Patents by Inventor Katharine E. Russell

Katharine E. Russell 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).

  • Method and system for optimizing coke plant operation and output
    Patent number: 11053444
    Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to methods of increasing coal processing rates for coke ovens. In various embodiments, the present technology is applied to methods of coking relatively small coal charges over relatively short time periods, resulting in an increase in coal processing rate. In some embodiments, a coal charging system includes a charging head having opposing wings that extend outwardly and forwardly from the charging head, leaving an open pathway through which coal may be directed toward side edges of the coal bed. In other embodiments, an extrusion plate is positioned on a rearward face of the charging head and oriented to engage and compress coal as the coal is charged along a length of the coking oven. In other embodiments, a false door system includes a false door that is vertically oriented to maximize an amount of coal being charged into the oven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: John Francis Quanci, Chun Wai Choi, Parthasarathy Kesavan, Katharine E. Russell, Khambath Vichitvongsa, Jeffrey Scott Brombolich, Richard Alan Mrozowicz, Edward A. Glass
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING COKE PLANT OPERATION AND OUTPUT
    Publication number: 20190352568
    Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to methods of increasing coal processing rates for coke ovens. In various embodiments, the present technology is applied to methods of coking relatively small coal charges over relatively short time periods, resulting in an increase in coal processing rate. In some embodiments, a coal charging system includes a charging head having opposing wings that extend outwardly and forwardly from the charging head, leaving an open pathway through which coal may be directed toward side edges of the coal bed. In other embodiments, an extrusion plate is positioned on a rearward face of the charging head and oriented to engage and compress coal as the coal is charged along a length of the coking oven. In other embodiments, a false door system includes a false door that is vertically oriented to maximize an amount of coal being charged into the oven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: John Francis Quanci, Chun Wai Choi, Parthasarathy Kesavan, Katharine E. Russell, Khambath Vichilvongsa, Jeffrey Scott Brombolich, Richard Alan Mrozowicz, Edward A. Glass
  • Method for optimizing coke plant operation and output
    Patent number: 10233392
    Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to methods of increasing coal processing rates for coke ovens. In various embodiments, the present technology is applied to methods of coking relatively small coal charges over relatively short time periods, resulting in an increase in coal processing rate. In some embodiments, a coal charging system includes a charging head having opposing wings that extend outwardly and forwardly from the charging head, leaving an open pathway through which coal may be directed toward side edges of the coal bed. In other embodiments, an extrusion plate is positioned on a rearward face of the charging head and oriented to engage and compress coal as the coal is charged along a length of the coking oven. In other embodiments, a false door system includes a false door that is vertically oriented to maximize an amount of coal being charged into the oven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: John Francis Quanci, Chun Wai Choi, Parthasarathy Kesavan, Katharine E. Russell, Khambath Vichitvongsa, Jeffrey Scott Brombolich, Richard Alan Mrozowicz, Edward A. Glass
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING COKE PLANT OPERATION AND OUTPUT
    Publication number: 20160060536
    Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to methods of increasing coal processing rates for coke ovens. In various embodiments, the present technology is applied to methods of coking relatively small coal charges over relatively short time periods, resulting in an increase in coal processing rate. In some embodiments, a coal charging system includes a charging head having opposing wings that extend outwardly and forwardly from the charging head, leaving an open pathway through which coal may be directed toward side edges of the coal bed. In other embodiments, an extrusion plate is positioned on a rearward face of the charging head and oriented to engage and compress coal as the coal is charged along a length of the coking oven. In other embodiments, a false door system includes a false door that is vertically oriented to maximize an amount of coal being charged into the oven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: John Francis Quanci, Chun Wai Choi, Parthasarathy Kesavan, Katharine E. Russell, Khambath Vichitvongsa, Jeffrey Scott Brombolich, Richard Alan Mrozowicz, Edward A. Glass