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US 7,842,251 · App. 11/851,443 · Granted Nov 30, 2010

Catalyst particulate diverter

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Patent No.
US 7,842,251
App. No.
11/851,443
Granted
Nov 30, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention generally relates to devices for diverting contaminants into catalyst blocks; and in particular to devices for diverting particulate matter such as powdered and/or solid contaminants away from spaces around and between catalyst blocks.

Claims (11)

1. A particulate diverter comprising:

a wall-contacting portion having a first end and a second end, the wall-contacting portion being designed to operatively engage at least one wall surface;

a tensioning portion having a first end and a second end, the first end of the tensioning portion being operatively joined to the second end of the wall-contacting portion, and where the tensioning portion is designed to maintain contact between the at least one wall surface and the wall-contacting portion, and

an L-shaped anchor having a first end and a second end, the first end of the L-shaped anchor being operatively joined to the second end of the tensioning portion, and where the L-shaped anchor is designed to prevent dislodging of the particulate diverter,

wherein the combination of the wall-contacting portion, the tensioning portion and the L-shaped anchor portion form a particulate diverter that is capable of diverting particulate matter.

2. The particulate diverter of claim 1 , wherein the particulate diverter further comprises a second anchoring means selected from one or more lips or one or more channels.

3. The particulate diverter of claim 2 , wherein the particulate diverter further comprises a lip, where the lip is located at the junction of the second end of the tensioning portion and the first end of the L-shaped anchor.

4. The particulate diverter of claim 1 , wherein the particulate diverter is formed from a metal selected from steel, stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, copper, nickel, or alloys that containing one or more of the above listed metals.

5. The particulate diverter of claim 4 , wherein the particulate diverter is formed from a single sheet of steel.

6. The particulate diverter of claim 1 , wherein tension is created due to the interaction between the wall-contacting portion and the tensioning portion, and where the angular relationship of the second end of the wall-contacting portion and the first end of the tensioning portion is about 100 to about 150 degrees.

7. The particulate diverter of claim 1 , wherein the tension portion comprise a bend between the first end and the second end.

Assignments (17)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2025
From: BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES, INC.; THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY; DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC; BABCOCK & WILCOX SPIG, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX CANADA CORP.; BABCOCK & WILCOX FPS INC.
To: B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 072053/0943 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2025
From: BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES, INC.; THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY; DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC; BABCOCK & WILCOX SPIG, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX CANADA CORP.; BABCOCK & WILCOX FPS INC.
To: GLAS TRUST COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 071371/0835 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2025
From: BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES, INC.; THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY; DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC; BABCOCK & WILCOX SPIG, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX CANADA CORP.; BABCOCK & WILCOX FPS INC.
To: PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070380/0647 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2024
From: MSD PCOF PARTNERS XLV, LLC
To: THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY; DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC; AMERICON LLC
Reel/Frame 069017/0362 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2024
From: BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES, INC.; THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY; DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC; BABCOCK & WILCOX SPIG, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX CANADA CORP.; BABCOCK & WILCOX FPS INC.
To: AXOS BANK, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 066354/0765 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2021
From: THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY (F/K/A BABCOCK & WILCOX POWER GENERATION GROUP, INC.); BABCOCK & WILCOX SPIG, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX TECHNOLOGY, LLC; DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC (F/K/A DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
To: MSD PCOF PARTNERS XLV, LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 056962/0486 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2021
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC (F/K/A DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.); MEGTEC TURBOSONIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY (F/K/A BABCOCK & WILCOX POWER GENERATION GROUP, INC.); BABCOCK & WILCOX SPIG, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX TECHNOLOGY, LLC (F/K/A MCDERMOTT TECHNOLOGY, INC.); SOFCO-EFS HOLDINGS LLC; BABCOCK & WILCOX MEGTEC, LLC
Reel/Frame 057337/0823 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2018
From: LIGHTSHIP CAPITAL LLC
To: BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES, INC.; THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY; DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC; BABCOCK & WILCOX MEGTEC, LLC; MEGTEC TURBOSONIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX UNIVERSAL, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Reel/Frame 046182/0829 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2017
From: THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY; DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC; BABCOCK & WILCOX MEGTEC, LLC; MEGTEC TURBOSONIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX UNIVERSAL, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX TECHNOLOGY, LLC
To: LIGHTSHIP CAPITAL LLC
Reel/Frame 043515/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 24, 2015
From: BABCOCK & WILCOX POWER GENERATION GROUP, INC.
To: THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY
Reel/Frame 036675/0434 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2015
From: BABCOCK & WILCOX POWER GENERATION GROUP, INC. (TO BE RENAMED THE BABCOCK AND WILCOX COMPANY)
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 036201/0598 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2014
From: BABCOCK & WILCOX POWER GENERATION GROUP, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 033380/0744 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Sep 30, 2010
From: BABCOCK & WILCOX POWER GENERATION GROUP, INC. (F.K.A. THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY)
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 025066/0080 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 28, 2010
From: BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY
To: BABCOCK & WILCOX POWER GENERATION GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 025050/0238 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2010
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY; AMERICON EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC.; AMERICON, INC.; APPLIED SYNERGISTICS, INC.; B & W SERVICE COMPANY; BABCOCK & WILCOX CHINA HOLDINGS, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX DENMARK HOLDINGS, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX EBENSBURG POWER, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX EQUITY INVESTMENTS, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX INTERNATIONAL SALES AND SERVICE CORPORATION; BABCOCK & WILCOX INTERNATIONAL, INC.; DIAMOND OPERATING CO., INC.; DIAMOND POWER AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS, INC.; DIAMOND POWER CHINA HOLDINGS, INC.; DIAMOND POWER EQUITY INVESTMENTS, INC.; DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.; PALM BEACH RESOURCE RECOVERY CORPORATION; POWER SYSTEMS OPERATIONS, INC.; REVLOC RECLAMATION SERVICE, INC.; NATIONAL ECOLOGY COMPANY; NORTH COUNTY RECYCLING, INC.
Reel/Frame 024776/0693 →
AFTER-ACQUIRED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT (THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL FILING) Recorded Apr 24, 2008
From: BABCOCK & WILCOX POWER GENERATION GROUP, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY)
To: CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 020857/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2007
From: NELSON, NORMAN D; BURGESS, GEORGE D
To: THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY
Reel/Frame 020062/0571 →