US Patent Issued to Molten Metal Equipment Innovations on Aug. 12 for "Tensioned support post and other molten metal devices" (Ohio Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,501, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Molten Metal Equipment Innovations LLC (Middlefield, Ohio).

"Tensioned support post and other molten metal devices" was invented by Paul V. Cooper (Middlefield, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vertically-elongated member, which is preferably a support post used in a molten metal pump, includes a ceramic tube and tensioning structures to add a compressive load to the tube along its longitudinal axis. This makes the tube less prone to breakage. Another vertically-elongated member, such as a support post, includes one or more reinforcement members to help alleviate breakage. A device, such a...