Patents by Inventor Richard Wayne Bernard

Richard Wayne Bernard 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).

  • Publication number: 20230249172
    Abstract: An ion exchange tank is provided. The ion exchange tank includes a processing chamber and an additive chamber separated by a weir system, the weir system having a flow channel fluidly connecting the processing chamber to the additive chamber, wherein the flow is divided from the additive chamber by a first partition and divided from the processing chamber by a second partition, wherein the additive chamber comprises a solids-absorbing material disposed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Richard Wayne Bernard, Tonia Havewala Fletcher, Christopher Lee Timmons
  • Patent number: 11648549
    Abstract: An ion exchange tank is provided. The ion exchange tank includes a processing chamber and an additive chamber separated by a weir system, the weir system having a flow channel fluidly connecting the processing chamber to the additive chamber, wherein the flow is divided from the additive chamber by a first partition and divided from the processing chamber by a second partition, wherein the additive chamber comprises a solids-absorbing material disposed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Richard Wayne Bernard, Tonia Havewala Fletcher, Christopher Lee Timmons
  • Publication number: 20200171478
    Abstract: An ion exchange tank is provided. The ion exchange tank includes a processing chamber and an additive chamber separated by a weir system, the weir system having a flow channel fluidly connecting the processing chamber to the additive chamber, wherein the flow is divided from the additive chamber by a first partition and divided from the processing chamber by a second partition, wherein the additive chamber comprises a solids-absorbing material disposed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Wayne Bernard, Tonia Havewala Fletcher, Christopher Lee Timmons
  • Patent number: 9227879
    Abstract: Method is provided for applying a cement mixture to a honeycomb body including the step of aligning a first end of the honeycomb body with respect to a first longitudinal axis of a first support member. The method further includes the step of aligning a second support member with respect to the second end of the honeycomb body. The second support member is allowed to move relative to the first support member such that a second longitudinal axis of second support member is not coincident with the first longitudinal axis. The method further includes the step of fixing the position of the honeycomb body with respect to the first support member and the second support member. The method still further includes the step of applying a cement mixture to the honeycomb body. An apparatus is provided that is configured to apply a cement mixture to a honeycomb body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Bruce Patrick Allen, Richard Wayne Bernard, Jeffrey John Domey, Rodney Gene Dunn, William Joseph Zaidel
  • Publication number: 20140033973
    Abstract: Method is provided for applying a cement mixture to a honeycomb body including the step of aligning a first end of the honeycomb body with respect to a first longitudinal axis of a first support member. The method further includes the step of aligning a second support member with respect to the second end of the honeycomb body. The second support member is allowed to move relative to the first support member such that a second longitudinal axis of second support member is not coincident with the first longitudinal axis. The method further includes the step of fixing the position of the honeycomb body with respect to the first support member and the second support member. The method still further includes the step of applying a cement mixture to the honeycomb body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Bruce Patrick Allen, Richard Wayne Bernard, Jeffrey John Domey, Rodney Gene Dunn, William Joseph Zaidel
  • Patent number: 8574684
    Abstract: Method is provided for applying a cement mixture to a honeycomb body including the step of aligning a first end of the honeycomb body with respect to a first longitudinal axis of a first support member. The method further includes the step of aligning a second support member with respect to the second end of the honeycomb body. The second support member is allowed to move relative to the first support member such that a second longitudinal axis of second support member is not coincident with the first longitudinal axis. The method further includes the step of fixing the position of the honeycomb body with respect to the first support member and the second support member. The method still further includes the step of applying a cement mixture to the honeycomb body. An apparatus is provided that is configured to apply a cement mixture to a honeycomb body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Bruce Patrick Allen, Richard Wayne Bernard, Jeffrey John Domey, Rodney Gene Dunn, William Joseph Zaidel
  • Publication number: 20100304033
    Abstract: Method is provided for applying a cement mixture to a honeycomb body including the step of aligning a first end of the honeycomb body with respect to a first longitudinal axis of a first support member. The method further includes the step of aligning a second support member with respect to the second end of the honey-comb body. The second support member is allowed to move relative to the first support member such that a second longitudinal axis of second support member is not coincident with the first longitudinal axis. The method further includes the step of fixing the position of the honeycomb body with respect to the first support member and the second support member. The method still further includes the step of applying a cement mixture to the honeycomb body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Bruce Patrick Allen, Richard Wayne Bernard, Jeffrey John Domey, Rodney Gene Dunn, William Joseph Zaidel