Corning Incorporated

Brian Michael Palmer

Raymond Eugene Fraley

Mark Alan Cook

Kevin Scott Riegel

Tytus Lee Zimmerman

Apparatuses for interfacing with an electrode provided with a melting furnace including a vessel and an electrode. In some embodiments, a support assembly () supports the electrode outside of the vessel, and includes a cart () or similar apparatus that permits or facilitates selective vertical movement of the electrode and selective transverse movement of the electrode. In some embodiments, a push assembly () interfaces with a rear face of the electrode outside of the vessel, and is operable to apply a pushing force onto the rear face. The push assembly can include one or more tracks (e.g., threaded screw) that supports a body between opposing arms of a fixed frame. The body can translate along the tracks to apply a pushing force onto the electrode.

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Corning, NY, United States of America

Brian Michael Palmer