Patents by Inventor Kurt Schudlich

Kurt Schudlich 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).

  • Device for nippling active electrode sections onto a combination electrode
    Patent number: 4518365
    Abstract: A device for nippling active electrode sections onto a combination electrode permanent upper section employing screw nipples to form the connection comprising an outer, essentially hollow cylindrical element and an inner hollow cylindrical element co-axially with in said outer element. The inner element is configured to couple with the connector element arranged on the upper end of the permanent section of said combination electrode. A drive is provided by means of which the inner element is rotatable in relation to the outer element around its axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1985
    Assignee: ARC Technologies Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kurt Schudlich, Gunter Vielstich, Josef Muhlenbeck, Josef Otto, Hannsgeorg Bauer, Dieter H. Zollner, Friedrich Rittmann
  • Device for nippling up electrodes in an electric furance
    Patent number: 4484897
    Abstract: A device for the mechanical nippling up of electrode sections on an electrode positioned vertically in an electrode holder in an electric furnace, especially an arc furnace, by means of screw nipples forming the connection. The device comprises coaxial cylinders forming a coupling which can be coupled automatically or by control means with a connector element located on the upper end of the electrode section to be nippled up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1984
    Assignee: Arc Technologies Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kurt Schudlich, Gunter Vielstich, Josef Muhlenbeck, Josef Otto, Hannsgeorg Bauer, Dieter H. Zollner, Friedrich Rittmann