Patents by Inventor John A. Tanski

John A. Tanski 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).

  • Hot dip coating method and apparatus
    Patent number: 5827576
    Abstract: A hot dip coating apparatus and method for coating a continuous steel strip, wire, or like continuous member with zinc, aluminum, tin, lead, or alloys of each. A molten coating bath is contained in a vessel having a bottom opening upwardly through which the steel member is directed. Magnetic containment devices located below the vessel's bottom opening prevent the escape of molten metal from the vessel through the opening. There are no guide rolls, or other rolls that act on the continuous steel member, in the bath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: Inland Steel Company
    Inventors: William A. Carter, John A. Tanski, Ismael G. Saucedo, Howard L. Gerber