Patents by Inventor Douglas M. Rode

Douglas M. Rode 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).

  • System for ash removal
    Patent number: 4286527
    Abstract: In the back-pass of a steam generator, hot fly ash collects at a station. At the station to which the ash gravitates, a liquid bath is provided to receive the ash. Nozzles are arranged within the liquid receiving the ash to urge the material into a mechanical grinder in which the ash is reduced for ultimate disposal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1981
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Storm D. Robinson, Douglas M. Rode