US Patent Issued to Ghislain Gonthier on July 22 for "Material components protection against the corrosive action cryolite melts in aluminium reduction cells" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,003, issued on July 22, was assigned to Ghislain Gonthier (Blainville, Canada).

"Material components protection against the corrosive action cryolite melts in aluminium reduction cells" was invented by Claude Allaire (St-Eustache, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present document describes an electrolytic cell comprising a protective layer comprising elemental copper covering at least in part or all of a refractory material assembly covering an interior surface thereof. Also described is a copper oxide containing composition comprising copper oxide and any one of a reducing agent and a binder. Also described is a method of p...