Patents by Inventor J. Peter Gorog

J. Peter Gorog 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).

  • MgAl2O4 spinel refractory as containment liner for high-temperature alkali salt containing environments
    Patent number: 7438004
    Abstract: A method includes containing a high-temperature alkali salt containing environment using a refractory containment liner containing MgAl2O4 spinel. A method, includes forming a refractory brick containing MgAl2O4 spinel having an exterior chill zone defined by substantially columnar crystallization and an interior zone defined by substantially equiaxed crystallization; and removing at least a portion of the exterior chill zone from the refractory brick containing MgAl2O4 spinel by scalping the refractory brick containing MgAl2O4 spinel to define at least one outer surface having an area of substantially equiaxed crystallization. A product of manufacture includes a refractory brick containing MgAl2O4 spinel including an interior zone defined by substantially equiaxed crystallization; and at least one outer surface having an area of substantially equiaxed crystallization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Roberta A. Peascoe-Meisner, James R. Keiser, James G. Hemrick, Camden R. Hubbard, J. Peter Gorog, Amul Gupta