Patents by Inventor Gregory Alan IMIG

Gregory Alan IMIG 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).

  • RECOVERY BOILER STARTUP BURNER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210317611
    Abstract: A startup burner assembly for a recovery boiler, the startup burner assembly includes a housing having a burner end and a second end distal to the burner end; a main fuel conduit disposed within the housing; and high-pressure air conduits disposed within the burner end of the housing. The high-pressure air conduits include angled air injection nozzles configured to direct high-pressure air exiting the burner end of the startup burner assembly in a rotational direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: ANDRITZ INC.
    Inventor: Gregory Alan Imig
  • Isolation chamber for removable startup burner
    Patent number: 10047957
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an assembly configured to mitigate the harmful effects of smelt fouling, airflow interference, and operator exposure to hot air from the furnace and wind box through use of an extractable startup burner and an isolation chamber engaged to a windbox. The present disclosure also describes a method for safely extracting a startup burner from an active recovery boiler as has method for inserting an extractable startup burner into a recovery boiler during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Andritz Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory Alan Imig
  • ISOLATION CHAMBER FOR REMOVABLE STARTUP BURNER
    Publication number: 20170191661
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an assembly configured to mitigate the harmful effects of smelt fouling, airflow interference, and operator exposure to hot air from the furnace and wind box through use of an extractable startup burner and an isolation chamber engaged to a windbox. The present disclosure also describes a method for safely extracting a startup burner from an active recovery boiler as has method for inserting an extractable startup burner into a recovery boiler during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Gregory Alan IMIG
  • Startup burner assembly for recovery boiler and method
    Patent number: 9638421
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a recovery boiler startup burner assembly that can mitigate the harmful effects of smelt fouling, airflow interference, and operator exposure to hot air from the furnace and win box through use of an extractable startup burner and an isolation chamber engaged to a windbox. The present disclosure also describes a method for safely extracting a startup burner from an active recovery boiler as has method for inserting an extractable startup burner into a recovery boiler during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Andritz Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory Alan Imig
  • STARTUP BURNER ASSEMBLY FOR RECOVERY BOILER AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20150233579
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a recovery boiler startup burner assembly that can mitigate the harmful effects of smelt fouling, airflow interference, and operator exposure to hot air from the furnace and win box through use of an extractable startup burner and an isolation chamber engaged to a windbox. The present disclosure also describes a method for safely extracting a startup burner from an active recovery boiler as has method for inserting an extractable startup burner into a recovery boiler during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventor: Gregory Alan IMIG