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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2009
Urban J. DE Souza, Charlotte, NC (US);
Robin M. Forbes-jones, Charlotte, NC (US);
Billy B. Hendrick, Marshville, NC (US);
Alonzo L. Liles, Locust, NC (US);
Ramesh S. Minisandram, Charlotte, NC (US);
Sterry A. Shaffer, Matthews, NC (US);
Urban J. De Souza, Charlotte, NC (US);
Robin M. Forbes-Jones, Charlotte, NC (US);
Billy B. Hendrick, Marshville, NC (US);
Alonzo L. Liles, Locust, NC (US);
Ramesh S. Minisandram, Charlotte, NC (US);
Sterry A. Shaffer, Matthews, NC (US);
ATI Properties, Inc., Albany, OR (US);
Abstract
A forging die heating or preheating apparatus comprises a burner head comprising a plurality of flame ports. The burner head is oriented to compliment an orientation of at least a region of a forging surface of a forging die and is configured to receive and combust a supply of an oxidizing gas and a supply of a fuel and produce flames at the flame ports. The plurality of flame ports are configured to impinge the flames onto the forging surface of the forging die to substantially uniformly heat at least the region of the forging surface of the forging die.