Patents by Inventor Frank Henry Miner, Jr.

Frank Henry Miner, Jr. 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).

  • Nozzle for spraying liquids
    Patent number: 6092742
    Abstract: Jet nozzle for providing a solid cone jet having a housing with a cylindrical bore with different sized removeable caps at each end, one cap having an outwardly flaring nozzle portion and the other cap having an inner surface with discrete raised portions. A washer with an integral key is provided to engage a notch as the fluid inlet means for the nozzle to lock the nozzle in a pre-determined orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: South Carolina Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Henry Miner, Jr., Mark Thomas Arthur
  • Integral spray cooled furnace roof and fume elbow
    Patent number: 5999558
    Abstract: Spray cooled roof assembly for a metallurgical vessel, e.g. an electric arc furnace, comprising two spray cooled components, one of which covers a major portion of the furnace, and the other component of the roof assembly having an integral spray cooled extension for the removal of heated gases from the furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Ucar Carbon Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Henry Miner, Jr., Mark Thomas Arthur
  • Cooling system for a two component furnace roof
    Patent number: 5648981
    Abstract: Two component spray cooled roof for electric furnaces to accommodate off-center electrode positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Assignee: UCAR Carbon Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Henry Miner, Jr., Mark Thomas Arthur