Patents by Inventor Harold Homer

Harold Homer 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 controlling the erosion of arc producing electrodes
    Patent number: 4162431
    Abstract: Apparatus and process for reducing the rate of erosion of electrodes between which an arc is sustained by the provision of a field coil around the electrode which is supplied with direct current and the oscillation of that direct current supply at a frequency in the range 5.times.10.sup.-1 to 1.times.10.sup.-4 Hz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1979
    Assignee: Tioxide Group Limited
    Inventors: Allen P. George, Harold Homer, Christopher J. Richardson