Patents by Inventor John James Barnes

John James Barnes 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).

  • Method for making glass frit powders using aerosol decomposition
    Patent number: 8790782
    Abstract: The invention relates to a corrosion resistant reactor tube, method for providing a passivating or corrosion resistant coating to the inside of the reactor tube, and a method of making high bismuth glass powders using the corrosion resistant reactor tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Michael F. Barker, John James Barnes, Rob Cockerill, Howard David Glicksman, Warren Harrell, James J. Krajewski, Michele L. Ostraat, Jay Scott Schickling, Barry Edward Taylor
  • REFRACTORY LINING FOR TITANIUM ORE BENEFICIATION
    Publication number: 20130287942
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a refractory which is resistant to corrosion which degrades the refractory during titanium-ore beneficiation in a furnace, particularly a rotary hearth furnace. In particular, the disclosure relates to a layered refractory lining for a furnace, for use in a titanium ore beneficiation process wherein a titanium oxide-rich molten slag is formed, comprising: (a) a first layer comprising a major proportion of alumina and a minor proportion of zirconia; (b) a second layer comprising a resistant agent for the molten slag; wherein the second layer is between the slag and the first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: John James BARNES, Dat NGUYEN, Peter HILL, Jay Scott SCHICKLING
  • Refractory lining for titanium ore beneficiation
    Patent number: 8569191
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a refractory which is resistant to corrosion which degrades the refractory during titanium-ore beneficiation in a furnace, particularly a rotary hearth furnace. In particular, the disclosure relates to a layered refractory lining for a furnace, for use in a titanium ore beneficiation process wherein a titanium oxide-rich molten slag is formed, comprising: (a) a first layer comprising a major proportion of alumina and a minor proportion of zirconia; (b) a second layer comprising a resistant agent for the molten slag; wherein the second layer is between the slag and the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: John James Barnes, Dat Nguyen, Peter Hill, Jay Scott Schickling
  • Ore reduction process using carbon based materials having a low sulfur content and titanium oxide and iron metallization product therefrom
    Patent number: 8372179
    Abstract: The present invention is one or more processes for producing separable iron and titanium oxides from an ore comprising titanium oxide and iron oxide, comprising: (a) forming agglomerates comprising carbon-based material and the ore, the quantity of carbon of the agglomerates being at least sufficient for forming a ferrous oxide-containing molten slag, at an elevated temperature; (b) introducing the agglomerates onto a bed of carbon-based material in a moving hearth furnace, wherein the carbon-based materials used for both the agglomerates and the bed have a low sulfur content; (c) heating the agglomerates in the moving hearth furnace to a temperature sufficient for liquefying the agglomerates to produce a liquid comprising ferrous oxide-containing slag; (d) metallizing the ferrous oxide of the slag by reaction of the ferrous oxide and the carbon of the carbon bed at a furnace temperature sufficient for maintaining the slag in a liquid state; (e) solidifying the slag after metallization of the ferrous oxide to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: John James Barnes, Stephen Erwin Lyke, Dat Nguyen, Joseph M. Shekiro, Jr., Guangliang Liu
  • Process for forming a durable low emissivity moisture vapor permeable metallized sheet including a protective metal oxide layer
    Patent number: 8323801
    Abstract: A process for forming a low emissivity, moisture vapor permeable metallized composite sheet by coating a moisture vapor permeable sheet with at least one metal and exposing the freshly deposited metal to an oxidizing plasma thereby forming a protective synthetic metal oxide over the metal. The composite sheet material is suitable for use as a building construction barrier layer such as roof lining and house wrap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: John James Barnes, Ioannis V. Bletsos, Angelo Yializis, Michael G. Mikhael
  • Method and apparatus for reducing a nitrogen oxide, and control thereof
    Patent number: 8323574
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for reducing a nitrogen oxide, and the control thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: John Carl Steichen, Patricia A. Morris, John James Barnes
  • REFRACTORY LINING FOR TITANIUM ORE BENEFICIATION
    Publication number: 20120064371
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a refractory which is resistant to corrosion which degrades the refractory during titanium-ore beneficiation in a furnace, particularly a rotary hearth furnace. In particular, the disclosure relates to a layered refractory lining for a furnace, for use in a titanium ore beneficiation process wherein a titanium oxide-rich molten slag is formed, comprising: (a) a first layer comprising a major proportion of alumina and a minor proportion of zirconia; (b) a second layer comprising a resistant agent for the molten slag; wherein the second layer is between the slag and the first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: John James Barnes, Dat Nguyen, Peter Hill, Jay Scott Schickling
  • ORE REDUCTION PROCESS AND TITANIUM OXIDE AND IRON METALLIZATION PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20100285326
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a process for producing separable iron and titanium oxides from an ore containing titanium oxide and ferric oxide, comprising: (a) forming agglomerates comprising carbon-based materials and the ore, the quantity of carbon of the agglomerates being sufficient for, at an elevated temperature, reducing ferric oxide to ferrous oxide and forming a ferrous oxide-rich molten slag, (b) introducing the agglomerates onto a carbon bed of a moving hearth furnace; (c) heating the agglomerates in the moving hearth furnace to a temperature sufficient for reducing and melting the agglomerates to produce a ferrous oxide-rich molten slag; (d) metallizing the ferrous oxide of the molten slag by reaction of the ferrous oxide and the carbon of the carbon bed at a furnace temperature sufficient for maintaining the slag in a molten state; and (e) solidifying the slag after metallization of the ferrous oxide to form a matrix of titanium oxide-rich slag having a plurality of metallic iron granules distri
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: JOHN JAMES BARNES, Stephen Erwin Lyke, Dat Nguyen, Mitsutaka Hino, Akira Uragami, Isao Kobayashi, Thomas Peter Battle, Joseph M. Shekiro, JR.
  • ORE REDUCTION PROCESS USING CARBON BASED MATERIALS HAVING A LOW SULFUR CONTENT AND TITANIUM OXIDE AND IRON METALLIZATION PRODUCT THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20100237280
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a process for producing separable iron and titanium oxides from an ore comprising titanium oxide and iron oxide, comprising: (a) forming agglomerates comprising carbon-based material and the ore, the quantity of carbon of the agglomerates being at least sufficient for forming a ferrous oxide-containing molten slag, at an elevated temperature; (b) introducing the agglomerates onto a bed of carbon-based material in a moving hearth furnace, wherein the carbon-based materials used for both the agglomerates and the bed have a low sulfur content; (c) heating the agglomerates in the moving hearth furnace to a temperature sufficient for liquefying the agglomerates to produce a liquid comprising ferrous oxide-containing slag; (d) metallizing the ferrous oxide of the slag by reaction of the ferrous oxide and the carbon of the carbon bed at a furnace temperature sufficient for maintaining the slag in a liquid state; (e) solidifying the slag after metallization of the ferrous oxide to form a
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: John James Barnes, Stephen Erwin Lyke, Dat Nguyen, Joseph M. Shekiro, JR., Guangliang Liu
  • Ore reduction process and titanium oxide and iron metallization product
    Patent number: 7780756
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a process for producing separable iron and titanium oxides from an ore containing titanium oxide and ferric oxide, comprising: (a) forming agglomerates comprising carbon-based materials and the ore, the quantity of carbon of the agglomerates being sufficient for, at an elevated temperature, reducing ferric oxide to ferrous oxide and forming a ferrous oxide-rich molten slag, (b) introducing the agglomerates onto a carbon bed of a moving hearth furnace; (c) heating the agglomerates in the moving hearth furnace to a temperature sufficient for reducing and melting the agglomerates to produce a ferrous oxide-rich molten slag; (d) metallizing the ferrous oxide of the molten slag by reaction of the ferrous oxide and the carbon of the carbon bed at a furnace temperature sufficient for maintaining the slag in a molten state; and (e) solidifying the slag after metallization of the ferrous oxide to form a matrix of titanium oxide-rich slag having a plurality of metallic iron granules distri
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: John James Barnes, Stephen Erwin Lyke, Dat Nguyen, Akira Uragami, Isao Kobayashi, Mitsutaka Hino, Thomas Peter Battle, Joseph M. Shekiro, Jr.
  • Method for Making Glass Frit Powders Using Aerosol Decomposition
    Publication number: 20100004110
    Abstract: The invention relates to a corrosion resistant reactor tube, method for providing a passivating or corrosion resistant coating to the inside of the reactor tube, and a method of making high bismuth glass powders using the corrosion resistant reactor tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: E.I.du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Michael F. Barker, John James Barnes, Rob Cockerill, Howard David Glicksman, Warren Harrell, James J. Krajewski, Michele L. Ostraat, Jay Scott Schickling, Barry Edward Taylor
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING A NITROGEN OXIDE, AND CONTROL THEREOF
    Publication number: 20090304559
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for reducing a nitrogen oxide, and the control thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: JOHN CARL STEICHEN, Patricia A. Morris, John James Barnes
  • ORE REDUCTION PROCESS AND TITANIUM OXIDE AND IRON METALLIZATION PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20090217784
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a process for producing separable iron and titanium oxides from an ore containing titanium oxide and ferric oxide, comprising: (a) forming agglomerates comprising carbon-based materials and the ore, the quantity of carbon of the agglomerates being sufficient for, at an elevated temperature, reducing ferric oxide to ferrous oxide and forming a ferrous oxide-rich molten slag, (b) introducing the agglomerates onto a carbon bed of a moving hearth furnace; (c) heating the agglomerates in the moving hearth furnace to a temperature sufficient for reducing and melting the agglomerates to produce a ferrous oxide-rich molten slag; (d) metallizing the ferrous oxide of the molten slag by reaction of the ferrous oxide and the carbon of the carbon bed at a furnace temperature sufficient for maintaining the slag in a molten state; and (e) solidifying the slag after metallization of the ferrous oxide to form a matrix of titanium oxide-rich slag having a plurality of metallic iron granules distri
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: John James Barnes, Stephen Erwin Lyke, Dat Nguyen, Mitsutaka Hino, Akira Uragami, Isao Kobayashi, Thomas Peter Battle, Joseph M. Shekiro, JR.
  • Method and apparatus for reducing a nitrogen oxide, and control thereof
    Patent number: 7575931
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for reducing a nitrogen oxide, and the control thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: John Carl Steichen, Patricia A. Morris, John James Barnes
  • Process for forming a durable low emissivity moisture vapor permeable metallized sheet including a protective metal oxide layer
    Publication number: 20070166528
    Abstract: A process for forming a low emissivity, moisture vapor permeable metallized composite sheet by coating a moisture vapor permeable sheet with at least one metal and exposing the freshly deposited metal to an oxidizing plasma thereby forming a protective synthetic metal oxide over the metal. The composite sheet material is suitable for use as a building construction barrier layer such as roof lining and house wrap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: John James Barnes, Ioannis V. Bletsos, Angelo Yializis, Michael G. Mikhael
  • Method and apparatus for controlling a gas-emitting process and related devices
    Patent number: 7231290
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for controlling a process, such as a chemical reaction, that emits a multi-component mixture of gases; and for controlling a device to which is transmitted a product of a chemical reaction that emits a multi-component mixture of gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: John Carl Steichen, Patricia A. Morris, John James Barnes
  • Metallurgically bonded layered article having a curved surface
    Patent number: 6955288
    Abstract: A layered article having a curved surface made of a supporting metal metallurgically bonded to a supported metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignees: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Engelhard-CLAL
    Inventors: John James Barnes, Joseph Gerard Biondo, Peter Gideon Gelblum, Richard Delbert Lanam, Charles Joseph Noelke, David Archer Wells
  • Synthesis of hexafluoropropylene
    Patent number: 6924403
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the process of pyrolyzing tetrafluoroethylene to hexafluoropropylene by carrying out the pyrolysis in a tubular reactor that is lined with either nickel or nickel alloy which contains no greater than 8 wt % chromium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: John James Barnes, Kenneth Paul Kelch, Thomas D. Sandbrook, David John Van Bramer
  • Metallurgically bonded layered article having a curved surface
    Patent number: 6777110
    Abstract: A layered article having a curved surface made of a supporting metal metallurgically bonded to a supported metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignees: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Engelhard-CLAL
    Inventors: John James Barnes, Joseph Gerard Biondo, Peter Gideon Gelblum, Richard Delbert Lanam, Charles Joseph Noelke, David Archer Wells
  • Method and apparatus for reducing a nitrogen oxide, and control thereof
    Publication number: 20040063210
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for reducing a nitrogen oxide, and the control thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: John Carl Steichen, Patricia A. Morris, John James Barnes