Patents by Inventor Chitose Shiotani

Chitose Shiotani 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).

  • Patent number: 4846884
    Abstract: A process for producing cold-bonded or non-fired iron ore which introduced as a charge into a blast furnace. The iron ore, which contains 10 to 70% of particles having a diameter ranging from 1 to 10 mm, is molded into a block, preferably by a pressure-molding method, a shock-molding method or a packing-molding method with vibrations. The block is then cured or hardened. This hardened block is crushed to have a predetermined shape. An additive such as CaO, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, or MgO may be added to the iron ore to adjust the basicity as a whole to 0.8 to 2.0. Moreover, the molding step is conducted so that the product may have a void volume equal to or less than 25%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1989
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Shigematsu, Minoru Ichidate, Chitose Shiotani, Yohzi Tozawa