Patents by Inventor John D. Fay

John D. Fay 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).

  • Cyclone separator having water-steam cooled walls
    Patent number: 4904286
    Abstract: A cyclone separator in which an outer cylinder is formed by a plurality of vertically-extending, spaced, parallel tubes and extends around an inner pipe in a coaxial relationship therewith to define an annular chamber. A portion of the tubes forming the outer cylinder are bent out of the plane of the cylinder to form an inlet opening in a tangential relationship to the annular chamber for receiving gases containing solid particles and directing same through the annular chamber for separating the solid particles from the gas by centrifugal forces. The tubes are bent radially inwardly towards the inner pipe and radially outwardly to form a roof for the annular chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1990
    Assignee: Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Byram J. Magol, John D. Fay, Michael Garkawe
  • Cyclone separator having water-steam cooled walls
    Patent number: 4880450
    Abstract: A cyclone separator in which an outer cylinder is formed by a plurality of vertically-extending, spaced, parallel tubes and extends around an inner pipe in a coaxial relationship therewith to define an annular chamber. A portion of the tubes forming the outer cylinder are bent out of the plane of the cylinder to form an inlet opening in a tangential relationship to the annular chamber for receiving gases containing solid particles and directing same through the annular chamber for separating the solid particles from the gas by centrifugal forces. The tubes are bent to form a roof for the annular chamber and to form a discharge chamber for the separated gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Assignee: Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Byram J. Magol, John D. Fay, Michael Garkawe
  • Cyclone separator having water-steam cooled walls
    Patent number: 4746337
    Abstract: A cyclone separator in which an outer cylinder is formed by a plurality of vertically-extending, spaced, parallel tubes and extends around an inner pipe in a coaxial relationship therewith to define an annular chamber. A portion of the tubes forming the outer cylinder are bent out of the plane of the cylinder to form an inlet opening in a tangential relationship to the annular chamber for receiving gases containing solid particles and directing same through the annular chamber for separating the solid particles from the gas by centrifugal forces. The tubes are bent radially inwardly towards the inner pipe to support the inner cylinder and water is passed through the tubes to cool the outer cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1988
    Assignee: Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Byram J. Magol, John D. Fay, Michael Garkawe