Patents by Inventor Eric CHODL

Eric CHODL 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: 20260104203
    Abstract: A spray cooling system having a cleanout trap for use in a sidewall or roof of a metallurgical furnace is disclosed herein. The spray cooling system has a header fluidly coupled to a coolant source, a spray conduit fluidly coupled to the header for receiving coolant flowing from the header and one or more nozzles fluidly coupled to spray conduits. The nozzles are configured to receive coolant from the spray conduit and spray, mist or otherwise direct the coolant from spray conduit onto a surface of the sidewall or roof for cooling. The spray cooing system has a cleanout trap fluidly coupled thereto. The cleanout trap is configured to remove particulate from the coolant flowing through the cleanout trap prior to the coolant flowing through the nozzles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2024
    Publication date: April 16, 2026
    Inventors: Eric CHODL, Scott A. FERGUSON, Cameron NOLEN
  • Publication number: 20250146752
    Abstract: A sidewall suitable for use in a metallurgical furnace is provided. The sidewall has an upper wall, and an outer wall is coupled to the upper wall and extends downward from the upper wall. An inner wall is coupled to the upper wall and extends downward from the upper wall. The inner wall has an inner surface facing and circumscribed by the outer wall. A bottom wall is coupled to the inner wall. The bottom wall has a bottom extension wall extending away from the inner wall. A liner wall is attached to the bottom extension wall and extends upward in a spaced apart relationship to the inner wall. A spray cooling assembly is disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall. The spray cooling assembly is configured to spray coolant on the inner surface of the inner wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Scott A. FERGUSON, Eric CHODL
  • Patent number: 11448398
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of a burner panel for a metallurgical furnace is described herein. The burner panel has a body. The body has a front face, a first side surface, and a second side surface. Additionally, the body has a hollow extending between the first side surface, second side surface, and the front face. A middle portion of the body extends from the hollow toward the interior face. A burner tube is disposed through the middle portion of the body. The burner tube has an exterior portion having an entry and an exit disposed at the font face. An internal mounting flange extends along the first side surface and the second side surface. The body of the burner panel has no internal plumbing for cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Systems Spray-Cooled, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Ferguson, Troy D. Ward, Eric Chodl, Ron Coursey
  • Publication number: 20210262657
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of a burner panel for a metallurgical furnace is described herein. The burner panel has a body. The body has a front face, a first side surface, and a second side surface. Additionally, the body has a hollow extending between the first side surface, second side surface, and the front face. A middle portion of the body extends from the hollow toward the interior face. A burner tube is disposed through the middle portion of the body. The burner tube has an exterior portion having an entry and an exit disposed at the font face. An internal mounting flange extends along the first side surface and the second side surface. The body of the burner panel has no internal plumbing for cooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Scott A. FERGUSON, Troy D. WARD, Eric CHODL, Ron COURSEY
  • Patent number: 10955135
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of a burner panel for a metallurgical furnace is described herein. One or more embodiments of a burner panel for a metallurgical furnace are described herein. The sidewall burner pockets have a burner panel therein. The burner panel has a body having an interior face with burner tube disposed therethrough. The burner tube has a first portion and a second portion coupled to the first portion. The burner panel additionally has an internal mounting flange extending along the periphery of the body and overlapping the sidewall, the sidewall and internal mounting flange compressed together by a coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Systems Spray-Cooled, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Ferguson, Troy D. Ward, Eric Chodl, Ron Coursey
  • Publication number: 20190383484
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of a burner panel for a metallurgical furnace is described herein. One or more embodiments of a burner panel for a metallurgical furnace are described herein. The sidewall burner pockets have a burner panel therein. The burner panel has a body having an interior face with burner tube disposed therethrough. The burner tube has a first portion and a second portion coupled to the first portion. The burner panel additionally has an internal mounting flange extending along the periphery of the body and overlapping the sidewall, the sidewall and internal mounting flange compressed together by a coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Scott A. FERGUSON, Troy D. WARD, Eric CHODL, Ron COURSEY
  • Publication number: 20190219333
    Abstract: A furnace sidewall having slag retainers and metallurgical furnace having the same metallurgical furnace are disclosed herein. In one example, a furnace sidewall is provided that includes a hot plate and a plurality of slag retainers. The hot plate has an inner surface facing configured to face an interior volume of a metallurgical furnace and a bottom surface configured to face a hearth of the metallurgical furnace. The plurality of slag retainers extend inwardly from the inner surface of the hot plate and are arranged in a macro-pattern of slag retainer groups. The slag retainer groups include at least two or more of the slag retainers arranged in a micro-pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Scott A. FERGUSON, Troy D. WARD, Logan WILSON, Eric CHODL