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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2023
Applicant:
Saint-gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc., Worcester, MA (US);
Inventors:
Nancy F. Levoy, Concord, MA (US);
Allan R. Case, Worcester, MA (US);
Assignee:
SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC., Worcester, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 35/488 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 35/488 (2013.01); C04B 2235/32 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3839 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3886 (2013.01); C04B 2235/74 (2013.01);
Abstract
A batch of refractory objects may include a plurality of bodies including a ceramic material. The batch may include an average porosity of at least 25% to not greater than 75% for the volume of the batch. The batch may have at least 50 refractory objects, a minimum volume of at least 0.36 cubic meters, and an average batch Porosity Index of not greater than 7.