Patents by Inventor James W. Robins

James W. Robins 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).

  • Metal making lance assembly
    Publication number: 20090026668
    Abstract: An assembly wherein inexpensive and essentially maintenance-free disposable sensors may be used in conjunction with a metal making lance. The assembly contemplates the use of disposable sensors that are accommodated by a sensor feed tube disposed interiorly or exteriorly of a conventional metal making lance. The sensors may be selected to detect one or more characteristics of the metal being treated and/or operating conditions of a metal treatment vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: James W. Robins, Theodore J. Leczo, George J. Koenig, Nicholas M. Rymarchyk, JR.
  • Metal making lance assembly
    Publication number: 20040119211
    Abstract: An assembly wherein inexpensive and essentially maintenance-free disposable sensors may be used in conjunction with a metal making lance. The assembly contemplates the use of disposable sensors that are accommodated by a sensor feed tube disposed interiorly or exteriorly of a conventional metal making lance. The sensors may be selected to detect one or more characteristics of the metal being treated and/or operating conditions of a metal treatment vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: James W. Robins, Theodore J. Leczo, George J. Koenig, Nicholas M. Rymarchyk
  • Metal making lance with disposable sensors
    Publication number: 20030227112
    Abstract: An assembly wherein inexpensive and essentially maintenance-free sensor means may be used in conjunction with conventional a metal making lance with minimal adaptation of the lance's structure. The assembly contemplates the use of consumable sensors that may be dispensed through a sensor feed tube disposed interiorly or exteriorly of a conventional metal making lance. The sensors may be selected to detect one or more characteristics of the metal being treated and/or operating conditions of the furnace vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: James W. Robins, Theodore J. Leczo, George J. Koenig, Nicholas M. Rymarchyk