Patents by Inventor C. Donald Stricker

C. Donald Stricker 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).

  • Sinker assembly for hot-dip coating applications
    Patent number: 4412503
    Abstract: In the hot-dip coating of wire, a sinker assembly is utilized for guiding the wire during its travel through the molten metal bath. The outer perimeter or bearing surface around which the wire is wrapped is composed of alumina or other refractory segments housed within the sinker assembly. The discrete segments are provided with a small clearance to permit some movement, within the confines of the housing, along the locus of the wire travel. The outer surface of the discrete segments is grooved, so that the wire wrapped therearound bears solely on the internal sides of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1983
    Assignee: United States Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Frank W. Bakewell, Thomas E. Nicely, C. Donald Stricker