Patents by Inventor Bart DE COOMAN

Bart DE COOMAN 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).

  • Plasma and oxygas fired furnace
    Patent number: 10458000
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns an apparatus suitable for smelting and separating metals in flexible oxido-reduction conditions. More particularly, it concerns an apparatus for smelting metallurgical charges comprising a bath furnace susceptible to contain a molten charge up to a determined level, characterized in that the furnace is equipped with: at least one non-transfer plasma torch for the generation of first hot gases; at least one oxygas burner for the generation of second hot gasses; and, submerged injectors for injecting said first and second hot gases below said determined level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: UMICORE
    Inventors: Jeroen Heulens, Bart De Cooman, Maarten Quix
  • Plasma and Oxygas Fired Furnace
    Publication number: 20170321300
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns an apparatus suitable for smelting and separating metals in flexible oxido-reduction conditions. More particularly, it concerns an apparatus for smelting metallurgical charges comprising a bath furnace susceptible to contain a molten charge up to a determined level, characterized in that the furnace is equipped with: at least one non-transfer plasma torch for the generation of first hot gases; at least one oxygas burner for the generation of second hot gasses; and, submerged injectors for injecting said first and second hot gases below said determined level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Jeroen HEULENS, Bart DE COOMAN, Maarten QUIX