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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2018
Applicant:
Delta Faucet Company, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Kurt J. Thomas, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Paul A. V. Bridgett, Carmel, IN (US);
Michael J. Veros, Carmel, IN (US);
Joseph A. Elmer, Zionsville, IN (US);
Nathanael W. Dennis, Greensburg, IN (US);
Assignee:
Delta Faucet Company, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 35/19 (2006.01); C04B 33/24 (2006.01); C04B 33/26 (2006.01); B28B 7/42 (2006.01); B28B 7/46 (2006.01); B28B 11/24 (2006.01); C04B 33/04 (2006.01); C04B 33/13 (2006.01); C04B 33/28 (2006.01); C04B 33/30 (2006.01); C04B 33/34 (2006.01); B28B 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 35/19 (2013.01); B28B 1/26 (2013.01); B28B 7/42 (2013.01); B28B 7/46 (2013.01); B28B 11/243 (2013.01); C04B 33/04 (2013.01); C04B 33/131 (2013.01); C04B 33/28 (2013.01); C04B 33/30 (2013.01); C04B 33/34 (2013.01); C04B 2235/349 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3418 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3472 (2013.01); C04B 2235/6023 (2013.01); C04B 2235/6027 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to the manufacture of ceramic products by aqueous gelcasting. Exemplary ceramic products include sanitary ware, such as toilets and sinks. The process includes a slurrying step, a mixing step, a molding step involving aqueous gelcasting, a drying step, a glazing step, and a firing step.