Patents by Inventor Kevin R. Thomas

Kevin R. Thomas 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: 8286595
    Abstract: An integrated water coil air heater and economizer arrangement for a boiler has a feedwater inlet for supplying feedwater to the boiler, and conduits and a valve for splitting the feedwater from the inlet into a first partial lower temperature, lower mass flow stream, and a second partial higher temperature, higher flow stream. A water coil air heater for passage of air to be heated for the boiler contains at least one heat transfer loop in heat transfer relationship with the air, the heat transfer loop of the water coil air heater being connected to receive the first partial stream. An economizer for passage of flue gas to be cooled for the boiler contains at least one heat transfer loop in heat transfer relationship with the flue gas, the heat transfer loop of the economizer being connected to the heat transfer loop of the water coil air heater for receiving the first partial stream from the water coil air heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian J. Cerney, William R. Stirgwolt, Melvin J. Albrecht, Kevin R. Thomas, George B. Brechun, John E. Monacelli
  • Publication number: 20100229805
    Abstract: An integrated water coil air heater and economizer arrangement for a boiler has a feedwater inlet for supplying feedwater to the boiler, and conduits and a valve for splitting the feedwater from the inlet into a first partial lower temperature, lower mass flow stream, and a second partial higher temperature, higher flow stream. A water coil air heater for passage of air to be heated for the boiler contains at least one heat transfer loop in heat transfer relationship with the air, the heat transfer loop of the water coil air heater being connected to receive the first partial stream. An economizer for passage of flue gas to be cooled for the boiler contains at least one heat transfer loop in heat transfer relationship with the flue gas, the heat transfer loop of the economizer being connected to the heat transfer loop of the water coil air heater for receiving the first partial stream from the water coil air heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Brian J. Cerney, William R. Stirgwolt, Melvin J. Albrecht, Kevin R. Thomas, George B. Brechun, John E. Monacelli
  • Patent number: 7387239
    Abstract: A method of and system for providing machine-readable tags, preferably programmable RFID tags are provided. In one embodiment of the present invention, a receptacle having at least one wall member that defines an enclosure and a tag associated with the receptacle, which includes machine-readable information regarding a product occupying the enclosure is provided. In accordance with another embodiment of the invention, the tag includes identification information in electronic form for the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignees: Netsec S.A., Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Kevin R. Thomas, Donald Cardwell, Ruguo Hu
  • Patent number: 7032818
    Abstract: A method of and system for providing machine-readable tags, preferably programmable RFID tags are provided. In one embodiment of the present invention, a receptacle having at least one wall member that defines an enclosure and a tag associated with the receptacle, which includes machine-readable information regarding a product occupying the enclosure is provided. In accordance with another embodiment of the invention, the tag includes identification information in electronic form for the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignees: Nestec S.A., Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Kevin R. Thomas, Donald Cardwell, Ruguo Hu