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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. 10, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard S. Slade, Spokane, WA (US);
Robert J. Garrett, Rathdrum, ID (US);
David P. LaVelle, Spokane, WA (US);
Lee Newton, Colleyville, TX (US);
Joseph Wojciechowski, Carrollton, TX (US);
Assignee:
IMCO Recycling, Inc., Irving, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F27B 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F27B 7/00 ;
Abstract
A rotary furnace includes a drum and a frame supporting the frame for rotation about a nominally horizontal rotational axis. The frame and the drum are supported for pivotal movement about a horizontal pivotal axis. A door supported on the frame normally closes the front end of the drum and is selectively pivotal to an open position to facilitate charging of the drum. The door includes a pouring door which is openable to facilitate discharge of molten material from the drum.