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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5033320 | Device for determining phase transitions using a sample of molten metal A device to determine phase transitions by means of thermal analysis using a sample taken from molten metal comprises an expendable measuring probe with a solidification chamber into which the molten metal flows, whereby the solidification chamber contain... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4699014 | Molten metal sampler with sand cast mold part Disclosed herein is a molten metal sampler made from cast mold halves which are preassembled in a paperboard sleeve which is filled with sand-resin mix, which is then baked. The sampler is provided with windows on one sample cavity which are provided with... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4565101 | Molten metal pin sampler A molten metal sampler for obtaining pin samples has mold halves formed from foundry sand with fused quartz tubes located in mold recesses to form the samples. Passages are provided for side filling and end fillings and a bath heat sensor can also be empl... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4541292 | Sampling device A metal melt sampling device comprises a support tube; and a sampling unit of refractory material mounted in the support tube. The sampling unit includes first and second portions the second portion being integral with the first portion and defining with ... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4503716 | Molten metal sampler A molten metal sampler has a mold which forms a sampler with a disc portion for spectrographic analysis with a thinner skirt for punching pellets for combustion analysis. The skirt is positioned beneath the disc to afford floatation of impurities into the... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4499777 | Molten metal samplers Highly effective insulated samplers, submerged through floating slag on a body of molten metal, successfully extract, chill and withdraw pin samples and disc samples of specific, predetermined shapes and sizes with high reliability. Deoxidant materials ar... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4296638 | Sampling molten metal A ceramic body includes a disk-shaped mold cavity in its upper part and a slag retention chamber underneath; these chambers are interconnected by a duct extending downward from the bottom of the mold and being continued by a ceramic tube traversing centra... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4291585 | Device for sampling molten steel A device for sampling molten steel is provided with a mold cavity and an inlet path which includes a floatation-type slag separation chamber. A ceramic sieve is disposed at the outlet of the separation chamber to prevent large slag particles from passing ... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4237734 | Device for obtaining a sample of liquid A mounting which serves the dual purpose of supporting a device having a chamber for receiving a sample of molten material and connecting the device to a front end of a lance or wand whereby to facilitate manipulation of the device into a supply of such a... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4140019 | Molten metal sampler A molten metal sampler employs two refractory mold halves having circular openings covered with plates to mold a disc sample and recesses communicating with the circular openings for fill passages and the formation of pin samples. The recesses in the mold... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4137774 | Sampling mould Sampling mould for drawing samples of molten material from pools of molten materials, e.g. steel samples, and consisting of two parts of which at least one is provided with a recess which forms a specimen, said two parts being located and fastened to each... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4120204 | Device for collecting samples of molten metals The entrance on a sampling device for molten metal is defined in part by a tube made from a deoxidizing agent such as aluminum. The tube melts as a sample of molten bath passes therethrough to a collecting chamber so that all portions of the sample are de... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4118988 | Bottom fill sampling apparatus The specification and drawings disclose an apparatus for taking samples of molten metal. The preferred embodiment comprises a housing enclosing a body defining a material flow path and a sample chamber. The material flow path and chamber are configured su... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4116070 | Molten metal sampler with refractory mold halves A molten metal sampler includes a three-part refractory sample cartridge carried in a paperboard sleeve. The cartridge includes an open ended refractory mixing chamber which in one embodiment has a side entry port which receives molten metal from a side p... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4112772 | Device and method for obtaining a sample of liquid Molten metal sampling devices and methods in which a pair of mold halves, held together with a spring clip provide a sample having a generally large portion with a stem and a pair of smaller laterally offset smaller portions joined to the larger portion b... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4112771 | Device for receiving a sample of molten metal Molten metal sampling devices and methods form samples of solid metal, which have been formed in a mold. The resulting sample consists of a plurality of parts of various sizes and shapes convenient for analysis. The parts are connected by thinner elements... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4112770 | Molten metal sampler Molten metal sampling devices and methods form samples of solid metal, which have been formed in a mold. The resulting sample consists of plurality of parts of various sizes and shapes convenient for analysis. The parts are connected by thinner elements p... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4068530 | Device and method for obtaining one or more samples of liquid The invention involves providing a device or devices whereby one or more samples of liquid, such as molten metal, may be readily obtained from a mass or stream thereof. More particularly, the device comprises sections forming a chamber, an entrance for re... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4055086 | Device and method for obtaining one or more samples of liquid A sampler for molten metal which includes a chamber having a tubular inlet for introducing the molten metal and an outlet from which air and later molten metal is vented before solidification of the metal takes place. Adjacent to the outlet a metal identi... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4046016 | Molten steel samplers Immersion samplers for taking disc samples and pin samples, from heats of molten steel, alloys or other metal in basic oxygen furnaces, electric furnaces and open-hearth furnaces, are provided with slotted riser vent tubes serving to retard the escape of ... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4002073 | Molten metal sampler The invention involves providing a device or sampler for obtaining a sample of a hot liquid, such as molten metal.... | 01/11/1977 |
| 4002074 | Device and method for obtaining one or more samples of mollen metal The invention involves providing a device or devices whereby one or more samples of liquid, such as molten metal, may be readily obtained from a mass or stream thereof.... | 01/11/1977 |
| 4002071 | Device and method for obtaining one or more samples of liquid The invention involves providing a device or devices whereby one or more samples of liquid, such as molten metal, may be readily obtained from a mass or stream thereof.... | 01/11/1977 |
