Patents by Inventor Benno J. Box

Benno J. Box 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).

  • Patent number: 5901170
    Abstract: An induction furnace apparatus and method for reducing the magnetic field produced by the operation of the furnace. The induction furnace including a refractory vessel, an induction coil, and an outer shell having a layer of metallic and magnetically permeable material. The metallic and magnetically permeable material comprising a plurality of elements having a shape and size that is chosen to maximize the packing density of elements throughout the layer. The outer shell further including a top, base, and sidewall arranged about the refractory vessel such that the metallic and magnetically permeable material is formed between the refractory vessel and the outer shell. The invention provides a method for casting metallic and magnetically permeable material with or without a non-conductive matrix. The castings can be formed into inserts or incorporated into the top, base, and side wall of the outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Inductotherm Corp.
    Inventors: Vitaly A. Peysakhovich, Benno J. Box, John H. Mortimer