Patents by Inventor James J. Pavlisin

James J. Pavlisin 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).

  • Electrode joint locking system
    Patent number: 9313834
    Abstract: An electrode joint having first and second complementary elements capable of being joined together to form the joint, wherein one of the threaded elements has at least one slot at least partially along its length; and wherein one of the threaded elements includes a source of a flowable adhesive in fluid communication with the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: GrafTech Institute Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Segger, James J. Pavlisin
  • End-face seal for male-female electrode joints
    Patent number: 7324577
    Abstract: A male-female electrode joint is presented, the joint including two joined graphite electrodes having blocked threads and having a seal interposed between the electrodes, the seal composed of a material having an oxidation rate equal to or less than that of the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: GrafTech International Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Bowman, Terrence Patrick Wells, Thomas William Weber, James J. Pavlisin
  • Electrode joint locking system
    Patent number: 7230969
    Abstract: An electrode joint having first and second complementary elements capable of being joined together to form the joint, wherein one of the threaded elements has at least one slot at least partially along its length; and wherein one of the threaded elements includes a source of a flowable adhesive in fluid communication with the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: UCAR Carbon Company Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Segger, James J. Pavlisin
  • End-face seal for graphite electrodes
    Patent number: 7206330
    Abstract: An end-face seal for graphite electrode joints, including a seal formed of a plurality of individual elements interlocked to form a unitary whole, and formed of a material having an oxidation rate equal to or less than that of the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: UCAR Carbon Company Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Bowman, Thomas William Weber, Terrence Patrick Wells, James J. Pavlisin, William Varela