Patents by Inventor Dusty Ray Richmond

Dusty Ray Richmond 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).

  • Publication number: 20230213181
    Abstract: A burner and methods of using the burner. The burner produces a flame from combustion air and fuel gas. Flue gas, also produced, can be withdrawn and recycled to the burner. A cooling or condition gas, such as ambient air, may be mixed with the flue gas to reduce its temperature. The burner may also utilize a stage injection so that a portion of the produced flue gas is recycled internally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Kurt E. Kraus, Dusty Ray Richmond, Mohammad Reza Mostofi-Ashtiani, Zhili Qin
  • Publication number: 20230213182
    Abstract: A burner and methods of using the burner. The burner produces a flame from combustion air and fuel gas. Flue gas, also produced, can be withdrawn and recycled to the burner. A cooling or condition gas, such as ambient air, may be mixed with the flue gas to reduce its temperature. The burner may also utilize a stage injection so that a portion of the produced flue gas is recycled internally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Kurt E. Kraus, Dusty Ray Richmond, Mohammad Reza Mostofi-Ashtiani, Zhili Qin
  • Patent number: 11649960
    Abstract: A burner and methods of using the burner. The burner utilizes bypass conduits to separate the combustion air that is passed to the primary combustion zone into two or more portions. The two portions are injected into the primary combustion zone at different points so as to reduce the flame temperature. A NOx reducing medium may be mixed with the combustion air in the bypass conduit. The NOx reducing medium may be flue gases from a combustion chamber having the primary combustion zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Kraus, Dusty Ray Richmond, Lev Davydov, William J. Whyman
  • Publication number: 20220316700
    Abstract: A burner and methods of using the burner. The burner utilizes bypass conduits to separate the combustion air that is passed to the primary combustion zone into two or more portions. The two portions are injected into the primary combustion zone at different points so as to reduce the flame temperature. A NOx reducing medium may be mixed with the combustion air in the bypass conduit. The NOx reducing medium may be flue gases from a combustion chamber having the primary combustion zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Kurt Kraus, Dusty Ray Richmond, Lev Davydov, William J. Whyman
  • Patent number: 9816705
    Abstract: A flare burner for burning combustible waste gases with a manifold, a plurality of arms, and a plurality of outlets disposed on the plurality of arms. The arms may be perpendicular to the manifold. The arms may also extend outwardly from the manifold. The arms may extend into annuli, to produce oppositely flowing exit gas. A curved dispersing surface may be disposed above the manifold. The arms may comprise a curvilinear shape, or include both a linear and a curvilinear portion. The outlets are configured and spaced such that flame is short relative to size of the flare burner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Martin, Stefano Bietto, Kurt Kraus, Dusty Ray Richmond
  • Publication number: 20160138805
    Abstract: A flare burner for burning combustible waste gases with a manifold, a plurality of arms, and a plurality of outlets disposed on the plurality of arms. The arms may be perpendicular to the manifold. The arms may also extend outwardly from the manifold. The arms may extend into annuli, to produce oppositely flowing exit gas. A curved dispersing surface may be disposed above the manifold. The arms may comprise a curvilinear shape, or include both a linear and a curvilinear portion. The outlets are configured and spaced such that flame is short relative to size of the flare burner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew Martin, Stefano Bietto, Kurt Kraus, Dusty Ray Richmond