Patents by Inventor Jack S. Hampton

Jack S. Hampton 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).

  • Heat exchange apparatus useful for melting sulfur
    Patent number: 4651817
    Abstract: A steam lance, which is useful to melt solid sulfur in the outlet underneath a sulfur tank car containing molten sulfur, comprises (in operative relationship) tip means for contacting a material to be heated (e.g., solid sulfur); conduit means for conducting heat exchanging fluid to, or to and from, said tip means; and pivot means disposed in an operative relationship therewith for pivotally supporting said conduit means to enable the application of force to said conduit means to urge said tip means against or into said material to be heated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Assignee: Occidental Chemical Agricultural Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael N. Dugger, Jack S. Hampton