Patents by Inventor Thomas Hornack

Thomas Hornack 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).

  • Publication number: 20080017504
    Abstract: An electrolysis cell including an outer shell, a sidewall adjacent the outer shell and spaced therefrom, thereby defining a gap between the sidewall and the outer shell, and a plurality of fluid discharge devices interconnected about the outer shell, each of the plurality of fluid discharge devices extending from the outer shell towards the sidewall, wherein each of the plurality of fluid discharge devices is adapted to provide coolant to the sidewall. The plurality of fluid discharge devices may be individually controlled or controlled in sets to provide selective cooling to the sidewall, thereby facilitating ledge maintenance and profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Xinghua Liu, Richard Beeler, Thomas Hornack, James Burg, Steven Czekaj
  • Publication number: 20080020265
    Abstract: An electrolysis cell including an outer shell, a sidewall adjacent the outer shell and spaced therefrom, thereby defining a gap between the sidewall and the outer shell, and a plurality of fluid discharge devices interconnected about the outer shell, each of the plurality of fluid discharge devices extending from the outer shell towards the sidewall, wherein each of the plurality of fluid discharge devices is adapted to provide coolant to the sidewall. The plurality of fluid discharge devices may be individually controlled or controlled in sets to provide selective cooling to the sidewall, thereby facilitating ledge maintenance and profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Xinghua Liu, Richard Beeler, Thomas Hornack, James Burg, Steven Czekaj