Patents by Inventor Kenneth James Kelmer

Kenneth James Kelmer 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).

  • Abatement systems including an oxidizer head assembly and methods for using the same
    Patent number: 11614230
    Abstract: An oxidizer head assembly includes a head body defining an inlet flange, an outlet flange, and a wall, where the inlet flange, the outlet flange, and the wall define a cavity positioned between the inlet flange and the outlet flange, a plurality of nozzles extending through the cavity, a fuel inlet in communication with the plurality of nozzles, where a fuel passes through the fuel inlet and the plurality of nozzles, a shield gas inlet in communication with the cavity, and a porous diffuser plate extending across the outlet opening, the porous diffuser plate including apertures for the plurality of nozzles and a plurality of pores, where a shield gas passes through the shield gas inlet, through the cavity, and through the plurality of pores of the porous diffuser plate around the plurality of nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: James Henry Faler, Michael Kevin Gilgo, Kenneth James Kelmer, Amanda N Rand
  • METHOD OF APPLYING COATING LIQUID TO AN OPTICAL FIBER
    Publication number: 20210395143
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method of and system for processing an optical fiber. The method includes the steps of drawing an optical fiber in a drawing direction along a process pathway through a coating chamber comprising an inlet and an outlet, and a coating liquid volume to coat the optical fiber; supplying the coating liquid through the inlet, the coating liquid exiting the coating chamber through the outlet; and recirculating to coating liquid exiting the coating chamber to the inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Derrick Baxter Biddix, Kenneth James Kelmer, Robert Clark Moore, Douglas Gregg Neilson, Donald Justin Sonnett, Jennifer Nicole Subler, David Andrew Tucker, John Edward Watson
  • ABATEMENT SYSTEMS INCLUDING AN OXIDIZER HEAD ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200116353
    Abstract: An oxidizer head assembly includes a head body defining an inlet flange, an outlet flange, and a wall, where the inlet flange, the outlet flange, and the wall define a cavity positioned between the inlet flange and the outlet flange, a plurality of nozzles extending through the cavity, a fuel inlet in communication with the plurality of nozzles, where a fuel passes through the fuel inlet and the plurality of nozzles, a shield gas inlet in communication with the cavity, and a porous diffuser plate extending across the outlet opening, the porous diffuser plate including apertures for the plurality of nozzles and a plurality of pores, where a shield gas passes through the shield gas inlet, through the cavity, and through the plurality of pores of the porous diffuser plate around the plurality of nozzles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: James Henry Faler, Michael Kevin Gilgo, Kenneth James Kelmer, Amanda N Rand