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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:
Jan. 22, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank W Pickell, Alvin, TX (US);
John Z Varesic, Friendswood, TX (US);
M Shannon Melton, Tulsa, OK (US);
Sidney H Melton, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Assignee:
Amoco Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F22B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
122 / ; 110336 ; 122 / ; 1222 / ;
Abstract
An economical, efficient, compact furnace is provided with horizontal radiant furnace tubes that extend along all the walls of the furnace for uniform heat distribution and load. The furnace is particularly useful in oil refineries and petrochemical plants. The furnace also has a special pattern of burners for safer, more effective heat transfer.