Patents by Inventor Alan B. Cameron

Alan B. Cameron 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).

  • Apparatus for removing oversize from the hot material discharged from a rotary kiln used to produce sponge iron by a direct reduction of iron oxide containing materials
    Patent number: 4680009
    Abstract: The discharge end of the rotary kiln (24) is surrounded by and gas-tightly sealed to a stationary kiln head (2), which contains a rigid, cooled, inclined grate (1). A container (3) for collecting oversize is mounted on the kiln head (2) and is provided at its discharge end with a gate valve (4). The collecting container (3) is surrounded by and gas-tightly sealed to an outer container (5) and is provided with a gas-tight flap valve (6) and with a fitting (7) for a gas-tight connection to a transport container (8). Under the grate (1) the kiln head (2) constitutes a buffer bin (9) for the particles falling through the grate. The buffer bin (9) is succeeded by a batching bin (10), which is provided with a gas-tight upper shutoff valve (11). On its discharge side, the batching bin (10) is provided with a gas-tight lower shutoff valve (12) and with a fitting (13) for a gas-tight connection to a transport container (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Assignees: Metallgesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft, New Zealand Steel Ltd
    Inventors: Helmut Ernst, Alfred Breier, Manfred Schwalbach, Karl-Heinz Will, Alan B. Cameron, Peter C. Bates