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Apparatus for the thermal treatment of a metallic melt

CA 1316972 C · Owner: Mannesmann Aktiengesellschaft · Inventors: Schunk, Eckart

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Apparatus for the thermal treatment of a metallic melt includes a metallurgical vessel (10) for receiving the melt; a D.C. arc heating device for heating the melt includes at least one electrode (20) positioned above the melt and at least one counterelectrode (22) in contact with the melt; a first element located on the outer jacket of the metallurgical vessel for transferring electrical energy to the counterelectrode; a second element (40) for transferring electrical energy to the first transfer element (30); and a compensation or equalizing element (45, 44) operatively connected to the second transfer element for mechanically positioning the contact plane of the second transfer element in …

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  • Granted April 27, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 27, 2010.
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FiledMay 17, 1989
GrantedApril 27, 1993
Term endedApril 27, 2010
Patent numberCA 1316972 C
Classification (IPC)H05B7/06 +2 more

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1990199319961999200220052008Application filedMay 17, 1989Patent grantedApril 27, 1993Term endedApril 27, 2010

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