Patents by Inventor Mitchell D. Tyson

Mitchell D. Tyson 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).

  • Method and apparatus for manipulating an electrode
    Patent number: 6446705
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method for manipulating an electrode comprising a stub, an electrode, and a yoke. The stub is affixed to and protrudes from the electrode, and has a first opening. The yoke is sized to receive at least a portion of the stub, and has a second opening positioned for alignment with the first opening of the stub and receipt of a locking member extending through the first opening and the second opening. The apparatus may include a current conducting tube. The elongated yoke may extend around at least a portion of the stub to be removably pinned thereto. The current conducting tube may extend around the elongated yoke to be in electrical contact with the stub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: ATI Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Ilia S. Geltser, Mitchell D. Tyson
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING AN ELECTRODE
    Publication number: 20020017376
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method for manipulating an electrode comprising a stub, an electrode, and a yoke. The stub is affixed to and protrudes from the electrode, and has a first opening. The yoke is sized to receive at least a portion of the stub, and has a second opening positioned for alignment with the first opening of the stub and receipt of a locking member extending through the first opening and the second opening. The apparatus may include a current conducting tube. The elongated yoke may extend around at least a portion of the stub to be removably pinned thereto. The current conducting tube may extend around the elongated yoke to be in electrical contact with the stub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Applicant: ATI Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Ilia S. Geltser , Mitchell D. Tyson
  • Method and apparatus for metal electrode or ingot casting
    Patent number: 6273179
    Abstract: A locking assembly and a process for electrode or ingot formation that include a stub, a locking member, and a support member. The locking member removably extends through the support member and at least a portion of the stub. Molten material is introduced over the support member and the stub to form the electrode. The electrode and integrated stub may be incorporated into an electrode assembly, including a yoke, a fastening member, a shoe, and a conducting tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: ATI Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Ilia S. Geltser, Mitchell D. Tyson