Patents by Inventor Clifford J. Meyer

Clifford J. Meyer 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).

  • Method and apparatus for gaseous cleaning of aluminum
    Patent number: 4427185
    Abstract: A gas sparging apparatus particularly useful with molten aluminum includes a sparging box having an inlet, an outlet for the metal with a plurality of baffles arranged to alternately project from the top and bottom of the box into the molten metal stream. The bottom of the box also includes a graphite block connected with a manifold structure. The graphite block is gas permeable so that a sparging or cleaning gas may flow through the block into the molten metal stream to purify the metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1984
    Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Company
    Inventor: Clifford J. Meyer