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Apparatus for fusing surface of slab

Assignee: Cleveland Trust Co
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Filing: 1953-03-09
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Granted: 1958-03-25
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Expires: 1973-03-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Company The Cleveland Trust

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 15:37
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B6/00; H05B6/02; H05B6/10; H05B6/101; H05B6/103; H05B6/104; B; B32; B32B; B32B15/00; B32B15/01

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 150 words
A PROCESS OF MAKING CLAD METAL COMPRISING WELDING A LAYER OF COATING METAL OVER A SIDE SURFACE OF A SLAB OF BASE METAL AND THEREAFTER ELIMINATING DEFECTS RESULTING FROM MICRO-SHRINKAGE IN THE LAYER OF COATING METAL WHICH MIGHT CAUSE SURFACE DEFECTS AFTER SUBSEQUENT ROLLING OF THE COATED SLAB, BY BRINGING THE SURFACE OF THE LAYER OF COATING METAL AND AN INDUCTIVE HEATING MEANS INTO INDUCTIVE RELATION, SUPPLYING CURRENT TO THE INDUCTIVE HEATING MEANS, RELATIVELY MOVING THE SLAB AND THE INDUCTIVE HEATING MEANS TO MELT PROGRESSIVELY A THIN PORTION OF THE SURFACE OF THE ENTIRE LAYER OF COATING METAL AND REGULATING THE CURRENT SUPPLIED TO SAID INDUCTIVE HEATING MEANS AND THE RATE OF RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF THE SLAB AND THE INDUCTIVE HEATING MEANS SO AS TO CONFINE THE MELTING WITHIN THE THICKNESS OF THE SAID LAYER OF COATING METAL WITHOUT MELTING THE JUNCTION BETWEEN SAID COATING METAL AND SAID BASE METAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 150 words
A PROCESS OF MAKING CLAD METAL COMPRISING WELDING A LAYER OF COATING METAL OVER A SIDE SURFACE OF A SLAB OF BASE METAL AND THEREAFTER ELIMINATING DEFECTS RESULTING FROM MICRO-SHRINKAGE IN THE LAYER OF COATING METAL WHICH MIGHT CAUSE SURFACE DEFECTS AFTER SUBSEQUENT ROLLING OF THE COATED SLAB, BY BRINGING THE SURFACE OF THE LAYER OF COATING METAL AND AN INDUCTIVE HEATING MEANS INTO INDUCTIVE RELATION, SUPPLYING CURRENT TO THE INDUCTIVE HEATING MEANS, RELATIVELY MOVING THE SLAB AND THE INDUCTIVE HEATING MEANS TO MELT PROGRESSIVELY A THIN PORTION OF THE SURFACE OF THE ENTIRE LAYER OF COATING METAL AND REGULATING THE CURRENT SUPPLIED TO SAID INDUCTIVE HEATING MEANS AND THE RATE OF RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF THE SLAB AND THE INDUCTIVE HEATING MEANS SO AS TO CONFINE THE MELTING WITHIN THE THICKNESS OF THE SAID LAYER OF COATING METAL WITHOUT MELTING THE JUNCTION BETWEEN SAID COATING METAL AND SAID BASE METAL.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1961-03-24 1961-09-23 1962-03-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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