Patents by Inventor Christopher Steven Witte

Christopher Steven Witte 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 car and kiln for firing ceramic bodies
    Patent number: 10712093
    Abstract: A kiln car assembly for a firing kiln having a plurality of upper burners includes a kiln car with an uppermost plurality of ceramic green bodies, a plurality of vertical members, and a horizontal supporting plate for supporting the ceramic green bodies during a firing process in the kiln. Further, the kiln car assembly includes a covering table having a tabletop located between the uppermost plurality of ceramic green bodies and the upper burners, and a plurality of legs positioned on the horizontal supporting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Peng Chen, Jeffrey Siler White, Christopher Steven Witte
  • KILN CAR AND KILN FOR FIRING CERAMIC BODIES
    Publication number: 20180266766
    Abstract: A kiln car assembly for a firing kiln having a plurality of upper burners includes a kiln car with an uppermost plurality of ceramic green bodies, a plurality of vertical members, and a horizontal supporting plate for supporting the ceramic green bodies during a firing process in the kiln. Further, the kiln car assembly includes a covering table having a tabletop located between the uppermost plurality of ceramic green bodies and the upper burners, and a plurality of legs positioned on the horizontal supporting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Peng Chen, Jeffrey Siler White, Christopher Steven Witte
  • Methods for improved atmosphere control through secondary gas pressure wave firing
    Patent number: 9073792
    Abstract: Methods of firing ware in a furnace. At least one stack of ware is positioned in a ware space of a furnace. The stack of ware comprises a plurality of ware articles arranged such that at least laterally adjacent ware articles are spaced apart. The at least one stack of ware is heated in the ware space of the furnace. At least one gas is introduced into the ware space on a first side of the at least one stack of ware as the stack is heated. A flow condition of the at least one gas is adjusted to create a pressure differential within the furnace across at least a portion of the ware space such that at least some of the at least one gas flows through the at least one stack of ware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Bernd Geismar, Thomas Madison Tebo, III, Christopher Steven Witte
  • Methods For Improved Atmosphere Control Through Secondary Gas Pressure Wave Firing
    Publication number: 20140131926
    Abstract: Methods of firing ware in a furnace. At least one stack of ware is positioned in a ware space of a furnace. The stack of ware comprises a plurality of ware articles arranged such that at least laterally adjacent ware articles are spaced apart. The at least one stack of ware is heated in the ware space of the furnace. At least one gas is introduced into the ware space on a first side of the at least one stack of ware as the stack is heated. A flow condition of the at least one gas is adjusted to create a pressure differential within the furnace across at least a portion of the ware space such that at least some of the at least one gas flows through the at least one stack of ware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Bernd Geismar, Thomas Madison Tebo, III, Christopher Steven Witte