Patents by Inventor Martin Lorke

Martin Lorke 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).

  • Closed induction furnace with a tilting apparatus
    Patent number: 5425047
    Abstract: An induction furnace with a crucible having a crucible axis, an induction coil and a furnace body containing a gas-tight jacket, and also with a cover which can be placed on the furnace body and has at least one gas connection, a charging valve and a pouring apparatus, the furnace body and cover being joined together releasably but hermetically by a flange connection, and being journaled in the joined state in a furnace frame by a tilting mechanism which engages the cover, and after the flange connection is separated the cover body can be removed from the furnace body which remains in the furnace frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1995
    Assignee: Leybold Durferrit GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Betz, Hans Kemmer, Martin Lorke, Klaus Pfeuffer, Otto Stenzel