Patents by Inventor Ian J. Mann

Ian J. Mann 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).

  • Method of veneering brick linings of furnaces and other high temperature enclosures
    Patent number: 4446082
    Abstract: The brick lining of a furnace or other high temperature enclosure is veneered by adhesively securing to the brick lining 10 blocks 11 of ceramic fiber material that have been made by a vacuum casting process and have been pre-fired prior to installation. An undercut rabbet 13 may be provided along the periphery of the cold face of the blocks to provide an additional key between the adhesive and the blocks. A jointing layer 14 of a resilient ceramic fiber felt is disposed between the side faces of adjoining blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1984
    Assignee: M. H. Detrick Company, Limited
    Inventors: Barrie J. Harvey, Ian J. Mann