Patents by Inventor Gary Gralton

Gary Gralton 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).

  • Technique for cooling furnace walls in a multi-component working fluid power generation system
    Patent number: 6213059
    Abstract: A technique for cooling furnace walls in a multi-component working fluid power generation system is disclosed. In a first embodiment, the technique involves removing process heat from a furnace having an inner tubular wall and an outer tubular wall. In a second embodiment, the technique involves removing process heat from a furnace system utilizing a fluid combiner. In a third embodiment, the technique involves removing process heat from a furnace having tubular walls formed of a plurality of fluid tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: ABB Combustion Engineering Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Gralton, Chang-Yu Sun, Richard E. Waryasz