Patents by Inventor Bryan A. Megee

Bryan A. Megee 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).

  • Apparatus for controlling the pressure of gases flowing through a conduit
    Patent number: 4860783
    Abstract: An apparatus for the control of velocity and pressure of hot gases flowing through a conduit wherein generally spherically shaped objects of refractory material are disposed within such conduit during the operation thereof to provide a constriction of the cross-sectional area of the conduit through which the gases are flowing. A particular embodiment of apparatus employed in the present invention comprises generally spherically shaped refractory objects introduced into the conduit immediately upstream of a perforated baffle extending transversely across the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: Philips Petroleum Co.
    Inventors: Bryan A. Megee, James D. Whiteside, II
  • Apparatus for controlling the pressure of gases flowing through a conduit
    Patent number: 4787419
    Abstract: An apparatus for the control of velocity and pressure of hot gases flowing through a conduit wherein generally spherically shaped objects of refractory material are disposed within such conduit during the operation thereof to provide a constriction of the cross-sectional area of the conduit through which the gases are flowing. A particular embodiment of the apparatus employed in the present invention comprises a pair of generally spherically shaped refractory objects secured together by means of a length of flexible steel cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1988
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Bryan A. Megee, James D. Whiteside, II
  • Method and apparatus for controlling the pressure of gases flowing through a conduit
    Patent number: 4679579
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for the control of velocity and pressure of hot gases flowing through a conduit wherein generally spherically shaped objects of refractory material are disposed within such conduit during the operation thereof to provide a constriction of the cross-sectional area of the conduit through which the gases are flowing. A particular embodiment of apparatus employed in the present invention comprises a pair of generally spherically shaped refractory objects secured together by means of a length of steel cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Bryan A. Megee, James D. Whiteside, II