Patents by Inventor Richard F. Storm

Richard F. Storm 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).

  • System for improving airflow characteristics within a coal pulverizer
    Patent number: 9289772
    Abstract: A coal pulverizer including a mill housing, a grinding surface disposed in said mill housing, a grinding wheel engaging said grinding surface for pulverizing coal chunks; an annular throat disposed around said grinding surface channeling a primary airflow from a lower housing portion below said grinding surface upward through an upper housing portion above said grinding surface; an annular secondary airflow chamber extending around an exterior of said upper housing portion channeling a secondary airflow circumferentially into said upper housing portion above said grinding surface; and, an annular secondary airflow deflector extending along an interior of said upper housing portion above said grinding surface directing said secondary airflow from said secondary airflow chamber downward across said grinding surface in a generally uniform uninterrupted circumferential airflow pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Storm Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard F. Storm, Danny S. Storm, Adam C. McClellan
  • Apparatus for turbulent combustion of fly ash
    Patent number: 8960107
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing fly ash comprising a heated refractory-lined vessel having a series of spaced angled rows of swirl-inducing nozzles which cause cyclonic and/or turbulent air flow of the fly ash when introduced in the vessel, thus increasing the residence time of airborne particles. Also disclosed is a method of fly ash beneficiation using the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: The SEFA Group Inc.
    Inventors: Jimmy Clements Knowles, Richard F. Storm
  • SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING AIRFLOW CHARACTERISTICS WITHIN A COAL PULVERIZER
    Publication number: 20150034746
    Abstract: A coal pulverizer comprising a mill housing, a grinding surface disposed in said mill housing, a grinding wheel engaging said grinding surface for pulverizing coal chunks; an annular throat disposed around said grinding surface channeling a primary airflow from a lower housing portion below said grinding surface upward through an upper housing portion above said grinding surface; an annular secondary airflow chamber extending around an exterior of said upper housing portion channeling a secondary airflow circumferentially into said upper housing portion above said grinding surface; and, an annular secondary airflow deflector extending along an interior of said upper housing portion above said grinding surface directing said secondary airflow from said secondary airflow chamber downward across said grinding surface in a generally uniform uninterrupted circumferential airflow pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Storm Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Richard F. Storm, Danny S. Storm, Adam C. McClellan
  • Method and apparatus for turbulent combustion of fly ash
    Patent number: 8234986
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing fly ash comprising a heated refractory-lined vessel having a series of spaced angled rows of swirl-inducing nozzles which cause cyclonic and/or turbulent air flow of the fly ash when introduced in the vessel, thus increasing the residence time of airborne particles. Also disclosed is a method of fly ash beneficiation using the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: The Sefa Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jimmy C. Knowles, Richard F. Storm