Patents by Inventor Lawrence G. Eagan

Lawrence G. Eagan 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 for reclaiming lead
    Patent number: 8454722
    Abstract: A method for reducing tin in lead bullion has the steps of adding an Arrhenius base to a kettle containing lead bullion and tin, adding a byproduct of conventional detinning to the kettle, agitating contents of the kettle, and removing a layer of slag from the kettle. The disclosed method removes tin via chemical oxidation, adds lead via chemical reduction of an oxide from the byproduct of conventional detinning, and preserves most of the antimony content of the lead bullion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Stannum Group LLC
    Inventors: Jerry D. Schulz, Robert E. Seebeck, Lawrence G. Eagan
  • METHOD FOR RECLAIMING LEAD
    Publication number: 20120111151
    Abstract: A method for reducing tin in lead bullion has the steps of adding an Arrhenius base to a kettle containing lead bullion and tin, adding a byproduct of conventional detinning to the kettle, agitating contents of the kettle, and removing a layer of slag from the kettle. The disclosed method removes tin via chemical oxidation, adds lead via chemical reduction of an oxide from the byproduct of conventional detinning, and preserves most of the antimony content of the lead bullion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: STANNUM GROUP LLC
    Inventors: Jerry D. Schulz, Robert E. Seebeck, Lawrence G. Eagan
  • Method for reclaiming lead
    Patent number: 8105416
    Abstract: A method for reducing tin in lead bullion has the steps of adding an Arrhenius base to a kettle containing lead bullion and tin, adding a byproduct of conventional detinning to the kettle, agitating contents of the kettle, and removing a layer of slag from the kettle. The disclosed method removes tin via chemical oxidation, adds lead via chemical reduction of an oxide from the byproduct of conventional detinning, and preserves most of the antimony content of the lead bullion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Stannum Group LLC
    Inventors: Jerry D. Schulz, Robert E. Seebeck, Lawrence G. Eagan