechanical economizer supports. These features are provided in a design which fits within the existing economizer envelope of the steam generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeb W. Gayheart, Donald E. Ryan, Robert M. McNertney, Peter W. Waanders, Geza G. Csatlos
  • Publication number: 20080282997
    Abstract: An economizer arrangement particularly suitable for new or retrofit application to existing steam generators provides a water cooled stringer support tube system which can accommodate firing a wide range of fuels with varying characteristics in the steam generator. The economizer arrangement according to the present invention is particularly suited for retrofit applications to large supercritical steam generators. The use of water cooled stringer tube supports allows for higher flue gas temperatures in comparison to conventional non-cooled mechanical economizer supports. These features are provided in a design which fits within the existing economizer envelope of the steam generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Jeb W. Gayheart, Donald E. Ryan, Robert M. McNertney, Peter W. Waanders, Geza G. Csatlos
  • Patent number: 5370239
    Abstract: An assembly for shipping and supporting a module for a heat recovery steam generator comprises a base having four vertical truss members slidably mounted to the base at one end. Each vertical truss member is positioned a distance apart from another vertical truss member across the base such that four paths of adjacent vertical truss members define a front, a back and two sides. The assembly further comprises at least one level. Each level comprises a horizontal member rotatably attached to the vertical truss members at the front and the back of the assembly. A junction is fixed to each vertical truss member at both sides of the assembly; a side truss member is rotatably attached to the junctions at both sides. An internal grid is attached to the horizontal truss members between the vertical truss members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Assignee: The Babcock & Wilcox Company
    Inventors: Raymond G. Kidaloski, Roger A. Detzel, Donald E. Ryan
  • Patent number: D1028968
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Donald A. Brown, Howard S. Ryan, Paul E. Carlson, Deborah A. Laun, Michael W. Konieczny, David T. Middleton, Jr.