Patents by Inventor Barry J. DeBois

Barry J. DeBois 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).

  • Contoured flat stud and stud arrangement for cyclone slag taps
    Patent number: 8522729
    Abstract: A stud and stud arrangement protects the water-cooled tubes of a slag tap outlet from corrosion and erosion by flowing slag and flue gas. The stud is a generally annular or ring-like segment. The stud has a projection terminating in an edge adapted to contact a tube at stud contact area, and has a weld surface for receiving a weld. The weld contacts a tube at a weld contact area and thermally and physically connects the stud to a tube. The weld surface area is greater than the stud contact area, thereby improving heat transfer between the tube and stud. The studs are disposed in an arrangement that is staggered in a direction perpendicular to the flow slag and flue gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce E. Beckle, Timothy P. Kors, Barry J. DeBois, Roger W. Sunderland, Christopher T. Marshall, Eugene R. Opryszko, Gerland J. Maringo
  • CONTOURED FLAT STUD AND STUD ARRANGEMENT FOR CYCLONE SLAG TAPS
    Publication number: 20100012005
    Abstract: A stud and stud arrangement protects the water-cooled tubes of a slag tap outlet from corrosion and erosion by flowing slag and flue gas. The stud is a generally annular or ring-like segment. The stud has a projection terminating in an edge adapted to contact a tube at stud contact area, and has a weld surface for receiving a weld. The weld contacts a tube at a weld contact area and thermally and physically connects the stud to a tube. The weld surface area is greater than the stud contact area, thereby improving heat transfer between the tube and stud. The studs are disposed in an arrangement that is staggered in a direction perpendicular to the flow slag and flue gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Bruce E. Beckle, Timothy P. Kors, Barry J. DeBois, Roger W. Sunderland, Christopher T. Marshall, Eugene R. Opryszko, Gerland J. Maringo