Patents by Inventor Joseph W. Leonard

Joseph W. Leonard 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).

  • Patent number: 5450800
    Abstract: An ergonomically adjustable computer workstation comprises a fixed base assembly, and a movable frame assembly slidably mounted to the fixed base assembly. The movable frame assembly includes a support member and platform supporting a video display terminal thereon. The workstation also includes a mechanism, mounted to the base assembly, for adjusting the height of the movable frame assembly and a mechanism, mounted to the frame assembly, for adjusting the rotational orientation of the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Inventor: Joseph W. Leonard
  • Patent number: 5380342
    Abstract: A process is provided for burning a coal water slurry comprising providing clean coal fines of less than 100 mesh at about 50 weight % and water at about 50 weight % by co-firing the coal water slurry in a continuous stream with a separate stream of pulverized coal wherein about 80% of the total BTU output of the furnace is provided from the pulverized coal and approximately 20% of the BTU output is provided from the coal water slurry. First, a quarl in the furnace is preheated using natural gas, for example. The furnace is next fired with a fuel source of 60% pulverized coal and 40% natural gas. A coal water slurry with fines of minus 100 or smaller is subsequently gradually introduced into the furnace as the gas input is gradually decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: Pennsylvania Electric Company
    Inventors: Joseph W. Leonard, III, Robert D. Stoessner
  • Patent number: 4345994
    Abstract: A method for determining the efficiency of float-sink raw material separation units which achieve separation by specific gravity sorting of raw material in particle form introduced to a liquid bath. The efficiency is determined by introducing to the bath, with the raw material in particle form for separation, prepared particles of determined size and specific gravity and detecting the separation location of these prepared particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1982
    Inventors: Joseph W. Leonard, III, Joseph W. Leonard, IV