Patents by Inventor Bruno Aita

Bruno Aita has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6377602
    Abstract: Method and device to feed tuyeres in an electric furnace, the tuyeres comprising a central conduit to deliver a comburent gaseous substance and a peripheral conduit to deliver a cooling gaseous substance, the method providing to send to the central conduit a comburent mixture consisting of oxygen and neutral gas (N2, Ar, etc.) in defined percentages, the oxygen and the neutral gas being fed, for each of the tuyeres, to a mixing device with a high mixing capacity, at least the pressure of the neutral gas being able to be adjusted on the relative feed line so as to modulate the pressure of the mixture according to the characteristics of the melting process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Danieli & Officine Meccaniche SpA
    Inventors: Bruno Aita, Fernando Clocchiatti