Patents by Inventor Kenneth L. Britton

Kenneth L. Britton 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).

  • Electrode seal
    Patent number: 4295001
    Abstract: An electrode seal for an electric furnace having an electrode moveable through an opening in the furnace roof. The seal comprises a ring partially overlying the opening and having a plurality of radially slidable refractory bricks adapted to engage and seal with the electrode. Contraction means are provided for periodically moving the bricks radially inwardly of the opening to contact the electrode. The bricks are free to move radially outwardly of the opening under force of engagement with the electrode during periods when the contraction means is inoperative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1981
    Assignee: Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company
    Inventor: Kenneth L. Britton