Patents by Inventor Paul J. Norton

Paul J. Norton 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: 10053627
    Abstract: A method of testing the coking qualities of sample quantities of coal in a test container and the structure of the test container are disclosed. A test container which is ideally reusable is adapted to receive one or more samples of coal to be tested and then the test container is inserted into a coking oven along with additional, conventional coal during a conventional coking operation. Following the completion or substantial completion of the coking operation, the test container is recovered and from the conventional converted coke and the sample(s) of coke are removed from the container for testing and evaluation. The container is recharged with one or more additional samples of coke and reused in another conventional coking operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: Jacob P. Sarpen, John F. Quanci, Mark A. Ball, Paul J. Norton, Roy J. Griffey, Jose Eustaquio daSilva
  • Publication number: 20160032193
    Abstract: A method of testing the coking qualities of sample quantities of coal in a test container and the structure of the test container are disclosed. A test container which is ideally reusable is adapted to receive one or more samples of coal to be tested and then the test container is inserted into a coking oven along with additional, conventional coal during a conventional coking operation. Following the completion or substantial completion of the coking operation, the test container is recovered and from the conventional converted coke and the sample(s) of coke are removed from the container for testing and evaluation. The container is recharged with one or more additional samples of coke and reused in another conventional coking operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Jacob P. Sarpen, John F. Quanci, Mark A. Ball, Paul J. Norton, Roy J. Griffey, Jose Eustaquio daSilva
  • Patent number: 9169439
    Abstract: A method of testing the coking qualities of sample quantities of coal in a test container and the structure of the test container are disclosed. A test container which is ideally reusable is adapted to receive one or more samples of coal to be tested and then the test container is inserted into a coking oven along with additional, conventional coal during a conventional coking operation. Following the completion or substantial completion of the coking operation, the test container is recovered and from the conventional converted coke and the sample(s) of coke are removed from the container for testing and evaluation. The container is recharged with one or more additional samples of coke and reused in another conventional coking operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: Jacob P. Sarpen, John F. Quanci, Mark A. Ball, Paul J. Norton, Roy J. Griffey, Jose Eustaquio DaSilva
  • Publication number: 20140061018
    Abstract: A method of testing the coking qualities of sample quantities of coal in a test container and the structure of the test container are disclosed. A test container which is ideally reusable is adapted to receive one or more samples of coal to be tested and then the test container is inserted into a coking oven along with additional, conventional coal during a conventional coking operation. Following the completion or substantial completion of the coking operation, the test container is recovered and from the conventional converted coke and the sample(s) of coke are removed from the container for testing and evaluation. The container is recharged with one or more additional samples of coke and reused in another conventional coking operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Jacob P. Sarpen, John F. Quanci, Mark A. Ball, Paul J. Norton, Roy J. Griffey, Jose Eustaquio DaSilva