IP Library Granted Patent US 12704250
Granted Patent B2
US 12704250 · App. 18/193,057 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

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Inventors: James S Tyler (Tempe, AZ); Joseph Halligan (Rancho Cordova, CA); Chris Hall (Rancho Cordova, CA); Tony Guana (Rancho Cordova, CA)
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Patent No.
US 12704250
App. No.
18/193,057
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Hydrogen boilers with no measurable NOx emissions. In some versions the fuel is a ratio of already mixed hydrogen and oxygen, ratio of pre-mixed hydrogen and oxygen, or the fuel comprises hydrogen and the burner also contains a separate nozzle for introducing a ratio of oxygen. In some versions, these ratios are stoichiometric between hydrogen oxygen. Some versions show burner systems that monitor the combustion process, which is a condensing process, and have hydrogen oxygen pilots and ultraviolet flame detectors. These hydrogen boilers can supply all the process steam needed by a system or can supply part of the process steam needed by a system.

Claims (26)

1 . A device comprising:

a combustion chamber having a fire tube;

a pressure vessel containing;

condensing coils;

a firewater outlet associated with the condensing coils;

water surrounding the condensing coils;

a headspace above the water;

a high-pressure steam outlet associated with the headspace; and

a high-pressure steam inlet associated with the headspace; and

a burner having

a burner fuel nozzle and a de-superheat nozzle.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the de-superheat nozzle is positioned to spray water in front of the burner fuel nozzle.

3 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the high-pressure steam inlet sits above the water in the pressure vessel.

4 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the burner further comprises a pilot fuel nozzle, a spark ignition system, and a flame detector.

5 . The device of claim 4 , wherein the flame detector is an ultraviolet flame detector.

6 . The device of claim 4 further comprising a hydrox fuel train that is associated with a burner fuel nozzle and has a fuel train inlet to receive hydrox fuel.

7 . The device of claim 6 further comprising a burner management system associated with the fuel train, the burner fuel nozzle, the pilot fuel nozzle, the spark ignition system, and the flame detector.

8 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the burner has one or more additional burner fuel nozzles and the de-superheat nozzle is positioned to spray water downstream of the burner fuel nozzles.

9 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the fuel train further comprises a vapor separator, and the fuel train inlet is connected to the vapor separator.

10 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the fuel train further comprises an anti-backfire tank.

11 . The device of claim 3 further comprising a hydrox fuel train that is associated with the burner fuel nozzle and has an inlet to receive hydrox fuel.

12 . The device of claim 11 further comprising a burner management system associated with the fuel train, the burner fuel nozzle, a pilot fuel nozzle of the burner, a spark ignition system of the burner, and a flame detector of the burner.

13 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the burner has one or more additional burner fuel nozzles, and the de-superheat nozzle is positioned to spray water downstream of the burner fuel nozzles.

14 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the fuel train further comprises a vapor separator, and the inlet is connected to the vapor separator.

15 . The device of claim 14 , wherein the fuel train further comprises an anti-backfire tank.

16 . The device of claim 15 , wherein the steam from combustion in the fire tube does not mix with process steam.