Patents by Inventor Guy A. Maakad, Jr.

Guy A. Maakad, Jr. 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 suspending reactor tubes in a reactor
    Patent number: 5380502
    Abstract: A spring-biased system for suspending a reactor tube in a reactor (e.g. a hydrogen reforming furnace) which allows the tension in each reactor tube to be easily monitored while the reactor is in operation. The suspension system includes high precision springs, the compression of which is adjusted to pre-tension a respective reactor tube so that abnormal expansion of that tube during heat-up will be readily apparent from any change in length (i.e. compression) of the springs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Company
    Inventors: Timothy J. Murphy, Guy A. Maakad, Jr.