Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

T Craig Derbidge

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: International Coal Refining Company. Active years: 1986.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: T Craig Derbidge. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/t-craig-derbidge

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% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 11(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1986

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: T Craig Derbidge and Pulverized Coal Firing

Introduction

T Craig Derbidge is an inventor associated with Sunnyvale, California, and the International Coal Refining Company. His recorded patent concerns burner technology for firing pulverized solvent refined coal.

Latest Patents

Derbidge’s listed patent, “Firing of Pulverized Solvent Refined Coal,” describes an air-purged burner designed to fire pulverized solvent refined coal without allowing it to coke on the burner components. The burner is intended for use in a tangentially fired boiler. The supplied information lists 1 patent for Derbidge.

Career Highlights

Derbidge’s documented work focuses on adapting burner design to the properties of solvent refined coal. The patent’s air-purging approach addresses coking on burner components during operation.

Collaborations

The supplied information identifies James A. Mulholland and Edward P. Foster as Derbidge’s coworkers.

Conclusion

T Craig Derbidge’s recorded invention addresses a specific challenge in coal-fired boiler operation by using an air-purged burner to reduce coking when firing pulverized solvent refined coal.

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