Patents by Inventor Mark L. Humphrey

Mark L. Humphrey 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: 7112050
    Abstract: A honeycomb substrate includes an inner body having an inner skin and an array of inner webs defining an array of inner cells within the inner skin. The honeycomb substrate further includes an outer body having an outer skin formed concentric with the inner skin and an array of outer webs defining an array of triangle cells between the inner skin and the outer skin. The triangle cells are oriented along a radial direction with respect to a center of the inner body. An extrusion assembly for forming the honeycomb substrate includes an inner cell forming die, an outer cell forming die, and a skin forming mask, all mounted coaxially. An outer skin slot formed between the outer cell forming die and the skin forming mask is in communication with feedholes in the inner cell forming die through an opening in the outer cell forming die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: James J. Bernas, Thomas W. Brew, Rodney I. Frost, Mark L. Humphrey, Weiguo Miao, Kenneth R. Miller, Yawei Sun, David R. Treacy, Jr., Sujanto Widjaja
  • Publication number: 20040266619
    Abstract: A honeycomb substrate includes an inner body having an inner skin and an array of inner webs defining an array of inner cells within the inner skin. The honeycomb substrate further includes an outer body having an outer skin formed concentric with the inner skin and an array of outer webs defining an array of triangle cells between the inner skin and the outer skin. The triangle cells are oriented along a radial direction with respect to a center of the inner body. An extrusion assembly for forming the honeycomb substrate includes an inner cell forming die, an outer cell forming die, and a skin forming mask, all mounted coaxially. An outer skin slot formed between the outer cell forming die and the skin forming mask is in communication with feedholes in the inner cell forming die through an opening in the outer cell forming die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: James J. Bernas, Thomas W. Brew, Rodney I. Frost, Mark L. Humphrey, Weiguo Miao, Kenneth R. Miller, Yawei Sun, David R. Treacy, Sujanto Widjaja
  • Patent number: 6803087
    Abstract: There is provided ceramic honeycomb body including a plurality of parallel cells defined by intersecting internal walls, and arranged in horizontal and vertical rows at and between opposing ends of the honeycomb body, an outer peripheral wall surrounding the cells, and further being interconnected to the internal walls, wherein the cells are divided into a first region including a portion of the cells adjacent the outer peripheral wall, and a second region including the remaining cells, wherein the cells in the first region have a wall thickness that is continuously increased along an axis extending to the outer peripheral wall, and, wherein fillets are formed at least at intersections between the interior walls in the first region of cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas W. Brew, Mark L. Humphrey, Weiguo Miao, David R. Treacy, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20040161583
    Abstract: There is provided ceramic honeycomb body including a plurality of parallel cells defined by intersecting internal walls, and arranged in horizontal and vertical rows at and between opposing ends of the honeycomb body, an outer peripheral wall surrounding the cells, and further being interconnected to the internal walls, wherein the cells are divided into a first region including a portion of the cells adjacent the outer peripheral wall, and a second region including the remaining cells, wherein the cells in the first region have a wall thickness that is continuously increased along an axis extending to the outer peripheral wall, and, wherein fillets are formed at least at intersections between the interior walls in the first region of cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas W. Brew, Mark L. Humphrey, Weiguo Miao, David R. Treacy