Patents by Inventor Walter D. Ahner

Walter D. Ahner 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).

  • Baffle structure for blast furnace stove
    Patent number: 4353688
    Abstract: A hot blast stove for use with high capacity blast furnaces incorporates a gas flow baffle particularly configured for improving mixture of combustion air and gas within the combustion chamber to enhance fuel burning characteristics with a concomitant reduction in pressure-pulsation experienced within the system and without an appreciable reduction in fuel firing rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1982
    Assignee: United States Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Walter D. Ahner, James B. Malosh