Patents by Inventor Joan Marles Franco

Joan Marles Franco 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).

  • Process for melting a metal charge in a rotary furnace and rotary furnace for implementing such a process
    Patent number: 6039786
    Abstract: Process for melting a metal charge in a rotary furnace equipped with at least one oxygen burner, comprising the steps of:(i) adding between 1.5 and 9% of a charge of solid fuel to the metal charge to form a combined charge; and(ii) injecting at least one jet of oxygen in a direction of the combined charge in the furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation de Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventor: Joan Marles Franco