Patents by Inventor Steven D. Thayer

Steven D. Thayer 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).

  • Patent number: 10429062
    Abstract: A boiler is disclosed in which the furnace is divided into a lower furnace and an upper furnace. The lower furnace uses water-cooled membrane walls, while the upper furnace uses steam-cooled membrane walls that act as superheating surfaces. A transition section is present between the lower furnace and the upper furnace. The boiler is a high temperature sub-critical natural circulation boiler which is completely top supported. The lower furnace is supported through the transition section by the upper furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: The Babcock & Wilcox Company
    Inventors: Eric L Wells, Roger A Detzel, Albert J Bennett, Steven D Thayer
  • Patent number: 10415819
    Abstract: A boiler is disclosed in which the furnace is divided into a lower furnace and an upper furnace. The lower furnace uses water-cooled membrane walls, while the upper furnace uses steam-cooled membrane walls that act as superheating surfaces. The upper furnace and the convection pass are also located next to each other, so that they share a common steam-cooled wall. There is no open pass between the furnace and the convection pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: The Babcock & Wilcox Company
    Inventors: Eric L Wells, Roger A Detzel, Albert J Bennett, Steven D Thayer
  • Patent number: 10253972
    Abstract: Transition castings are disclosed which comprise a steam tube and a water tube, which are joined together by membranes. A heat transfer fin extends from the membrane and abuts the water tube. The steam tube bends such that an upper end is on one side of the water tube, and a lower end is on an opposite side of the water tube. The transition castings are used in a transition section of a boiler in which the furnace is divided into a lower furnace and an upper furnace. The lower furnace uses water-cooled membrane walls, while the upper furnace uses steam-cooled membrane walls that act as superheating surfaces. The transition casting joins the lower furnace and the upper furnace together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: The Babcock & Wilcox Company
    Inventors: Eric L Wells, Roger A Detzel, Albert J Bennett, Steven D Thayer, Kevin L Brewster
  • Patent number: 10234169
    Abstract: Transition castings are disclosed which comprise a steam tube, a water tube, and a pass-through tube, which are joined together by membranes. The ends of the tubes on one vertical end are aligned in a plane, while the ends of the tubes on the other vertical end are aligned in alternating planes, or put another way are angled instead of being in a straight line. The transition castings are used in a transition section of a boiler in which the furnace is divided into a lower furnace and an upper furnace. The lower furnace uses water-cooled membrane walls, while the upper furnace uses steam-cooled membrane walls that act as superheating surfaces. The transition section joins the lower furnace and the upper furnace together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: The Babcock & Wilcox Company
    Inventors: Eric L Wells, Roger A Detzel, Albert J Bennett, Steven D Thayer
  • Publication number: 20170299172
    Abstract: Transition castings are disclosed which comprise a steam tube and a water tube, which are joined together by membranes. A heat transfer fin extends from the membrane and abuts the water tube. The steam tube bends such that an upper end is on one side of the water tube, and a lower end is on an opposite side of the water tube. The transition castings are used in a transition section of a boiler in which the furnace is divided into a lower furnace and an upper furnace. The lower furnace uses water-cooled membrane walls, while the upper furnace uses steam-cooled membrane walls that act as superheating surfaces. The transition casting joins the lower furnace and the upper furnace together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Eric L. Wells, Roger A. Detzel, Albert J. Bennett, Steven D. Thayer, Kevin L. Brewster
  • Publication number: 20170284656
    Abstract: A boiler is disclosed in which the furnace is divided into a lower furnace and an upper furnace. The lower furnace uses water-cooled membrane walls, while the upper furnace uses steam-cooled membrane walls that act as superheating surfaces. The upper furnace and the convection pass are also located next to each other, so that they share a common steam-cooled wall. There is no open pass between the furnace and the convection pass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Eric L. Wells, Roger A. Detzel, Albert J. Bennett, Steven D. Thayer
  • Publication number: 20170284700
    Abstract: Transition castings are disclosed which comprise a steam tube, a water tube, and a pass-through tube, which are joined together by membranes. The ends of the tubes on one vertical end are aligned in a plane, while the ends of the tubes on the other vertical end are aligned in alternating planes, or put another way are angled instead of being in a straight line. The transition castings are used in a transition section of a boiler in which the furnace is divided into a lower furnace and an upper furnace. The lower furnace uses water-cooled membrane walls, while the upper furnace uses steam-cooled membrane walls that act as superheating surfaces. The transition section joins the lower furnace and the upper furnace together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Eric L. Wells, Roger A. Detzel, Albert J. Bennett, Steven D. Thayer
  • Publication number: 20170284657
    Abstract: A boiler is disclosed in which the furnace is divided into a lower furnace and an upper furnace. The lower furnace uses water-cooled membrane walls, while the upper furnace uses steam-cooled membrane walls that act as superheating surfaces. A transition section is present between the lower furnace and the upper furnace. The boiler is a high temperature sub-critical natural circulation boiler which is completely top supported. The lower furnace is supported through the transition section by the upper furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Eric L Wells, Roger A Detzel, Albert J Bennett, Steven D Thayer