Patents by Inventor Donald E. Kocka

Donald E. Kocka 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).

  • Comprehensive fume collection system for production of leaded steel
    Patent number: 6017486
    Abstract: A comprehensive fume collection system, particularly adapted for the collection of lead-containing fumes or gases typically emitted during the manufacture of leaded steel, is disclosed. The preferred fume collection system comprises four sections, each serving a particular portion of the steelmaking process--(i) a casting floor fume collection system, (ii) a ladle slag dumping fume collection system, (iii) a tundish cooling fume collection system, and (iv) a torch cutting fume collection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: USS/Kobe Steel Company
    Inventors: David J. Diederich, John C. Paddock, Ralph Dybiec, Donald E. Kocka, Thomas F. Bearding