Patents by Inventor Hans Strauven

Hans Strauven 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).

  • Patent number: 9815729
    Abstract: A method for the continuous production of a cellular ceramic plate having asymmetric cells comprising thermally treating ceramic particles and a blowing agent in a foaming furnace while conveying said ceramic particles and said blowing agent at a first speed thereby forming a cellular ceramic plate, and annealing said cellular ceramic plate in an annealing lehr by cooling it down while conveying it at a second speed, larger than said first speed, thereby stretching and cooling said cellular ceramic plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Pittsburgh Corning Europe NV
    Inventor: Hans Strauven
  • Publication number: 20170158545
    Abstract: A method for the continuous production of a cellular ceramic plate having asymmetric cells comprising thermally treating ceramic particles and a blowing agent in a foaming furnace while conveying said ceramic particles and said blowing agent at a first speed thereby forming a cellular ceramic plate, and annealing said cellular ceramic plate in an annealing lehr by cooling it down while conveying it at a second speed, larger than said first speed, thereby stretching and cooling said cellular ceramic plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: HANS STRAUVEN
  • Publication number: 20140338399
    Abstract: A method for the continuous production of a cellular ceramic plate having asymmetric cells comprising thermally treating ceramic particles and a blowing agent in a foaming furnace while conveying said ceramic particles and said blowing agent at a first speed thereby forming a cellular ceramic plate, and annealing said cellular ceramic plate in an annealing lehr by cooling it down while conveying it at a second speed, larger than said first speed, thereby stretching and cooling said cellular ceramic plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: PITTSBURGH CORNING EUROPE NV
    Inventor: Hans STRAUVEN
  • Publication number: 20110082023
    Abstract: A method for the continuous production of a cellular ceramic plate having asymmetric cells comprising thermally treating ceramic particles and a blowing agent in a foaming furnace while conveying said ceramic particles and said blowing agent at a first speed thereby forming a cellular ceramic plate, and annealing said cellular ceramic plate in an annealing lehr by cooling it down while conveying it at a second speed, larger than said first speed, thereby stretching and cooling said cellular ceramic plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventor: Hans Strauven