ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,668, issued on July 15, was assigned to PYROTEK INC. (Spokane, Wash.).
"Mold pump engagement apparatus" was invented by Andrew Horsfall (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) and Jon Tipton (Aurora, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A molten metal pump assembly and method to fill a mold with molten metal, such as aluminum. The assembly includes a support frame for suspending the molten metal pump above a furnace. The support frame includes a mechanism for lifting and lowering the molten metal pump into engagement and disengagement with the mold."
The patent was filed on Oct. 13, 2023, under Application No. 18/379,903.
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