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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2021
Applicant:
Ajax Tocco Magnethermic Corporation, Warren, OH (US);
Inventor:
David Lazor, Warren, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ajax Tocco Magnethermic Corporation, Warren, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/10 (2006.01); H05B 6/36 (2006.01); H05B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/101 (2013.01); H05B 6/362 (2013.01); H05B 6/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
An induction heating apparatus and method of use wherein the apparatus includes two poles, each pole having a pair of spaced apart coils wherein at least one of a spacing between the poles and the pole pitch is adjustable to control the power density transferred to a workpiece across its width. In some embodiments, movable flux shields are also adjusted to control power density transferred along edge portions of the workpiece.