Patents by Inventor Nicholas Joseph SERPA

Nicholas Joseph SERPA 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).

  • FURNANCE EMPLOYING COMPONENTS FOR USE WITH GRAPHITE HOT ZONE
    Publication number: 20140261158
    Abstract: A furnace for growing sapphire crystal in which the furnace comprises a furnace housing; a hot zone which comprises insulation and a heater which are both accommodated within the furnace housing; a crucible located within the hot zone and the crucible has an opening. Either a crucible lid covers the opening of the crucible, and the crucible lid has a first conduit which extends therefrom or a crucible enclosure surrounds at least a side wall and a top portion of the crucible and the crucible enclosure is impermeable to at least carbon preventing carbon contamination of a melt contained within the crucible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: ADVANCED RENEWABLEENERGY COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas DeWayne WENDEL, Matthew Gary KLOTZ, David M KENT, Nicholas Joseph SERPA, Chandra P KHATTAK, Saurabh ULLAL