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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 27, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry D Areaux, Nathrop, CO (US);
Brian Klenoski, Vicksburg, MI (US);
Assignee:
Premelt Pump, Inc., Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
75708 ; 266200 ;
Abstract
A method, for the conveyance of molten metal from one place to another, in a high-temperature molten metal pool in a metal-melting furnace or out of said molten metal pool, employing an at least partially-inclined elongated conveying conduit and gas feed means for feeding inert gas into the lower end of the conveying conduit and thereby inducing a flow of molten metal in and through said conveying conduit, is disclosed, along with suitable apparatus for carrying out the said method wherein the parts or elements coming into contact with the high-temperature molten metal pool are of a suitable refractory material.