Patents Assigned to Stanton Advanced Ceramics, Inc.
  • COMPOSITION USEFUL AS MORTAR OR COATINGS REFRACTORIES
    Publication number: 20120267812
    Abstract: This invention relates to a composition comprising: ceramic refractory particulates made from alumina, one or more rare earth oxides, one or more oxides of a transition metal, the transition metal being Sc, Zn, Ga, Y, Cd, In, Sn, Tl, or a mixture of two or more thereof; an alumina and phosphate containing composition; and water. The composition is free of SiO2 or substantially free of SiO2, and is useful as a mortar or coating for molten aluminum or steel contact refractories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: STANTON ADVANCED CERAMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Schofalvi, Evelyn McGee DeLiso
  • Reinforced ceramic refractory
    Patent number: 8092928
    Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to a reinforced ceramic refractory made from an as-batched composition comprising alumina; a rare earth oxide; an oxide of a transition metal comprising Sc, Zn, Ga, Y, Cd, In, Sn, Tl or a mixture of two or more thereof; and chopped ceramic fibers containing nanofibrils; the refractory exhibiting a modulus of rupture measured at 2500° F. (1371° C.) of at least about 2500 psi, as determined by the test method ASTM C583. A process for making the reinforced ceramic refractory is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Stanton Advanced Ceramics, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Schofalvi, Evelyn McGee DeLiso
  • Thermal shock resistant ceramic composites
    Patent number: 7666344
    Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to ceramic matrix composites with ceramic fiber reinforcements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Stanton Advanced Ceramics, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Schofalvi, Gerald C. Dodds