Patents by Inventor Michael Scott McCartney

Michael Scott McCartney 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).

  • Boiler start-up air heater
    Patent number: 4090455
    Abstract: A coal fired steam generating system including an auxiliary oil fired burner combined with an air heater. The air heater provides heated air that is adapted to heat and dry the coal for combustion, while hot products of combustion exhausting from the oil fired burner supply heat to a precipitator that raises its operating temperature to increase its collecting efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1978
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Scott McCartney