Patents by Inventor Linza J. Jones

Linza J. Jones 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).

  • Apparatus for deslagging a cyclone furnace
    Patent number: 5307743
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for deslagging a cyclone furnace in which a series of flexible hollow tubes are inserted into the combustion chamber and the explosive charges in each hollow tube are detonated sequentially. Each of the hollow tubes is biased outwardly against the accumulated slag and ash in the combustion chamber. The hollow tubes may be formed in arcs or rings in planes perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the combustion chamber, and spacer rings may be positioned between each ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: Halliburton Company
    Inventor: Linza J. Jones
  • Method for deslagging a cyclone furnace
    Patent number: 5196648
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for deslagging a cyclone furnace in which a series of flexible hollow tubes are inserted into the combustion chamber and the explosive charges in each hollow tube are detonated sequentially. Each of the hollow tubes is biased outwardly against the accumulated slag and ash in the combustion chamber. The hollow tubes may be formed in arcs or rings in planes perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the combustion chamber, and spacer rings may be positioned between each ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1993
    Assignee: Jet Research Center, Inc.
    Inventor: Linza J. Jones
  • Method for deslagging a boiler
    Patent number: 5056587
    Abstract: A method for removing accumulated ash from the heat exchangers within a steam generator includes introducing a series of high-energy shocks to the tubing panels of the heat exchangers. Explosive cords are attached to the tubing panels at preselected, spaced-apart locations and separately detonated at preselected intervals to establish a vibratory pattern in the tubing panels and thereby separate the ash from the tubing panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Assignees: Halliburton Company, Jet Research Center, Inc.
    Inventors: Linza J. Jones, Richard N. Willis