Patents by Inventor Havard Ingvald MOE

Havard Ingvald MOE 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).

  • Energy efficient integrated process for production of metals or alloys
    Patent number: 10392678
    Abstract: A method for the energy efficient production of metals and alloys by carbothermic reduction of minerals and ores in electric reduction reactors is disclosed. The method includes conveying a wood containing material to at least one pyrolysis step for producing charcoal; conveying the produced charcoal, possibly other carbon-containing reduction materials and metal containing raw materials to the at least one reactor for producing metal or alloy; conveying off-gas from the at least one pyrolysis step and off-gas from the at least one reactor to at least one energy recovery step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: ELKEM ASA
    Inventor: Havard Ingvald Moe
  • ENERGY EFFICIENT INTEGRATED PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF METALS OR ALLOYS
    Publication number: 20170356064
    Abstract: The present invention describes a method for the energy efficient production of metals and alloys by carbothermic reduction of minerals and ores in electric reduction reactors, said method comprising at least the following steps: conveying a wood containing material to at least one pyrolysis step for producing charcoal; conveying said produced charcoal, possibly other carbon-containing reduction materials and metal containing raw materials to the at least one reactor for producing metal or alloy; conveying off-gas from said at least one pyrolysis step and off-gas from said at least one reactor to at least one energy recovery step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventor: Havard Ingvald MOE