Patents by Inventor James J. McCusker

James J. McCusker 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).

  • Compartmented gas injection device
    Patent number: 4941779
    Abstract: Injection of gas into a bed of solids contained in a hopper is compartmentalized to allow independent control of gas to be vented upward and gas and solids to be discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1990
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Thomas S. Dewitz, James A. Salter, James J. McCusker, Andrew M. Scott, Hendricus A. Dirkse
  • Feed hopper design
    Patent number: 4869622
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for equalizing the flow rate of a combustible, particulate solids, such as coal, and gas mixture discharged from a feed vessel apparatus in a uniform manner to a pressurized receiving reactor, such as a gasifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1989
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: James A. Salter, James J. McCusker, Charles M. Arbore, Hendricus A. Dirkse, Rudi Everts, Gunter Eckstein, Andrew M. Scott, Teunis Terlouw