Patents by Inventor Ted R. Heidrick

Ted R. Heidrick 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).

  • Indirect-fired gas turbine power plant
    Patent number: 8448438
    Abstract: An indirect-fired gas turbine power plant comprises a compressor; a turbine mechanically coupled to the compressor; a furnace; a heat exchanger inside the furnace and fluidly coupled at an inlet end to the compressor and at an outlet end to the turbine; and means for forming a gas barrier around a portion of the heat exchanger to impede combustion products from contacting the heat exchanger. Such means can be a plurality of gas discharge manifolds located around a portion of the heat exchanger. The manifolds can be coupled to heated working gas exhausted by the turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Firebox Energy Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Jason Janus, Brian Fleck, Donald Gauthier, Ted R. Heidrick
  • Indirect-Fired Gas Turbine Power Plant
    Publication number: 20100050639
    Abstract: An indirect-fired gas turbine power plant comprises a compressor; a turbine mechanically coupled to the compressor; a furnace; a heat exchanger inside the furnace and fluidly coupled at an inlet end to the compressor and at an outlet end to the turbine; and means for forming a gas barrier around a portion of the heat exchanger to impede combustion products from contacting the heat exchanger. Such means can be a plurality of gas discharge manifolds located around a portion of the heat exchanger. The manifolds can be coupled to heated working gas exhausted by the turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: FIRE-BOX ENERGY SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Jason Janus, Brian Fleck, Donald Gauthier, Ted R. Heidrick