Patents by Inventor George W. Taggart, deceased

George W. Taggart, deceased 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).

  • Cooled probe for use in high temperature process vessels
    Patent number: 5740197
    Abstract: An apparatus for inspecting, monitoring or injecting a process material into a high temperature process vessel includes a lance having an outer annulus, an inner annulus and a plurality of tubes positioned between inner annulus and outer annulus, the inner annulus defines a center passage, the tubes communicating with the cooling medium inlet for the flow of cooling medium to the distal end of the lance, the outer annulus, inner annulus and plurality of tubes defining a plurality of interspacial areas for the flow of cooling medium from the distal end of the lance to the cooling outlet. A thermocouple may mounted inside a thermocouple well for measuring the temperature adjacent the distal end of the injection lance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Koch Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: George W. Taggart, deceased, Lory Johnson, Orville C. Ungerer, F. Ellis Vandiver