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US 2023/0037249 A1Published application
Systems and methods for graphite electrode identification and monitoring
AssigneeGrafTech International Holdings Inc.
InventorsPablo TONIOLO, Ronald GERHAN, Ryan PAUL, James MERZLAK, Frank Andrew MESSINEO, JR.
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Abstract
A system including a graphite electrode having a graphite body with first and second opposed ends. The electrode further includes a threaded connector positioned at one of the first or second ends, and a tag coupled to or positioned in the threaded connector, wherein the tag is configured to transmit a signal including information relating to the electrode.
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A system comprising a graphite electrode including:
- a graphite body having first and second opposed ends;
- a threaded connector positioned at one of the first or second ends;
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- a tag coupled to or positioned in the threaded connector, wherein the tag is configured to transmit a signal including information relating to the electrode.
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A graphite electrode comprising:
- a graphite body having oppositely positioned first and second ends;
- a threaded connector positioned one of the first or second ends, wherein the threaded connector is at least one of a pin or a socket;
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- a tag attached to or positioned in the threaded connector, wherein the tag is configured to emit a non-line-of-sight signal representing an electrode identifier.
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A method comprising:
- accessing a graphite electrode including a graphite body having first and second opposed ends, a threaded connector positioned at one of the first or second ends, and a tag coupled to or positioned in the threaded connector;
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- receiving a signal from the tag, the signal including information relating to the electrode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.