Patents by Inventor Kent R. Coston

Kent R. Coston 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).

  • Refractory tile, mounting device, and method for mounting
    Patent number: 5673527
    Abstract: A ceramic tile is mounted to the wall of an incinerator or other high temperature and/or corrosive environment with a stud assembly that includes a threaded stud and a ceramic T-nut. The ceramic T-nut thermally shields the stud to protect it from oxidation and corrosion, and reduces cracking in tile because the T-nut and the tile have similar thermal expansion. The T-nut is accessible through a small bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Assignee: Zampell Advanced Refractory Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent R. Coston, Brian T. Lenihan, James C. Zampell
  • Ceramic heat exchanger design
    Patent number: 5515914
    Abstract: An annular seal for use in a heat exchanger connection comprising a tube and at least one annular seal, wherein the annular seal is compression seated upon the outside diameter of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Assignee: Saint Gobain/Norton Industrial Ceramics Corp.
    Inventors: James A. Lashbrook, Jr., Alan R. Holm, Kent R. Coston