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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:
Jan. 08, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2005
Applicants:
J. Dean Latvaitis, Maryville, TN (US);
Ronald M. Dunlap, Brackenridge, PA (US);
Kenneth Butcher, Hendersonville, NC (US);
Inventors:
J. Dean Latvaitis, Maryville, TN (US);
Ronald M. Dunlap, Brackenridge, PA (US);
Kenneth Butcher, Hendersonville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Alcoa, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrode assembly useful in manufacturing aluminum, contains a hollow inert electrode () containing a metal conductor () surrounded and held in place by at least one seal () and a mass of metal foam ().