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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce Alan Knudsen, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Russell Scott Miller, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
William Thomas Carter, Jr., Galway, NY (US);
Mark Gilbert Benz, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Robert John Zabala, Schenectady, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 7/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 7/102 ;
Abstract
A consumable electrode is suspended by a stub. The stub includes upper and lower hangers between which is vertically mounted a loadcell for weighing the electrode attached to the lower hanger. An electrical conductor is joined between the upper and lower hangers for carrying electrical current therebetween to power the electrode without damaging the loadcell.