序号 专利名 申请号 申请日 公开(公告)号 公开(公告)日 发明人
141 Electric glory hole video camera assembly US14509513 2014-10-08 US09957186B2 2018-05-01 Steven Thomas Gibbs; Fred Charles Metz
An electric glass hot shop system is described herein that has at least one electrically powered heating unit (e.g., electric furnace, electric glory hole, electric pipe warmer, electric color box, electric annealer, electric crucible kiln) used in the processing of glass.
142 Purified silicon, devices and systems for producing same US15287018 2016-10-06 US09783426B2 2017-10-10 M. Robert Showalter
The present disclosure provides devices and systems that utilize concurrent and countercurrent exchange platforms to produce purified silicon.
143 MELTING FURNACE FOR PRODUCING METAL US15460260 2017-03-16 US20170246680A1 2017-08-31 Takashi ODA; Hisamune TANAKA; Takeshi SHIRAKI; Norio YAMAMOTO
In production of a reactive metal using a melting furnace for producing metal having a hearth, ingots can be efficiently produced by efficiently cooling the ingots extracted from the mold provided in the melting furnace. In addition, an apparatus structure in which multiple ingots can be produced with high efficiency and high quality from one hearth, is provided. A melting furnace for producing metal is provided, the furnace has a hearth for having molten metal formed by melting raw material, a mold in which the molten metal is poured, an extracting jig which is provided below the mold for extracting ingot cooled and solidified downwardly, a cooling member for cooling the ingot extracted downwardly of the mold, and an outer case for keeping the hearth, the mold, the extracting jig, and the cooling member separated from the air, wherein at least one mold and extracting jig are provided in the outer case, and the cooling member is provided between the outer case and the ingot, or between the multiple ingots.
144 Melting furnace for producing metal US14000223 2012-02-27 US09744588B2 2017-08-29 Takashi Oda; Hisamune Tanaka; Takeshi Shiraki; Norio Yamamoto
In production of a reactive metal using a melting furnace for producing metal having a hearth, ingots can be efficiently produced by efficiently cooling the ingots extracted from the mold provided in the melting furnace. In addition, an apparatus structure in which multiple ingots can be produced with high efficiency and high quality from one hearth, is provided. A melting furnace for producing metal is provided, the furnace has a hearth for having molten metal formed by melting raw material, a mold in which the molten metal is poured, an extracting jig which is provided below the mold for extracting ingot cooled and solidified downwardly, a cooling member for cooling the ingot extracted downwardly of the mold, and an outer case for keeping the hearth, the mold, the extracting jig, and the cooling member separated from the air, wherein at least one mold and extracting jig are provided in the outer case, and the cooling member is provided between the outer case and the ingot, or between the multiple ingots.
145 Purified Silicon, Devices and Systems for Producing Same US15287018 2016-10-06 US20170197840A1 2017-07-13 M. Robert Showalter
The present disclosure provides devices and systems that utilize concurrent and countercurrent exchange platforms to produce purified silicon.
146 Arc furnace US14413639 2013-06-12 US09657994B2 2017-05-23 Björn Mossmann
An arc furnace having a furnace vessel for melting steel, a cover for closing the furnace vessel and a pivot unit with which the cover can be moved away from the furnace vessel in which the furnace vessel is mounted so as to be movable in the vertical direction relative to the pivot unit, and the pivot unit has a holder for releasably fixing the cover in the vertical direction.
147 Crucible US13920600 2013-06-18 US09527076B2 2016-12-27 Joshua N. Wetzel; Gordon C. Ford
A graphite crucible has a cylindrical body with an upper opening for receiving a sample for analysis and a disk-shaped pedestal base. The pedestal base includes a bottom surface with a centrally formed circular indentation. An inwardly projecting concave arcuate annular indentation extends between the body and pedestal base with a smoothly curved radius of curvature. The upper and lower walls of the arcuate indentation diverge outwardly at an angle of from about 56° to about 60°.
148 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A SEMI-SOLID METAL MATERIAL US15178225 2016-06-09 US20160363375A1 2016-12-15 Seiji NAKAMURA; Yuji ABE; Setsuo TODA
Provided is an apparatus for producing a semi-solid metal material by charging molten metal of a metal material into a slurry container, the apparatus including: an electromagnetic stirring device configured to apply a transverse circular flow to the molten metal in the slurry container by electromagnetic stirring; and a flow suppressing unit configured to suppress a flow of the molten metal by applying turbulence to the transverse circular flow of the molten metal under a state in which the flow suppressing unit is inserted into the molten metal from above the slurry container so as to cross the transverse circular flow of the molten metal.
149 METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE, AND ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE US15033532 2014-10-23 US20160273062A1 2016-09-22 Manfred BALDAUF; Martin HERGT; Thomas MATSCHULLAT
A method for operating an electric arc furnace (10) which has at least one electrode (18) having a through-opening (32). An electric arc (20) is generated between the at least one electrode (18) and a material to be melted (16). A first additive is introduced into the through-opening (32) of the electrode (18) for causing an endothermic chemical reaction which is controlled such that the chemical reaction is caused in a predetermined region (34) of the at least one electrode (18), wherein the region faces the material to be melted (16).
150 METAL FORMING APPARATUS US15029110 2014-09-30 US20160250682A1 2016-09-01 QING GONG; SHUMING ZHAO; YANAN WANG; QIUHUI CHEN; XIAOHUA WANG; LIUPING TANG
A metal forming apparatus includes a smelting device, a molding device, an injection device and a vacuumizing device. The smelting device defines a smelting chamber, and includes a rotatable crucible and a heating unit both disposed within the smelting chamber. The molding device defines a molding chamber sealedly communicated with the smelting chamber. The injection device includes a charging barrel assembly sealedly disposed at a joint between the molding device and the smelting device and an injection unit sealedly connected with the smelting device. The vacuumizing device is sealedly connected with the smelting device and the molding device respectively so as to vacuumize the smelting chamber and the molding chamber.
151 METHOD OF PROCESSING MOLTEN METALS AND ALLOYS US14921964 2015-10-23 US20160040936A1 2016-02-11 Lev Amusin
A technological method of treatment of two or more materials forming a melt is disclosed. The melt may be subjected to turbulence under simultaneous combined action of resonance and hydraulic impact. Turbulence occurs when parameters of compelled vibration equalize with natural oscillations of the melt which is a function of geometric parameters of the crucible, the rheological, physical and mechanical characteristic of the two or more materials. An application of a low frequency mechanical vibration with an amplitude between 0.5-2.5 mm, frequency between 30-300 Hz, and acceleration between 15-50 G (Gravitational acceleration) may be performed on a hermetically sealed cylindrical crucible, vertically installed on a vibration unit. The heat for melting may be generated by a furnace (e.g., induction heater) installed around vibrating crucible. Various combinations of materials, batch and continuous processes are possible.
152 Arc furnace US14467541 2014-08-25 US09182173B2 2015-11-10 Masato Ogawa; Kunio Matsuo; Noriyuki Tomita; Akihiro Nagatani
Provided is an arc furnace, including: a furnace body having a bottomed cylindrical shape; a furnace lid that openably closes an opening of the furnace body; an electrode that is provided at the furnace lid and melts a metal material supplied into the furnace body by electric discharge; a tilting floor that is tiltable within a plane substantially perpendicular to the tilting floor; and a rotation mechanism that is provided on the tilting floor inward from an outer circumference of the furnace body to support a bottom wall of the furnace body, and rotates the furnace body around a cylinder axis thereof.
153 CRUCIBLE HEATING APPARATUS AND METHOD US14240349 2014-01-23 US20150153108A1 2015-06-04 Xindi Zhang; Kuan-Cheng Lee
The present disclosure proposes crucible heating apparatus. In embodiment 1, the apparatus includes a crucible, a metal barrel around the crucible, a heating wire wound between the metal barrel and the crucible, a measuring unit for measuring the position of the liquid level of a material in the crucible and a controller, and the apparatus is characterized in that the heating wire includes at least two subsections arranged along the longitudinal direction, and the controller controls the heating power of each subsection respectively, thus dividing the crucible into at least two corresponding temperature control zones. In such a manner, by disposing a plurality of subsections of the heating wire and the corresponding temperature control zones of the crucible, the temperature of each position of the crucible is accurately controlled. The present disclosure also proposes a crucible heating method.
154 METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ARC FURNACE AND SMELTING SYSTEM HAVING AN ARC FURNACE OPERATED ACCORDING TO THE METHOD US14391634 2013-03-21 US20150049780A1 2015-02-19 Ralph-Herbert Backes; Arno Döbbeler
At least one measurement value of a measurement variable characterizing the operating state of each of a plurality of system components that influence the operating conditions of an arc furnace is detected and compared to a respective currently permissible threshold value for the measurement variable. A maximum power that can be supplied to the arc furnace within a time window while satisfying all currently permissible threshold values is determined based on the result of the comparison.
155 ELECTRIC GLORY HOLE FURNACE ASSEMBLY US14509568 2014-10-08 US20150036712A1 2015-02-05 STEVEN THOMAS GIBBS; FRED CHARLES METZ
An electric glass hot shop system is described herein that has at least one electrically powered heating unit (e.g., electric furnace, electric glory hole, electric pipe warmer, electric color box, electric annealer, electric crucible kiln) used in the processing of glass.
156 ELECTRIC GLORY HOLE DOOR ASSEMBLY US14509559 2014-10-08 US20150034624A1 2015-02-05 Steven Thomas Gibbs; Fred Charles Metz
An electric glass hot shop system is described herein that has at least one electrically powered heating unit (e.g., electric furnace, electric glory hole, electric pipe warmer, electric color box, electric annealer, electric crucible kiln) used in the processing of glass.
157 Electric glass hot shop system US12603167 2009-10-21 US08891582B2 2014-11-18 Steven Thomas Gibbs; Fred Charles Metz
An electric glass hot shop system is described herein that has at least one electrically powered heating unit (e.g., electric furnace, electric glory hole, electric pipe warmer, electric color box, electric annealer, electric crucible kiln) used in the processing of glass.
158 SILICON MEMBER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME US14227189 2014-03-27 US20140291680A1 2014-10-02 Yoshinobu Nakada
A silicon member and a method of producing the silicon member are provided. Cracking is suppressed in the silicon member even if the silicon member is used in a condition where it is heated. The silicon member 10 includes a coating layer 11 that coats a surface of the silicon member 10, wherein the coating layer 11 is composed of a product of silicon formed by reaction of the silicon on the surface, and a thickness of the coating layer is 15 nm or more and 600 nm or less. It is preferable that the coating layer is a silicon oxide film or a silicon nitride film.
159 Resonant power supply for use with high inductive loads and method of providing same US12939392 2010-11-04 US08785820B2 2014-07-22 Ted Casper
A resonant power supply (900) for use with high inductive loads includes an input rectifier (903) and a switching inverter formed using a plurality of parallel connected half bridge networks for switching the voltage provided from the input rectifier (903). A transformer (927) is used whose primary is connected to the switching inverter and whose secondary is connected to load such as a crucible (931). A capacitor (929) is used in series with the primary of the transformer (927) for resonating the inductance in the secondary circuit at the frequency of the switching inverter to provide maximum power transfer to the crucible (931).
160 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MANUFACTURING CAST SILICON FROM SEED CRYSTALS US14057371 2013-10-18 US20140048012A1 2014-02-20 Nathan G. Stoddard; Roger F. Clark
Methods and apparatuses are provided for casting silicon for photovoltaic cells and other applications. With these methods, an ingot can be grown that is low in carbon and whose crystal growth is controlled to increase the cross-sectional area of seeded material during casting.
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