Patents by Inventor Ben B. Bowman

Ben B. Bowman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Arc furnace electrode control
    Patent number: 5115447
    Abstract: System for controlling the positions of each of the three electrodes of a three phase electric furnace to maintain optimum real power delivered to the furnace in the event of electrode short circuiting or arc extinction due to scrap movement in the furnace. The system includes means for determining the magnitude of arc voltage and arc current and means to change the position of selected electrodes when either arc voltage or arc current is determined to be zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
    Assignee: UCAR Carbon Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Ben B. Bowman