Patents by Inventor Franck B. Villette

Franck B. Villette 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).

  • Agent for the treatment of metal melts
    Patent number: 5376160
    Abstract: The invention concerns an agent for treating metal melts in the form of a cored wire comprising a metallic sheath of steel or iron and a filling which contains a compound that splits off gas at the temperature of the metal melt and is based on an organic polymer in amounts of 0.2 to 20 g per meter cored wire. The invention also concerns the use of the agent for homogenizing, refining and homogeneously cooling as well as alloying metal melts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignees: SKW Trostberg Aktiengesellschaft, Affival S.A.
    Inventors: Bernd Neuer, Dominique Riche, Franck B. Villette