Patents Assigned to Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Sao Paulo-Fapesp
  • Process and equipment for the treatment of loads or residues of non-ferrous metals and their alloys
    Patent number: 8009717
    Abstract: Equipment for the treatment of loads or residues of non-ferrous metals and their alloys include a rotary furnace having a vessel with a sealed door. An electrode is introduced into the rotary furnace and is used to establish a free burning convective electric arc with the load introduced into the furnace or with the furnaces bottom wall. The equipment is assembled over a hinged base which allows elevating or lowering its rotation axis with respect to a horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignees: Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Sao Paulo-Fapesp, Instituto de Pesquisa Technologicas do Est. S. Paulo S/A-IPT
    Inventors: Antônio Carlos da Cruz, Oskar Wessel Bender