Patents by Inventor Robert Wayne Wewer

Robert Wayne Wewer 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).

  • Energy absorbing tube support for furnace
    Patent number: 5692457
    Abstract: A deformable and replaceable energy absorbing structure mounted between the furnace floor tubes and floor tube support truss to absorb impact from falling slag and prevent tube damage. A beam, such as an I-beam extends from the supporting structure and is adapted to hold a deformable structure. A tie bar attached to the floor tube panel extends across the panel and rests upon the deformable structure. This arrangement is provided at as many contact points between the floor tube panel and support structure as necessary to support the dead weight of the tubes while still providing suitable energy absorption characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: The Babcock & Wilcox Company
    Inventors: Roger Alan Detzel, George Henry Harth, III, Dennis Robert Shiffer, Robert Wayne Wewer
  • Energy absorbing tube support for furnace
    Patent number: RE37192
    Abstract: A deformable and replaceable energy absorbing structure mounted between the furnace floor tubes and floor tube support truss to absorb impact from falling slag and prevent tube damage. A beam, such as an I-beam extends from the supporting structure and is adapted to hold a deformable structure. A tie bar attached to the floor tube panel extends across the panel and rests upon the deformable structure. This arrangement is provided at as many contact points between the floor tube panel and support structure as necessary to support the dead weight of the tubes while still providing suitable energy absorption characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: McDermott Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Alan Detzel, George Henry Harth, III, Dennis Robert Shiffer, Robert Wayne Wewer