Patents Assigned to Institut Elektrosvarki Imeni E.O. Patona Adakemii Nauk
  • Electrode assembly for plasma arc torches
    Patent number: 4133987
    Abstract: In a plasma-arc torch for melting metals the electrode assembly comprises an electrode holder made of copper alloys and having a butt portion which rigidly secures a tungsten electrode by means of diffusion welding. The invention provides for a welded joint between the electrode and the electrode holder, a nonconsumable current-conducting interlayer made of titanium, copper and tungsten being placed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1979
    Assignee: Institut Elektrosvarki Imeni E.O. Patona Adakemii Nauk
    Inventors: Viktor I. Lakomsky, Georgy M. Grigorenko, Gennady F. Torkhov, Gary A. Melnik, Vitaly S. Nesmikh