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(12) PATENT APPLICATION PUBLICATION (21) Application No.IN/PCT/2001/00560/MUM A<br />

(19) INDIA<br />

(22) Date <strong>of</strong> filing <strong>of</strong> Application :16/05/2001 (43) Publication Date : 16/03/2007<br />

(54) Title <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> invention : AN ELECTROLYTIC CELL FOR ALUMINUM PRODUCTION<br />

(51) International classification :C15C 3/16 (71)Name <strong>of</strong> Applicant :<br />

(31) Priority Document No :09/416,767 1)ALCOA INC<br />

(32) Priority Date :13/10/1999 Address <strong>of</strong> Applicant :ALCOA CORPORATE<br />

(33) Name <strong>of</strong> priority country :U.S.A. CENTER, 201 ISBELLA STREET, PITTSBURGH,<br />

(86) International Application No :PCT/US00/27936 PENNSYLVANIA 15212-5858, U.S.A.<br />

Filing Date<br />

:10/10/2000 (72)Name <strong>of</strong> Inventor :<br />

(87) International Publication No :WO/2001/027353 1)GRAHAM E HOMLEY<br />

(61) Patent <strong>of</strong> Addition to Application<br />

:NA<br />

Number<br />

:NA<br />

Filing Date<br />

2)CLAUDE GAUTHIER<br />

3)LOUISE PEARSON<br />

(62) Divisional to to Application<br />

Number<br />

Filing Date<br />

:NA<br />

:NA<br />

No <strong>of</strong> Pages : 19 No <strong>of</strong> Claims : 11<br />

(57) Abstract :<br />

An electrolytic cell (4) for aluminum production, including a cell wall (7, 18), a bus bar (46, 48), a carbonaceous<br />

cathode block (10), and a collector bar (30) connecting <strong>the</strong> bus bar with <strong>the</strong> cathode block. The collector bar<br />

comprises a ferrous metal body including a solid spacer (32) and a sheath (33) defining a cavity (34) containing a<br />

copper insert (40). The spacer has an external end portion (35) connected with <strong>the</strong> bus bar and an internal end portion<br />

(36) that is preferably spaced inwardly <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cell wall. The spacer separates <strong>the</strong> copper insert from <strong>the</strong> bus bar,<br />

<strong>the</strong>reby reducing heat loss from <strong>the</strong> cell.<br />

The Patent Office Journal 16/03/2007 5132

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