Patents by Inventor Bryan Beacham

Bryan Beacham 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).

  • Nozzle
    Patent number: 4165040
    Abstract: An exchangeable or removable nozzle arrangement for use in a fluidized bed furnace is movable and in sealing contact with a surrounding sleeve at one end of the nozzle and may be withdrawn from the sleeve through a valve at the other end of the sleeve. An inlet to the space between the sleeve and the nozzle is connected to a source of pressurized fluidizing gas. Upon removal of a nozzle, while the furnace is under load, the bed is maintained in its fluidized state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1979
    Assignee: The British Petroleum Company Limited
    Inventors: Bryan Beacham, Gordon W. Sutton