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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 1989
Filed:
May. 12, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Merle R Likins, Jr, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Assignee:
Applied Automation, Inc., Bartlesville, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
431 12 ; 431 76 ; 431 75 ;
Abstract
The efficiency of a furnace is determined by determining the percentage of the heat supplied to the furnace in the form of fuel which is lost due to a plurality of phenomena in the furnace operation. The thus determined efficiency may be displayed for use by an operator or may be utilized for automatic control of the furnace so as to substantially maximize the efficiency of the furnace.