Rickey E. Wark
45Patents
12h-index
4Co-inventors
74Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 3, 1988 → Jul 22, 2013
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6004097A | Coal mill exhauster fan | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 42 | Expired |
| US5957300A | Classifier vane for coal mills | Performing Operations; Transporting | 34 | Expired |
| US6006961A | Garden hose adapter for fuel can | Performing Operations; Transporting | 23 | Expired |
| US5215259A | Replaceable insert burner nozzle | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 22 | Expired |
| US8122911B2 | Adjustable orifice for coal supply conduit | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Active |
| US6257415A | Multi-outlet diffuser system for classifier cones | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 18 | Expired |
| US4907751A | Rotating throat for coal pulverizer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US6260490A | Burner isolation valve for pulverized fuel systems | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 17 | Expired |
| US5873156A | Coal pulverizer and method of improving flow therein | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US5819947A | Classifier cage for rotating mill pulverizers | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US5901887A | Garden hose adapter for fuel can | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US6055914A | Pre-riffle box mixing device for coal-fired power plant | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 13 | Expired |
| US5090631A | Air flow rate control device for pulverizer vane wheel | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| US6234090A | Linear diffuser for balancing coal flow | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 11 | Expired |
| US5186404A | Adjustable flow rate device for rotating vane pulverizer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US5386619A | Coal pulverizer and method of improving flow therein | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US6588598B2 | Multi-outlet diffuser system for classifier cones | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Expired |
| US5833126A | Apparatus and method for resurfacing mill components | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US8251088B2 | Variable orifice for particulate coal conduit | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US6007029A | Boiler tube alignment link system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Expired |
| US7100853B2 | Deflector for coal pulverizer/classifier | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US6186079A | Linear diffuser for balancing coal flow | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Expired |
| US8231007B2 | Static classifier cage | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US6840183B2 | Diffuser insert for coal fired burners | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Expired |
| US5133852A | Coal sizing grid | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.