Patents by Inventor Raymond D. MacWhinnie, Jr.

Raymond D. MacWhinnie, Jr. 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).

  • Ignitor assembly for a fossil fuel-fired power generation system
    Patent number: 6582220
    Abstract: An ignitor assembly for a fossil fuel-fired power generation system includes an elongate electrode, a tube sub assembly, and a coupling sub assembly, and an insulator sub assembly. The coupling sub assembly cooperates with other structural elements of the ignitor assembly and the respective windbox in which the ignitor assembly is installed to operably couple the elongate electrode to an external electrical power source. The ignitor assembly includes a contact socket secured by crimping to a lead of the external electrical power source which is biased into an electric current communicating disposition with the electrode rod of the ignitor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: ALSTOM Power Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Heck, Raymond D. MacWhinnie, Jr., David J. Matteson, Ronald H. Nowak