Patents by Inventor Larry E. Parella

Larry E. Parella 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).

  • Induction heated meniscus coating vessel
    Patent number: 5460651
    Abstract: A shallow vessel (50,52) for being horizontally disposed when containing a molten metal or metal alloy (66) for meniscus coating one side of a clean metal strip (34A) when the strip is moved vertically past one side of the vessel. The vessel includes a shell (68) such as austenitic stainless steel, a refractory lining (70), a molten metal departure lip (72) mounted on the upper surface of the side of the vessel, a spirally shaped induction coil (64) for maintaining the molten metal above its melting point and a flux concentrator (74). The induction coil is positioned below the refractory lining and the flux concentrator is positioned below the induction coil. The induction coil and the flux concentrator underlie the area occupied by the molten metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: Armco Steel Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Charles Flinchum, Gerald L. Barney, Gregory S. Burgess, David L. Kleimeyer, Larry E. Parella