Patents by Inventor Kurt S. Titmas

Kurt S. Titmas 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).

  • Bladed coal diffuser and coal line balancing device
    Patent number: 8991323
    Abstract: A coal nozzle assembly for a pulverized coal burner includes a diffuser. A flow conditioner also may be used with the assembly. The assembly conditions the coal/air flow before the coal/air flow is introduced to the furnace. The flow conditioner directs the coal into the diffuser where it is swirled to form a fuel rich outer ring disposed about an air rich inner portion before the fuel is delivered to the coal nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert D. Larue, Leonard D. Hazlett, Kurt S. Titmas, Zumao Chen
  • BLADED COAL DIFFUSER AND COAL LINE BALANCING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100123027
    Abstract: A coal nozzle assembly for a pulverized coal burner includes a diffuser. A flow conditioner also may be used with the assembly. The assembly conditions the coal/air flow before the coal/air flow is introduced to the furnace. The flow conditioner directs the coal into the diffuser where it is swirled to form a fuel rich outer ring disposed about an air rich inner portion before the fuel is delivered to the coal nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Albert D. Larue, Leonard D. Hazlett, Zumao Chen, Kurt S. Titmas