Patents by Inventor Avery Hilton, Jr.

Avery Hilton, Jr. 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).

  • Non-consumable electrode with replaceable graphite tip
    Patent number: 4145564
    Abstract: A replaceable graphite electrode tip is detachably connected with the lower end of a metal tube, the upper end of which is rigidly connected to electrical conducting means for supporting the tube from a holder in an electric arc furnace. The tube is protected from the heat of the furnace by refractory material forming a sleeve extending upwardly around the tube from the graphite tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1979
    Inventors: Dennie J. Andrew, Avery Hilton, Jr.