Patents by Inventor Calixto I. Garcia

Calixto I. Garcia 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).

  • Method of pouring steel
    Patent number: 4813580
    Abstract: Build-up on the surface of a refractory body receiving molten metal is eliminated or reduced by making at least a portion of a material that can be electrically heated to at least about 1150.degree. C., such as an alkaline-earth doped lanthanum chromite. When the surface is that of a nozzle or shroud, an electric current is supplied to heat the material around the opening in the nozzle or shroud to at least about 1150.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1989
    Inventors: Anthony J. DeArdo, Jr., Calixto I. Garcia, George A. Ratz