Patents by Inventor Andrew Paul Schermerhorn

Andrew Paul Schermerhorn 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).

  • Methods for determining mixedness of batch material and for obtaining substantially consistent mixedness of batch material
    Patent number: 8503816
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods for determining mixedness of batch material for making ceramic ware, and methods for obtaining substantially consistent mixedness of batch material for making ceramic ware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Kevin Michael Erskine, Jacob George, Amit Halder, Daniel Edward McCauley, Andrew Paul Schermerhorn, Adama Tandia
  • Methods of making ceramic bodies using catalyzed pore formers and compositions for making the same
    Patent number: 8377836
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of making ceramic bodies using catalyzed pore formers and compositions for making the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Philippe J Barthe, Irene Mona Peterson, Andrew Paul Schermerhorn
  • METHODS FOR DETERMINING MIXEDNESS OF BATCH MATERIAL AND FOR OBTAINING SUBSTANTIALLY CONSISTENT MIXEDNESS OF BATCH MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20120264586
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods for determining mixedness of batch material for making ceramic ware, and methods for obtaining substantially consistent mixedness of batch material for making ceramic ware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Kevin Michael Erskine, Jacob George, Amit Halder, Daniel Edward McCauley, Andrew Paul Schermerhorn, Adama Tandia
  • Method and apparatus for making fused silica
    Patent number: 8137469
    Abstract: Disclosed are process and apparatus for making high purity fused silica glass materials. The process involves depositing soot particles onto an essentially planar deposition supporting surface and modulation of motion of the soot-generating device relative to the deposition supporting surface to result in a low local soot density variation. The apparatus is designed to implement the planar deposition process. The invention makes it possible to produce fused silica glass without the use of potentially contaminating refractory bricks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Daniel Warren Hawtof, Michael T Kelley, John Stephen Rosettie, Andrew Paul Schermerhorn, Kashyap H Shah, John Stone, III, Pushkar Tandon
  • METHODS OF MAKING CERAMIC BODIES USING CATALYZED PORE FORMERS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100298113
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of making ceramic bodies using catalyzed pore formers and compositions for making the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Philippe J. Barthe, Irene Mona Peterson, Andrew Paul Schermerhorn
  • Method and apparatus for thermally debinding a ceramic cellular green body
    Publication number: 20080116621
    Abstract: An apparatus for thermally debinding a cellular ceramic green body includes a duct preferably defined between a first housing and a second housing. A carrier assembly for the green body is adapted for arrangement within a channel such that the green body is positioned between a first portion of the channel and a second portion of the channel. The apparatus further includes a nozzle positioned to inject gases from the duct into a first portion of the channel and a recirculation fan positioned to draw gases out of a second portion of the channel and discharge the gases into the duct. Also described is a carrier assembly including a base support comprising a plurality of spaced stringer beams having spaces between adjacent ones; and a plurality of ring supports including openings, said ring supports mounted on, and bridging the spaces between, the stringer beams, the ring supports having a surface adapted to support the green body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: John Harold Brennan, Bruce Edward Hostrander, Andrew Paul Schermerhorn, Michael James Vayansky