Patents by Inventor Dale William VETTER

Dale William VETTER 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).

  • Clean cell environment roll-over electric induction casting furnace system
    Patent number: 10933467
    Abstract: A clean cell environment for a continuous roll-over electric induction batch casting furnace system is provided where each combination of batch charge, for example an ingot, induction melting (ingot-melt) process and mold-pour process are performed in a clean cell environment and each combination ingot-melt and mold-pour process is traceable as to the identity of the specific ingot, or other charge form (composition) and the mold (fabrication identifier).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: INDUCTOTHERM CORP.
    Inventors: Satyen N. Prabhu, Peter Aruanno, Emad Tabatabaei, Dale William Vetter, Thomas W. Shorter, Bhavin Patel
  • Clean Cell Environment Roll-Over Electric Induction Casting Furnace System
    Publication number: 20150273580
    Abstract: A clean cell environment for a continuous roll-over electric induction batch casting furnace system is provided where each combination of batch charge, for example an ingot, induction melting (ingot-melt) process and mold-pour process are performed in a clean cell environment and each combination ingot-melt and mold-pour process is traceable as to the identity of the specific ingot, or other charge form (composition) and the mold (fabrication identifier).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Satyen N. PRABHU, Peter ARUANNO, Emad TABATABAEI, Dale William VETTER, Thomas W. SHORTER, Bhavin PATEL
  • Stopper rod positioning and control apparatus for control of molten metal flow through a nozzle
    Patent number: 8701948
    Abstract: A stopper rod positioning and control apparatus is provided for controlling the flow of a molten metal out of a bottom nozzle in a metal reservoir. The stopper rod can be aligned with the nozzle's opening by selectively rotating a pair of roller (ring) bearings that are centerline offset from each other along a first axis around which one end of an extended structural arm can pivot where the opposing end of the arm retains the stopper rod along a second axis parallel to the first axis. When the appropriate relative positions of the pair of roller bearings are located for a nozzle-centered stopper rod, the second axial position of the stopper rod is fixed by retaining the appropriate relative positions with a brake mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Inductotherm Corp.
    Inventors: Marcelo Albano Paiva, Dale William Vetter, William Robert Pflug
  • Stopper Rod Positioning and Control Apparatus for Control of Molten Metal Flow Through a Nozzle
    Publication number: 20100282784
    Abstract: A stopper rod positioning and control apparatus is provided for controlling the flow of a molten metal out of a bottom nozzle in a metal reservoir. The stopper rod can be aligned with the nozzle's opening by selectively rotating a pair of roller (ring) bearings that are centerline offset from each other along a first axis around which one end of an extended structural arm can pivot where the opposing end of the arm retains the stopper rod along a second axis parallel to the first axis. When the appropriate relative positions of the pair of roller bearings are located for a nozzle-centered stopper rod, the second axial position of the stopper rod is fixed by retaining the appropriate relative positions with a brake mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Marcelo Albano PAIVA, Dale William VETTER, William Robert PFLUG