Patents by Inventor C. David Besterman

C. David Besterman 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 and method for cooling a basic oxygen furnace trunnion ring
    Patent number: 5853656
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cooling a BOF trunnion ring by vaporization. A water mist is injected into the interior space of the trunnion ring where it is vaporized. The heat transfer of vaporization cools the trunnion ring, and the hot vapor is vented from the trunnion ring to the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Bethlehem Steel Corporation
    Inventors: C. David Besterman, Kelan J. Nowak, Leon R. Brown