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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. 16, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2004
Applicants:
Chris T. Vild, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Jan H. L. Van Linden, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Chris T. Vild, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Jan H. L. Van Linden, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Pyrotek, Inc., Spokane, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21B 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A material scrap submergence device comprises a body () of heat resistant and/or a refractory material that includes a side wall () and a base () that define a submergence chamber (). The refractory body () can include passages () that receive rods (). The rods () can place the refractory body () under compression. In another embodiment, the body is confined by a frame () attached to the body. The submergence chamber () can also be used as a gas injection chamber.