Industrial electric heating furnaces inventions 05/07

20070110119 - Enhanced joints for pins and electrodes with asymmetric properties: A joint for connecting two carbon members, with at least one carbon member having an asymmetrical coefficient of thermal expansion. The carbon member having the asymmetrical coefficient of thermal expansion also has either a male tang or a female socket with an elliptical cross section selectively oriented to the asymmetrical... Agent: Waddey & Patterson P.C. Suite 500

20070110120 - Joint design: Disclosed herein is an electrode joint having a first carbon body having at least one end portion that includes a male tang with a convex tip and a second carbon body having a female socket with a concave base.... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20070098035 - Cement kiln chlorine/sulfur bypass system: A cement kiln chlorine/sulfur bypass system wherein the equipment cost is suppressed and the sulfur included in a combustion gas bled from a cement kiln is separated and effectively utilized. The cement kiln chlorine/sulfur bypass system comprises an air bleed means for bleeding a kiln exhaust gas passage, which runs... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20070098036 - Unit for conductively heatable melting: To reduce the risk of damage to the refractory material, in particular caused by the formation of cracks and corrosion, the invention provides a unit, in particular a melting and/or refining unit and/or a distributor system and/or a channel system, for conductively heatable melts (30), in particular glass melts, which... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP