Patents by Inventor Melanie KUHN

Melanie KUHN 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).

  • SEAL WITH GAP-LESS SPRING AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230213097
    Abstract: A seal including a jacket including an annular body defining a central axis and a recess extending into the annular body concentric to the central axis, where the jacket includes at least 30 wt % of a PTFE and at least 10 wt % of a filler material, and where the filler material includes a boron-containing material, a nitrogen-containing material, a titanium-containing material, a silicon-containing material, a carbon fiber, a glass fiber, or a combination thereof; and an energizing element disposed in the recess, where the energizing element includes a gap-less spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan MORROW, Jean-Marie LEBRUN, Dallas J. CONWAY, Melanie KUHN
  • Refractory articles and methods for forming same
    Patent number: 10093580
    Abstract: A refractory article can include a body including a content of alumina of at least 60 wt %, a content of silica of not greater than 20 wt %, a content of zirconia of not greater than 20 wt % for a total weight of the body. In a particular embodiment, the body includes a third phase including composite grains including mullite and zirconia. The third phase including the composite grains can be present within a range including at least 1 wt % and not greater than 35 wt % for a total weight of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Allan R. Case, Edmund A. Cortellini, Hansong Huang, Melanie Kuhn, Nancy F. Levoy, Wesley S. Towle
  • REFRACTORY ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR FORMING SAME
    Publication number: 20180105467
    Abstract: A refractory article can include a body including a content of alumina of at least 60 wt %, a content of silica of not greater than 20 wt %, a content of zirconia of not greater than 20 wt % for a total weight of the body. In a particular embodiment, the body includes a third phase including composite grains including mullite and zirconia. The third phase including the composite grains can be present within a range including at least 1 wt % and not greater than 35 wt % for a total weight of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Allan R. Case, Edmund A. Cortellini, Hansong Huang, Melanie Kuhn, Nancy F. Levoy, Wesley S. Towle
  • Refractory articles and methods for forming same
    Patent number: 9758434
    Abstract: A refractory article can include a body including a content of alumina of at least 60 wt %, a content of silica of not greater than 20 wt %, a content of zirconia of not greater than 20 wt % for a total weight of the body. In a particular embodiment, the body includes a third phase including composite grains including mullite and zirconia. The third phase including the composite grains can be present within a range including at least 1 wt % and not greater than 35 wt % for a total weight of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Allan R. Case, Edmund A. Cortellini, Hansong Huang, Melanie Kuhn, Nancy F. Levoy, Wesley S. Towle
  • REFRACTORY ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR FORMING SAME
    Publication number: 20160347664
    Abstract: A refractory article can include a body including a content of alumina of at least 60 wt %, a content of silica of not greater than 20 wt %, a content of zirconia of not greater than 20 wt % for a total weight of the body. In a particular embodiment, the body includes a third phase including composite grains including mullite and zirconia. The third phase including the composite grains can be present within a range including at least 1 wt % and not greater than 35 wt % for a total weight of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Allan R. Case, Edmund A. CORTELLINI, Hansong HUANG, Melanie KUHN, Nancy F. LEVOY, Wesley S. TOWLE