Patents by Inventor ANDREW VAN OS LaTOUR

ANDREW VAN OS LaTOUR 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 producing metals and metal alloys using mixing cold hearth
    Patent number: 10654106
    Abstract: A metallurgical system for producing metals and metal alloys includes a fluid cooled mixing cold hearth having a melting cavity configured to hold a raw material for melting into a molten metal, and a mechanical drive configured to mount and move the mixing cold hearth for mixing the raw material. The system also includes a heat source configured to heat the raw material in the melting cavity, and a heat removal system configured to provide adjustable insulation for the molten metal. The mixing cold hearth can be configured as a removal element of an assembly of interchangeable mixing cold hearths, with each mixing cold hearth of the assembly configured for melting a specific category of raw materials. A process includes the steps of providing the mixing cold hearth, feeding the raw material into the melting cavity, heating the raw material, and moving the mixing cold hearth during the heating step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: MolyWorks Materials Corp.
    Inventors: Christopher Paul Eonta, Andrew Van Os LaTour, Scott Weston Steiner
  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING METALS AND METAL ALLOYS USING MIXING COLD HEARTH
    Publication number: 20180169761
    Abstract: A metallurgical system for producing metals and metal alloys includes a fluid cooled mixing cold hearth having a melting cavity configured to hold a raw material for melting into a molten metal, and a mechanical drive configured to mount and move the mixing cold hearth for mixing the raw material. The system also includes a heat source configured to heat the raw material in the melting cavity, and a heat removal system configured to provide adjustable insulation for the molten metal. The mixing cold hearth can be configured as a removal element of an assembly of interchangeable mixing cold hearths, with each mixing cold hearth of the assembly configured for melting a specific category of raw materials. A process includes the steps of providing the mixing cold hearth, feeding the raw material into the melting cavity, heating the raw material, and moving the mixing cold hearth during the heating step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: MolyWorks Materials Corp.
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER PAUL EONTA, ANDREW VAN OS LaTOUR, SCOTT WESTON STEINER
  • Mixing cold hearth metallurgical system and process for producing metals and metal alloys
    Patent number: 9925591
    Abstract: A metallurgical system for producing metals and metal alloys includes a fluid cooled mixing cold hearth having a melting cavity configured to hold a raw material for melting into a molten metal, and a mechanical drive configured to mount and move the mixing cold hearth for mixing the raw material. The system also includes a heat source configured to heat the raw material in the melting cavity, and a heat removal system configured to provide adjustable insulation for the molten metal. The mixing cold hearth can be configured as a removal element of an assembly of interchangeable mixing cold hearths, with each mixing cold hearth of the assembly configured for melting a specific category of raw materials. A process includes the steps of providing the mixing cold hearth, feeding the raw material into the melting cavity, heating the raw material, and moving the mixing cold hearth during the heating step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: MOLYWORKS MATERIALS CORP.
    Inventors: Christopher Paul Eonta, Andrew Van Os LaTour, Scott Weston Steiner
  • MIXING COLD HEARTH METALLURGICAL SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING METALS AND METAL ALLOYS
    Publication number: 20160052060
    Abstract: A metallurgical system for producing metals and metal alloys includes a fluid cooled mixing cold hearth having a melting cavity configured to hold a raw material for melting into a molten metal, and a mechanical drive configured to mount and move the mixing cold hearth for mixing the raw material. The system also includes a heat source configured to heat the raw material in the melting cavity, and a heat removal system configured to provide adjustable insulation for the molten metal. The mixing cold hearth can be configured as a removal element of an assembly of interchangeable mixing cold hearths, with each mixing cold hearth of the assembly configured for melting a specific category of raw materials. A process includes the steps of providing the mixing cold hearth, feeding the raw material into the melting cavity, heating the raw material, and moving the mixing cold hearth during the heating step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: MOLYWORKS MATERIALS CORP.
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER PAUL EONTA, ANDREW VAN OS LaTOUR, SCOTT WESTON STEINER