Patents by Inventor Xianxin Zhou

Xianxin Zhou 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).

  • POROUS REFRACTORY CAST MATERIAL, ITS USE AND PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20230109549
    Abstract: A porous refractory cast material contains a closed refractory aggregate fraction having a minimum particle size and a maximum particle size; the ratio of maximum particle size to minimum particle size is 10:1 or less. This closed refractory aggregate fraction comprises all of the porous refractory cast material having a particle diameter greater than 0.1 mm. The porous refractory cast material also contains a binder phase containing refractory selected from calcium aluminate cement, alumina phosphate, hydratable alumina, colloidal silica and combinations thereof. Also disclosed is a metallurgical vessel with an interior lining incorporating the porous refractory cast material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: VESUVIUS USA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Duane L. Debastiani, Xianxin Zhou
  • Porous refractory cast material, its use and production
    Patent number: 11542206
    Abstract: A porous refractory cast material contains a closed refractory aggregate fraction having a minimum particle size and a maximum particle size; the ratio of maximum particle size to minimum particle size is 10:1 or less. This closed refractory aggregate fraction comprises all of the porous refractory cast material having a particle diameter greater than 0.1 mm. The porous refractory cast material also contains a binder phase containing refractory selected from calcium aluminate cement, alumina phosphate, hydratable alumina, colloidal silica and combinations thereof. Also disclosed is a metallurgical vessel with an interior lining incorporating the porous refractory cast material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Vesuvius USA Corporation
    Inventors: Duane L. Debastiani, Xianxin Zhou
  • POROUS REFRACTORY CAST MATERIAL, ITS USE AND PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20200087214
    Abstract: A porous refractory cast material contains a closed refractory aggregate fraction having a minimum particle size and a maximum particle size; the ratio of maximum particle size to minimum particle size is 10:1 or less. This closed refractory aggregate fraction comprises all of the porous refractory cast material having a particle diameter greater than 0.1 mm. The porous refractory cast material also contains a binder phase containing refractory selected from calcium aluminate cement, alumina phosphate, hydratable alumina, colloidal silica and combinations thereof. Also disclosed is a metallurgical vessel with an interior lining incorporating the porous refractory cast material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: VESUVIUS USA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Duane L. Debastiani, Xianxin Zhou