Patents by Inventor John C. Palazzolo

John C. Palazzolo 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).

  • Selective oxy-fuel boost burner system and method for a regenerative furnace
    Patent number: 9657945
    Abstract: An oxy-fuel boost burner for a regenerative furnace having a pair of regenerator ports configured to alternately fire into and exhaust from the furnace, including at least one burner element corresponding to each of the regenerator ports by being positioned to fire into a complimentary region of the furnace, each burner element including a selective distribution nozzle configured to flow a first reactant and a proportional distribution nozzle configured to flow a second reactant, and a controller programmed to identify which regenerator port is currently firing and which is currently exhausting and to independently control the first reactant flow to each selective distribution nozzle such that the at least one burner element corresponding to the currently firing regenerator port has a greater than average first reactant flow and the at least one burner element corresponding to the currently exhausting regenerator port as a less than average first reactant flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Shailesh Pradeep Gangoli, Russell James Hewertson, Anup Vasant Sane, John C. Palazzolo, Xiaoyi He
  • Selective Oxy-Fuel Boost Burner System and Method for a Regenerative Furnace
    Publication number: 20160348904
    Abstract: An oxy-fuel boost burner for a regenerative furnace having a pair of regenerator ports configured to alternately fire into and exhaust from the furnace, including at least one burner element corresponding to each of the regenerator ports by being positioned to fire into a complimentary region of the furnace, each burner element including a selective distribution nozzle configured to flow a first reactant and a proportional distribution nozzle configured to flow a second reactant, and a controller programmed to identify which regenerator port is currently firing and which is currently exhausting and to independently control the first reactant flow to each selective distribution nozzle such that the at least one burner element corresponding to the currently firing regenerator port has a greater than average first reactant flow and the at least one burner element corresponding to the currently exhausting regenerator port as a less than average first reactant flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Shailesh Pradeep Gangoli, Russell James Hewertson, Anup Vasant Sane, John C. Palazzolo, Xiaoyi He