| # | Country | Total Patents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | United Kingdom | 7 | |
| #2 | United States | 5 | |
| #3 | Australia | 3 | |
| #4 | Brazil | 3 | |
| #5 | South Africa | 3 | |
| #6 | Germany | 2 | |
| #7 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 2 | |
| #8 | France | 2 | |
| #9 | Belgium | 1 | |
| #10 | Switzerland | 1 | |
| #11 | Denmark | 1 | |
| #12 | Japan | 1 | |
| #13 | Sweden | 1 | |
| #14 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 1 |
| # | Industry | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Thermal processes | |
| #2 | Chemical engineering | |
| #3 | Engines, pumps and turbines | |
| #4 | Materials and metallurgy | |
| #5 | Basic materials chemistry |
| # | Technology | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fluid fuel combustion | |
| #2 | Chemical or physical processes | |
| #3 | Heat-exchanger without contact | |
| #4 | Steam generation | |
| #5 | Heat-exchanger with contact | |
| #6 | Gas-turbine plants | |
| #7 | Metal tempering | |
| #8 | Furnaces | |
| #9 | Fluid heaters | |
| #10 | Producer gas production |
| # | Name | Total Patents |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Smith Willard P | 8 |
| #2 | Hutchinson Bruce R | 8 |
| #3 | Burrows R | 4 |
| #4 | Virr M | 3 |
| #5 | Virr Michael John | 3 |
| #6 | Hutchinson Bruce Russell | 2 |
| #7 | Elliott D E | 2 |
| #8 | Smith Willard Paul | 2 |
| #9 | Virr Michael J | 1 |
| #10 | Virr J M | 1 |
| Publication | Filing date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| GB2117876A | Boilers | |
| ZA8101239B | Boiler and method of heating liquid | |
| GB2065493A | Reducing particle loss from fluidsed beds | |
| US4345894A | Light fuel start-up fluidized bed combustor | |
| US4400150A | Fluidized bed combustor distributor plate assembly | |
| GB2080137A | Fluidised beds | |
| FR2358553A1 | HOT GAS TURBO-ENGINE, AND CORRESPONDING EMBODIMENT PROCESS | |
| GB1588310A | Heat transfer | |
| GB1568083A | Apparatus for treating workpieces in a bed of particles | |
| US4039272A | Apparatus and method for carrying out reactions in a fluidized bed | |
| GB1500231A | Heat exchangers |