Patents by Inventor Mike TOMASSI

Mike TOMASSI 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).

  • Molten metal filtration box heating apparatus
    Patent number: 12370597
    Abstract: A molten metal filtration apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a filter chamber having a floor, a metal inlet, a metal outlet, and a wall surface adapted to be partitioned by at least one filter element having an open cell structure characterized by a plurality of interconnected voids. The filter element partitions the filter chamber. At least one heater device is provided at an elevation within the filtration chamber that is equal to or below the filter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: PYROTEK, INC.
    Inventors: Richard S. Henderson, Mike Tomassi, Mark Reynolds
  • CASTING FURNACE
    Publication number: 20250144703
    Abstract: A casting furnace for low pressure casting comprises a furnace chamber, an insert disposed within the furnace chamber, a valve in the insert, a riser to expose a much lower surface of a melt to compressed gas, and a channel for supplying and/or discharging gas into and out of the insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Mike TOMASSI, Tomas MAZALEK, Robert POKLADNIK
  • MOLTEN METAL FILTRATION BOX HEATING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20220134415
    Abstract: A molten metal filtration apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a filter chamber having a floor, a metal inlet, a metal outlet, and a wall surface adapted to be partitioned by at least one filter element having an open cell structure characterized by a plurality of interconnected voids. The filter element partitions the filter chamber. At least one heater device is provided at an elevation within the filtration chamber that is equal to or below the filter element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Richard S. HENDERSON, Mike TOMASSI, Mark REYNOLDS