Patents by Inventor Christopher P. Manning

Christopher P. Manning 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).

  • Processed DRI material
    Patent number: 9238253
    Abstract: A processed DRI material having an average surface roughness (Ra) of less than 1.5 ?m is disclosed. A method and system for making processed DRI are also disclosed. One embodiment of the method and system may include assembling a rotatable chamber having an internal screen capable of supporting DRI during tumbling, with at least one opening in the chamber to permit fines to exit the chamber during tumbling, and delivering DRI into the chamber to tumble the DRI on the screen to remove fines from the DRI. Another embodiment of the method and system may include assembling a rotatable chamber having a feed end and an exit end, and having a screen therein capable of supporting DRI as the DRI moves through the chamber, and delivering DRI to the chamber and rotating the chamber to tumble the DRI while removing fines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Nu-Iron Technology LLC
    Inventors: Gary M. Levanduski, Kyle Bartholomew, David W. Hendrickson, Christopher P. Manning, Anthony Ramjewan
  • PROCESSED DRI MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20130230720
    Abstract: A processed DRI material having an average surface roughness (Ra) of less than 1.5 ?m is disclosed. A method and system for making processed DRI are also disclosed. One embodiment of the method and system may include assembling a rotatable chamber having an internal screen capable of supporting DRI during tumbling, with at least one opening in the chamber to permit fines to exit the chamber during tumbling, and delivering DRI into the chamber to tumble the DRI on the screen to remove fines from the DRI. Another embodiment of the method and system may include assembling a rotatable chamber having a feed end and an exit end, and having a screen therein capable of supporting DRI as the DRI moves through the chamber, and delivering DRI to the chamber and rotating the chamber to tumble the DRI while removing fines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: NU-IRON TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Gary M. Levanduski, Kyle Bartholomew, David W. Hendrickson, Christopher P. Manning, Anthony Ramjewan