Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Structurally defined web or sheet – Edge feature
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-09
2008-08-19
Vo, Hai (Department: 1794)
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Structurally defined web or sheet
Edge feature
C428S314200, C428S315500, C428S315700
Reexamination Certificate
active
07413793
ABSTRACT:
An insulative cap for an induction furnace comprising a carbon foam having a pore distribution such that at least about 90% of the pore volume of the pores have a diameter of between about 10 and about 150 microns and at least about 1% of the pores have a diameter of between about 0.8 and about 3.5 microns.
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Miller Douglas J.
Cartiglia James R.
GrafTech International Holdings Inc.
Vo Hai
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