US2743700A
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Continuous metal production and continuous gas plating
Assignee: Commonwealth Engineering Company of Ohio
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Filing: 1953-04-14
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Granted: 1956-05-01
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Expires: 1973-04-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Harry A Toulmin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 17:06
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/44; C23C16/54; C23C16/545; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/922; Y10S428/9335; Y10S428/938; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49789; Y10T29/49798
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
IN CONTINUOUS CASTING AND GASEOUS METAL PLATING APPARATUS FOR MELTING AND CONTINUOUSLY CASTING MOLTEN METAL BY FLOWING SAID METAL INTO A MOLD AND CONTINUOUSLY WITHDRAWING THE HOT METAL AS A SOLIDIFIED CONTINUOUS LENGTH CASTING, THE COMBINATION WITH MEANS FOR HOLDING AND POURING MOLTEN METAL INCLUDING AN OPEN-ENDED VERTICALLY DISPOSED FLUID COOLED MOLD, OF A GASEOUS METAL PLATING CHAMBER HAVING PASSAGEWAYS THERETHROUGH FOR THE PASSAGE OF HOT SOLIDIFIED METAL AS WITHDRAWN FROM SAID MOLD, SAID CHAMBER BEING ARRANGED TO FIT CLOSELY ABOUT SAID HOT SOLIDIFIED METAL CASTING, AND CONDUIT MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CHAMBER FOR INTRODUCING A HEATDECOMPOSABLE GASEOUS METAL COMPOUND INTO SAID CHAMBER AND IN CONTACT WITH SAID HOT METAL CASTING AS THE SAME IS DRAWN FROM SAID MOLD AND THROUGH SAID CHAMBER, AND POWER-DRIVEN MEANS FOR WITHDRAWING SAID CASTING FROM THE MOLD AND THROUGH SAID PLATING CHAMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
IN CONTINUOUS CASTING AND GASEOUS METAL PLATING APPARATUS FOR MELTING AND CONTINUOUSLY CASTING MOLTEN METAL BY FLOWING SAID METAL INTO A MOLD AND CONTINUOUSLY WITHDRAWING THE HOT METAL AS A SOLIDIFIED CONTINUOUS LENGTH CASTING, THE COMBINATION WITH MEANS FOR HOLDING AND POURING MOLTEN METAL INCLUDING AN OPEN-ENDED VERTICALLY DISPOSED FLUID COOLED MOLD, OF A GASEOUS METAL PLATING CHAMBER HAVING PASSAGEWAYS THERETHROUGH FOR THE PASSAGE OF HOT SOLIDIFIED METAL AS WITHDRAWN FROM SAID MOLD, SAID CHAMBER BEING ARRANGED TO FIT CLOSELY ABOUT SAID HOT SOLIDIFIED METAL CASTING, AND CONDUIT MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CHAMBER FOR INTRODUCING A HEATDECOMPOSABLE GASEOUS METAL COMPOUND INTO SAID CHAMBER AND IN CONTACT WITH SAID HOT METAL CASTING AS THE SAME IS DRAWN FROM SAID MOLD AND THROUGH SAID CHAMBER, AND POWER-DRIVEN MEANS FOR WITHDRAWING SAID CASTING FROM THE MOLD AND THROUGH SAID PLATING CHAMBER.
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1959-05-01 | 1959-10-31 | 1960-05-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1963-05-01 | 1963-10-31 | 1964-05-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1967-05-01 | 1967-10-31 | 1968-05-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |