Patents by Inventor Hubert Tobback

Hubert Tobback 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).

  • Electrolytic deposition of metals
    Patent number: 4045301
    Abstract: A process for separating an electrolytic deposit of metal from a cathode, in which the bath-level edge of the said electrolytic deposit is locally heated at a plurality of spots to form local gaps between the said edge and the cathode, then the local gaps are enlarged by means of knives so as to unite them together and to form a large gap along the said edge, and then a wedge is operated from the said large gap to separate the entire deposit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1977
    Assignee: Metallurgie Hoboken-Overpelt
    Inventors: Karel Wens, Hubert Tobback, Karel Hens