Patents by Inventor Gregory J. Morical

Gregory J. Morical 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).

  • Injection of waste-derived materials into pre-calcining stage of a clinker production system
    Patent number: 7361014
    Abstract: A method for producing clinker in a system having a rotary kiln and a pre-calciner, waste material is introduced into the inlet end of the pre-calciner to serve as secondary fuel for pre-calcining raw mix also fed into the pre-calciner. The waste material is substantially completely combustible and exothermic. In a preferred embodiment, the waste material includes tires, plastics and other combustible waste that has been shredded or chipped to a size that is sufficiently small to ensure substantially complete combustion of the particles as they fall through the pre-calciner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Buzzi Unicem USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence L. Hoffis, Gregory J. Morical