Patents Assigned to Global Stone Corporation
  • Method and apparatus for controlling kiln
    Patent number: 6113387
    Abstract: A regenerative shaft kiln having at least two vertical shafts and a plurality of lances for introducing fuel into the kiln, with one or more sensor provided proximate a plurality of the lances, each of the sensors producing a first output signal having a magnitude and corresponding to a physical parameter of the kiln adjacent the sensor. Observation of the operating conditions of individual lances enables adjustments to the fuel feed via individual lances to avoid equipment damage and to improve kiln performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Global Stone Corporation
    Inventors: Herb G. A. Wilson, Jeffery Thompson, Robert Perricone, Michael Barkdoll