Patents by Inventor John Childs LEWIS

John Childs LEWIS 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: 11859813
    Abstract: A pulverized solid fuel nozzle tip assembly with a low contact frame for use with a pulverized solid fuel pipe nozzle is described. The pulverized solid fuel nozzle tip assembly has an outer nozzle tip portion adapted to mount in supported relation with the pulverized solid fuel pipe nozzle, and an inner nozzle tip portion adapted for mounting within the outer nozzle tip portion to have secure tiltable movement. The outer nozzle has supporting surfaces that support surfaces of the inner nozzle tip portion to minimize the tilting forces transmitted to the inner nozzle tip portion during normal furnace operation, enhancing the wear resistance of the pulverized solid fuel nozzle tip assembly. The supporting surfaces of the outer nozzle also eliminate stress cracking to the surfaces of the inner nozzle tip portion that can arise due to thermal growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: John Childs Lewis, Richard Edward Donais, Kevin T. Grzebien
  • Publication number: 20230228412
    Abstract: A nozzle tip for a pulverized solid fuel pipe nozzle of a pulverized solid fuel-fired furnace is provided. The nozzle tip includes an inner nozzle portion and an outer nozzle portion that receives therein the inner nozzle portion. The outer nozzle portion has a lower supporting surface that is configured to support a lower surface of the inner nozzle portion. The outer nozzle portion also includes a plurality of ribs that define therebetween a plurality of flow passages for the passage of air. The ribs, in addition to define the airflow passages, provide bolstering support for the lower supporting surface. The outer nozzle portion is formed from stainless steel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin GRZEBIEN, John Childs LEWIS, Kenneth Richard SMYTH
  • Publication number: 20230038688
    Abstract: A pulverized solid fuel nozzle tip assembly for use with a pulverized solid fuel pipe nozzle to issue a stream of pulverized solid fuel and air to a pulverized solid fuel-fired boiler is described. The pulverized solid fuel nozzle tip assembly has an outer nozzle tip portion adapted to mount in supported relation with the pulverized solid fuel pipe nozzle, and a monolithic, ceramic, inner nozzle tip portion adapted for mounting within the outer nozzle tip portion to have secure tiltable movement. The outer nozzle has supporting surfaces that support surfaces of the inner nozzle tip portion to minimize the tilting forces transmitted to the inner nozzle tip portion during normal furnace operation, enhancing the wear resistance of the pulverized solid fuel nozzle tip assembly. The outer nozzle has an air shroud with multiple air passages to direct secondary air over an outer surface of the inner nozzle tip portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: KEVIN GRZEBIEN, KENNETH RICHARD SMYTH, JOHN CHILDS LEWIS
  • Patent number: 10648661
    Abstract: A coal nozzle assembly for a steam generation apparatus comprising an elongated nozzle body having a nozzle tip at one end thereof; said nozzle tip comprising two channels, each channel having curved or buckled flow paths, the nozzle tip further comprising parting means separating the channels from each other, wherein the directions of the flow paths of the channels at their ends distal from the nozzle body enclose an angle between 0° and 90°. This promotes intersecting and shearing the two partial streams outside the nozzle assembly resulting in a better combustion with reduced NOx-emissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kevin Michael Howe, John Childs Lewis, Alfred Josef Gwosdz
  • Publication number: 20190032914
    Abstract: A coal nozzle assembly for a steam generation apparatus comprising an elongated nozzle body having a nozzle tip at one end thereof; said nozzle tip comprising two channels, each channel having curved or buckled flow paths, the nozzle tip further comprising parting means separating the channels from each other, wherein the directions of the flow paths of the channels at their ends distal from the nozzle body enclose an angle between 0° and 90°. This promotes intersecting and shearing the two partial streams outside the nozzle assembly resulting in a better combustion with reduced NOx-emissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin Michael HOWE, John Childs LEWIS, Alfred Josef GWOSDZ