Patents by Inventor Joel Edward Clinton

Joel Edward Clinton 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).

  • Nanoparticle additives for silica soot compacts and methods for strengthening silica soot compacts
    Patent number: 10793466
    Abstract: A method of strengthening a silica soot compact is provided. The method includes forming a mixture of silica soot particles and nanoparticles, and forming a silica soot compact from the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Joel Edward Clinton, Yunfeng Gu, Ji Wang
  • CORDIERITE MEMBRANE ON A CORDIERITE MONOLITH
    Publication number: 20190161415
    Abstract: Described herein is a cordierite membrane coated on a monolith substrate formed from cordierite. The membrane coating is formed from cordierite particles which have been processed to have a median particle size diameter of between 1 and 3 microns with a narrow particle size distribution suitable for forming a cordierite membrane on a cordierite monolith substrate. After the cordierite membrane is formed on the cordierite monolith substrate, the cordierite membrane monolith has a pore size of less than 1 micron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Joel Edward Clinton, Kenneth Joseph Drury, Yunfeng Gu, Michael Elwyn Saunders
  • NANOPARTICLE ADDITIVES FOR SILICA SOOT COMPACTS AND METHODS FOR STRENGTHENING SILICA SOOT COMPACTS
    Publication number: 20160251252
    Abstract: A method of strengthening a silica soot compact is provided. The method includes forming a mixture of silica soot particles and nanoparticles, and forming a silica soot compact from the mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Joel Edward Clinton, Yunfeng Gu, Ji Wang
  • Coating apparatus and method for forming a coating layer on monolith substrates
    Patent number: 9096923
    Abstract: A coating apparatus includes modular interfaces and substrate receptors for accommodating various shapes and sizes of monolith substrates when coating layers are applied onto the monolith substrates. The monolith substrates are laterally surrounded by an elastically deformable sleeve that prevents lateral leakage of a vacuum out of the monolith substrate when a vacuum is applied to opposing ends of the monolith substrate, thereby eliminating needs for bulky vacuum chambers. The coating apparatus also includes valves and control apparatus that enable excess precursor liquid to be drained from monolith channels in-situ, without the use of additional spin-drying steps. Coating methods for using the coating apparatus are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Joel Edward Clinton, Curtis Robert Fekety, Yunfeng Gu
  • Cordierite-based composite membrane coated on cordierite monolith
    Patent number: 8784541
    Abstract: Composite-membrane monoliths include a cordierite monolith having a cordierite-ceramic composite membrane bonded to surfaces thereof with a surface median pore size. The cordierite-ceramic composite membrane has membrane surfaces with a membrane median pore size of 0.3 ?m or less. The cordierite-ceramic composite membrane may be a composite formed by firing the cordierite monolith subsequent to applying a cordierite-ceramic composite slip to surfaces thereof. The cordierite-ceramic slip may include cordierite particles and ceramic particles. The cordierite particles may have a cordierite median particle size smaller than the surface median pore size. The ceramic particles may have a ceramic median particle size smaller than the cordierite median particle size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Joel Edward Clinton, Yunfeng Gu
  • COATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING A COATING LAYER ON MONOLITH SUBSTRATES
    Publication number: 20130122196
    Abstract: A coating apparatus includes modular interfaces and substrate receptors for accommodating various shapes and sizes of monolith substrates when coating layers are applied onto the monolith substrates. The monolith substrates are laterally surrounded by an elastically deformable sleeve that prevents lateral leakage of a vacuum out of the monolith substrate when a vacuum is applied to opposing ends of the monolith substrate, thereby eliminating needs for bulky vacuum chambers. The coating apparatus also includes valves and control apparatus that enable excess precursor liquid to be drained from monolith channels in-situ, without the use of additional spin-drying steps. Coating methods for using the coating apparatus are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: Joel Edward Clinton, Curtis Robert Fekety, Yunfeng Gu
  • CORDIERITE-BASED COMPOSITE MEMBRANE COATED ON CORDIERITE MONOLITH
    Publication number: 20130118355
    Abstract: Composite-membrane monoliths include a cordierite monolith having a cordierite-ceramic composite membrane bonded to surfaces thereof with a surface median pore size. The cordierite-ceramic composite membrane has membrane surfaces with a membrane median pore size of 0.3 ?m or less. The cordierite-ceramic composite membrane may be a composite formed by firing the cordierite monolith subsequent to applying a cordierite-ceramic composite slip to surfaces thereof. The cordierite-ceramic slip may include cordierite particles and ceramic particles. The cordierite particles may have a cordierite median particle size smaller than the surface median pore size. The ceramic particles may have a ceramic median particle size smaller than the cordierite median particle size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: Joel Edward Clinton, Yunfeng Gu
  • Gas separation module
    Patent number: 8101010
    Abstract: A porous structure sealed at both ends for use in a gas separation module; and a method for separating components of a gas stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Joel Edward Clinton, Curtis Robert Fekety, Yunfeng Gu, Zhen Song
  • Cordierite Membrane on a Cordierite Monolith
    Publication number: 20110300335
    Abstract: Described herein is a cordierite membrane coated on a monolith substrate formed from cordierite. The membrane coating is formed from cordierite particles which have been processed to have a median particle size diameter of between 1 and 3 microns with a narrow particle size distribution suitable for forming a cordierite membrane on a cordierite monolith substrate. After the cordierite membrane is formed on the cordierite monolith substrate, the cordierite membrane monolith has a pore size of less than 1 micron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Joel Edward Clinton, Kenneth Joseph Drury, Yunfeng Gu, Michael Elwyn Saunders
  • Gas Separation Module
    Publication number: 20100300294
    Abstract: A porous structure sealed at both ends for use in a gas separation module; and a method for separating components of a gas stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Joel Edward Clinton, Curtis Robert Fekety, Yunfeng Gu, Zheng Song