Patents by Inventor Tony Watkins

Tony Watkins 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).

  • Publication number: 20200149736
    Abstract: A system for cleaning an interior of a boiler may include a lance tube operatively coupled to one or more positioning devices, and a cleaning tip coupled to one or more insertion devices. The lance tube may include a distal end from which pressurized water flows out of the lance tube into the interior of the boiler. The one or more positioning devices may be configured for moving the distal end of the lance tube in an X direction and/or a Y direction relative to a wall of the boiler to direct the flow of water from the distal end of the lance tube. The one or more insertion devices may be configured for moving the cleaning tip between a retracted position and an extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Trevor Russell, Tony Watkins, Bruce Townsend, John Edenfield, Samir Patil, Danny Tandra
  • Patent number: 8239998
    Abstract: A modular canopy having standardized side panels, trusses and tracks. The modular canopy includes parallel opposing sidewalls formed from multiple standardized side panels. Each sidewall extends from a front mounting structure to a rear mounting structure and carries a track that typically extends the almost entire length of the sidewall for supporting the carriage of the sootblower within the canopy. Trusses connect adjacent side panels together and extend from one sidewall to the other over the top of the sidewalls. The modular canopy may also include standardized removable or permanently attached covers. The canopy is typically assembled with permanent fasteners, such as lockbolts, that cannot be removed without destroying the fasteners. A sootblower canopy of any desired length can therefore be manufactured or repaired from a common set of component parts with one of the sections, typically an end section, cut to the desired length as needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Clyde Berhemann, Inc.
    Inventors: Hans Schwade, Steve Weinkle, Tony Watkins
  • Publication number: 20100024858
    Abstract: A modular canopy having standardized side panels, trusses and tracks. The modular canopy includes parallel opposing sidewalls formed from multiple standardized side panels. Each sidewall extends from a front mounting structure to a rear mounting structure and carries a track that typically extends the almost entire length of the sidewall for supporting the carriage of the sootblower within the canopy. Trusses connect adjacent side panels together and extend from one sidewall to the other over the top of the sidewalls. The modular canopy may also include standardized removable or permanently attached covers. The canopy is typically assembled with permanent fasteners, such as lockbolts, that cannot be removed without destroying the fasteners. A sootblower canopy of any desired length can therefore be manufactured or repaired from a common set of component parts with one of the sections, typically an end section, cut to the desired length as needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Hans Schwade, Steve Weinkle, Tony Watkins