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Patents
| Patent # | Date Issued | Title | Inventor(s) | Owner (Assignee) |
| 11,815,403 | 11/14/2023 | Specialty Control Thermocouple for Vacuum Heat Treat Furnaces | William R. Jones | Solar Manufacturing, Inc. |
| 11,053,560 | 7/6/2021 | High Pressure Rapid Gas Quenching Vacuum Furnace Utilizing an Isolation Transformer in the Blower Motor Power System to Eliminate Ground Faults from Electrical Gas Ionization | George G. Andress, IV William R. Jones |
William R. Jones |
| 10,591,214 | 3/17/2020 | High Temperature Low Mass Vacuum Furnace Hot Zone |
Réal Fradette Benjamin Isaak |
William R. Jones |
| 10,401,088 | 9/26/2019 | High Temperature Vacuum Furnace Hot Zone with Improved Thermal Efficiency |
Réal Fradette Benjamin Isaak |
William R. Jones |
| 9,702,627 | 7/11/2017 | High Temperature Vacuum Furnace Heater Element Support Assembly |
Robert J. Wilson Mark J. Hughes |
William R. Jones |
| 9,187,799 | 11/17/2015 | 20 Bar super Quench Vacuum Furnace | Robert J. Wilson Robert F. Daley |
William R. Jones |
| 8,088,328 | 1/3/2012 | Vacuum Nitriding Furnace | William R. Jones | William R. Jones |
| 7,514,035 | 4/7/2009 | Versatile High Velocity Integral Vacuum Furnace | William R. Jones | William R. Jones |
| 7,105,126 | 9/12/2006 | Flapper Gas Nozzle Assembly | Brian C. Shoemaker | Vacuum Furnace Systems |
| 6,936,792 | 8/30/2005 | Furnace Cart and Load Transfer System for High Temperature Vacuum Furnaces and Process Therefor |
William R. Jones | William R. Jones |
| 6,111,908 | 8/29/2000 | A High Temperature Vacuum Heater Supporting Mechanism with Cup Shaped Shield |
William R. Jones | William R. Jones |
| 6,023,487 | 2/8/2000 | Process for Repairing Heat Treating Furnaces and Heating Elements Therefor |
William R. Jones | William R. Jones |
| 6,021,155 | 2/1/2000 | Heat Treating Furnace Having Improved Hot Zone | William R. Jones | William R. Jones |
| 5,965,050 | 10/12/1999 | Curved Graphite Heating Element for an Electric Resistance Heating Furnace | Fred W. Ripley David Rinz |
Vacuum Furnace Systems |
| 5,121,903 | 6/16/1992 | Quenching Arrangement for a Furnace | Fred W. Ripley David E. Felker |
Vacuum Furnace Systems |
| 5,109,917 | 5/5/1992 | Maintenance Arrangement for a Furnace | Fred W. Ripley | Vacuum Furnace Systems |
| 4,860,306 | 8/22/1989 | Hot Zone Employing Graphite Heating Elements | Thomson B. Gibb | Vacuum Furnace Systems |
| 4,856,022 | 8/8/1989 | Graphite Hot Zone Assembly | William R. Jones | William R. Jones |
| 4,850,863 | 7/25/1989 | Sealed Insulating Wall for a Furnace | Clifford R. Pierce | Vacuum Furnace Systems |
| 4,813,554 | 3/21/1989 | Reversible, Adjustable, Stackable Loading Grid Assembly |
Clifford R. Pierce | Vacuum Furnace Systems |
| 4,765,068 | 8/23/1988 | Hot Zone Arrangement for a Vacuum Furnace |
Fred W. Ripley | Vacuum Furnace Systems |
| 4,760,584 | 7/26/1988 | Hearth Support Arrangement | William R. Jones | William R. Jones |
| 4,604,056 | 8/5/1986 | Vacuum Furnace System Hearth | William R. Jones | William R. Jones |
| 4,512,737 | 4/23/1985 | Hot Zone Arrangement for Use in a Vacuum Furnace |
Clifford R. Pierce | Vacuum Furnace Systems |
| 4,499,369 | 2/12/1985 | Heating Element Arrangement for a Vacuum Furnace |
Thomson B. Gibb | Vacuum Furnace Systems |
| 4,490,110 | 12/25/1984 | Plenum Arrangement | William R. Jones | William R. Jones |
| 4,489,920 | 12/25/1984 | Hot Zone Chamber Wall Arrangement for Use in Vacuum Furnaces |
William R. Jones | William R. Jones |
| 4,425,660 | 1/10/1984 | Shielding Arrangement for a Vacuum Furnace | William R. Jones | William R. Jones |
| 4,395,832 | 8/2/1983 | Gas Duct Arrangement for a Vacuum Furnace | William R. Jones Fred W. Ripley |
Vacuum Furnace Systems |
| 4,259,538 | 3/31/1981 | Vacuum Furnace Arrangement Having an Improved Heating Element Mounting Means |
William R. Jones | William R. Jones |
| 4,245,943 | 1/20/1981 | Uploading Apparatus for Vacuum Electric Furnaces | William J. Metalsky | Abar Corporation |
| 4,227,032 | 10/7/1980 | Power Feed Through for Vacuum Electric Furnaces | William R. Jones Rush B. Gunther |
Abar Corporation |
| 4,225,744 | 9/30/1980 | Fixed Thermocouple for Vacuum Electric Furnaces |
William R. Jones Prem C. Jindal |
Abar Corporation |
| 4,212,633 | 7/15/1980 | Vacuum Electric Furnace | Benjamin A. Kreider William J. Metalsky |
Abar Corporation |
| 4,124,199 | 11/7/1978 | Process and Apparatus for Case Hardening of Metal Work Pieces |
William R. Jones Prem C. Jindal |
Abar Corporation |
| 4,102,637 | 7/25/1978 | Work Support for Vacuum Electric Furnaces | Benjamin A. Kreider William J. Metalsky |
Abar Corporation |
| 3,879,165 | 4/22/1975 | Vacuum Electric Furnaces | Benjamin A. Kreider William J. Metalsky Edward N. Cyrway, Jr. |
Abar Corporation |
| 3,874,845 | 4/1/1975 | Control Operator | William J. Metalsky William A. Reynolds |
Abar Corporation |
| 3,847,539 | 11/12/1974 | Driving Mechanism for Vacuum Electric Furnaces | Benjamin A. Kreider William J. Metalsky |
Abar Corporation |
| 3,812,276 | 5/21/1974 | Resistance Heating Element for Vacuum Furnaces | Edward N. Cyrway, Jr. Charles J. Schmidt | Abar Corporation |
| 3,739,921 | 6/19/1973 | Fixture for Heat Treating Furnaces | Charles J. Schmidt | Abar Corporation |
| 3,737,553 | 6/5/1973 | Vacuum Electric Furnace | Benjamin A. Kreider William R. Jones William J. Metalsky Thomson B. Gibb |
Abar Corporation |
| 3,698,698 | 10/17/1972 | Fixture for Heat Treating Furnaces | Benjamin A. Kreider Charles J. Schmidt Howard R. Martindell |
Abar Corporation |
| 3,476,862 | 11/4/1969 | Electric Resistance Heating Elements | Edward N, Cyrway, Jr. William J. Metalsky |
Abar Corporation |
