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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:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans G. Heine, San Mateo, FL (US);
Oleg S. Fishman, Maple Glen, PA (US);
Assignee:
Inductotherm Corp., Rancocas, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 7/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 7/04 ;
Abstract
The invention presents an apparatus and method for dross removal from coating lines. The invention utilizes magnets to collect dross either in suspension or which has accumulated at or near the bottom of a coating pot. The invention utilizes the magnetic properties of the dross to separate the dross from the non-magnetic coating metal. The use of magnets allows for removal of dross from the coating metal without simultaneously removing valuable coating metal from the coating pot.