Patents by Inventor Gerald A. Mellinger

Gerald A. Mellinger 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).

  • System for the removal of ash
    Patent number: 4321876
    Abstract: A structure for impounding liquid is disclosed below the combustion chamber of a steam generator. The structure divides the impounded liquid in two sections, or pools. The first section, or pool, receives the hot residue gravitated from the combustion chamber and absorbs the thermal and mechanical shock of the residue. The second section, or pool, is connected to the first pool through a gate valve and contains a continuous conveyor which transports the cooled residue, received from the first pool, to a point of ultimate disposal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1982
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: William S. Mikus, Anthony J. Cozza, Harold E. Collins, II, Gerald A. Mellinger
  • Pulverizer rejects disposal
    Patent number: 4269125
    Abstract: An improved pulverizer rejects disposal system having an air separator disposed in the sluice pipeline to remove any air entrained in the pulverizer rejects/water slurry prior to injection into the bottom ash hopper of a pulverized coal-fired boiler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1981
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald A. Mellinger