Patents by Inventor Tarun K. Mukherjee

Tarun K. Mukherjee 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).

  • Process using multiple waste streams to manufacture synthetic lightweight aggregate
    Patent number: 9340456
    Abstract: The process using multiple waste streams to manufacture synthetic lightweight aggregate includes providing a mixture of aggregate wash and at least one of another waste stream, such as waste lube oil or sewage sludge. The mixture is formed into pellets and subjected to various firing stages and temperatures in which the calcination and subsequent bloating occurs. The mixture can also be added to natural clays to form corresponding pellets. The bloating promotes formation of porous cavities, and once cooled, the pellets form lightweight, low density synthetic aggregates suitable for use as building materials, thermal insulators, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
    Inventors: Suad Al-Bahar, Saud Al-Otaibi, Sharifa Al-Fadala, Ali Abduljaleel, Mahmoud Fawzy Taha, Fatma Al-Fahad, Amer Al-Arbeid, Tarun K. Mukherjee
  • PROCESS USING MULTIPLE WASTE STREAMS TO MANUFACTURE SYNTHETIC LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE
    Publication number: 20160052823
    Abstract: The process using multiple waste streams to manufacture synthetic lightweight aggregate includes providing a mixture of aggregate wash and at least one of another waste stream, such as waste lube oil or sewage sludge. The mixture is formed into pellets and subjected to various firing stages and temperatures in which the calcination and subsequent bloating occurs. The mixture can also be added to natural clays to form corresponding pellets. The bloating promotes formation of porous cavities, and once cooled, the pellets form lightweight, low density synthetic aggregates suitable for use as building materials, thermal insulators, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Suad Al-Bahar, Saud Al-Otaibi, Sharifa Al-Fadala, Ali Abduljaleel, Mahmoud Fawzy Taha, Fatma Al-Fahad, Amer Al-Arbeid, Tarun K. Mukherjee