Patents by Inventor Andrew Leppla

Andrew Leppla has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Charcoal briquettes and methods of forming thereof
    Patent number: 9279091
    Abstract: A charcoal heating material, such as charcoal briquettes, includes a porous structure that facilitates the flow of oxygen about the charcoal, and thereby, enables the briquettes to ignite easily and quickly. In particular the lightweighted charcoal briquettes have a density from about 0.50 grams per cubic centimeter to about 0.80 grams per cubic centimeter. Methods of forming charcoal heating materials include mixing a rheology modifying agent and a moisture phase with a charcoal mixture to facilitate absorption of additional water into the solid matrix, providing increased porosity and lightweighting of the finished briquette after drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Phoebe Stinson, Kevin Barry, Anantdeep Gill, Gregory M. Glenn, Syed Hussain Imam, Artur Klamczynski, Donald K. Swatling, Brian K. Cartwright, Andrew Leppla
  • Charcoal Briquettes and Methods of Forming Thereof
    Publication number: 20110099887
    Abstract: A charcoal heating material, such as charcoal briquettes, includes a porous structure that facilitates the flow of oxygen about the charcoal, and thereby, enables the briquettes to ignite easily and quickly. In particular the lightweighted charcoal briquettes have a density from about 0.50 grams per cubic centimeter to about 0.80 grams per cubic centimeter. Methods of forming charcoal heating materials include mixing a rheology modifying agent and a moisture phase with a charcoal mixture to facilitate absorption of additional water into the solid matrix, providing increased porosity and lightweighting of the finished briquette after drying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Phoebe Stinson, Kevin Barry, Anantdeep Gill, Gregory M. Glenn, Syed Hussain Imam, Artur Klamczynski, Donald K. Swatling, Brian K. Cartwright, Andrew Leppla