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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364922 | Automated semiconductor wafer salvage during processing The present invention provides a recovery processing method to restore the substrate processing apparatus to an operating state after correcting an abnormality having occurred in the substrate processing apparatus in operation and having resulted in a stop in the op... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7254144 | Method for synchronizing a start value for security in a wireless communications network A UTRAN sends a Radio Bearer Setup message to a UE, which indicates that SRNS relocation is to be performed and that a new RB is to be established in a first domain. The UE receives the Radio Bearer Setup message and assigns a first START value to a START_VALUE_TO_T... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7198210 | Method and device for destroying confidential documents A method for destroying confidential documents, including the steps of a) keeping one or more confidential documents in a container, b) identifying the container, c) storing identification data relating to the container in question in an electronic data system, d) e... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7180717 | Electrical network protection system Protection systems for electrical systems are described, where the electrical systems may include spot networks and/or grid networks. The various protection systems may be designed and used to detect and clear faults that may occur within the electrical systems. For... | 02/20/2007 |
| 6999495 | Method and apparatus for spatial energy coverage A method and apparatus for increasing spatial energy coverage in a furnace is provided. The apparatus of the present invention includes a panel positioned at least partially into a sidewall of a furnace. The panel includes a plurality of openings for injecting a mat... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6980580 | Electrode arrangement as substitute bottom for an electrothermic slag smelting furnace The electrode arrangement uses vertically oriented electrodes with side wall contacts for an electrothermic smelting furnace for aluminum production. The side wall contacts are radially moveable into the furnace to compensate for wear on the contacts. The side wall ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6940702 | Electrical protection system Protection systems for electrical systems such as substation power dividers are described. The protection systems may be designed and used to detect and clear faults that may occur within the substation power dividers. For example, a first Rogowski coil may be used ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6912756 | Lance for injecting fluids for uniform diffusion within a volume An injection lance for injecting a fluid over a predefined target area within a system includes a support block with an inlet side and an outlet side. A plurality of channels are disposed non-parallel with respect to each other within the support block and extend be... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6810069 | Electrical arc furnace protection system Protection systems are described for electrical systems such as electrical arc furnaces. The protection systems may be designed and used to detect and clear faults that may occur within the electric arc furnace. For example, a pair of Rogowski coils may be used to d... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6794598 | Arc electrodes for synthesis of carbon nanostructures An arc electrode structure, for producing carbon nanostructures, which includes a first electrode and two or more second electrodes disposed within a chamber is provided. The electrodes are connected to a voltage potential to produce an arc-plasma region. The first ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6400748 | Method for operating an electric arc furnace to build up and maintain foamed slag In order to operate an electric arc furnace (1) in optimum conditions, especially in order to build up and maintain a certain intensity of foamed slag, the amount of slag builder fed into the furnace (1) and therefore the power consumption of the furnace ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6371711 | Valveless continuous atmospherically isolated container feeding assembly An apparatus for feeding containers of feed material into a process chamber is disclosed. The apparatus is designed to maintain the atmosphere within the process chamber as separate from the atmosphere surrounding the process chamber. The apparatus has a ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6289034 | Process and an apparatus for producing metals and metal alloys A process for producing metals from a metalliferous feed material in an electric furnace is disclosed. The process includes the steps of forming a molten bath having a metal layer and a slag layer on the metal layer in the furnace and supplying electrical... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6229838 | Electric arc furnace for the production of steel and method of operating this furnace An electric arc furnace is provided for the production of steel by melting metal between electrodes. The electric arc furnace comprises gas injectors provided with respective cooling chambers placed in a wall of the furnace, wherein at least one single ch... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6154709 | Method for determining the load capacity of an AC network In low-power AC networks, it is desirable when a load is connected, for example an arc furnace or a vehicle, to know the load capacity of the AC network in order to avoid undesirable drops in the network voltage UN. To this end, load voltage si... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5788920 | Oxygen blowing lance capable of being used in an electric furnace An oxygen blowing lance capable of directing oxygen jet streams onto a molten metal in an electric furnace, the lance being insertable into an electric furnace through a sidewall working port, the lance being positionable above the molten metal in the ele... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5573573 | Electric arc furnace arrangement for producing steel There is disclosed an electric arc furnace for the production of steel by melting scrap, in particular iron scrap, and/or sponge iron and/or pig iron as well as fluxes in a furnace vessel, into which at least one graphite electrode projects, which is disp... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5471495 | Electric arc furnace arrangement for producing steel There is disclosed an electric arc furnace for the production of steel by melting scrap, in particular iron scrap, and/or sponge iron and/or pig iron as well as fluxes in a furnace vessel, into which at least one graphite electrode projects, which is disp... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5454852 | Converter for the production of steel A converter for the production of steel from solid and/or liquid charging substances, such as pig iron and/or scrap and/or sponge iron, includes a refractorily lined refining vessel, a refining device for feeding oxygen or an oxygen-containing gas, and a ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5333146 | On-site, biohazardous waste disposal system An incinerator for the disposal of biohazardous waste has a sealed enclosure defining a combustion chamber with upper, first level intermediate, second level intermediate and lower portions. The upper chamber portion is an inclined chute with a door into ... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5297160 | Furnace electrode design An arc furnace comprising a furnace vessel having a transverse axis and a central axis, electrodes disposed on a graduated circle, the electrodes projecting into the furnace vessel parallel to the central vertical axis, the electrodes are mounted on an el... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5255284 | Anode for an electic arc furnace utilizing electrode segments A direct-current electric arc furnace has an at least one electric arc electrode switched as a cathode and a bottom electrode switched as an anode. The bottom electrode includes an electrically conductive bottom plate, a first ramming mass consisting of e... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5252120 | Method and apparatus for double vacuum production of steel A method and apparatus for producing high quality steel having less than about 1 ppm H, 50 ppm N, 25 ppm O and 0.005 S which includes subjection to vacuum, gas purging, and alternating current heating arcs, followed by shrouded pouring into sealed ingot m... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5245627 | Use of a radiating arc furnace for treating a dross containing a metal in order to recover this metal A process is disclosed, for treating dross containing a metal such as aluminum, in order to recover this metal, In this process, the dross to be treated is introduced into a rotary or oscillating furnace, in which it is heated to a temperature above the m... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5237585 | Direct-current arc furnace having circumferential zones of varying conductivity A direct current arc furnace has a furnace vessel which is surrounded by a metal shell having at least one electrode connected as a cathode, and at least one bottom contact. The bottom of the furnace consists of a lining layer which possesses electrically... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5224118 | On-site, biohazardous waste disposal system An incinerator for the disposal of biohazardous waste has a sealed enclosure defining a combustion chamber with upper, first level intermediate, second level intermediate and lower portions. The upper chamber portion is an inclined chute with a door into ... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5199043 | Lining for a direct-current electric arc furnace A lining for a direct-current electric-arc furnace, in which at least part of that regions of said furnace which receives the melt is provided on the inside with an electrically conductive, refractory brick lining and a ring-shaped current conductor, on i... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5189682 | Method for increasing the efficiency of a direct current electric arc furnace The invention provides a direct current electric arc furnace which is composed of a feeding system of direct current to the furnace, a movable electrode at the roof of the furnace, and a bottom electrode attached to the bottom of the furnace at the positi... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5166950 | Process and apparatus for melting a furnace charge Process for melting a furnace charge, with post-combustion of the smokes by njecting an oxygenated gas in the furnace atmosphere as a series of jets flowing according to a tangential component in the space between electrodes and cylindrical furnace partiti... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5138629 | Direct current electric arc furnace The invention provides a direct current electric arc furnace which is composed of a feeding system of direct current to the furnace, a movable electrode at the roof of the furnace, and a bottom electrode attached to the bottom of the furnace at the positi... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5052018 | Anode for a direct current arc furnace An anode for a d.c. arc furnace is described. The furnace area receiving the melt (2) is provided on the inside with an electrically conductive, refractory lining (8,9,11). The latter is electrically connected to a conductor (12) located on the outside an... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4919191 | Molten-metal forming method and apparatus which are bottom-loading, bottom-pouring and bottom-unloading The bottom of a solid metal charge melts to fill a form below the charge. During melting, usually, the metal that enters the form remains continuous with an unused solid part of the charge. After cooling, the formed metal is removed together with the unus... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4870655 | Apparatus for recovery of metallics and non-metallics from spent catalysts An electric arc furnace includes a crucible having a metal shell for recovering precious metals from spent material. The shell includes a metal tap hole and a slag door positioned above and opposite the metal tap hole. A removable swinging roof is provide... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4732369 | Arc apparatus for producing ultrafine particles An apparatus for producing ultrafine particles by arc energy characterized by disposing an electrode inclinedly as to a base material so as to generate a magnetic blow to arc, disposing a suction opening at the direction of the arc blown, and cooling vapo... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4617673 | Electric arc furnace having a space provided on one side of the furnace vessel for accommodating charging material An arc furnace having a space for accommodating charging material, said space being disposed on one side of the furnace vessel and communicating with the interior of the furnace vessel and being disposed at least partly in the region of radiation of the a... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4604135 | Apparatus and process for the metallurgical aftertreatment of premelted metals The invention relates to an apparatus for the metallurgical aftertreatment of premelted metals, especially steel, consisting of a cylindrical ladle receiving the melt and closed by means of a cover and one or more electrodes passing through the cover and ... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4543124 | Apparatus for continuous steelmaking Apparatus for the continuous making of steel in an electric steelmaking furnace, having a charge material preheater, continuous charging means, and means for removing refined steel without removing the furnace electrodes from operation, wherein charging a... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4509177 | Electric arc-fired blast furnace system This invention relates to an electric-arc fired blast furnace system for the reduction of iron-bearing material utilizing electric-arc heated air containing a reducing gas or carbon-containing fuel allowing for a decrease in the amount of coke normally us... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4336411 | Molten metal heating, stirring and casting apparatus A molten steel ladle has a melt electrode in its side wall near its bottom so a DC arc can be formed with molten metal in the ladle for heating and stirring the metal, the ladle being also used for casting. The melt electrode is free from the ladle's cast... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4015069 | Apparatus for extracting metals from ore An apparatus for extracting metals from ore by electrical discharge therethrough which melts the available metallic values into separated nuggets. Pulverized ore, preferably ionized, is supported upon one electrode and subjected to random discharge of ele... | 03/29/1977 |
