Patents by Inventor Lawrence M. Bader

Lawrence M. Bader 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).

  • Apparatus for efficiently controlling the operation of parallel boiler units
    Patent number: 4598668
    Abstract: There is disclosed a control apparatus for operating any one of a plurality of parallel connected boilers as a lead boiler, with the others operating as lag boilers. The control apparatus enables a lag boiler to assist the lead boiler during a prolonged operating period to share the burden and the therefore prolong equipment life and increase system efficiency. The control apparatus enables each boiler to serve as the lead boiler while employing full modulation, other boilers such as the lag boiler also employ full modulation. The control apparatus also causes an automatic switch over between boilers after a malfunction of one of the boilers in a rapid time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1986
    Assignee: Energy Systems and Service Corp.
    Inventor: Lawrence M. Bader