Patents by Inventor Michael Edward Habel

Michael Edward Habel 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).

  • Through-port oxy-fuel burner
    Patent number: 9221704
    Abstract: A fluid-cooled through-port oxy-fuel burner for converting an air-fuel regenerator port from air-fuel combustion to oxy-fuel combustion and an associated furnace and method. The oxy-fuel burner is suitable for installing through a regenerator port neck. The burner has an elbow-like bend to accommodate the geometry of the regenerator port neck. The burner has a cooling fluid jacket, a fuel conduit, a first oxidant conduit, and optionally an oxidant staging conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Daniel D'Agostini, Michael Edward Habel, Matthew James Watson
  • Furnace and process for controlling the oxidative state of molten materials
    Patent number: 8806897
    Abstract: A method useful with oxy-fuel combustion and in a furnace which contains molten material, wherein either substoichiometric or superstoichiometric combustion and low velocity injection of fuel and primary and secondary oxidant in an oxy-fuel burner are carried out in an orientation which forms either a reducing or oxidizing atmosphere proximate the molten surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew James Watson, Michael Edward Habel, Kevin Alan Lievre, Xiaoyi He
  • THROUGH-PORT OXY-FUEL BURNER
    Publication number: 20130122442
    Abstract: A fluid-cooled through-port oxy-fuel burner for converting an air-fuel regenerator port from air-fuel combustion to oxy-fuel combustion and an associated furnace and method. The oxy-fuel burner is suitable for installing through a regenerator port neck. The burner has an elbow-like bend to accommodate the geometry of the regenerator port neck. The burner has a cooling fluid jacket, a fuel conduit, a first oxidant conduit, and optionally an oxidant staging conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Daniel D'AGOSTINI, Michael Edward HABEL, Matthew James WATSON
  • Furnace and Process for Controlling the Oxidative State of Molten Materials
    Publication number: 20100313604
    Abstract: A method useful with oxy-fuel combustion and in a furnace which contains molten material, wherein either substoichiometric or superstoichiometric combustion and low velocity injection of fuel and primary and secondary oxidant in an oxy-fuel burner are carried out in an orientation which forms either a reducing or oxidizing atmosphere proximate the molten surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew James Watson, Michael Edward Habel, Kevin Alan Lievre, Xiaoyi He