Patents by Inventor Eric C. Moreland

Eric C. Moreland 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).

  • Systems And Methods For Preventing Thermite Reactions In Electrolytic Cells
    Publication number: 20220316083
    Abstract: A method of monitoring an electrolytic cell including detecting information indicative of a thermite reaction, comparing the information indicative of a thermite reaction to a threshold, generating a thermite response signal according to the comparison, and reacting to the thermite response signal by adjusting the operation of the electrolytic cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: ELYSIS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
    Inventors: Leroy E. D'Astolfo, JR., William J. Steiner, Eric C. Moreland, Robert L. Kozarek
  • Systems and methods for preventing thermite reactions in electrolytic cells
    Patent number: 9982355
    Abstract: A method of monitoring an electrolytic cell including detecting information indicative of a thermite reaction, comparing the information indicative of a thermite reaction to a threshold, generating a thermite response signal according to the comparison, and reacting to the thermite response signal by adjusting the operation of the electrolytic cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Alcoa USA Corp.
    Inventors: Leroy E. D'Astolfo, William J. Steiner, Eric C. Moreland, Robert L. Kozarek, Yimin Ruan
  • Systems and methods for preventing thermite reactions in electrolytic cells
    Publication number: 20140048421
    Abstract: A method of monitoring an electrolytic cell including detecting information indicative of a thermite reaction, comparing the information indicative of a thermite reaction to a threshold, generating a thermite response signal according to the comparison, and reacting to the thermite response signal by adjusting the operation of the electrolytic cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Leroy E. D'astolfo, JR., William J. Steiner, Eric C. Moreland, Robert L. Kozarek