Patents by Inventor John Crawford Anthony

John Crawford Anthony 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).

  • Apparatus and method for skinning articles
    Patent number: 9132578
    Abstract: A skinning apparatus including: a manifold having: a chamber, one or more channels, or both, to receive a source of flowable cement and to direct the received flowable cement to an interior skinning region or skinning chamber surrounding at least a portion of the lateral surface of a first article received in the skinning chamber, and to form a cement skin on the lateral surface of the received article; a source of motive force to controllably urge the received article into and through the skinning chamber; and a support member to receive and support the resulting skinned article. Also disclosed is a method for skinning a ceramic article using the aforementioned skinning apparatus, as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: John Crawford Anthony, Douglass L Blanding, Michael Jon Christenson, Calvin Thomas Coffey, William Albert Mammosser, Michael George Shultz
  • FLOW APPLICATOR APPARATUS AND METHODS OF APPLYING A LAYER OF CEMENT MATERIAL TO A HONEYCOMB BODY
    Publication number: 20130280443
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for applying a layer of cement material to a honeycomb body. Each apparatus can include an oscillatory member and an applicator body with a dispensing port and an interior area. The methods can each include the steps of charging the interior area with the cement material and oscillating the oscillatory member to modify a material property of the cement material. The methods can each further include the steps of dispensing the cement material from the interior area through the dispensing port and applying the cement material to the outer circumferential surface of the honeycomb body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Edward Francis Andrewlavage, JR., John Crawford Anthony
  • Apparatus And Method For Skinning Articles
    Publication number: 20130136866
    Abstract: A skinning apparatus including: a manifold having: a chamber, one or more channels, or both, to receive a source of flowable cement and to direct the received flowable cement to an interior skinning region or skinning chamber surrounding at least a portion of the lateral surface of a first article received in the skinning chamber, and to form a cement skin on the lateral surface of the received article; a source of motive force to controllably urge the received article into and through the skinning chamber; and a support member to receive and support the resulting skinned article. Also disclosed is a method for skinning a ceramic article using the aforementioned skinning apparatus, as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: John Crawford Anthony, Douglass L. Blanding, Michael Jon Christenson, Calvin Thomas Coffey, William Albert Mammosser, Michael George Shultz