Patents by Inventor Adam J. WESTERLAND

Adam J. WESTERLAND 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).

  • ELECTRIC INDUCTION HEATING AND MELTING FURNACE REFRACTORY LIFE CYCLE WEAR IMAGING AND PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20230392219
    Abstract: A method is provided for life cycle wear monitoring of a consumable refractory in an electric induction furnace used for heating and melting materials by accumulating laser imaging data of the refractory's inner surface periodically over the refractory's life cycle while the furnace is utilized in a foundry environment and processing the accumulated imaging data for comparative analysis with previous laser imaging data of the refractory's inner surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Satyen N. PRABHU, Adam J. WESTERLAND
  • Electric induction heating and melting furnace refractory life cycle wear imaging and processing
    Patent number: 11788161
    Abstract: Apparatus and method are provided for life cycle wear monitoring of a consumable refractory in an electric induction furnace used for heating and melting materials by accumulating laser imaging data of the refractory's inner surface periodically over the refractory's life cycle while the furnace is utilized in a foundry environment and processing the accumulated imaging data for comparative analysis with previous laser imaging data of the refractory's inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: INDUCTOTHERM CORP.
    Inventors: Satyen N. Prabhu, Adam J. Westerland
  • ELECTRIC INDUCTION HEATING AND MELTING FURNACE REFRACTORY LIFE CYCLE WEAR IMAGING AND PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20200340071
    Abstract: Apparatus and method are provided for life cycle wear monitoring of a consumable refractory in an electric induction furnace used for heating and melting materials by accumulating laser imaging data of the refractory's inner surface periodically over the refractory's life cycle while the furnace is utilized in a foundry environment and processing the accumulated imaging data for comparative analysis with previous laser imaging data of the refractory's inner surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Satyen N. PRABHU, Adam J. WESTERLAND