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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8158054 | Method and system for producing metallic iron nuggets Method and system for producing metallic nuggets includes providing reducible mixture (e.g., reducible micro-agglomerates; reducing material and reducible iron bearing material; reducible mixture including additives such as a fluxing agent; compacts, etc.) on at lea... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7704444 | Method and apparatus for testing characteristics of a furnace melt A method and apparatus for testing characteristics of a furnace melt are provided. Preferably, the method and apparatus provide for the safe and efficient testing of metal temperature and composition of molten metal during the melt cycle of the metal. According to o... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7704445 | Systems and methods for accessing a furnace melt A method and apparatus for accessing a furnace melt are provided. Preferably, the method and apparatus provide for the safe and efficient access to the molten metal melt in a furnace. According to one aspect of the invention used in a steel making process in an elec... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7662335 | Metal scrap submergence apparatus A material scrap submergence device comprises a body (10) of heat resistant and/or a refractory material that includes a side wall (12) and a base (14) that define a submergence chamber (10). The refractory body (10) can include pa... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7641849 | Injector for injecting particulate material into metallurgical furnaces An injector for injecting particulate material into a metallurgical furnace has a first tubular barrel and a housing defining a chamber having an inlet for particulate material, a first gas inlet and a particulate material/gas outlet connected to the rear end of the... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7426230 | Sealed device for preventing exhaust gas leakage A device that prevents exhaust gas leakage during movement of an electrode in an electric furnace. An electrode holder is attached to the electrode. An actuator moves the electrode between first and second positions within an aperture formed in an upper portion of t... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7374716 | Metallurgical oven and a material basket for a metallurgical oven A metallurgical furnace has a cover (20) for a vessel (10) and a charging device (30) for charging material that will be melted in the vessel. The charging device has a rotatable retaining means (31) and a projection (40) is provid... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371343 | Nano-powder extraction apparatus using a hollow impeller Disclosed herein is a nano-powder extraction apparatus using the rotation of a hollow impeller, which is configured to extract nano-powder according to particle size thereof by effectively dissolving the nano-powder contained in plasma gas into a surfactant solution... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7347886 | Method for introducing additives into fluids The method introduces additives into flowing gas, fluid or fluidized media in a pulsed high pressure manner. The nozzle needle of at least one nozzle is variable and highly precisely moved for the introduction by means of a device and in such a way that additive is ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7306643 | Method for introducing additives to liquid metal, ceramic/metallic powder The method introduces additives into a flowing melt or fluidized metallic/ceramic powder media in a pulsed high pressure manner. The nozzle needle of at least one nozzle is variable and highly precisely moved for the introduction by means of a device and in such a w... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7264766 | Feed apparatus and portable dust collector A feed apparatus feed apparatus for delivering particulate material to a foundry furnace having disposed therein a furnace form defining an annulus with the furnace exterior wall for receipt of the particulate material. The novel feed apparatus broadly includes a co... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258831 | Injector-burner for metal melting furnaces The following invention relates to an injector-burner for applications in the metalwork field, in particular for use in electric arc furnace melting processes having a frontal head with two series of holes arranged in two concentric crowns, the inner crown of holes ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258832 | Device for treatment of iron alloys in vessel A device for processing iron alloys in a vessel is described. A reaction chamber for receiving at least one alloying material is arranged in the bottom of the vessel and a sprue of refractory material is arranged concentrically above the reaction chamber to form a g... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7232543 | Power feeding method and apparatus A powder feeding assembly for feeding a flame-melting device is disclosed. The powder feeding assembly includes a powder holding chamber with a screening member and a brush assembly disposed therein. The brush assembly includes at least one bristle element having a ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7036554 | Method and system for casting metal and metal alloys The invention is relating to a system for casting metal, the system comprising a holding furnace (3) containing a base metal melt (2), at least one casting crucible (1) mounted inside the holding furnace (3) and situated at least partly i... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6977058 | Inoculant-strainer with improved filtration effectiveness and inoculant dissolution A strainer for molten metal. The strainer comprises a well and a multiplicity of passages. Each passage comprises a first cavity a second cavity with a smaller equivalent diameter than the first cavity. A neck is between the first cavity and second cavity. An inocul... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6793707 | Inoculation filter A method for inoculating molten iron. The method comprises passing the molten iron through a filter assembly at an approach velocity of about 1 to about 60 cm/sec. The filter assembly comprises a filter element and an inoculation pellet in contact with the filter el... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6679936 | Molten metal degassing apparatus A tool or fluxing head for fluxing molten metal that comprises a fluxing gas supply line that communicates with the interior of an inverted plunger cup providing a hollow interior into which refining agents and other additives that are to be introduced in... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6641778 | Device and method for regulating flow of particulate material, especially small flows of fine powder A device for regulating the flow of particulate material comprising a first, inlet conduit having an outlet end, and a second, outlet conduit aligned with the first conduit and having an inlet end sufficiently close to the outlet end of the first conduit ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6630099 | Continuous metal melting apparatus A rotary furnace apparatus is provided for rapid melting of a variety of virgin and recycled ferrous and non-ferrous metals, which distributes the introduction of the unmelted charge materials and hence the melting heat requirements along an elongate gas-... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6471912 | Rotor for the treatment of a fluid such as a metal melt A device in connection with a rotor (9) for the treatment of a liquid such as molten metal in a reactor (20) or similar structure. Gas and/or particulate material is supplied to the liquid, preferably via the rotor shaft (8) and through openings (18) from... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6413469 | Method and installation for ladle treatment of steel The invention concerns a method and an installation for minimising the local wear of a bell during a ladle treatment of a liquid metal by rotating the bell about an axis during the treatment of the liquid metal.... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6409962 | Powder injector for ladle A powder injector for a ladle of molten metal having an exposed upper level with a given shape. The injector comprises a splash deflector with a cast body of heat resistant material with a downwardly facing lower surface defining an outer periphery and ma... | 06/25/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6383253 | Method for alloying steels and device for carrying out the method Alloying and/or reducing powder is pumped directly into the steel melt at a pressure of at least 20 bar, preferably at least 40 bar, with at most 20% of a fluidizing agent and the powder is discharged from the delivery line by a plunger extending across t... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6379416 | Method and device for melt-treating incineration residue containing salts A component adjustor is added to an incineration residue containing salts to adjust a component ratio determined by the equation (Ca+Mg)/(Si+Al) in the range of 0.7 to 2.0. The incineration residue having the adjusted component ratio is charged to a melti... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6306337 | Nosepiece for directing a charge into a furnace A nosepiece for directing a charge into a crucible of a furnace. The nosepiece comprises a completely enclosed sleeve which more accurately directs the charge into the crucible. The sleeve has a distal portion that deflects the charge toward a center area... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6274081 | Smelting installation with an electric-arc furnace This invention concerns a smelting installation with an electric-arc furnace in which the roof of the oven vessel is constructed out of two units (7, 8) which are separated by an aperture (38) and can be moved independently of one another relative to the ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6273933 | Method for blowing fine particles containing metal oxide into a reducing gas According to a process for injecting metal-oxide-containing fine particles into a reducing gas, a central material stream formed by the fine particles and a carrier gas is introduced into the reducing gas and at least one gas stream formed by a secondary ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6217823 | Metal scrap submergence system A metal scrap submergence device comprising an open top chamber including walls of a heat resistant material, an inlet positioned in a side wall of the chamber, an outlet positioned in the base of said chamber, and a ramp adjacent said side wall of the ch... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6210627 | Arrangement for the dosed introduction of fine-particulate material into a reactor vessel An arrangement for the dosed introduction of fine-particulate material into a reactor vessel comprises a fluidized bed sluice, into which a material supply means enters from above and into which a gas duct feeding a fluidization gas runs in the lower end ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6172367 | Method and device for measuring electromagnetic waves emanating from a melt In a method for determining electromagnetic waves originating from the interior of a melt (3), in particular a metal melt, a gas-filled hollow space (26) is formed within the melt (3) by blowing in gas and electromagnetic waves emitting from the melt (3) ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6136264 | Melting apparatus and method for melting metal Melting apparatus for melting a metal, such as aluminium, comprising a melting chamber, a burner chamber and a passage which extends between the melting chamber and the burner chamber and which has an inlet opening on the melting-chamber side and an outle... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6129889 | Gas-flushing base for metallurgical vessels The invention concerns a gas purging bottom for metallurgical vessels, the gas purging bottom comprising a monolithic refractory ceramic lining having channels formed therein by chemical or physical processes. At their ends associated with an adjacent ves... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6106588 | Preparation of metal matrix composites under atmospheric pressure A method and apparatus are provided for mixing nonmetallic reinforcing particles into a molten metal or metal alloy for the production of stir-cast metal matrix composite (MMC) materials under atmospheric or near-atmospheric pressure. In a preferred embod... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6099614 | Method and equipment for a treatment in molten cast iron baths with reaction materials having a low or high production of gas This invention covers the method and equipment for the continuous or discontinuous addition of reaction/inoculation materials necessary for desulphurization or the production of ductile iron obtainable during the passage of the base iron through a basin c... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6063157 | Process and an apparatus for removal of silicon, manganese, carbon and sulfur in a single reaction vessel A process and an apparatus for removal of silicon, manganese, carbon and sulphur in a single reaction vessel from molten high carbon ferrous metal by conducting the highly reducing and highly oxidizing reactions at two different locations within the same ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5871687 | Consumable recharging box Consumable recharging containers for re-introducing cooled molten metal having impurities into a furnace or vessel or producing molten metal. The containers are formed of consumable materials of compatible chemistry with the remelting of molten metal and ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5846481 | Molten aluminum refining apparatus An improved molten aluminum refining apparatus in which the refining gas passageway is defined by a helical groove in the rotor shaft and sleeve for heating gas by contact with the sleeve as it flows toward the rotor to generally the temperature of the me... | 12/08/1998 |
