Patents by Inventor Dennis L. Strunk

Dennis L. Strunk 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).

  • Ore pellets containing carboxymethylhydroxyethylcellulose and sodium carbonate
    Patent number: 4948430
    Abstract: A binder for agglomerating an ore in the presence of water, contains 10% to 90% of a water-soluble sodium carboxymethylhydroxyethylcellulose and 10% to 90% of sodium carbonate. A process comprises mixing a binder composition containing cellulose and sodium carbonate, water, and the ore, agglomerating the mixture into wet balls, drying the wet balls, and heating the resultant dry balls at a temperature of at least about 1204.degree. C. A preferred ore is taconite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1990
    Assignee: Aqualon Company
    Inventors: Bruce E. Banyai, Denis E. LaSota, Dennis L. Strunk
  • Binder for metal-containing ores
    Patent number: 4863512
    Abstract: A binder useful for agglomerating a concentrated ore material in the presence of water comprising an alkali metal salt of carboxymethyl cellulose and sodium tripolyphosphate, a process for agglomerating the concentrated ore material using this binder, and the agglomerated product of this process, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1989
    Assignee: Aqualon Company
    Inventors: Bruce E. Banyai, Denis E. LaSota, Dennis L. Strunk