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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.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 01, 2019
Applicant:

Gcp Applied Technologies Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);

Inventors:

Joshua Detellis, Framingham, MA (US);

Keith Marsay, Solihull, GB;

Jeffrey Thomas, Winchester, MA (US);

Thais Araujo, Belo Horizonte-mg, BR;

Josephine H. Cheung, Lexington, MA (US);

Denise A. Silva, Los Alamitos, CA (US);

Assignee:

GCP Applied Technologies Inc., Malvern, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 7/52 (2006.01); B02C 15/00 (2006.01); B02C 25/00 (2006.01); C04B 20/02 (2006.01); C04B 28/14 (2006.01); C04B 40/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 7/52 (2013.01); B02C 15/001 (2013.01); B02C 25/00 (2013.01); C04B 28/14 (2013.01); C04B 40/0032 (2013.01); B02C 2015/002 (2013.01); B02C 15/007 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed are exemplary method and system for manufacturing cement in a vertical roller mill (VRM) using humidity sensor readings. This enables adjustment of operational variables such as material feed, water, grinding additives, air flow, temperature, and their combinations. Exemplary embodiments allow manufacturers to predict and to improve cement properties, such as strength and setting time, by monitoring and managing humidity of air in the VRM and/or its air flow system.


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