Patents by Inventor Gunter Topfer

Gunter Topfer 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).

  • Measurement of molten metal with ion conducting phase sensors by means of an electrical measuring unit
    Publication number: 20040119483
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a sensor unit for measuring the concentration of lesser components of a molten bath wherein the sensor unit includes a casing with an interior, an opening for measuring and a connecting area whereby a sensor with a reference electrode is arranged in the interior of the casing and is electrically insulated from the casing and there exist a means of measuring an electric potential between the casing and the sensor. The sensor unit can be used in a measuring unit and used in a method to make refined metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Gunter Topfer, Rudiger Hartung