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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. 29, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter J Ashley, Madison, AL (US);
Larry Hill, Niagara Falls, CA;
Christopher E Knapp, Grimsby, CA;
Rene G Demers, Niagara Falls, CA;
D C Batchelor, Lacey's Spring, AL (US);
Assignee:
Saint-Gobain/Norton Industrial Ceramics Corporation, Worcester, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264 12 ; 264-5 ; 264 14 ;
Abstract
A process is provided that permits the rapid quenching of molten ceramics by passing a flow of the molten ceramic into a turbulent fluid flow such that the flow is broken up into particles which then solidify as they pass into and through a cyclone and are finally separated from the fluid flow and collected as dry particulate ceramic materials.