Patents by Inventor Rolland E. Huston

Rolland E. Huston 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).

  • Pulsed liquid jet-type cleaning of highly heated surfaces
    Patent number: 4422882
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing adherent deposits from high temperature surfaces such as the fire sides of the tubes of boilers while steaming is disclosed as employing a sootblower to project a moving pulsed jet of liquid against the deposits. The peak impact pressure of the jet is increased by pulsing means disclosed as of a fluidic or rotary type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1983
    Assignee: The Babcock & Wilcox Company
    Inventors: John E. Nelson, Charles W. Hammond, Rolland E. Huston, Michael R. Helton