Patents by Inventor J. C. Hitchcock, Jr.

J. C. Hitchcock, Jr. 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).

  • Steam generator steam drum mounting
    Patent number: 5823147
    Abstract: A steam generator having a steam drum and which includes first and second U-shaped members dimensioned and configured for cradling the steam drum. Each of the first and second U-shaped members has first and second elongated leg portions and each of the leg portions is supported by a separate first body. The first body is supported by a separate second body, one of the bodies has a concave spherical section face and the other has a convex spherical section face, the concave spherical section face and the convex spherical section face are disposed in abutting load bearing relationship. Thus, a discrete set of first and second bodies is associated with each of the leg portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: J. C. Hitchcock, Jr.