Inventor · Portland, OR, US

Daniel R. Higgins

27Patents
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8Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 30, 1989 → Nov 1, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5542650A Apparatus for automatically cleaning smelt spouts of a chemical recovery furnace Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 86 Expired
US5001992A Apparatus for regulating air flow through an air port of a chemical recovery furnace Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US5307745A Removable damper for chemical recovery furnace Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US5167192A Damper controller for a chemical recovery furnace Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US6497230B1 Air port damper Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US8276528B1 Pneumatic fuel distributor for solid fuel boilers Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Active
US5414887A Apparatus for cleaning air ports of a chemical recovery furnace Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US5351631A Removable damper for chemical recovery furnace Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US8590463B1 Method and apparatus for drying solid fuels Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
USD674919S1 Stepped tile floor for a solid fuel boiler General 7 Active
US8707876B2 Stepped floor for solid fuel boilers Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US9140446B2 Method and apparatus for improved firing of biomass and other solid fuels for steam production and gasification Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7185594B2 Method and apparatus for improving combustion in recovery boilers Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US8424150B1 Rod scraper Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US9964303B2 Combustion boiler with pre-drying fuel chute Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
USD616473S1 Rod scraper General 1 Expired
US7926747B2 Variable orifice black liquor nozzle Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US10627105B2 Method and apparatus for improved firing of biomass and other solid fuels for steam production and gasification Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9581325B2 Method and apparatus for improved firing of biomass and other solid fuels for steam production and gasification Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
USD698945S1 Tile for a solid fuel boiler General 0 Active
US11015800B2 Solid fuel burning-furnace having a vertically mounted cylindrical combustion chamber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
USRE43733E1 Method and apparatus for improving boiler combustion General 0 Active
US12181779B2 Camera retractor mechanism Electricity 0 Active
US12044257B2 Apparatus and method of fluid powered linear actuators with adjustable stops Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US10215398B2 Solid fuel burning-furnace having a vertically mounted cylindrical combustion chamber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.