Patents by Inventor Canming Xi

Canming Xi 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).

  • Publication number: 20130233704
    Abstract: The present invention discloses replaceable cathode choking devices of an aluminum reduction cell which comprises cathode carbon blocks and cathode choking devices placed at the bottom of the aluminum reduction cell. The cathode choking devices are placed on surfaces of the cathode carbon blocks. The cathode choking devices are made of mullite, spinel or zirconite which is high temperature resistant, corrosion resistant and of high specific gravity. The cathode choking devices have a cross-section of semicircular, arc or streamline shape. The cathode choking devices have a height of 50-150 mm and a width of 100-300 mm. The cathode choking devices are elongated block-shaped. The cathode choking devices are placed in a direction along a long side of a cathode of the reduction cell, wherein one or more cathode choking devices are placed as a group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: China Aluminum International Engineering Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Yi Yang, Pu Zheng, Canming Xi
  • Publication number: 20130186749
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a cell bottom structure of a reduction cell which comprises a reduction cell and a cathode bus, wherein the bottom of the reduction cell is provided with column-shaped cathode carbon blocks perpendicular to the bottom of the reduction cell, and a lower end of the column-shaped cathode carbon block is connected to the cathode bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: CHINA ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Chongai Bao, Pu Zheng, Canming Xi, Bin Cao, Yi Yang, Jun Huang, Tao Yang, Zhaohong Yang