Patents by Inventor Gerhard Melcher

Gerhard Melcher 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: 6877935
    Abstract: Cutting tool for drilling and turning. The cutting tool includes a base body having a clamping part and a working part axially spaced from each other, and an indexable tip, releasably connected to the working part, having a hexagonal shape having at least one circumferential cutting edge and obtuse and acute corner angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Böhlerit Ges. M.B.H. & Co. KG
    Inventors: Armin Schlemmer, Gerhard Melcher
  • Publication number: 20020094245
    Abstract: Cutting tool for drilling and turning. The cutting tool includes a base body having a clamping part and a working part axially spaced from each other, and an indexable tip, releasably connected to the working part, having a hexagonal shape having at least one circumferential cutting edge and obtuse and acute corner angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: BOHLERIT Ges.mb.H & Co. KG
    Inventors: Armin Schlemmer, Gerhard Melcher
  • Patent number: 5976718
    Abstract: A premix composition for producing an inorganic solid foamed mass by mixing component (A) an aqueous acidic phosphate solution of mainly polyvalent cations and phosphoric acid wherein between 0.8 and 1.75 protons of the phosphoric acid molecule of said phosphate are neutralized by the cations, which also contains one or more fillers dispersed therein, with (B) an oxide, hydroxide or polyvalent salt of a weak acid as hardener and a carbonate foaming agent. A process of producing an inorganic foamed mass using the premix composition and a solid foamed mass produced by the process are also disclosed. The process produces a relatively elastic cross-linked structure due to mainly the secondary phosphates being neutralized versus the tertiary phosphate groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Inventor: Gerhard Melcher
  • Patent number: 5773376
    Abstract: A mainly inorganic foam is produced by foaming a filler-containing, preferably primary aqueous polyvalent metal phosphate solution having a defined viscosity, then by neutralising and cross-linking most of the secondary phosphoric acid protons by polyvalent cations. As foaming agents preferably carbonates are added that rapidly decompose in the acid metal phosphate solution. Cross-linking is ensured by hardening accelerators adapted to the foaming agent, for example polyvalent metal oxides. Accurately describable foaming characteristics are thus obtained which may be defined, as for a polyurethane foam, as starting time, rising time and setting time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Inventor: Gerhard Melcher
  • Patent number: 5282883
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for high temperature treatment of particulate metal ore concentrate solids with a cyclone having a tangentially positioned burner directing a jet flame into the cyclone, an ore injecting nozzle positioned to inject a stream of ore with oxygen containing gas into the jet flame of the burner at a location at least one-third of the travel of the flame and into the hottest region thereof so that the particles are melted and do not abrasively impact the walls of the cyclone in an unmelted stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1994
    Assignee: Kloeckner-Humboldt-Deutz AG
    Inventors: Kiranenda Chaudhuri, Gerhard Melcher
  • Patent number: 5223234
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing molybdenum trioxide from raw materials containing molybdenum disulfide including melting the raw materials in an oxidizing atmosphere volatilizing a major portion of the raw materials as molybdenum trioxide with the remainder bonded in a molten slag as MoO.sub.4 and directing an oxidizing gas onto the molten slag to convert the MoO.sub.4 to molybdenum trioxide with the volatilization gas and the gas from the slag being united, the gas cooled and the molybdenum trioxide condensed from the gas into solid form (undesirable admixtures are separated from molybdenum trioxide raw oxides hydrometallurgically).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1993
    Assignees: Kloeckner-Humboldt-Deutz AG, Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile
    Inventors: Gerhard Melcher, Friedrich Megerle, Claudio Q. Diaz, Gerardo A. Herrera
  • Patent number: 5134026
    Abstract: A process for the production of a synthetic resin pressure molded body in which a bonding agent containing a condensation resin or condensation resin mixture produced mainly on the basis of phenolic compounds and aldehydes in liquid or brushable form is heated to an elevated temperature to lower its viscosity and is applied to dried wood fibers in an amount of 25 to 50% of the amount of the wood fibers and optionally together with other materials such as surface and/or intermediate layers is hot pressed while the resin is hardening, whereby the moisture content of the dried wood fibers is at most 10%, the condensation resin or condensation resin mixture having a solid resin content of at least 80% by weight and a water content of at most 7% by weight and the bonding agent contains optional additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
    Assignee: Isovolta Osterreichische Isolierstoffwerk Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Gerhard Melcher
  • Patent number: 4927699
    Abstract: During the essentially continuous process for producing a polymer plastic, especially a foil or thin sheet (38) containing polymethyl methacrylate, a highly-viscous polymer plastic is first applied to a flat carrier inside a separating layer, whereby regions of the support surface remain free, in the manner of a surface pattern. Next a low-viscosity polymerizable monomer and/or pre-polymer (30) are cast on to this separating layer in such a way that it forms, over the separating layer, a liquid layer, onto which is applied a flat, thread-like support material (32), which may advantageously have a decorative surface and into which the support material (32) is then embedded or impressed. Next after the possible application of further layers consisting of high and/or low-viscosity plastic, especially inside a second separating layer, the thus produced material coating is transferred to the foil (38) or thin sheet, accompanied by polymerization of the plastics contained therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Assignee: Isovolta Osterreichische Isolierstoffwerke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Gerhard Melcher
  • Patent number: 4687685
    Abstract: The process serves to impregnate planar carrier materials, especially those in the form of continuous webs, with synthetic resin to manufacture a stackable product, such as, e.g., paper-prepregs to be used for the manufacture of synthetic-resin-laminated panels.For the process, a highly viscous liquid synthetic resin coating (5) is applied to one surface of the carrier material (1), the coating is heated to a higher temperature, during or after which, respectively, the synthetic resin (4) of the coating (5) is at least in part absorbed by the carrier material (1). The carrier material (1') thusly coated with synthetic resin is then briefly subjected to such pressure, e.g., with the aid of a pair of pressure rollers (9), that the synthetic resin (4) evenly permeates the carrier material. For the concurrent impregnation of several carrier materials (1), the superposed carrier materials (1') coated with synthetic resin can be subjected to mechanical pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1987
    Assignee: Isovolta Oesterreichische Isolierstoffwerke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Gerhard Melcher
  • Patent number: 4666132
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the pyrometallurgical treatment of fine grained solids such as non-ferrous metal ore concentrates with an oxygen-containing gas wherein the solids are mixed with the gas to form a suspension which is blown through a nozzle into a reaction chamber such as a vertical melting cyclone. In the reaction chamber, the solids are brought to reaction and melted. The invention is concerned with injecting a particle stream through the reaction zone as a focused open jet having mass flow velocity of greater than 50 kg/m.sup.2 .multidot.sec and having a linear speed of more than 35 m/sec. The particle stream is ignited by the hot combustion gases thereof or by a pilot flame. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the particle stream is directed along a horizontal secant of the chamber to the opposite wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1987
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gerhard Melcher, Friedrich Megerle, Wolfgang Wuth
  • Patent number: 4639269
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing molten metals and/or slags thereof which involves top-blowing at least one reduction gas stream wherein fine grained coal or coke particles and injected for covering the surface of the molten metal beyond the blow impression formed by the reduction gas stream. The particles of the stream are at least partially gasified into a carbon monoxide (CO) contained reduction gas stream before they hit the metal surface, so that a mixture of carbon monoxide and coke is blown onto the metal surface together with the reduction gas stream. The coke particles are then radially moved toward the outside of the blow impression at all sides to form a thin veil beyond the perimeter of the blow impressions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1987
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hermann Hilbrans, Michael Gamroth, Gerhard Melcher, Friedrich Megerle
  • Patent number: 4566903
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the pyrometallurgical treatment of fine grained solids such as non-ferrous metal ore concentrates with an oxygen-containing gas wherein the solids are mixed with the gas to form a suspension which is blown through a nozzle into a reaction chamber such as a vertical melting cyclone. In the reaction chamber, the solids are brought to reaction and melted. The invention is concerned with injecting a particle stream through the reaction zone as a focused open jet having mass flow velocity of greater than 50 kg/m.sup.2.sec and having a linear speed of more than 35 m/sec. The particle stream is ignited by the hot combustion gases thereof or by a pilot flame. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the particle stream is directed along a horizontal secant of the chamber to the opposite wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1986
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Melcher, Friedrich Megerle, Wolfgang Wuth
  • Patent number: 4493732
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for implementing pyro-metallurgical processes, such as those involved in the reaction melting of fine grained solids or for the after-treatment of melts wherein an exothermically reacting solids/gas mixture is conducted through an acceleration jet as a heterogenous stream and is blown onto a melt contained in the furnace. The jet stream is ignited immediately upon discharge from the jet and a sharply focused or highly concentrated particle stream having a high surface power density (high mass flow velocity) and a high temperature is impacted against the melt. This results in the melt being subjected to localized intensive movement and is simultaneously heated. The method is suitable for the reaction melting of sulfidic or oxidic non-ferrous metal concentrates as well as for the reduction and/or depletion of non-ferrous metal containing slags, and for the reduction of metal melts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1985
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Melcher, Wolfgang Wuth
  • Patent number: 4414022
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for smelting a sulfidic ore concentrate such as a copper concentrate in which the concentrate is smelted in an oxidizing atmosphere, the melt is after-treated with reducing gases from a plurality of lances which blow the reducing gases onto the melt in the form of concentrated streams of high kinetic energy and form a metal-rich phase and a slag phase. The improvement of the present invention is concerned with oxidizing the concentrate sufficiently to form an enriched metal matte containing more than 75% by weight metal at a throughput of more than 500 metric tons per day, the oxidizing being carried out in a smelting cyclone operating as a steam generator and at a sufficiently high temperature so that the heat transferred to the cyclone walls is at least 500,000 Kcal/sq. m. of cyclone wall/hr.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1983
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz AG
    Inventor: Gerhard Melcher
  • Patent number: 4362561
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for smelting an ore concentrate or the like in which the concentrate is first melted in an oxidizing atmosphere and the smelt is thereafter treated with reducing gases to recover the metal values. One of the features of the present invention resides in conducting the after-treatment by means of blowing reducing gases into the smelt with a plurality of separate lances to provide a lighter slag phase and a heavier metal-containing phase, and separately withdrawing the slag phase and the metal containing phase from the furnace. In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, the smelt is aftertreated in the sequence involving first blowing an oxidizing gas thereon, then blowing a neutral gas thereon, and finally blowing a reducing gas thereon prior to separating the slag phase from the metal phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1982
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz AG
    Inventors: Horst Weigel, Gerhard Melcher
  • Patent number: 4358311
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for smelting an ore concentrate or the like wherein the concentrate is first melted in an oxidizing atmosphere and the smelt is aftertreated with reducing gases to recover the metal values. The improvement consists in positioning a plurality of rows of lances in a smelting reactor in the direction of molten metal flow, the spacing between the rows of lances being substantially greater than the spacing between individual lances in each row. The reducing gas is blown with a high kinetic energy through each lance to cause an area of toroidal bath movement to occur where the gases from each lance impinge against the moving smelt. The spacing between the rows of lances is sufficiently large so that a relatively quiescent zone exists between the areas of toroidal bath movement between each of the rows. The molten metal and a relatively metal-free slag are withdrawn separately from the furnace enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1982
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz AG
    Inventors: Horst Weigel, Gerhard Melcher
  • Patent number: 4283045
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the continuous recovery of tin of low iron content from an iron rich concentrate wherein the concentrate is smelted in suspension in an atmosphere ranging from neutral to weakly reducing to produce a smelt containing tin and iron silicates, the smelt is reduced with a gaseous reduction agent under conditions of high velocity jet treatment, the reduction being at a suitable reaction temperature and with a reduction potential of reducing gas so as to substantially prevent the reduction of the iron silicate to metallic iron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1981
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Melcher, Horst Weigel
  • Patent number: 4236916
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the continuous recovery of tin of low iron content from an iron rich concentrate wherein the concentrate is smelted in suspension in an atmosphere ranging from neutral to weakly reducing to produce a smelt containing tin and iron silicates, the smelt is reduced with a gaseous reduction agent under conditions of high velocity jet treatment, the reduction being at a suitable reaction temperature and with a reduction potential of reducing gas so as to substantially prevent the reduction of the iron silicate to metallic iron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1980
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Wedag AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Melcher, Horst Weigel
  • Patent number: 4127408
    Abstract: A method for continuously refining impurities from a copper melt wherein molten copper is conveyed sequentially through reduction and oxidation zones where it is reacted with gases to free it from impurities. The method involves passing an oxygen containing gas into contact with a molten copper bath in the form of a vertical jet under controlled pressure conditions, controlled velocity, controlled spacing and the like, resulting in a convective material exchange between the copper bath and the gas before the gas is used to oxidize a reducing gas stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1978
    Assignee: Klockner Humboldt Deutz Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Horst Weigel, Gerhard Melcher, Wolfgang Wuth
  • Patent number: 4073645
    Abstract: A process of smelting a sulphidic copper ore concentrate comprising introducing and partially roasting the sulphidic copper ore concentrate in a whirling layer roasting furnace, separating hot roasting gases from the roasting furnace, mixing enrichment oxygen with the roasting gases, joining and mixing into a smelting flame combustible gaseous fuel and the oxygen enriched separated hot roasting gases, directing the smelting flame from one side of a reverberatory furnace over the top of a copper matte, continuously passing the partially roasted concentrate from the roasting furnace through the heating zone in the reverberatory furnace and there smelting the partially roasted ore and heating the copper matte by the heat from the flame, generating in the heating zone by virtue of the flame an oxidizing atmosphere of such high temperature and oxygen content that sulphur from the molten sulphidic copper is converted into an exhaust gas of high SO.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1978
    Assignee: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Walter Fritsch, Gerhard Melcher