Patents by Inventor Ernie Finch

Ernie Finch 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).

  • Process and products of Chinese kaolin
    Patent number: 7494078
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of processing Chinese kaolin involving providing Chinese kaolin having a desired powder size, delaminating the Chinese kaolin, pulverizing the delaminated Chinese kaolin at least two times, and heating the at least twice pulverized Chinese kaolin. Also disclosed are systems for automated processing of Chinese kaolin containing a pulverizer for pulverizing Chinese kaolin, a tester for testing and generating data of at least one parameter of the Chinese kaolin or at least one parameter of the pulverizer, a controller, operatively coupled to the pulverizer and the tester, for controlling operation of the pulverizer based on data received from the tester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Saad N. Nemeh, Danny Williams, Francis Yin, Randall P. Brown, Ernie Finch
  • PROCESS AND PRODUCTS OF CHINESE KAOLIN
    Publication number: 20070290085
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of processing Chinese kaolin involving providing Chinese kaolin having a desired powder size, delaminating the Chinese kaolin, pulverizing the delaminated Chinese kaolin at least two times, and heating the at least twice pulverized Chinese kaolin. Also disclosed are systems for automated processing of Chinese kaolin containing a pulverizer for pulverizing Chinese kaolin, a tester for testing and generating data of at least one parameter of the Chinese kaolin or at least one parameter of the pulverizer, a controller, operatively coupled to the pulverizer and the tester, for controlling operation of the pulverizer based on data received from the tester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: BASF CATALYSTS LLC
    Inventors: Saad Nemeh, Danny Williams, Francis Yin, Randall Brown, Ernie Finch
  • Process and products of chinese kaolin
    Patent number: 7279037
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of processing Chinese kaolin involving providing Chinese kaolin having a desired powder size, delaminating the Chinese kaolin, pulverizing the delaminated Chinese kaolin at least two times, and heating the at least twice pulverized Chinese kaolin. Also disclosed are systems for automated processing of Chinese kaolin containing a pulverizer for pulverizing Chinese kaolin, a tester for testing and generating data of at least one parameter of the Chinese kaolin or at least one parameter of the pulverizer, a controller, operatively coupled to the pulverizer and the tester, for controlling operation of the pulverizer based on data received from the tester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Engelhard Corporation
    Inventors: Saad N. Nemeh, Danny Williams, Francis Yin, Randall P. Brown, Ernie Finch
  • Process and products of chinese kaolin
    Publication number: 20050178293
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of processing Chinese kaolin involving providing Chinese kaolin having a desired powder size, delaminating the Chinese kaolin, pulverizing the delaminated Chinese kaolin at least two times, and heating the at least twice pulverized Chinese kaolin. Also disclosed are systems for automated processing of Chinese kaolin containing a pulverizer for pulverizing Chinese kaolin, a tester for testing and generating data of at least one parameter of the Chinese kaolin or at least one parameter of the pulverizer, a controller, operatively coupled to the pulverizer and the tester, for controlling operation of the pulverizer based on data received from the tester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Saad Nemeh, Danny Williams, Francis Yin, Randall Brown, Ernie Finch