Patents by Inventor Robert A. Powers

Robert A. Powers 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).

  • Solid fuel feed system for a boiler
    Patent number: 4598670
    Abstract: A solid fuel feed system for a boiler in which a hopper is provided for storing the fuel and a discharge conduit is provided for discharging the fuel to the boiler. A first conveyor belt system conveys the fuel from an inlet to the hopper and a second conveyor system transfers the fuel from the hopper to the discharge conduit. A control system is provided for controlling the speed of the first conveyor system in response to the amount of the fuel in the hopper and a second control system responds to the operation of the boiler for controlling the speed of the second conveyor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1986
    Assignee: Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Christian J. Clamser, Robert A. Powers
  • Charge transfer complex cathodes for solid electrolyte cells
    Patent number: 4243732
    Abstract: Charge transfer complex cathodes for use in solid cell systems wherein the cathodes are the reaction products of a halogen such as iodine or bromine with a carbonaceous pitch such as mesophase pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1981
    Assignee: Union Carbide Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Powers, Demetrios V. Louzos