ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,562, issued on Feb. 10.
"Electrode translation control system for an electric arc furnace" was invented by Scott Michael Ullom (Hudson, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrode lift system for an electric arc furnace (EAF) equipped with an electrode vertical translation control system that includes (i) a pump for pumping hydraulic fluid from a reservoir to a electrode lifting hydraulic cylinder, (ii) a primary single action proportional control valve in hydraulic communication between the pump and the electrode lifting hydraulic cylinder via a first hydraulic line and in hydraulic communication between the electrode lifting h...