Systems and methods for automatic spray quenching

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12188100
APP PUB NO 20230220507A1
SERIAL NO

18094576

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A spray quenching system including a quench box configured to receive a part for quenching. The system may include mechanical arms disposed within the quench box and thermocouples disposed on the mechanical arms that may be moved to contact the part surface. The system may include non-contact temperature sensors within the quench box that measure the temperature part surface, and spray nozzles within the quench box that spray the part with a quenching fluid. The system may include a controller in electronic communication with the mechanical arms, the spray nozzles, the thermocouples, and the non-contact temperature sensors, that is configured to initiate a quenching process, receive temperature data, analyze the temperature data to determine a temperature difference value, determine that the temperature difference value exceeds a threshold temperature difference value, and adjust the quenching process if the temperature difference value exceeds the threshold temperature difference value.

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HYDRO EXTRUSION USA LLC6250 N RIVER ROAD STE 5000 ROSEMONT IL 60018

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chen, Chunming Salt Lake City, US 9 31
Tozier, Mike Portland, US 2 0

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