ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,179, issued on June 24, was assigned to HarbisonWalker International Holdings Inc. (Moon Township, Pa.).
"Refractory material with taggant to enable identification of material during reclaiming process" was invented by Korey Skala (Roswell, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refractory material for forming a refractory product includes a refractory component and a taggant having an amorphous or a crystalline solid dispersed within the refractory material. The taggant is configured to be distinguishable from the refractory component after heating of the refractory product between 300 degrees F. and 3500 degrees F. A method of reclai...