Patents by Inventor Jeffery Lee Merriman

Jeffery Lee Merriman 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).

  • MOLTEN MATERIAL THERMOCOUPLE METHODS AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170284872
    Abstract: A molten material apparatus can include a container including a wall at least partially defining a containment area and an opening extending through the wall. The molten material apparatus can include a protective sleeve mounted at least partially within the opening of the wall of the container. A thermocouple can be positioned within an internal bore of the protective sleeve. A method of processing molten material can include inserting a thermocouple into a protective sleeve fabricated from a refractory ceramic material, and measuring a temperature of material within a containment area of a container with the thermocouple.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Curtis Richard Cowles, Gilbert De Angelis, Jeffery Lee Merriman, Katherine Rose Rossington, Michael Joshua Snyder