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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2014
Applicants:
Joseph Hirt, Cypress, TX (US);
John Eiler, Marshall, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Hirt, Cypress, TX (US);
John Eiler, Marshall, MI (US);
Assignee:
H.C. STARCK INC., Newton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 5/027 (2006.01); H05B 3/60 (2006.01); H05B 7/06 (2006.01); H05B 7/08 (2006.01); H05B 3/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/03 (2013.01); C03B 5/027 (2013.01);
Abstract
In various embodiments, an electrode has a shaft extending from an electrode head and a cooling passage extending from an open end disposed at an attachment end of the shaft to a closed end disposed within the electrode head. The electrode head has an approximately teardrop shape with a smoothly rounded outer contour.