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AssigneeRT Patent Company, Inc.
InventorJack Kerlin
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In accordance with the teachings herein, systems and methods are described for providing electrical contact with a rotating element of a machine. In one example system, a nozzle may be used to emit a stream of a molten metal material, the nozzle being configured to transmit electric current from a power source to the stream of molten metal material. The rotating element may be supported within the machine to rotate relative to the nozzle, and may include a current collector ring. The nozzle may be operable to emit the stream of molten metal material onto a localized portion of the current collector ring to transfer the electric current from the power source to the current collector ring, the localized portion of the current collector ring being a portion of the current collector ring that is less than an entire circumference of the current collector ring.
A system for providing electrical contact with a rotating element of a machine, comprising:
A method for providing electrical contact with a rotating element of a machine, comprising:
A machine having a rotating element and a stationary element, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.