Patents by Inventor Melisha Gardner

Melisha Gardner 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).

  • MICROWAVE HEATING FOR GYPSUM MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
    Publication number: 20160122197
    Abstract: Methods of making calcium sulfate whiskers are provided. In one aspect, a method includes autoclaving a slurry of calcium sulfate hemihydrate and water to form calcium sulfate hemihydrate whiskers in water and microwaving the whiskers to dewater them, wherein the microwaving is effective to prevent a majority of the whiskers from reverting to a dihydrate form. In one aspect, a method includes microwaving calcium sulfate hemihydrate whiskers to form anhydrite calcium sulfate whiskers, wherein the microwaving is effective to remove a substantial amount of chemically bound water from the whiskers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC
    Inventors: Mianxue Wu, Jeffrey T. Fields, Melisha Gardner