Patents by Inventor Allan W. Intermill

Allan W. Intermill 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).

  • Apparatus for lengthwise graphitization (LWG) of carbon electrode bodies
    Patent number: 5631919
    Abstract: A furnace apparatus and method for the lengthwise graphitization (LWG) of carbon bodies are provided which utilize U-shaped metal furnace sections mounted on stationary rib supports to contain carbon electrode bodies and surrounding thermally insulating pack material. Vertical flues are provided between parallel rows of U-shaped metal furnace sections to accelerate cooling of graphitized electrode bodies and in a further embodiment water droplets are additionally sprayed on the metal furnace sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
    Assignee: UCAR Carbon Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Allan W. Intermill, Francis E. Wise, David A. Lehr