PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

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Class Number: 373
 Class Title: INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC HEATING FURNACES

Subclass  Subclass
Number    Title

  1       PLURAL DIVERSE HEATING MEANS
  2       .Arc
  3       ..With resistance
  4       ..With induction
  5       .Resistance
  6       ..With induction
  7       .Induction
  8       ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
  9       .Arc furnace
  10      ELECTRON BEAM FURNACE DEVICE
  11      .Vaporizing furnace
  12      ..Power supply and control circuit
  13      ..Gun assembly
  14      ...With deflection control
  15      .Ingot remelting
  16      .With plural beam devices
  17      .Zone melting
  18      PLASMA FURNACE DEVICE
  19      .Indirect heating
  20      ..Rotary furnace
  21      .Remelting furnace (i.e., ingot remelting)
  22      .Direct furnace (i.e., plasma flame impinges on the melt)
  23      ..Expanded arc column
  24      ..Sidewall mounted plasmatron
  25      ..Control system
  26      GLOW DISCHARGE FURNACE DEVICE
  27      GLASS FURNACE DEVICE
  28      .Filament discharge (i.e., bushing)
  29      .Joule effect heating
  30      ..Furnace body detail
  31      ...Multi-chamber
  32      ....With heating between chambers
  33      ..Charging or discharging
  34      ...Including batch pre-heating
  35      ...Including discharge area heating
  36      ..Electrode assembly
  37      ...Protection means
  38      ...Holder
  39      ..Electrical system
  40      ...Regulation
  41      ...Electrode arrangement (e.g., array)
  42      ELECTROSLAG REMELTING DEVICE
  43      .Plural furnace units
  44      .Body detail
  45      ..Crucible
  46      .Start-up
  47      .Power supply system
  48      ..Conductor arrangement
  49      ..Control
  50      ...By changing electrode position
  51      .Electrode replacement
  52      .Electrode supportt
  53      ..Plural electrodes
  54      .Electrode
  55      ..With protective shield
  56      WITH CONDENSATING DEVICE
  57      .Including resistance furnace detail
  58      ..With open circuit (i.e., charge internal resistance heating)
  59      .Including induction furnace detail
  60      ARC FURNACE DEVICE
  61      .Indirect
  62      ..Arc between spaced electrodes
  63      ...Charge fed into space
  64      ...With arc deflection means
  65      ..Arc between electrode and crucible exterior
  66      ..Combined with or convertible to direct arc furnace
  67      .Ingot remelting
  68      ..With internal atmosphere control (e.g., pressure, vacuum,
             etc.)
  69      ..With electrode holder or guide
  70      ..With power regulation
  71      .Furnace body detail
  72      ..Hearth or crucible
  73      ..Roof
  74      ...With cooling
  75      ..Sidewall
  76      ...With cooling
  77      ..With internal atmosphere control (e.g., pressure, vacuum,
             etc.)
  78      .Plural furnace units
  79      .Charging or discharging
  80      ..With charge pre-heating
  81      ..Top charging
  82      ...Through electrode
  83      ..Bottom pour
  84      ..Discharge by tilting
  85      .For manipulation of the charge or melt (e.g., stirring)
  86      ..Mechanical
  87      ..Crust breaking device
  88      .Electrode
  89      ..Self-baking (i.e., Soderberg)
  90      ..Non-consumable
  91      ..Sectional
  92      ...With means to join sections
  93      ..Composite (e.g., water cooled body with carbon tip)
  94      .Electrode support
  95      ..Seal
  96      ..With electrode shield
  97      ..For Soderberg electrode (e.g., casing)
  98      ..Mast
  99      ...Crosshead
  100     ..Slipping holder
  101     ..With electrical contact or terminal
  102     .Power supply system
  103     ..Cable or cable suspension arrangement
  104     ..With power regulation
  105     ...By changing arc length
  106     ....Using a hydraulic or pneumatic device
  107     ..With magnetically influenced arc
  108     ..D.C. powerr
  109     RESISTANCE FURNACE DEVICE
  110     .With internal atmosphere control (e.g., pressure, vacuum,
            etc.)
  111     ..Having tubular charge containing or supporting element
  112     ..Vacuum
  113     .For cooling
  114     ..Terminal
  115     .Charging or discharging
  116     .For manipulation of the charge or melt (e.g., stirring)
  117     .With heating element detail
  118     ..Resistance crucible
  119     ..Wall contained
  120     ..Open circuit (e.g., charge internal resistance heating)
  121     ...Salt bath heating
  122     ...Including crucible or hearth structure details
  123     ...With preheating
  124     ....Including starting resistor
  125     ...Including terminal detail
  126     ....With axial bore
  127     ..Having resistance encasement means
  128     ..Mounting
  129     ...Base
  130     ...Side wall
  131     ....With resistor element compression
  132     ..Non-metallic resistor
  133     ...Rod-like
  134     ..Including resistor shape detail
  135     .Control
  136     ..Temperature
  137     .Lining
  138     INDUCTION FURNACE DEVICE
  139     .Zone melting
  140     .With internal atmosphere control (e.g., pressure, vacuum,
            etc.)
  141     ..Vacuum
  142     .For charging or discharging
  143     ..By tilting
  144     .Having plural heating elements
  145     .Having condition signaling means
  146     .With means for manipulation of the charge or melt (e.g.,
            stirring)
  147     .Power supply system
  148     ..Regulating
  149     .For furnace regulating
  150     ..Electrical
  151     .Coreless
  152     ..Coil
  153     ...Support
  154     ...Cooling
  155     ..Lining
  156     ..Crucible
  157     ...Conducting (e.g., graphite)
  158     ..Cooling
  159     .Core-type (i.e., channel)
  160     ..Coil
  161     ..Channel
  162     ...Lining
  163     ..Crucible or hearthh
  164     ..Lining
  165     ..Cooling
  166     MISCELLANEOUS