Patents by Inventor Karl Taub

Karl Taub 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).

  • Patent number: 8714177
    Abstract: A system is adapted to automatically maintain a desired yield level for a slurry flow. Measurements of the electrical conductivity of a slurry are taken and corrected for the effects of temperature and pressure. The corrected conductivity measurements are used to arrive at a value for system yield. The system automatically determines if the yield is too high or too low relative to a desired level, and controls the rate at which accelerator is added to the slurry in order to increase or decrease yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: W.R. Grace & Co. -Conn.
    Inventors: Dennis M. Hilton, Karl Taub, Keith Lipford, Philip A. Zanghi
  • Patent number: 8616153
    Abstract: Method and device for ensuring high yields during spraying of a settable slurry composition. The slurry is conveyed through a length of hose to a nozzle spray-orifice, and a set accelerator is introduced into the slurry at a distance “D” from the nozzle spray-orifice. The level of accelerator is monitored using a sensor located in the slurry path at a point after the set accelerator is injected. A preferred sensor comprises two pairs of conductivity sensors each having an annular body with a bore corresponding to the diameter of the hose or nozzle bore. Voltage of the slurry can be correlated to yields obtained when a salt-based accelerator fluid is injected into the slurry, such that levels of accelerator can be finely adjusted, and consistently high yields of spray coatings can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
    Inventors: Michael Abbott, Dennis M. Hilton, Keith Lipford, Karl Taub
  • Publication number: 20120180872
    Abstract: A system is adapted to automatically maintain a desired yield level for a slurry flow. Measurements of the electrical conductivity of a slurry are taken and corrected for the effects of temperature and pressure. The corrected conductivity measurements are used to arrive at a value for system yield. The system automatically determines if the yield is too high or too low relative to a desired level, and controls the rate at which accelerator is added to the slurry in order to increase or decrease yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN.
    Inventors: Dennis M. Hilton, Karl Taub, Keith Lipford, Philip A. Zanghi
  • Patent number: 8206123
    Abstract: A system is adapted to automatically maintain a desired yield level for a slurry flow. Measurements of the electrical conductivity of a slurry are taken and corrected for the effects of temperature and pressure. The corrected conductivity measurements are used to arrive at a value for system yield. The system automatically determines if the yield is too high or too low relative to a desired level, and controls the rate at which accelerator is added to the slurry in order to increase or decrease yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
    Inventors: Dennis M. Hilton, Karl Taub, Keith Lipford, Philip A Zanghi
  • Publication number: 20110033628
    Abstract: Method and device for ensuring high yields during spraying of a settable slurry composition. The slurry is conveyed through a length of hose to a nozzle spray-orifice, and a set accelerator is introduced into the slurry at a distance “D” from the nozzle spray-orifice. The level of accelerator is monitored using a sensor located in the slurry path at a point after the set accelerator is injected. A preferred sensor comprises two pairs of conductivity sensors each having an annular body with a bore corresponding to the diameter of the hose or nozzle bore. Voltage of the slurry can be correlated to yields obtained when a salt-based accelerator fluid is injected into the slurry, such that levels of accelerator can be finely adjusted, and consistently high yields of spray coatings can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Abbott, Dennis M. Hilton, Keith Lipford, Karl Taub
  • Patent number: 7842348
    Abstract: Method and device for ensuring high yields during spraying of a settable slurry composition. The slurry is conveyed through a length of hose to a nozzle spray-orifice, and a set accelerator is introduced into the slurry at a distance “D” from the nozzle spray-orifice. The level of accelerator is monitored using a sensor located in the slurry path at a point after the set accelerator is injected. A preferred sensor comprises two pairs of conductivity sensors each having an annular body with a bore corresponding to the diameter of the hose or nozzle bore. Voltage of the slurry can be correlated to yields obtained when a salt-based accelerator fluid is injected into the slurry, such that levels of accelerator can be finely adjusted, and consistently high yields of spray coatings can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
    Inventors: Michael Abbott, Dennis M. Hilton, Keith Lipford, Karl Taub
  • Publication number: 20080305554
    Abstract: A system is adapted to automatically maintain a desired yield level for a slurry flow. Measurements of the electrical conductivity of a slurry are taken and corrected for the effects of temperature and pressure. The corrected conductivity measurements are used to arrive at a value for system yield. The system automatically determines if the yield is too high or too low relative to a desired level, and controls the rate at which accelerator is added to the slurry in order to increase or decrease yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Dennis M. Hilton, Karl Taub, Keith Lipford, Philip A. Zanghi
  • Publication number: 20060177590
    Abstract: Method and device for ensuring high yields during spraying of a settable slurry composition. The slurry is conveyed through a length of hose to a nozzle spray-orifice, and a set accelerator is introduced into the slurry at a distance “D” from the nozzle spray-orifice. The level of accelerator is monitored using a sensor located in the slurry path at a point after the set accelerator is injected. A preferred sensor comprises two pairs of conductivity sensors each having an annular body with a bore corresponding to the diameter of the hose or nozzle bore. Voltage of the slurry can be correlated to yields obtained when a salt-based accelerator fluid is injected into the slurry, such that levels of accelerator can be finely adjusted, and consistently high yields of spray coatings can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Abbott, Dennis Hilton, Keith Lipford, Karl Taub