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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7201868 | Direct smelting plant A direct smelting plant for producing molten metal from a metalliferous feed material is disclosed. The plant includes a fixed smelting vessel to hold a molten bath of metal and slag and a gas space above the bath. The plant also includes means for supplying solids ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 6814924 | Rotary hearth furnace and screw thereof for discharging reduced iron A rotary hearth furnace is provided to simplify detachment and assembly operations of a reduced iron discharging screw. At both side walls of an insulating housing 2a constituting in part of a furnace body 2 of a rotary hearth furnace ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6669756 | Discharge apparatus for movable hearth type heat-treatment furnace, its operation method, and method and apparatus for manufacturing molten iron using the same Heat-treated products discharged from a discharge port of a movable hearth type heat treatment furnace, for example a rotary hearth type reduction furnace are discharged to a sorting means, the heat-treated products that foreign substances have been remov... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6660221 | Rotary hearth furnace and screw thereof for discharging reduced iron A rotary hearth furnace is provided to simplify detachment and assembly operations of a reduced iron discharging screw. At both side walls of an insulating housing 2]a constituting in part of a furnace body 2 of a rotary hearth furnace 1 are installed through-... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6592806 | Reduced iron discharger in rotary hearth reducing furnace A reduced iron discharger in a rotary hearth reducing furnace scoops up reduced iron on a rotary hearth from a front side with the use of an impeller enough long to cover the entire width of the rotary hearth, drops the reduced iron onto a vibrating conve... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6399016 | Direct smelting plant Direct smelting plant for producing molten metal from a metalliferous feed material induces a smelting vessel 11 to hold a molten metal and slag bath beneath a hot gas space. Solids injection lances 27 extend downwardly and inwardly through side walls of ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6379421 | Method and apparatus removing undesirable metals from iron-containing materials The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for separating undesired toxic metals, such as Zn, Pb and Cd, from iron-containing materials by: sintering a mixture of such materials (typically including EAF dust and mill scale) with carbonaceous ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6213762 | Shaft furnace The invention relates to a shaft furnace (1), particularly to a direct-reduction shaft furnace, with a bed (2) of lumpy material, particularly lumpy material containing iron oxide and/or sponge iron, with discharge devices (4) for lumpy material which are... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6214086 | Direct reduced iron discharge system and method A method and apparatus for simultaneously supplying varying proportions of hot and cold direct reduced iron(DRI) material from a source of hot DRI for melting, storage, briquetting, or transport. The system uses gravity to transport hot DRI material from ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6210631 | Reduction vessel for the reduction of metal-oxide-bearing material The invention relates to a reduction vessel (1) for the reduction of metal-oxide-bearing material, particularly of iron ore, by means of a reduction gas flowing countercurrently to the metal-oxide-bearing material, which reduction vessel (1) is provided w... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6200363 | Direct reduced iron hot/cold discharge system A method and apparatus for discharging cold product or a combination of cold and hot products from a continuous supply of hot direct reduced iron ("DRI") comprising a product cooler connected to a shaft furnace, with downward movement of the hot DRI and u... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6086653 | Smelting-reduction apparatus and method for producing molten pig iron using the smelting reduction apparatus A smelting reduction apparatus and a method for producing molten pig iron using the smelting reduction apparatus are disclosed. The molten pig iron is produced by using iron ore, sintered ore or iron pellets, so that the reduced iron discharge operation f... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5445363 | Apparatus for the pneumatic transport of large iron-bearing particles In method and apparatus for producing iron and steel from iron cores largely composed of iron oxides, wherein a direct reduction process is used to produce a solid particulate intermediate product, generally known as sponge Iron or Direct Reduced Iron (DR... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5060913 | Integrated metallurgical reactor A smelting reduction process is carried out in a smelting reactor which includes a central internal carburization/combustion plenum or chamber in which hot metal is carburized by the injection of coal fines and heated by post combustion of the coal gases.... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4984769 | Tap spout for metallurgical vessels and method of repairing A tap spout, particularly for allowing molten metal to be discharged from oxygen-steel converters, includes a replaceable unit including a tubular wear lining and a jointing layer secured thereto. An inner lining of the tap spout may thus be repaired with... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4898366 | Apparatus for charging a melting gasifier with gasification media and sponge iron An apparatus for charging a melting gasifier (2) with gasification media and with sponge iron discharged from a direct reduction shaft furnace (1) arranged above the melting gasifier is described. This comprises inlets and outlets in the lower part of the... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4768755 | Blast-furnaces in the region of the pouring apertures The invention concerns a method for in particular repairing the region of the pouring apertures of a blast-furnace which mainly comprises employing a support element (10) independent of the casing (3) and on which bear the blocks (17) of refractory materi... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4679205 | Tiltable metallurgical furnace vessel In a tiltable metallurgical furnace vessel having a completely closed lateral protrusion with a closable discharge opening on its underside, simplified furnace structure is achieved by configuring the protrusion as a removable, heatable fore-hearth that i... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4531718 | Iron ores treatment apparatus A fixed bed reactor specially adapted to be used in the gas-solid reaction for the production of sponge iron. The flow of gas is ascendant, entering at the bottom through a gas distributor specially designed to assure a uniform gas flow.... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4511399 | Control method for large scale batch reduction of zirconium tetrachloride This is a control method for large scale batch reduction of zirconium tetrachloride to zirconium metal. Solid zirconium tetrachloride is fed at least periodically into a sublimer and the sublimer heated to vaporize the zirconium tetrachloride. The vaporiz... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4507079 | Apparatus for discharging solids from a shaft furnace Apparatus for discharging solids from a shaft furnace comprises a lock chamber structure, the interior of which is connected to the shaft furnace by a conveyor duct, and a rotor, which is rotatably mounted in the interior of the lock chamber structure and... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4413812 | Apparatus for discharging hot flowable solids, particularly sponge iron, from a shaft furnace Apparatus for discharging hot flowable solids comprises conical conveyor screws, which are arranged to form a star-shaped array and contained in respective conveyor troughs and at their inner ends are rotatably mounted in a centrally disposed hollow body.... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4407489 | Apparatus for discharging hot flowable solids from an upright container, particularly for discharging sponge iron from a shaft furnace A discharge implement is provided, which is operable to discharge sponge iron from a shaft furnace and constitutes the bottom structure of the shaft furnace and is formed with flow passages for a cooling liquid. In order to ensure a uniform discharge, the... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4371150 | Sintering plant A sintering plant of the type sintering raw materials, such as pulverized ores, while transporting them with a conveyor, in which quicklime is fed to the lower layer of the raw materials on the conveyor so that SOx produced during sintering pro... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4335869 | Iron blast furnace casting cage An iron blast furnace casting cage is provided comprising an enclosure for substantially surrounding a blast furnace tap hole and auxiliary equipment and having means defining an upper wall portion disposed above said tap hole and auxiliary equipment and ... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4336131 | Gasification furnace with discharge hopper A continuous gasification furnace and method of operation. The charge is fed into the furnace chamber between two rolls at least one of which is driven. The furnace chamber can be sealed from the ambient atmosphere. The bed of the furnace contains three z... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4309024 | Cupola with auxiliary gas generator A cupola for the melting of metal is provided with an auxiliary gas generator which supplies through the forehearth hot carbon monoxide rich gas to the bottom of the cupola as a source of heat. The heat of the gases maintains the cupola hearth and forehea... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4290587 | Ore treating apparatus An apparatus for the gaseous reduction of iron ore to sponge iron includes upper, intermediate and lower vessel chamber portions with the intermediate and lower chamber portions having a frusto-conical shape. An annular baffle projects from the intermedia... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4274622 | Device for separating slag from molten bath A device for separating slag from molten bath to be discharged from a container, for example, a converter, ladle or the like comprising a tortuous molten bath discharge passage communicated with the container and shaped and arranged such that the static p... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4270739 | Apparatus for direct reduction of iron using high sulfur gas A method and apparatus for the direct reduction of iron oxide utilizing sulfur-containing gas such as coke oven gas for the process gas. Sulfur-containing gas is heated and injected above the reduction zone to transfer the sulfur to the hot burden. The ap... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4261554 | Tap-hole closing arrangement of a metallurgical vessel An arrangement for closing the tap hole of a metallurgical vessel designed for separating metal and slag, includes a closure body which is insertable into the tap hole so as to leave free an annular gap relative to the tap hole wall. The closure body cont... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4260139 | Refining of metals This invention relates to refining platinum group metal concentrates and the separation therefrom of silver and of the majority of base metals with which they naturally occur. In more detail the process comprises the steps of: (a) contacting a solid parti... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4256290 | Bottom cooling arrangement for reduction apparatus An apparatus for reduction of iron ore to sponge iron includes a reduction vessel having upper gas inlet ports, a charging opening, a lower discharge chamber including gas discharge openings and a bottom discharge door. The discharge door includes an inte... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4252299 | Method and apparatus for discharging material from a shaft furnace A method and apparatus for discharging freshly reduced material from a shaft furnace and controlling release of spent reducing gases so that they are not a hazard. The apparatus includes a pair of surge bins and means for directing material selectively to... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4221366 | Gas distributing closure plug for metallurgical reactor Improved cooling of sponge iron in the cooling reactor of a multi-stage gaseous reduction system for particulate iron ore is achieved by using a hollow foraminous closure plug at the bottom of the reactor. The plug is pivotally mounted for movement from a... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4212452 | Apparatus for the direct reduction of iron ore A method and apparatus for the direct reduction of iron ore are disclosed. A mixture of iron ore, solid carbonaceous fuel and, if sulfur is present, calcined limestone or dolomite, are used. The carbonaceous material can be cellulosic material (wood waste... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4205831 | Ore reduction reactor discharge regulator A discharge flow regulating device for regulating the discharge of sponge metal from the bottom of a vertical, moving bed reduction reactor. A frustoconical baffle near the bottom of the reactor directs the flow of particles toward a horizontal plate spac... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4205830 | Apparatus for the direct reduction of iron using gas from coal A method and apparatus for the direct reduction of iron in which a fossil fuel is gasified to produce a hot gas which is tempered with a carbon dioxide lean gas. The mixture is reacted with carbon to upgrade it in reducing potential and is desulfurized by... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4196891 | Briquet strip breaker Apparatus for separating a strip of briquets issuing from a briquetting machine into individual briquets by bending the briquet strip both longitudinally and transversely to break the connections between adjacent briquets. The apparatus includes a carryin... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4188022 | Hot discharge direct reduction furnace A method and apparatus for the continuous direct reduction of metal oxides, ores, etc. to a hot metallized product in solid form. A gas unique seal is employed to prevent the leakage of reduction gas from the bottom of the closed shaft furnace when the pr... | 02/12/1980 |
