Liquid heaters and vaporizers inventions 06/08

20080149047 - Shot-blasted steam boiler members, steam boiler assemblies or power station components: A steam boiler module or steam boiler assembly or a power station component is composed essentially of an alloyed, in particular chromium-containing material and consists, at least in part of a material which has been treated by surface blasting (shot-peening/shot blasting). With steam boilers having outlet temperatures of ≧700° C.... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.c.

20080149048 - Water heater with integrated securing device: A water heater having a water tank with means for heating water inside the water tank. A support structure is coupled to the water tank and configured to support the water tank when filled with water. A securing device is integrally formed with the support structure and/or water tank. The... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20080141951 - Heat transfer unit for steam generation and gas preheating: The present invention discloses a heat transfer unit which integrates a boiler and a gas preheater for steam generation and gas preheating. In one embodiment, the heat transfer unit of the present invention may be used in fuel processing applications. In this embodiment, the heat transfer unit may be located... Agent: Chevron Services Company Law, Intellectual Property Group

20080141952 - Instantaneous steam boiler: The present invention relates to an instantaneous steam boiler generating steam in a steam cleaner, a steam-vacuum cleaner, a steam iron, etc. The instantaneous steam boiler includes a U-shaped heater and a separate flow tube arranged in parallel and contact with said heater. The flow tube may be arranged orthogonally... Agent: Zuber & Taillieu LLP

20080141953 - Superheated steam generator: [Solving Means] In a superheated steam generator 30 including an introduction section 11 for introducing saturated steam 5, a heating section 12 for heating the saturated steam 5 and making it to superheated steam 6, a discharge section 16 for discharging the superheated steam 6, and an induction coil 31... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080134994 - Waste heat recovery apparatus and method for boiler system: An apparatus and method for recovery of waste heat in a boiler system, wherein heat from the hot condensate water in the system, which otherwise would be lost through dissipation, is used for other applications. Particularly, the waste heat energy recovered in the form of hot condensate water can be... Agent: Trojan Law Offices

20080134995 - Waste heat recovery apparatus and method for boiler system: An apparatus and method for recovery of waste heat in a boiler system, wherein heat from the hot condensate water in the system, which otherwise would be lost through dissipation, is used for other applications. Particularly, the waste heat energy recovered in the form of hot condensate water can be... Agent: Trojan Law Offices

20080134993 - Vaporizer runner structure: The present invention discloses a vaporizer runner structure, wherein the body is concaved to form a runner used to heat a liquid flowing therethrough; a plurality of extension portions is extended from two side walls of the runner to increase the contact area between the liquid and the runner; besides,... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20080127910 - Boiler: To provide a boiler equipped with a water tube group performing heat recovery effectively and having expansion heating surfaces (fins or the like) of high durability, the present invention provides a boiler (1) including: a boiler body (10) having an inner water tube group (20) and an outer water tube... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080127911 - Method of heating boiler process feed streams: A method of heating process streams fed to a boiler incorporating an oxygen transport membrane device that includes an oxygen-containing stream and a boiler feed water stream. The membrane device separates oxygen to support combustion of a fuel and generate heat to raise the steam. Heat is recovered and process... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557