US3008201A
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Apparatus for the continuous formation of intermediates
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1955-08-24
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Granted: 1961-11-14
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Expires: 1975-08-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Roland P Carreker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 02:44
CPC Classifications
B; B22; B22D; B22D11/00; B22D11/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
AN APPARATUS FOR THE CONTINUOUS CASTING OF METAL BY RUNNING AN ELONGATED SOLID BODY INTO A MOLTEN BATH OF METAL AT A POINT BELOW THE BATH SURFACE AND RUNNING THE BODY THROUGH THE BATH AND INTO THE SPACE ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE BATH, WHICH COMPRISES A CRUCIBLE HAVING A MOLTEN METAL BATH-CONTAINING CHAMBER, ENTRANCE CHAMBER MEANS PROVIDING AN ENTRANCE CHAMBER REMOVED FROM THE CRUCIBLE BATH-CONTAINING CHAMBER, MEANS FOR CREATING AND MAINTAINING A VACUUM IN THE ENTRANCE CHAMBER, ENTRANCE PORT MEANS DISPOSED BETWEEN THE ENTRANCE CHAMBER AND THE CRUCIBLE BATH-CONTAINING CHAMBER AND HAVING A PASSAGEWAY CONNECTING THE SAID BATH-CONTAINING CHAMBER AND ENTRANCE CHAMBER AND OPENING INTO THE SAID BATH-CONTAINING CHAMBER BELOW THE NORMAL MOLTEN METAL BATH SURFACE LEVEL THEREIN, THE ENTRANCE PORT PASSAGE HAVING A PORTION TO COOPERATE WITH AN ELONGATED SOLID BODY PASSING THROUGH THE ENTRANCE PORT MEANS IN PROVIDING A SEAL AGAINST MOLTEN METAL FLOW FROM THE CRUCIBLE BATH-
Claim 2
Independent Claim
151 words
AN APPARATUS FOR THE CONTINUOUS CASTING OF METAL BY RUNNING AN ELONGATED SOLID BODY INTO A MOLTEN BATH OF METAL AT A POINT BELOW THE BATH SURFACE AND RUNNING THE BODY THROUGH THE BATH AND INTO THE SPACE ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE BATH, WHICH COMPRISES A CRUCIBLE HAVING A MOLTEN METAL BATH-CONTAINING CHAMBER, ENTRANCE CHAMBER MEANS PROVIDING AN ENTRANCE CHAMBER REMOVED FROM THE CRUCIBLE BATH-CONTAINING CHAMBER, MEANS FOR CREATING AND MAINTAINING A VACUUM IN THE ENTRANCE CHAMBER, ENTRANCE PORT MEANS DISPOSED BETWEEN THE ENTRANCE CHAMBER AND THE CRUCIBLE BATH-CONTAINING CHAMBER AND HAVING A PASSAGEWAY CONNECTING THE SAID BATH-CONTAINING CHAMBER AND ENTRANCE CHAMBER AND OPENING INTO THE SAID BATH-CONTAINING CHAMBER BELOW THE NORMAL MOLTEN METAL BATH SURFACE LEVEL THEREIN, THE ENTRANCE PORT PASSAGE HAVING A PORTION TO COOPERATE WITH AN ELONGATED SOLID BODY PASSING THROUGH THE ENTRANCE PORT MEANS IN PROVIDING A SEAL AGAINST MOLTEN METAL FLOW FROM THE CRUCIBLE BATH-
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