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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:
Mar. 26, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
David S Conochie, Hawthorn East, AU;
Shane M Neecowen, Fairfield, AU;
Rory A Poulter, Altona, AU;
Gregory McLeod, Westlake, AU;
Assignees:
Comalco Aluminium Limited, Victoria, AU;
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Campbell, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
373151 ; 373157 ; 373159 ;
Abstract
A furnace configuration is disclosed in which the furnace is inductively heated by external insulated coils and a susceptor is placed within the charge of reactants away from the outer surfaces of the charge. Consequently, heat is transferred to the charge and the process approaches completion before the insulation is subjected to high temperatures.