Patents by Inventor Clarence David Sullivan

Clarence David Sullivan 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).

  • Electrode removal device and vehicle positioning system and method of use
    Patent number: 10750582
    Abstract: An electrode adjustment device and a vehicle positioning system for positioning the electrode adjustment device adjacent a furnace. The electrode adjustment device is utilized for adjusting the electrode during maintenance of the furnace (e.g., removal of the electrode for replacement or repair, repair of the refractory material, or other like furnace or electrode repair). When the electrode adjustment device is moved to a location adjacent the furnace, it is used to apply force under the bottom electrode to break the connection between the bottom electrode and the furnace. After the connection is broken the bottom electrode is pushed up into the furnace vessel by the electrode adjustment device until the electrode can be removed. After removing the bottom electrode, the electrode adjustment device is covered with debris and can be cleaned adjacent the furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: NUCOR STEEL GALLATIN, LLC
    Inventors: Damon Trent Ginn, Clarence David Sullivan
  • ELECTRODE REMOVAL DEVICE AND VEHICLE POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20180014367
    Abstract: An electrode adjustment device and a vehicle positioning system for positioning the electrode adjustment device adjacent a furnace. The electrode adjustment device is utilized for adjusting the electrode during maintenance of the furnace (e.g., removal of the electrode for replacement or repair, repair of the refractory material, or other like furnace or electrode repair). When the electrode adjustment device is moved to a location adjacent the furnace, it is used to apply force under the bottom electrode to break the connection between the bottom electrode and the furnace. After the connection is broken the bottom electrode is pushed up into the furnace vessel by the electrode adjustment device until the electrode can be removed. After removing the bottom electrode, the electrode adjustment device is covered with debris and can be cleaned adjacent the furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Damon Trent Ginn, Clarence David Sullivan