Patents by Inventor Jerker Sterneland

Jerker Sterneland 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).

  • Method to improve iron production rate in a blast furnace
    Patent number: 7442229
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to improve the iron production rate in a blast furnace being charged by iron containing agglomerates. The method includes contacting the chargeable iron containing material with a slag modifying effective amount of a dispersion of a particulate material, wherein the contacting occurs prior to the charging of the agglomerate to blast furnace process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB
    Inventors: Jerker Sterneland, Lawrence Hooey
  • Method to improve iron production rate in a blast furnace
    Publication number: 20050126342
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to improve the iron production rate in a blast furnace being charged by iron containing agglomerates. The method includes contacting the chargeable iron containing material with a slag modifying effective amount of a dispersion of a particulate material, wherein the contacting occurs prior to the charging of the agglomerate to blast furnace process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Jerker Sterneland, Lawrence Hooey