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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6887425 | Shaft and post assemblies for molten metal apparatus An apparatus for moving a stream of molten metal comprising a pumping member, a housing at least partially enclosing the pumping member, a power device seated on a support, and a shaft connecting the power device and the pumping member. At least one post is disposed... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6843640 | Pump for molten materials with suspended solids A molten material pump includes an impeller housed within a base member of the pump. A plurality of grooves are defined in a peripheral sidewall of the impeller for either drawing a molten material into the base member's chamber or pushing molten material out of the... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6551060 | Pump for molten materials with suspended solids A molten material pump includes an impeller housed within a base member of the pump. A plurality of grooves are defined in a peripheral sidewall of the impeller for either drawing a molten material into the base member's chamber or pushing molten material... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6464458 | Molten metal impeller An impeller for a molten metal pump having a cylindrical body comprised of a refractory material. The cylindrical body includes generally coplanar top and bottom surfaces. A central bore is provided in the top surface to provide a point for mating with a ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6451247 | Shaft and post assemblies for molten metal apparatus An apparatus for moving a stream of molten metal comprising a pumping member, a housing at least partially enclosing the pumping member, a power device seated on a support, a shaft connecting the power device and the pumping member. At least one post is d... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6358467 | Universal coupling A coupling mechanism for a molten metal processing system includes an elongated shaft having an upper axial end and a lower axial end. A passage having a torque facilitating shape extends through at least a portion of the shaft. The upper end of the shaft... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6254340 | Molten metal impeller An impeller for a molten metal pump having a cylindrical body comprised of a refractory material. The cylindrical body includes generally coplanar top and bottom surfaces. A central bore is provided in the top surface to provide a point for mating with a ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6250881 | Molten metal shaft and impeller bearing assembly A molten metal impeller having a base portion including a circumferential notch. The notch having a generally radial wall and a generally axial wall, at least one of the radial or axial walls including a plurality of grooves. A ceramic bearing ring is cem... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6231639 | Modular filter for molten metal A filter cartridge for a molten metal filtering system is provided with a modular construction in which the filter elements are adapted to be removably mounted to an end plate. The filter elements may be removed separately from the filter and replaced wit... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6217823 | Metal scrap submergence system A metal scrap submergence device comprising an open top chamber including walls of a heat resistant material, an inlet positioned in a side wall of the chamber, an outlet positioned in the base of said chamber, and a ramp adjacent said side wall of the ch... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6074455 | Aluminum scrap melting process and apparatus A method of melting metal scrap in a molten melting media, the method comprising (a) providing a source of molten melting media in a furnace, the melting media in the furnace having a first surface level; (b) providing a first melting bay in fluid communi... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6036745 | Molten metal charge well In a charge well for adding scrap metal pieces or particles to a molten metal bath, a stationary diverter is provided within a charge well for diverting the circular flow of molten metal, caused by the orientation of the inlet port, in a downward directio... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5993728 | Gas injection pump An apparatus for treating molten aluminum or zinc having a housing providing a chamber for containing a molten metal. The chamber including an inlet opening and an outlet passage. A rotatable impeller disposed within the chamber for drawing molten metal i... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5947705 | Molten metal transfer pump A molten metal pump for transferring molten metal from a first vessel to a second vessel. The pump is constructed of a base member including a pumping chamber, a motor supported by at least one post, a rotatable shaft secured at a first end to said motor ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5785494 | Molten metal impeller An impeller for a molten metal pump having a cylindrical body comprised of a refractory material. The cylindrical body includes generally coplanar top and bottom surfaces. A central bore is provided in the top surface to provide a point for mating with a ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5741422 | Molten metal filter cartridge A molten metal filter medium comprised of at least two opposed wedge-shaped plates having at least one hollow generally oblong member comprised of porous ceramic material attached at a first end to one of the plates and at a second end to the second plate... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5685701 | Bearing arrangement for molten aluminum pumps A molten aluminum pump comprised of an impeller attached to a vertical rotary shaft, the shaft forming a connecting portion between a motor and the impeller and being comprised of a refractory material without a radial bearing surface. The impeller is hou... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5634770 | Molten metal pump with vaned impeller An elongated shaft suited to a molten metal environment which forms a connection between a rotor and an impeller. The shaft being formed with at least one end, in cross-section, having a plurality of rounded side portions with a relatively large radius an... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5586863 | Molten metal pump with vaned impeller A molten metal pump having an elongated shaft with an impeller disposed adjacent the end of the shaft and a means for rotating the shaft. The impeller is formed with an imperforate substantially circular base surrounded by a bearing and has a surface faci... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5558505 | Molten metal pump support post and apparatus for removing it from a base A post for a molten metal pump having an end joined to a hole in a pump base. The post end includes a longitudinal bore opening at the end of the post and a port opening to the side of the post intersecting the bore. A plug is inserted into the bore above... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5470201 | Molten metal pump with vaned impeller A molten metal pump including a vaned impeller having a larger outlet area than inlet area which demonstrates prolonged high effectiveness and reduces the likelihood of catastrophic failure.... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5369063 | Molten metal filter medium and method for making same A porous ceramic body of high structural strength and integrity is disclosed, along with the method of fabricating such, whereby a curable resin and a sinterable ceramic are mixed and then admixed to removable pore formers, then consolidated into a green ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5310412 | Melting metal particles and dispersing gas and additives with vaned impeller Metal particles are melted by mixing them with molten metal contained in a bath. A shaft-supported, rotatable impeller is immersed into the molten metal and rotated so as to establish a vortex-like flow of molten metal. Metal particles are deposited onto ... | 05/10/1994 |