Patents by Inventor Michael T. Santucci

Michael T. Santucci 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: 7182283
    Abstract: A pulverizer monitoring system is applicable to at least one pulverizer having a rotatable bowl assembly, and at least one journal assembly having a grinding roll positioned proximal the rotatable bowl assembly, wherein the grinding roll is deflected by the feedstock raw material forced under the roll during rotation of the rotatable bowl assembly. A position sensor is mounted to the journal assembly to detect an amount of deflection of the grinding roll and generates a position signal, wherein a data module is associated with each pulverizer so as to receive the position signal. A calculation engine is linked to each data module for the purpose of analyzing the position signal and other operational signals associated with the pulverizer and generating at least one characteristic pulverizer condition report. A web-based server is linked to the calculation engine to provide network access to the characteristic report(s), either real-time or historical trends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Engineering Consultants Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael T. Santucci