Patents by Inventor Michael J. Fookes

Michael J. Fookes 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).

  • Burner in a drum
    Patent number: 4525139
    Abstract: A burner apparatus for introducing auxilliary heat into a furnace, particularly for metallurgical heating and melting.The apparatus includes a gland which fits into a wall of a furnace, a drum-like device which fits into a mating opening in the gland, a burner sleeve in the drum for receiving a burner such as an oxy-fuel burner and directing the burner flame into the interior of the furnace. The drum and the integral burner are rotatable about an axis. Rotation of the drum moves the burner into the operative position or into the standby position clear of the furnace. Provision is made for oscillating the drum and burner during the heating operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1985
    Assignee: Fuchs Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl R. Bleimann, Michael J. Fookes, Richard W. McVicker, John W. Munn, Eugene R. Nelson