Patents by Inventor Gary A. Cote

Gary A. Cote 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).

  • Fuel and sorbent feed for circulating fluidized bed steam generator
    Patent number: 5829368
    Abstract: The fuel is fed into a circulating fluidized bed steam generator using a feed system involving an air swept chute using secondary combustion air to suspend and carry the fuel into the fluidized bed combustor. The fuel is fed to the air swept chute through a gravity feed chute at a steep angle. The air swept chute is lined with an abrasion resistant material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary A. Cote, Paul J. Panos
  • Gravimetric feeding system for boiler fuel and sorbent
    Patent number: 5567919
    Abstract: A gravimetric control system for supplying fuel and sorbent to a circulating fluidized bed boiler which includes a loop shaped continuous belt for moving materials in a generally horizontal direction. The apparatus includes first and second belt scales disposed at spaced axial points along the belt and apparatus for continuously moving the belt sequentially past the first belt scale and then past the second belt second belt scale and then dumping all material on the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary A. Cote