Patents by Inventor Jeffrey R. Reinhart

Jeffrey R. Reinhart 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).

  • Impact pad
    Patent number: 9381572
    Abstract: A tundish impact pad formed from refractory material comprises a base having an impact surface which, in use, faces upwardly against a stream of molten metal entering a tundish, and a wall extending upwardly from the base around at least a part of the periphery of the impact surface. The wall has at least one latitudinal portion. An inwardly-extending feature protrudes from the latitudinal wall. The inwardly-extending feature inhibits flow exiting the impact pad from passing over the center of the latitudinal portion of the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Vesuvius Crucible Company
    Inventor: Jeffrey R. Reinhart
  • IMPACT PAD
    Publication number: 20140117057
    Abstract: A tundish impact pad formed from refractory material comprises a base having an impact surface which, in use, faces upwardly against a stream of molten metal entering a tundish, and a wall extending upwardly from the base around at least a part of the periphery of the impact surface. The wall has at least one latitudinal portion. An inwardly-extending feature protrudes from the latitudinal wall. The inwardly-extending feature inhibits flow exiting the impact pad from passing over the center of the latitudinal portion of the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: VESUVIUS CRUCIBLE COMPANY
    Inventor: Jeffrey R. Reinhart