Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Landon

Thomas E. Landon 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).

  • METHODS FOR OPERATING A FLUIDIZED-BED REACTOR
    Publication number: 20120240833
    Abstract: A method for operating a fluidized-bed reactor includes introducing an alkali-containing material into a fluidized-bed reactor and introducing hydrous clay into the fluidized-bed reactor, the hydrous clay having a moisture content of at least about 5% by weight. The method further includes heating at least a portion of the alkali-containing material and hydrous clay, such that at least a portion of the hydrous clay is at least partially calcined and the at least partially calcined clay adsorbs at least a portion of alkali present in the fluidized-bed reactor. The method further includes removing at least a portion of the at least partially calcined clay and adsorbed alkali from the fluidized-bed reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Billie E. Leach, Thomas E. Landon
  • Methods for operating a fluidized-bed reactor
    Patent number: 8196533
    Abstract: A method for operating a fluidized-bed reactor includes introducing an alkali-containing material into a fluidized-bed reactor and introducing hydrous clay into the fluidized-bed reactor, the hydrous clay having a moisture content of at least about 5% by weight. The method further includes heating at least a portion of the alkali-containing material and hydrous clay, such that at least a portion of the hydrous clay is at least partially calcined and the at least partially calcined clay adsorbs at least a portion of alkali present in the fluidized-bed reactor. The method further includes removing at least a portion of the at least partially calcined clay and adsorbed alkali from the fluidized-bed reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Co.
    Inventors: Billie E. Leach, Thomas E. Landon
  • METHODS FOR OPERATING A FURNACE
    Publication number: 20110300498
    Abstract: A method for operating a furnace, such as, for example, a fluidized bed reactor, includes introducing an alkali-containing material and a hydrous clay into the furnace, the hydrous clay having a moisture content of at least about 5% by weight. The method further includes heating at least a portion of the alkali-containing material and hydrous clay, such that at least a portion of the hydrous clay is at least partially calcined and the at least partially calcined clay adsorbs at least a portion of alkali present in the furnace. The method further includes removing at least a portion of the at least partially calcined clay and adsorbed alkali from the furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Co.
    Inventors: Billie E. Leach, Thomas E. Landon
  • METHODS FOR OPERATING A FLUIDIZED-BED REACTOR
    Publication number: 20100101464
    Abstract: A method for operating a fluidized-bed reactor includes introducing an alkali-containing material into a fluidized-bed reactor and introducing hydrous clay into the fluidized-bed reactor, the hydrous clay having a moisture content of at least about 5% by weight. The method further includes heating at least a portion of the alkali-containing material and hydrous clay, such that at least a portion of the hydrous clay is at least partially calcined and the at least partially calcined clay adsorbs at least a portion of alkali present in the fluidized-bed reactor. The method further includes removing at least a portion of the at least partially calcined clay and adsorbed alkali from the fluidized-bed reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Billie E. Leach, Thomas E. Landon
  • Material and process to produce low thermal expansion cordierite structures
    Patent number: 4950628
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward the improvement of the properties of cordierite sintered structures. The improvement consists essentially of heat treating the calcined kaolin component which when added to the batch of ray materials increases the thermal shock resistance and decreases the coefficient of thermal expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas E. Landon, Martin J. Murtagh, Mark A. Spetseris
  • Cermet electrode assembly
    Patent number: 4541912
    Abstract: A cermet electrode assembly for use in an electrolytic cell is produced by the process of hot isostatic molding a cermet material onto a metal current member. The electrode assembly has long service life and can be joined to an electrical current source by conventional metal joining techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1985
    Assignee: Great Lakes Carbon Corporation
    Inventors: Duane R. Secrist, James M. Clark, Thomas E. Landon
  • Non-consumable electrode for molten salt electrolysis
    Patent number: 4462889
    Abstract: A non-consumable cermet electrode for electrolytic proceses comprises at least about 75 vol. % of a hexagonal ferrite component ceramic composition and no more than about 25 vol. % of a metal component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1984
    Assignee: Great Lakes Carbon Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas E. Landon, Duane R. Secrist, James M. Clark