Patents by Inventor Richard J. Brinkman

Richard J. Brinkman 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).

  • Electrodes for glass furnaces
    Patent number: 4512023
    Abstract: The invention relates to electrodes, particularly for glass furnaces and is concerned with means for forming good electrical contact between the electrode body and a source of electrical supply, which avoid the problems with known electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1985
    Assignee: Dyson Refractories Limited
    Inventor: Richard J. Brinkman
  • Electrodes for glass furnaces
    Patent number: 4110545
    Abstract: A ceramic electrode comprises an electrode body having at least one longitudinal hole, an elongated hollow connector member of a noble metal having a cross-sectional shape corresponding to that of the hole and being a close fit in the hole, and a plug member having a cross-sectional shape corresponding to that of the connector member, and being a close fit within the connector member, the plug being formed from the same material as the electrode or from a material having the same expansion characteristics as the electrode material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1978
    Assignee: Pickford Holland & Company Limited
    Inventors: Gordon B. Shaw, Richard J. Brinkman