Patents by Inventor George L. Balke

George L. Balke 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).

  • Interlocking checker tile and supporting means for regenerative heating stoves
    Patent number: 4378045
    Abstract: Disclosed are checker tiles for regenerative heating stoves, each tile having the general shape of a parallelepiped, the preferred tile being square in plan, having apertures extending through the tiles and having complementary ribs and grooves extending on the ends of the tile between adjacent apertures to interlock the tiles with contiguous end-abutting tiles and prevent substantial lateral movement thereof when the tiles are arranged in stacked overlapping relation.Also disclosed is supporting means for checker tiles providing for low friction and preferential sliding of horizontal contacting surfaces to permit lateral relative movement between the lowermost course of tiles and supporting means that avoids damage to tiles on dimensional changes of the tiles or supporting means due to temperature changes in operation of the stove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1983
    Assignee: Davy Inc.
    Inventors: George L. Balke, Edward F. Jablonski
  • Checkerwork supporting means
    Patent number: 4308910
    Abstract: Disclosed are checker tiles for regenerative heating stoves, each tile having the general shape of a parallelepiped, the preferred tile being square in plan, having apertures extending through the tiles and having complementary ribs and grooves extending on the ends of the tile between adjacent apertures to interlock the tiles with contiguous end-abutting tiles and prevent substantial lateral movement thereof when the tiles are arranged in stacked overlapping relation.Also disclosed is supporting means for checker tiles providing for low friction and preferential sliding of horizontal contacting surfaces to permit lateral relative movement between the lowermost course of tiles and supporting means that avoids damage to tiles on dimensional changes of the tiles or supporting means due to temperature changes in operation of the stove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1982
    Assignee: Davy Inc.
    Inventors: George L. Balke, Edward F. Jablonski
  • Interlocking checker tile
    Patent number: 4150717
    Abstract: Disclosed are checker tiles for regenerative heating stoves, each tile having the general shape of a parallelepiped, the preferred tile being square in plan, having apertures extending through the tiles and having complementary ribs and grooves extending on the ends of the tile between adjacent apertures to interlock the tiles with contiguous end-abutting tiles and prevent substantial lateral movement thereof when the tiles are arranged in stacked overlapping relation.Also disclosed is supporting means for checker tiles providing for low friction and preferential sliding of horizontal contacting surfaces to permit lateral relative movement between the lowermost course of tiles and supporting means that avoids damage to tiles on dimensional changes of the tiles or supporting means due to temperature changes in operation of the stove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1979
    Assignee: Arthur G. McKee & Company
    Inventors: George L. Balke, Edward F. Jablonski