ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,228,150, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Molten Metal Equipment Innovations LLC.
"Molten metal transfer device" was invented by Paul V. Cooper (Chesterland, Ohio) and Vince Fontana (Middlefield, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device includes a molten metal pump and a metal-transfer conduit. A clamp may be used to attach the metal-transfer conduit to the pump. The pump has a pump base including an indentation configured to receive the metal-transfer conduit and align the pump outlet with the transfer inlet. The pump outlet may be formed in the indentation and preferably near the center of the indentation in order to better align...