James P Egger

US Patent:

20220282920, Sep 8, 2022

Filed:

Mar 16, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/696328

Inventors:

- Kennesaw GA, US
Lance Edward ZIER - Houston TX, US
James EGGER - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

BRAND SHARED SERVICES LLC - Kennesaw GA

International Classification:

F27D 1/14
B01J 19/02
B01J 19/00
F27D 1/10

Abstract:

Refractory anchoring devices include a main body and a mounting feature for mounting to a thermal vessel. The main body includes four anchor branch segments angled with respect to each other to form an X shape with four unenclosed cell openings, including two opposite triangular side openings and two opposite triangular end openings. In some embodiments, the main body further includes extension segments extending from and angled relative to respective branch segments to define two of the opposite openings as semi-hexagonal. Some embodiments include reinforcement segments extending from branch segments into openings, voids extending through branch segments, two anchor strips inter-engaged to form the four branch segments, and/or a single stud-welding stud for the mounting feature. Refractory anchoring systems and methods include an array of the refractory anchoring devices arranged and mounted so that the unenclosed openings of adjacent anchoring devices cooperatively form substantially hexagonal and rhombus shaped cells.