Patents by Inventor Peter Lagler

Peter Lagler 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).

  • Electrolytic cell for the production of aluminum by fused salt electrolysis
    Patent number: 4396481
    Abstract: The precipitated liquid metal in a cell for the electrolytic production of aluminum contains, with the exception of its uppermost, freely moveable layer, an electrically conductive granular material.At least one trough containing molten electrolyte saturated with aluminum oxide is provided outwith the vertical projection of the anode or anodes. The top of the trough lies above the surface of the liquid metal, but is always at least partly below the surface of the electrolyte.The direct electric current is conducted away from the molten metal by cathode elements which are wet by aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1983
    Assignee: Swiss Aluminium Ltd.
    Inventors: Rudolf Pawlek, Peter Lagler