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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2013
Fram Group Ip Llc, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Jeffrey T. Boehler, Holland, OH (US);
Matthew B. Below, Findlay, OH (US);
Jerry Williams Reeves, Jr., Toledo, OH (US);
Ovidio Bocanegra, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Jayme R. Eastman, Westerville, OH (US);
Timothy M. Frech, Columbus, OH (US);
Fram Group IP LLC, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A ground electrode is provided having a ground electrode body, the ground electrode body having an anchored end and a non-anchored end opposite the anchored end. The ground electrode includes a plateau extending from a surface of the ground electrode body adjacent the non-anchored end. In illustrative embodiments, the plateau is formed by removing a portion of the ground electrode body near the non-anchored end. The plateau is configured to be exposed around its periphery. A noble metal tip is fixably attached to the plateau.