Patents by Inventor Michael Barcelona

Michael Barcelona 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).

  • Fluidization and alignment elbow
    Patent number: 9346633
    Abstract: An elbow for a solid particle conveyance system includes an elbow body having an inlet duct and an outlet duct with an interior space defined between the inlet and outlet ducts. An aeration insert is mounted to the elbow body for aerating solid particles passing through the interior space of the elbow body. The aeration insert is mounted to the elbow body to provide aeration from an elevation between that of the inlet duct and the outlet duct to facilitate downward movement of solid particles from the inlet duct across the aeration insert, and out through the outlet duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Babcock Power Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Brockway, Michael Barcelona, Michael Johnson, Brian Ledoux, Diego Mier-Casares
  • FLUIDIZATION AND ALIGNMENT ELBOW
    Publication number: 20150291372
    Abstract: An elbow for a solid particle conveyance system includes an elbow body having an inlet duct and an outlet duct with an interior space defined between the inlet and outlet ducts. An aeration insert is mounted to the elbow body for aerating solid particles passing through the interior space of the elbow body. The aeration insert is mounted to the elbow body to provide aeration from an elevation between that of the inlet duct and the outlet duct to facilitate downward movement of solid particles from the inlet duct across the aeration insert, and out through the outlet duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Robert L. Brockway, Michael Barcelona, Michael Johnson, Brian Ledoux, Diego Mier-Casares
  • Fluidization and alignment elbow
    Patent number: 9096396
    Abstract: An elbow for a solid particle conveyance system includes an elbow body having an inlet duct and an outlet duct with an interior space defined between the inlet and outlet ducts. An aeration insert is mounted to the elbow body for aerating solid particles passing through the interior space of the elbow body. The aeration insert is mounted to the elbow body to provide aeration from an elevation between that of the inlet duct and the outlet duct to facilitate downward movement of solid particles from the inlet duct across the aeration insert, and out through the outlet duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Babcock Power Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Brockway, Michael Barcelona, Michael Johnson, Brian Ledoux, Diego Mier-Casares
  • FLUIDIZATION AND ALIGNMENT ELBOW
    Publication number: 20130330134
    Abstract: An elbow for a solid particle conveyance system includes an elbow body having an inlet duct and an outlet duct with an interior space defined between the inlet and outlet ducts. An aeration insert is mounted to the elbow body for aerating solid particles passing through the interior space of the elbow body. The aeration insert is mounted to the elbow body to provide aeration from an elevation between that of the inlet duct and the outlet duct to facilitate downward movement of solid particles from the inlet duct across the aeration insert, and out through the outlet duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Babcock Power Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Brockway, Michael Barcelona, Michael Johnson, Brian Ledoux, Diego Mier-Casares