Patents by Inventor Paul D. Eckenrode

Paul D. Eckenrode 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).

  • Guide ring for bottom pour ingot mould system
    Patent number: 4586556
    Abstract: A quick change guide ring for a bottom pour ingot mould system to effect positioning of a plurality of moulds relative to outlets in a sprue plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1986
    Assignee: Microdot Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. Eckenrode, Richard P. Eisenbrei
  • Bottom pour ingot mould system
    Patent number: 4512544
    Abstract: A bottom pour ingot mould system and more particularly a sprue plate having a plurality of horizontally extending runners therein and a plurality of upstanding guide pads spaced from the horizontal runners to effect positioning of each mould relative to an outlet in a horizontal runner. Molten steel is poured down a vertical runner, after which it moves horizontally then upwardly into the ingot mould.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1985
    Assignee: Microdot Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. Eckenrode, Richard P. Eisenbrei, James E. Nixon