Patents by Inventor Carl D. Reynolds, Jr.

Carl D. Reynolds, Jr. 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).

  • Kiln for hot-pressing compacts in a continuous manner
    Patent number: 4510363
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a hot pressing furnace or kiln which is capable of preheating, hot pressing, and cooling a plurality of articles in a sequential and continuous manner. The hot pressing furnace of the present invention comprises an elongated, horizontally disposed furnace capable of holding a plurality of displaceable pusher plates each supporting a die body loaded with refractory or ceramic material to be hot pressed. Each of these plates and the die body supported thereby is sequentially pushed through the preheating zone, a temperature stabilizing and a hot pressing zone, and a cooling zone so as to provide a continuous hot-pressing operation of a plurality of articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1985
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventor: Carl D. Reynolds, Jr.