Patents by Inventor Richard N. Robinette

Richard N. Robinette 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).

  • Ceramic packing element
    Patent number: 7246795
    Abstract: The invention provides an improved ceramic packing element (1, 6, 8) suited to use as a bed limiter having a generally uniform cross-section in the length (l) direction with the basic shape of a bow-tie and having a plurality of through passages (5) parallel to the length dimension (L).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Hassan S. Niknafs, Richard N. Robinette, Stephen L. Dahar, Thomas Szymanski, John S. Reid
  • Ceramic packing element
    Publication number: 20030232172
    Abstract: The invention provides an improved ceramic bed limiter packing element having a uniform cross-section in the length direction with the basic shape of a bow-tie and having a plurality of through passages parallel to the length dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: Hassan S. Niknafs, Richard N. Robinette, Stephen L. Dahar, Thomas Szymanski, John Reid