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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2008
Applicants:
Don L. Loveless, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Peter A. Ross, Brighton, MI (US);
Valery I. Rudnev, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
John Paul Lang, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Don L. Loveless, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Peter A. Ross, Brighton, MI (US);
Valery I. Rudnev, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
John Paul Lang, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Inductoheat, Inc., Madison Heights, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/10 (2006.01); H05B 6/40 (2006.01); H05B 6/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/365 (2013.01); H05B 6/101 (2013.01);
Abstract
A magnetic flux concentrator is used to control the end heating of a tubular material in an electric induction heat treatment process. The magnetic flux concentrator may consist of fixed elements, or a combination of fixed and moveable elements to accommodate end heating of tubular materials having different dimensions or material properties.