Patents by Inventor Kim M. Lenti

Kim M. Lenti 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).

  • Operation of iron oxide recovery furnace for energy savings, volatile metal removal and slag control
    Patent number: 7513929
    Abstract: A method of operating a channel induction furnace so as to receive electric arc furnace (EAF) dust, basic oxygen furnace (BOF) sludge/dust and/or other iron and volatile metals containing materials as a feed stream on a batch, continuous or semi-continuous basis together with a iron-containing material feed, and therefrom produce an iron-containing hot metal or pig iron product while recovering iron value from the feed materials and recovering volatile metal components contained in the feed materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Heritage Environmental Services, LLC
    Inventors: James E. Bratina, Kim M. Lenti