Patents by Inventor Clayton J. Abel

Clayton J. Abel 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 automatically cleaning smelt spouts of a chemical recovery furnace
    Patent number: 5542650
    Abstract: A smelt spout cleaner apparatus includes a cleaning head insertable into a smelt spout and movable in a substantially linear path along the smelt spout for thoroughly cleaning the spout. The cleaning head is mounted on one end of a substantially horizontal beam, the opposite end of which is supported in cantilever fashion to a support base which is selectably movable. The support base includes means for longitudinally translating the beam and causing the cleaning head to move in a linear path along the length of the smelt spout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Anthony-Ross Company
    Inventors: Clayton J. Abel, Greg Watson, Daniel R. Higgins, Robert B. Hill
  • Apparatus for cleaning air ports of a chemical recovery furnace
    Patent number: 5414887
    Abstract: Apparatus for cleaning air ports in a chemical recovery furnace comprises an elongated cleaning rod provided with a tip on one end adapted to be inserted through an air port with a ramming motion to dislodge residual build-up. The cleaning tip is substantially smaller than the air port. Between ramming motions, the rod carrying the tip is moved a fraction of the distance around the inside edge of the air port so that successive insertions of the tip will dislodge or sever the residual material build-up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Assignee: Anthony-Ross Company
    Inventors: Clayton J. Abel, Daniel R. Higgins, Kenneth A. Pingel