Patents Assigned to Bixby Energy Systems, Inc.
  • Patent number: 10508622
    Abstract: A fuel vaporizer including fuel injectors is described herein. The vaporizer includes a housing having a plurality of baffles defining a plurality of chambers, with each of the plurality of baffles defining an aperture between adjacent chamber, and the apertures define a flow path from the air inlet, through the plurality of chambers, and to the vapor outlet. A conduit extends through the baffles and chambers, and the conduit is adapted to accept a flow exhaust gas and transfer thermal energy from the exhaust gas to an airflow along the flow path A fuel injector is positioned in the housing to inject fuel into the flow path in the first chamber, the thermal energy from the conduit vaporizing the fuel injected into the airflow and producing the flow of vaporized fuel. The fuel vaporizer may include a heat exchanger pre-heating the airflow and electric heating elements supplementing the conduit heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: BIXBY ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Dean Johanning
  • Patent number: 10309349
    Abstract: A fuel vaporizer including a mist vaporizer and a boiler, the boiler being integrated with the mist vaporizer, the mist vaporizer and the boiler including a housing, baffles joined to the housing, conduit extending through the baffles, fuel in a mist form adjacent the conduit and a pool of fuel contained between the housing and baffles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: BIXBY ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Dean Johanning
  • Patent number: 10119087
    Abstract: A method of and device for processing carbonacious material into gas and activated carbon together with blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: BIXBY ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Sherman Aaron
  • Patent number: 10094342
    Abstract: A fuel vaporizer including fuel injectors is described herein. The vaporizer includes a housing having a plurality of baffles defining a plurality of chambers, with each of the plurality of baffles defining an aperture between adjacent chamber, and the apertures define a flow path from the air inlet, through the plurality of chambers, and to the vapor outlet. A conduit extends through the baffles and chambers, and the conduit is adapted to accept a flow exhaust gas and transfer thermal energy from the exhaust gas to an airflow along the flow path A fuel injector is positioned in the housing to inject fuel into the flow path in the first chamber, the thermal energy from the conduit vaporizing the fuel injected into the airflow and producing the flow of vaporized fuel. The fuel vaporizer may include a heat exchanger pre-heating the airflow and electric heating elements supplementing the conduit heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: BIXBY ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Dean Johanning
  • Patent number: 10030199
    Abstract: A pyrolysis apparatus, including a retort tube in a closed loop configuration the retort tube defining a single entrance point and two exit points, a vortex separator joined to retort tube; and a plurality of fins positioned in spiraling rows about the retort tube, the fins extending through and sealed to a wall of the retort tube, the fins simultaneously extending beyond either side of the wall and being positioned to be a static mixer inside and outside the retort tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: BIXBY ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: David E. Hayward, Sherman Aaron
  • Patent number: 9688934
    Abstract: A method of and device for processing carboneceous material into gas and activated carbon together with blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: BIXBY ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Sherman Aaron
  • Patent number: 9599073
    Abstract: A fuel vaporizer including a mist vaporizer and a boiler, the boiler being integrated with the mist vaporizer, the mist vaporizer and the boiler including a housing, baffles joined to the housing, conduit extending through the baffles, fuel in a mist form adjacent the conduit and a pool of fuel contained between the housing and baffles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: BIXBY ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Dean Johanning
  • Patent number: 7318431
    Abstract: A biomass pellet burning stove has a hopper storing biomass pellets which are transported from the hopper to a feeder tube with a rotating disc having slots for holding biomass pellets and allowing the biomass pellets to move from the slots into a feeder tube which directs the biomass pellets to a burn pot. The burn pot has first and second biomass burning chambers that separately burn biomass pellets by an efficient, environmental and economic compatible process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: BixBy Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark N. Holtan, Ross C. Embertson
  • Patent number: 7284550
    Abstract: A method of combusting a fuel in a burn pot includes forming an ash column within the burn pot, and removing a portion of the ash column. The burn pot includes a first sidewall portion, a second sidewall portion, and a translatable plate interposed between the first sidewall portion and the second sidewall portion. The translatable plate is capable of at least two positions. The translatable plate has an opening therein corresponding substantially to a cross sectional area of an inside area of the first sidewall portion or the second sidewall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Bixby Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Walker, Ross Conrad Embertson
  • Patent number: D521133
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Bixby Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Walker