Liquid heaters and vaporizers inventions 05/08

20080121194 - Steam generator loose parts collector weir: A loose parts collection weir that is a nearly cylindrical structure that is integrally attached to the lower deck plate or sludge collector top plate of a steam generator to retain loose parts along the feedwater and recirculation water transit path to the tube bundle. The weir is a near... Agent: Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC

20080115743 - Continuous steam generator: The invention relates to a continuous steam generator comprising a surrounding wall which forms a gas draught and whose lower section is configured from gas-tight evaporator tubes that are welded together and whose upper section is configured from gas-tight superheater tubes that are welded together. According to the invention, superheater... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080115740 - Method and device for forming steam for household appliance: The device and the method for forming steam are used for household appliance. Principle: water enters into the heated spiral tube chamber through the inner end of the spiral tube chamber; water contacts the side wall of the spiral tube chamber, and is vaporized, then diffused along the spiral tube... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.l.p.

20080115741 - Advanced fired heater unit for use in refinery and petro-chemical applications: A fired heater unit is disclosed having at least one radiant heating section with each of the at least one radiant heating section having a heating element located therein. The unit includes a convection section operatively connected to the at least one radiant heating section, wherein the convection section having... Agent: Exxonmobil Research & Engineering Company

20080115742 - Temperature and pressure relief apparatus for water heater: A liquid heating appliance, representatively a water heater, is provided with protective apparatus for preventing rupture of its liquid storage tank portion caused by overheating of pressurized liquid therein. Illustratively, the protective apparatus includes a length of thermoplastic tubing, preferably polybutylene tubing, whose interior is exposed to the tank interior... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080110418 - Fuel evaporator system for vaporizing liquid fuels to be used within combustion-powered devices: A liquid fuel supply and evaporator system for use in connection with combustion-powered fastener-driving tools comprises an evaporator housing which is disposed in thermal communication with the combustion chamber housing of the tool in order to absorb heat or thermal radiation generated within the tool combustion chamber. A sintered metal... Agent: Steven W. Weinrieb Schwartz & Weinrieb

20080110416 - Heat exchange element and heating system provided with such heat exchange element: The invention relates to a heat exchange element intended for a central heating boiler, which heat exchange element is designed as a monocasting from substantially aluminum, the heat exchange element being provided with walls which bound a water-carrying channel, and with at least one wall which bounds at least one... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080110417 - Submerged combustion disposal of produced water: The present invention relates to a method of disposing of produced water and to a produced water disposal apparatus including a container for receiving and holding produced water; and a burner having a combustion chamber, wherein at least a portion of the combustion chamber is submerged in the water and... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080105217 - Method and apparatus for melting snow and ice: Disclosed in this invention is a method and device for de-icing, snow melting and thawing frozen ground. The invention is based on warm moisture-laden air that can be blown over the surface to be iced or thawed or it can be introduced into an enclosed area where de-icing, ground thawing... Agent: Knoble, Yoshida & Dunleavy

20080098968 - Heat recovery and heat dissipated from the heat harvesting coil: Condenser will create a lot of heat from compressor and exhaust heat has to be removed from it. This exhaust heat can be recovered to store in the hot water tank. More important the heat generated by freezer, air conditioner and refrigerator has to be removed either store in the... Agent: John Yuming Liu

20080098967 - Fired heater: Two improvements for heaters are disclosed which can be implemented as either apparatus or method. First is a novel flue gas injection system. Second is a novel burner configuration. The improvements can be used alone or together. In the flue gas injection system, flue gas is injected between the burners... Agent: John R. Casperson