Station and method for transferring a metal melt from a melting furnace to a transport crucible, and arrangement having such a station

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9835376
SERIAL NO

15315771

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

The invention relates to a station for transferring a metal melt from a melting furnace into a transport crucible. The station includes a docking chamber, which has a docking opening and is designed to be docked to a filling opening of the transport crucible a suctioning device, which is designed to suction a gas from the docking chamber or from the transport crucible docked to the docking chamber, and a suction pipe, which has a suction channel extending between an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The inlet opening is arranged outside the docking chamber and the outlet opening is arranged in such a way that a metal melt flowing through the suction channel and exiting from the outlet opening passes through the docking opening.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
HYDRO ALUMINIUM ROLLED PRODUCTS GMBH41515 GREVENBROICH

International Classification(s)

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hommel, Oliver Neuss, DE 1 0
Walkenhorst, Oliver Neuss, DE 1 0

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation

Maintenance Fees

Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee due date
7.5 Year Payment $3600.00 $1800.00 $900.00 Jun 5, 2025
11.5 Year Payment $7400.00 $3700.00 $1850.00 Jun 5, 2029
Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee
Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable $700.00 $350.00 $175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional $1,640.00 $820.00 $410.00