Patents by Inventor W. Allan Merz

W. Allan Merz 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).

  • Electric furnace bottom probe
    Patent number: 6983666
    Abstract: A furnace probe measuring system and method used to measure conditions, such as wear, within an electric furnace. A position assembly is configured to attach to a portion of an electric furnace. A probe assembly is moveably coupled to the position assembly and includes a location sensing portion configured to adjust to a location. A measurement device is coupled to the location sensing portion and indicates the location of the location sensing portion to determine wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: W. Allan Merz, Wayne F. Egolf