Patents by Inventor David A. Broughton

David A. Broughton 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 preventing sparking in a high voltage electrical precipitator
    Patent number: 5584915
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for improving the performance of a high voltage, rapper-type precipitator having a supply electrode and a rapper rod passing through a grounded precipitator roof and attached to an array of discharge electrodes. Alumina insulation sleeves are installed over the supply electrodes and rapper rods to prevent sparking to the grounded precipitator roof. A shock absorber is provided on the lower end of the insulator to prevent damage to the insulator during precipitator rapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: Wisconsin Electric Power Company
    Inventor: David A. Broughton