Patents by Inventor Henry R. Meumann

Henry R. Meumann 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).

  • Refractory supports
    Patent number: 5217789
    Abstract: An improved refractory support (kiln furniture) and a method of manufacture. The composition of the refractory support reduces the likelihood that it will adhere to the article which it is supporting during manufacturing. The kiln furniture is formed from bound ceramic fibers of aluminosilicate and alumina with a ground particulate filler of aluminosilicate and alumina, and refractory reactive binder of alumina and silica in a colloidal form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1993
    Assignee: Foseco International Limited
    Inventors: Gary K. Elliott, Robert Chadwick, Henry R. Meumann
  • Insulating linings for furnaces and kilns
    Patent number: 4840131
    Abstract: A furnace of kiln for use in the heat treatment of materials or articles has an inner lining comprising boards of refractory, heat-insulating material restrained from inward movement by rails of refractory, heat-insulating material having shoulders at their inward side against the back of which shoulders edge portions of the boards rest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1989
    Assignee: Foseco International Limited
    Inventors: Henry R. Meumann, Johannes Stark