Patents by Inventor Thomas Deneka

Thomas Deneka 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).

  • Aluminum titanate ceramic forming batch mixtures and green bodies including pore former combinations and methods of manufacturing and firing same
    Publication number: 20070006561
    Abstract: A ceramic forming batch mixture including inorganic batch materials, such as sources of alumina, titania, and silica, a pore former combination including first and second pore formers with different compositions; an organic binder; and a solvent. Also disclosed is a method for producing a ceramic article involving mixing the inorganic batch materials with the pore former combination having first and second pore formers of different composition, adding an organic binder and a solvent, forming a green body; and firing the green body. A green body having a combination of first and second pore formers with different compositions is disclosed, as are several methods for firing to produce ceramic articles such as aluminum titanate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Brady, Thomas Deneka, Steven Ogunwumi, Paul Shustack, David Tennent, Patrick Tepesch, Jianguo Wang, Christopher Warren