Patents by Inventor Jeremy Fletcher

Jeremy Fletcher 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).

  • Furnace chute
    Patent number: 8820250
    Abstract: A moving distribution furnace chute for use with a furnace has a tube (3) for distribution of material, the tube having a longitudinal axis, an open inlet end (8) and an open outlet end (9). The tube further has a plurality of vanes (14) mounted on an inner surface of the tube, the vanes having a length extending in a direction having a component along the axis (15) and a breadth extending in a direction having a component radially inwards towards the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Vai Metals Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Ian Mervyn Craig, Jeremy Fletcher, Gareth Kaps, Neil Millington
  • Device for distributing material into an enclosure
    Patent number: 8419336
    Abstract: To distribute charging material evenly in an enclosure such as a furnace or reactor to ensure its best operation, a charging material distribution inside the enclosure 30 of the furnace is used. It has a movable charging device 4 in the form of a spout through which the charging material is fed into the enclosure. The distribution device is small in size and light in weight. It has a moveable charging device 4 in the form of a spout which is suspended on a gimbal suspension 2 on a fixed charging device, which is in the form of a chute 3 inside the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignees: VAI Industries (UK) Limited, Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Jeremy Fletcher, Brian Kibble, Harald Sprenger, Kurt Wieder, Johann Wurm
  • FURNACE CHUTE
    Publication number: 20110132242
    Abstract: A moving distribution furnace chute for use with a furnace has a tube (3) for distribution of material, the tube having a longitudinal axis, an open inlet end (8) and an open outlet end (9). The tube further has a plurality of vanes (14) mounted on an inner surface of the tube, the vanes having a length extending in a direction having a component along the axis (15) and a breadth extending in a direction having a component radially inwards towards the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Ian Mervyn Craig, Jeremy Fletcher, Gareth Kaps, Neil Millington
  • Device for Distributing Material Into an Enclosure
    Publication number: 20080008563
    Abstract: To distribute charging material evenly in an enclosure such as a furnace or reactor to ensure its best operation, a charging material distribution inside the enclosure 30 of the furnace is used. It has a movable charging device 4 in the form of a spout through which the charging material is fed into the enclosure. The distribution device is small in size and light in weight. It has a moveable charging device 4 in the form of a spout which is suspended on a gimbal suspension 2 on a fixed charging device, which is in the form of a chute 3 inside the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Jeremy Fletcher, Brian Kibble, Harald Sprenger, Kurt Wieder, Johann Wurm