Patents by Inventor William D. Whyte

William D. Whyte 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).

  • Post-combustion lance with internal support
    Patent number: 8216507
    Abstract: A post-combustion lance for directing a gas at least partially therethrough. The post-combustion lance includes a body having a primary tip from which a first part of the gas exits, upper and lower portions, and a post-combustion distributor mounted between the upper and lower portions and upstream from the primary tip. The distributor includes a number of ports through which a second part of the gas exits the lance. The lance also includes an upper inner tube positioned at least partially upstream from the distributor and an internal support assembly for supporting the body. The internal support assembly includes an internal tube positioned inside the body and coaxial with the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: A.H. Tallman Bronze Company, Limited
    Inventors: Michael J. Strelbisky, Kerry J. Legeard, William D. Whyte
  • POST-COMBUSTION LANCE WITH INTERNAL SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20090189322
    Abstract: A post-combustion lance for directing a gas at least partially therethrough. The post-combustion lance includes a body having a primary tip from which a first part of the gas exits, upper and lower portions, and a post-combustion distributor mounted between the upper and lower portions and upstream from the primary tip. The distributor includes a number of ports through which a second part of the gas exits the lance. The lance also includes an upper inner tube positioned at least partially upstream from the distributor and an internal support assembly for supporting the body. The internal support assembly includes an internal tube positioned inside the body and coaxial with the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Michael J. Strelbisky, Kerry J. Legeard, William D. Whyte