Patents by Inventor Sean Kling

Sean Kling 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).

  • Sootblower having variable discharge
    Patent number: 5416946
    Abstract: A retractable sootblower for use in cleaning heat exchanger surfaces during a single stroke of its operating cycle. A control system is utilized to vary the rate at which the blowing medium is discharged from the lance tube into the heat exchanger. The rate of discharge is greater during the cleaning stroke of the lance tube than during the non-cleaning stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Assignee: The Babcock & Wilcox Company
    Inventors: Clinton A. Brown, Sean Kling
  • Low profile sootblower nozzle
    Patent number: 5379727
    Abstract: A nozzle assembly for a sootblower used to project a fluid cleaning medium against internal surfaces of a combustion device. The nozzle block assembly of this invention incorporates a converging/diverging throat configuration having a truncated center plug in the flow nozzle which provides improved jet flow characteristics within the limited nozzle length available in the sootblower environment. Various techniques for supporting the truncated plug of this invention are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: The Babcock and Wilcox Company
    Inventors: Sean Kling, Mark A. Bunton, Thomas E. Moskal
  • Low profile sootblower nozzle
    Patent number: 5271356
    Abstract: A nozzle assembly for a sootblower used to project a fluid cleaning medium against internal surfaces of a combustion device. The nozzle block assembly of this invention incorporates a converging/diverging throat configuration having a truncated center plug in the flow nozzle which provides improved jet flow characteristics within the limited nozzle length available in the sootblower environment. Various techniques for supporting the truncated plug of this invention are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1993
    Assignee: The Babcock and Wilcox Company
    Inventors: Sean Kling, Mark A. Bunton, Thomas E. Moskal