Patents by Inventor Paul A. Saffrin

Paul A. Saffrin 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).

  • Corbel repairs of coke ovens
    Patent number: 8640635
    Abstract: An improved corbel includes a first tier having first blocks and a second tier having second blocks. Each of the first blocks includes a first aperture extending through the block from a first surface to a back surface and a second aperture formed through a top surface of the block, extending into the first aperture. The first blocks are arranged on a substantially planar surface to align the respective first apertures to define a first passageway. Each of the second blocks includes a third aperture extending through the second block from a top surface to a bottom surface. The second blocks are disposed above the first tier to align the third aperture of each of the second blocks with the second aperture of the first blocks to form a second passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Vanocur Refractories, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Robert A. Bloom, Paul A. Saffrin
  • CORBEL REPAIRS OF COKE OVENS
    Publication number: 20130015050
    Abstract: An improved corbel includes a first tier having first blocks and a second tier having second blocks. Each of the first blocks includes a first aperture extending through the block from a first surface to a back surface and a second aperture formed through a top surface of the block, extending into the first aperture. The first blocks are arranged on a substantially planar surface to align the respective first apertures to define a first passageway. Each of the second blocks includes a third aperture extending through the second block from a top surface to a bottom surface. The second blocks are disposed above the first tier to align the third aperture of each of the second blocks with the second aperture of the first blocks to form a second passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: VANOCUR REFRACTORIES, LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. Bloom, Paul A. Saffrin
  • Corbel repairs of coke ovens
    Patent number: 8266853
    Abstract: An improved corbel includes a first tier having first blocks and a second tier having second blocks. Each of the first blocks includes a first aperture extending through the block from a first surface to a back surface and a second aperture formed through a top surface of the block, extending into the first aperture. The first blocks are arranged on a substantially planar surface to align the respective first apertures to define a first passageway. Each of the second blocks includes a third aperture extending through the second block from a top surface to a bottom surface. The second blocks are disposed above the first tier to align the third aperture of each of the second blocks with the second aperture of the first blocks to form a second passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Vanocur Refractories LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. Bloom, Paul A. Saffrin
  • CORBEL REPAIRS OF COKE OVENS
    Publication number: 20100287871
    Abstract: An improved corbel includes a first tier having first blocks and a second tier having second blocks. Each of the first blocks includes a first aperture extending through the block from a first surface to a back surface and a second aperture formed through a top surface of the block, extending into the first aperture. The first blocks are arranged on a substantially planar surface to align the respective first apertures to define a first passageway. Each of the second blocks includes a third aperture extending through the second block from a top surface to a bottom surface. The second blocks are disposed above the first tier to align the third aperture of each of the second blocks with the second aperture of the first blocks to form a second passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: VANOCUR REFRACTORIES, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Robert A. Bloom, Paul A. Saffrin